Clinical Coordinator at Cullman Regional Medical Center (2023-08 – Present)
- Antimicrobial stewardship
- Infectious disease provider collaborations
- COVID consults
- TPN
- Develop and update NICU order sentences
- Create and maintain pediatric drip rates
- Oversee implementation and staff training of Sentri7
- Serve as Cerner informatics lead
- Oversee Pyxis Server update and Pyxis station software update
- Troubleshoot and resolve ongoing medication scanning and barcode verification issues
- Coordinate with Quality management for Leapfrog Survey
- Complete PSO Riskonnect reviews
- Perform Unit inspections
- Invoicing and ordering
- Conduct candidate interviews
- Participate in staff disciplinary meetings
- Provide staff coverage for pharmacist and technicians
Clinical Pharmacist at Cullman Regional Medical Center (2016-05 – 2023-08)
Display patient-oriented and comprehensive clinical pharmacy services and pharmaceutical care.
- Partner with Physicians and other members of the healthcare team to optimize patient care through effective use of medications
- Effectively prioritize tasks and organized workflow to increase efficiency
- Provided consultations for patients, healthcare professionals and physicians regarding drugs, potential side effects and specified use
- Warfarin dosing
- IV to PO conversion
- Review antibiotic usage for appropriate indication, dose and duration of treatment
- Dosing of vancomycin using AUC dosing
- Assist physicians and dietary in calculating total parenteral nutrition
- Review daily labs including electrolytes, CBC, and microbiology for intervention of care
Pharmacist at Hanceville Drug Company (2008-10 – 2016-05)
Responsibilities were the same as performed at Heritage Pharmacy.
Pharmacist at Heritage Pharmacy (2008-10 – 2016-05)
- Managed drug and supply inventories
- Assisted other pharmacy staff with drug inventory purchasing, and receiving
- Regularly stocked shelves, rotated stock and checked for expired medications
- Performed technical processes required to dispense medications to patients
- Completed new and updated patient profiles, including lists of patient medications
- Receptively answered customer questions and helped locate desired items in the pharmacy
- Efficiently operated a cash register and handled cash, checks, and charge transactions
- Correctly completed pharmacy paperwork, including daily and weekly reports
- Hand counted control medications, measured liquids and reconstituted antibiotics
- Provided specialized services to help patients manage conditions such as diabetes, asthma, smoking cessation, and high blood pressure
- Displayed patient-oriented and comprehensive clinical pharmacy services and pharmaceutical care
- Checked prescriptions for appropriate dosage, drug interactions, allergies and contra-indications before dispensing medications
- Compiled with all federal laws, company policies and procedures and state regulations regarding intern, technician and assistant training and licensure
- Recommended appropriate clinical programs such as immunization, MTM (Medication Therapy Management) and DCS (Diabetes Care Specialist)
- Provided medication therapy management to patients using Outcomes and Mirixa
- Conducted blood pressure screenings and counseled patients on hypertension