Al Claussen

Pharmacist - Advanced Isotopes of Montana - Manhattan, MT 59741

(2025-12)

Staff Pharmacist - CVS - Bozeman, MT 59404

(2023-10)

Consultant Pharmacist - PharMerica - Great Falls, MT 59404

(2010-07 - 2023-07)

Clinical Pharmacist - Walgreen's/Optioncare - Bozeman, MT 59718

(2006-02 - 2019-05)

Staff Pharmacist - Western Drug - Livingston, MT 59047

(2005-02 - 2008-02)

Independent Contractor - Independent Contractor

(2003-07)

Pharmacy Practice Resident - VA Chicago Health Care System - Chicago, IL 60611

(2002-07 - 2003-06)

Staff Pharmacist - Bozeman Deaconess Hospital (Highland Park Pharmacy) - Bozeman, MT 59715

(1998-08 - 2001-08)

Staff Pharmacist - Montana Deaconess Medical Center/Benefis Health Care - Great Falls, MT 59405

(1994-12 - 1998-08)

Staff Pharmacist - Columbus Hospital - Great Falls, MT 59405

(1990-08 - 1994-12)

Clinical Education Consultant - Professional Experience - Clinical Education Consultant Services

Provide customer specific educational services centered on client specific needs, including:

• Inservice education to pharmacy staff & allied health care provider groups.
• Contribution to Pharmacy newsletter.
• Participation in multidisciplinary patient care conferences.

Clinical Pharmacist - Professional Experience - Clinical Pharmacy Services

• Patient specific management of drug therapy in skilled nursing facility setting with emphasis on appropriate use of psychiatric medications.
• Patient specific management of drug therapy and nutrition in the home infusion setting.
• Patient specific management of drug therapy in General Medicine Clinic, Anticoagulation Clinic, Cardiology Clinic, Infectious Disease Clinic, Smoking Cessation Clinic, and Pain Management in the ambulatory care setting.
• Patient specific management of drug therapy in General Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Infectious Disease, and Pain Management in the inpatient setting.
• Provide patient specific pharmacokinetic consultation, therapeutic drug monitoring, pharmacotherapy and drug information consultation to allied health care providers in the inpatient setting.
• Provide patient specific therapeutic drug monitoring, pharmacotherapy, and drug information consultation to allied health care providers in the ambulatory care setting.
• Supervise/precept pharmacy students, interns, and externs.
• Obtain personalized drug histories and provide patient specific medication discharge consultation.
• Evaluation of and recommend approval or denial of formulary exception requests.
• Provide inservice training to medical, pharmacy and nursing personnel on a wide range of topics.
• Investigation of Suspected Drug Reactions.
• Participation in Drug Utilization and Review.
• Participation in Pharmacy Pharmacokinetic Committee.

Administrative Manager - Professional Experience - Administrative Responsibilities

• Preparation of in depth non-formulary requests and adverse drug reaction reports with presentation to P&T Committee.
• Conducting of Pharmacy Department staff meeting.
• Serve as a technical and clinical resource person for evening/night shift personnel.
• Orientation and training of pharmacy personnel.
• Develop pharmacy and medical center policy and procedures for medication delivery and administration, including assistance in formulary development and implementation.
• Participation in pharmacy staff development program.
• Maintenance of department computer systems which included installation and support of two system upgrades.

Pharmacist - Professional Experience - Distributive Responsibilities

Extensive experience with distributive functions of pharmacy including:

• Inpatient and Discharge/Outpatient prescriptions.
• Sterile compounding and IV admixture preparation.
• Preparation of various extemporaneously compounded medicines.
• Online verification of Inpatient/Outpatient prescriptions for numerous VA facilities.

Pharm.D. - Pharmacy - College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago (1999-08 - 2002-05)

Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy - College of Pharmacy, University of Montana (1987-09 - 1990-06)

Western Montana College (1985-08 - 1987-05)