Experience

The University of Vermont Health Network

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Network Clinical Application Analyst Pharmacy - Willow/Bugsy AMS

  • Jul 2017 - Present

  Burlington, Vermont, United States Design, build, test, implement and support Epic’s Willow Inpatient and Bugsy Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) modules, collaborating with providers, pharmacists, IT teams, executives and other health professionals across the network. Utilize clinical expertise to support and promote the delivery of safe and age appropriate patient care while ensuring quality and regulatory compliance. Lead pharmacist analyst for the network pharmacy build standardization efforts. Pharmacist analyst member of the… Show more Design, build, test, implement and support Epic’s Willow Inpatient and Bugsy Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) modules, collaborating with providers, pharmacists, IT teams, executives and other health professionals across the network. Utilize clinical expertise to support and promote the delivery of safe and age appropriate patient care while ensuring quality and regulatory compliance. Lead pharmacist analyst for the network pharmacy build standardization efforts. Pharmacist analyst member of the AMS Committee. Successfully led the build and implementation efforts for AUR reporting to NHSN to ensure compliance with CMS’s interoperability measure, collaborating with AMS providers, ID pharmacists, lab, microbiology and reporting teams. Provided analysis and recommendations for reducing the medications warnings per order to the network goal of less than 0.3. Pharmacist analyst lead for the network integration of InsightRX with Epic. • Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) – Co-chair of the AMS Bugsy Power Team. Network standardization/build of all inpatient formulary antimicrobial medication’s indications of use. Collaborated with the reporting team to create a custom Antimicrobial Orders with Indication of Use SlicerDicer Model. Co-authored An “Epic” Journey to Improve Antimicrobial Stewardship abstract with AMS Director and DMO analyst for 2023 ID Week. Updated Rules for Drug-Bug Mismatch due to changes in CLSI breakpoints and IDSA guidance. • Medication Alert Reduction Group – Co-chair of the Medication Alert Reduction Group. 29% reduction in the number of medication warnings per order over the last five years. • Network Medication Standardization – Pharmacist analyst lead for network efforts to standardize medication build. Standardized over 2000 administration, product and order instructions. Also standardized medication mixture total volume calculations. • Certifications – Epic Willow Inpatient and Bugsy • Conferences – Epic XGM 2018. Show less



Glens Falls Hospital

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Clinical Informatics Pharmacist

  • Jul 2010 - Jan 2017

  Glens Falls, New York Area A General Medical and Surgical Hospital with 317 Beds Design, build, test, implement, train and support pharmacy clinical information systems (Cerner and Epic), collaborating with providers, pharmacists, executives and other health professionals across the enterprise. Utilize clinical expertise to support and promote the delivery of safe and age appropriate patient care while ensuring quality and regulatory compliance. Analyze provider workflows, optimizing technology to improve… Show more A General Medical and Surgical Hospital with 317 Beds Design, build, test, implement, train and support pharmacy clinical information systems (Cerner and Epic), collaborating with providers, pharmacists, executives and other health professionals across the enterprise. Utilize clinical expertise to support and promote the delivery of safe and age appropriate patient care while ensuring quality and regulatory compliance. Analyze provider workflows, optimizing technology to improve clinical performance and patient outcomes. Participate in the development of system-wide and division projects including the Surviving Sepsis Campaign, Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances, and Medication Reconciliation Improvement Initiative. Lead pharmacist for the creation and revision of evidence based order sets (approximately 300) utilized across the enterprise. Team member for the November 2016 Epic Ambulatory to Cerner Ambulatory software conversion and Cerner In-Patient Optimization. Dedicated pharmacy informatics resource for 27 affiliated Health Centers utilizing Epic Ambulatory. Individual Quality Award-Surviving Sepsis Campaign. Team Quality Award- Medication Reconciliation Improvement Initiative. Conferences – Cerner-2011, 2012, 2014, 2015. Epic UGM-2013. Show less



