Experience

Community Care Rx

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Pharmacist

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  • Assisted in Facility & Pharmacy Management and meticulously handles any issues that needed immediate attention• Assisted director in startup pharmacy operations and optimized the pharmacy by helping with layout setup to increase workflow efficiency. • Worked collaboratively with nursing directors, nurses, patients and other pharmacist to ensure optimal outcomes for patient therapies• Designed the workflow for dispensing Infusion medications and trained the team to follow the protocols and policies to ensure the quality of services provided by the pharmacy were not compromised• Checked on an average 300 perceptions a day with minimum or no errors• Established infusion, prepack, and data entry protocols for staff as per LTC regulations.



BAYADA Home Health Care

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

• Clinical Staff Pharmacist

  • Apr 2019 - Jan 2020

  • Assisted director in startup pharmacy operations and optimized the pharmacy by helping with layout setup to increase workflow efficiency. • Perform duties in automated dispensing with Parata machine and verifying final product for accuracy.• Worked collaboratively with nursing directors, nurses, patients and other pharmacist to ensure optimal outcomes for patient therapies. • Assisted director in startup pharmacy operations and optimized the pharmacy by helping with layout setup to increase workflow efficiency. • Perform duties in automated dispensing with Parata machine and verifying final product for accuracy.• Worked collaboratively with nursing directors, nurses, patients and other pharmacist to ensure optimal outcomes for patient therapies.



SpeedyRx, LLC

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Pharmacy Manager

  • Aug 2016 - Apr 2019

  • Supervised 4 pharmacists and 7 technicians to ensure all pharmacy tasks were done in an appropriate and accurate manner.• Implemented new formulary measures to ensure cost savings for the company• Implemented policy and procedure related to IV infusion therapy• Effectively prioritize tasks and organized workflow to increase efficiency significantly by reducing delay of medication delivery by 60% • Supervised 4 pharmacists and 7 technicians to ensure all pharmacy tasks were done in an appropriate and accurate manner.• Implemented new formulary measures to ensure cost savings for the company• Implemented policy and procedure related to IV infusion therapy• Effectively prioritize tasks and organized workflow to increase efficiency significantly by reducing delay of medication delivery by 60%



PharmScript LLC

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• IV Pharmacist Manager

  • May 2014 - Dec 2016

  Managed IV drugs and supply inventories. Ensured staff was properly trained in stockrotation and par levels to avoid surplus of inventory.Exhibited proficiency in sterile IV compounding and adhered to the standards set by theUSP 797.Managed technicians to ensure they properly cleaned and maintained departmentequipment such as IV isolator, ante area, and buffer.Supervised technicians and prepared IV sterile compounds for skilled nursing facilities.Assessed the correct identity, strength and purity of IV medications by visual inspectionand by using a IV inspection light box to ensure there was on particulate matter in sterilecompound.Worked collaboratively with infusion care nursing consultants to ensure all patientsreceived bed side care for line insertions, education for nursing, and assisted withcomplications associated IV therapy.Worked with CETA (Controlled Environmental Testing Agency) to ensure the IVdepartment maintained compliance standards set by the USP 797. This included 6 monthrecertification on the isolator and environmental sampling plan that included surface andactive air sampling.Updated and maintained IV drug formulary to ensure all IV medications had the correctbeyond use date and cautionary information on the drug label. Supervised and managed infusion pump inventory and preventative maintenance for Zynopumps, Baxter sigma spectrum pumps, and CADD Prizm 6101 pumps. Managed and trained pharmacist on TPN therapies according to the A.S.P.E.N guidelines.Supervised and provided training to pharmacists on the calculation and CADD pumpprogramming of iontropic medications including milrinone, dobutamine, and dopamine. Supervised and provided training to pharmacists on PCA and continuous infusion of IVnarcotics. Developed protocols and training information on how to program the CADDPrizm pump and information that is required by the DEA and prescriber prior to dispensing.

• Staff Pharmacist

  • Jan 2011 - May 2014

  · Review prescription orders for therapeutic accuracy o Includes knowledge of drug therapies, dosage forms, actions, interactions, and all other areas of pharmacy · Resolve patient therapeutic issues by utilizing proper medication management · Transcribe and read physician orders and review patient profiles for drug related concerns or questions · Initiated Clozapine protocol and managed all residents for therapeutic outcomes · Initiated and provided training for new pharmacist in learning the FrameworksLTC system and DocuTrak. · Developed forms for IV technicians and pharmacists to document compounding as well as the quality assurance of different IV medications. · Manage the Pharmscript drug formulary and entered new medications in to the system according to average wholesale price and acquisition cost. · Deveoloped projects and assignments for Rutgers pharmacy students including o Describing the differences in Procrit and Aranesp and relevance in the geriatric population and the protocols the pharmacy uses. o Describing Clozapine and the requirements for a patient to be on the medication



Pharmscript Binghamton NY

• Pharmacy Director

  • Jan 2012 - Jul 2012



ChemRx LTC Pharmacy

• Pharmacy intern/Staff Pharmacist

  • Jun 2008 - Dec 2010

  · Review prescription orders for therapeutic accuracy o Includes knowledge of drug therapies, dosage forms, actions, interactions, and all other areas of pharmacy · Resolve patient therapeutic issues by utilizing proper medication management · Transcribe and read physician orders and review patient profiles for drug related concerns or questions · Integrated to each department including narcotics, IV, and customer service to better understand work flow as a Pharmacy intern.



CVS Pharmacy

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Pharmacy Intern

  • Apr 2003 - Jan 2008

  · Participated in patient health fairs for disease state management · Performed prescription processing, dispensing and executing transfer requests · Counseled patients on prescriptions and recommended over-the-counter product · Recommended OTC products · Conducted weekly perpetual inventory · Processed and filled prescriptions and executed transfer requests · Participated in patient health fairs for disease state management · Performed prescription processing, dispensing and executing transfer requests · Counseled patients on prescriptions and recommended over-the-counter product · Recommended OTC products · Conducted weekly perpetual inventory · Processed and filled prescriptions and executed transfer requests