Hospital Pharmacist

Hospital Pharmacist — Boston Medical Alliance

Boston, MA | August 2023 – Present

• Verified and processed 180+ daily inpatient medication orders using Epic Willow, resolving 45+ order validation issues per week to prevent adverse drug events.
• Supervised 8 pharmacy technicians in sterile compounding and IV preparation, ensuring 100% compliance with USP <797> and USP <800> cleanroom standards.
• Collaborated with 14 physicians and nurses to optimize patient transitions of care, completing 250+ thorough discharge medication reconciliations monthly to reduce readmissions.
• Implemented a pharmacy-led inventory reduction program for high-cost biologics, reducing annual drug waste by 18% and saving $45,000 in department expenditures.

Staff Pharmacist — Baystate Health Partners

Springfield, MA | June 2021 – July 2023

• Accurately dispensed 55,000+ medication doses annually via Pyxis automated cabinets, maintaining an extremely low administrative dispensing error rate of less than 0.05%.
• Conducted drug utilization reviews for 120+ patients weekly, identifying 14 critical drug interactions and recommending alternative therapeutic pathways.
• Participated in the hospital's antimicrobial stewardship committee, helping implement restricted antibiotic protocols that reduced broad-spectrum agent usage by 14%.
• Precepted 6 Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) candidates during clinical rotations, guiding them to achieve a 100% success rate on final rotations evaluations.

Inpatient dispensing, Sterile compounding, USP <797>, USP <800>, Epic Willow, Pyxis MedStation, Medication reconciliation, Clinical interventions, Drug utilization review, Patient counseling, Antimicrobial stewardship, Formulary management, Lexicomp, Cerner Millennium, Medication safety

USP <797>/<800> Cleanroom Upgrade

Role: Pharmacy Quality Lead

Tools: Epic Willow, Pyxis, Microsoft Excel

Oversaw the transition to new USP standards for a sterile compounding cleanroom, reducing contamination alerts by 38% and passing state inspections with a 100% score.

Automated Dispensing Cabinet Integration

Role: Implementation Coordinator

Tools: Pyxis MedStation, Cerner, Microsoft Visio

Configured and deployed 18 automated dispensing cabinets across 4 hospital wards, reducing average med turnaround time by 22% and stockout alerts by 30%.

• Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) (2023)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) (2021)

• Professional Memberships: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), Massachusetts Pharmacists Association
• Volunteer Work: Community health screening coordinator (2022–present)
• Availability: 3 weeks notice