Ellis Medicine

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Clinical Pharmacist

  • Sep 2007 - Jul 2010

  Schenectady, NY A General Medical and Surgical Hospital with 419 Beds Electronically processed and reviewed provider orders for drug contraindications, drug and allergy interactions, duplicate therapy, protocol compliance and appropriateness of drug and dose for patient population. Performed renal dosing adjustments, IV to PO conversions and therapeutic interchanges. Identified and reported Adverse Drug Reactions. Prepared sterile IV admixtures including chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition in… Show more A General Medical and Surgical Hospital with 419 Beds Electronically processed and reviewed provider orders for drug contraindications, drug and allergy interactions, duplicate therapy, protocol compliance and appropriateness of drug and dose for patient population. Performed renal dosing adjustments, IV to PO conversions and therapeutic interchanges. Identified and reported Adverse Drug Reactions. Prepared sterile IV admixtures including chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition in compliance with USP 797 standards. Show less



New Britain General Hospital

• Informatics Pharmacist/Clinical Pharmacist

  • Apr 2004 - Jun 2007

  New Britain, Connecticut A General Medical and Surgical Hospital with 188 Beds - Now The Hospital of Central Connecticut Informatics Pharmacist Lead pharmacist in the implementation of Medselect automated drug dispensing system across the enterprise. Configured, assigned and stocked all decentralized modulars. Trained nursing and pharmacy staff. Involved in key decision making for the implementation of Phase II of Medselect. Pharmacy Project Team Member for the integrated Cerner Millennium… Show more A General Medical and Surgical Hospital with 188 Beds - Now The Hospital of Central Connecticut Informatics Pharmacist Lead pharmacist in the implementation of Medselect automated drug dispensing system across the enterprise. Configured, assigned and stocked all decentralized modulars. Trained nursing and pharmacy staff. Involved in key decision making for the implementation of Phase II of Medselect. Pharmacy Project Team Member for the integrated Cerner Millennium software conversion. Assisted in formulary build, system testing, Medselect interface build/testing, and pharmacy staff training. Recruited to assist in Central Maine Medical Center Cerner Millennium Go-Live. Member of the Cerner Millennium Go-Live team at New Britain General Hospital. Clinical Pharmacist Electronically processed and reviewed provider orders for drug contraindications, drug and allergy interactions, duplicate therapy, protocol compliance and appropriateness of drug and dose for patient population. Show less



Walmart

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Pharmacy Manager

  • 2000 - 2004

  Avon, Connecticut Pharmacy Manager Directed the efforts of a Staff Pharmacist, an Over the Counter Manager and two Pharmacy Associates in a high volume retail pharmacy operation. Achieved a 25% sales increase over 2002 results. Pharmacy Manager – Falmouth, Maine In a six-month period, increased both sales volume and prescriptions/day 30%+ over prior year’s results.



Cigna Healthcare

• Regional Pharmacy Director

  • 1997 - 1999

  Bloomfield, Connecticut / Freeport, Maine Regional Pharmacy Director (Freeport, Maine) Directed and oversaw all pharmacy operations statewide, serving 120,000 individuals who were enrolled in various managed healthcare products. Supervised two Pharmacy Coordinators. Responsible for formulary management, including drug prior authorization and exception review. Converted the region's largest account to a two-tier formulary system, with a first year savings of $11.6 million. Served on Disease Management Committee and… Show more Regional Pharmacy Director (Freeport, Maine) Directed and oversaw all pharmacy operations statewide, serving 120,000 individuals who were enrolled in various managed healthcare products. Supervised two Pharmacy Coordinators. Responsible for formulary management, including drug prior authorization and exception review. Converted the region's largest account to a two-tier formulary system, with a first year savings of $11.6 million. Served on Disease Management Committee and Policy and Procedure Committee. Clinical Pharmacist (Bloomfield, Connecticut) Performed research, analytical and communication functions in a corporate home office environment. Created and updated prior authorization guidelines and drug evaluations in support of National Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. Show less