Ammie Tran
McKinney,TX
Summary
Experienced professional with a record of accurately and efficiently reviewing and dispensing medications in an inpatient setting. Collaborative and skilled in working alongside healthcare professionals to deliver exceptional patient care. Committed to identifying and promoting the strengths of each team member, fostering a cohesive and safe work environment. Passionate about making a positive impact and continuously striving to enhance collective efforts for the betterment of all.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Staff Pharmacist
Medical City Dallas Hospital
2018.04 - Current
- Collaborated with healthcare team members to optimize patient care plans and ensure appropriate drug selection.
- Provided consultations and answered inquiries from patients, healthcare professionals and physicians regarding drugs, potential side effects, and specified use.
- Supervised and coached new team members of pharmacy in meditech, pyxis, and oral compounding area.
- Promoted a culture of safety within the pharmacy department by identifying areas for improvement and implementing corrective actions.
- Effectively prioritized tasks and organized workflow to increase efficiency.
- Monitored medication dispensing machines within hospital pharmacy to make sure medications, supply readily available to staffs.
- Reviewed pyxis report regarding narcotic usage to optimize usage and documentations.
- Helping new staffs member with access to pyxis
Clinical Staff Pharmacist
Baptist Memorial Hospital
2014.07 - 2017.12
- Carefully reviewed and evaluated physicians orders in EPIC to assure appropriate indication and dosage of medication for patient safety
- Identify and report dispensing system variation so that the operation process can be improved and prevented possible adverse drug events
- Reduced medication errors by proactively identifying potential drug interactions and contraindications.
- Provided drug information support for physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to enhance interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Educated patients on proper medication use, side effects, and potential complications of high risk medications such as warfarin, xarelto, eliquis etc.
- Trained pharmacy interns on clinical care and medication dispensing.
- Actively involved in antimicrobial stewardship program
- Compound IV and chemotherapy products accordingly to USP 797 guideline
PGY-1 pharmacy resident
Baptist Memorial Hospital
2013.06 - 2014.06
- Manage clinical consults (such as antibiotics dosing, warfarin dosing and TPN orders)
- Partially staffing (order entry, patient education, IV compounding)
- Mentor pharmacy students (prepare and discuss patient cases and relevant pharmacy topics)
- Present to pharmacy staffs two 1-hour long continuous education (“VTE prophylaxis recommendation during hospitalization” and “treatment option for chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting”) and medication monographs
- Actively involve setting up Omnicell during implementation process
- Work with clinical pharmacy specialist to develop a process for antimicrobial stewardship and train other pharmacy staffs
- Prepare two department newsletters
- Prepare and present the residency project about incidence of the VTE in post-operative patients.
Pharmacy Intern
Cardinal Nuclear Pharmacy
2010.02 - 2013.05
- Assist pharmacist to prepare radioactive pharmaceutic product
- Conduct daily quality control and survey the pharmacy
- Check-in and check-out radiation package accordingly to DOT regulation
- Deliver radioactive pharmaceutic products to local hospitals.
Pharmacy Intern
Veterans Affairs Hospital
2009.10 - 2013.05
- Answer patients concern regarding medication status
- Counsel patient medications with presence of pharmacist
- Fill and package medications for mail-out
- Train new interns as needed.
Education
PharmD -
Unviersity of Tennessee - Health Science Center
05.2013
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Christian Brothers University
05.2009
Skills
- Proficient in CPOE systems such as Meditech & EPIC and automatic dispensing system such as Pyxis & Omnicell
- Strong communication skills (asked to train other staffs member for system update and patient education)
- Pharmacotherapy Knowledge
- Reliable resource for other hospital staff members (answering medication related questions for nurses and physicians)
- Multitasking Abilities
- Active listener and eager to help others
Timeline
Clinical Staff Pharmacist
Medical City Dallas Hospital
2018.04 - Current
Clinical Staff Pharmacist
Baptist Memorial Hospital
2014.07 - 2017.12
PGY-1 pharmacy resident
Baptist Memorial Hospital
2013.06 - 2014.06
Pharmacy Intern
Cardinal Nuclear Pharmacy
2010.02 - 2013.05
Pharmacy Intern
Veterans Affairs Hospital
2009.10 - 2013.05
PharmD -
Unviersity of Tennessee - Health Science Center
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Christian Brothers University
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