Amy Gosnell
Parkersburg,WV
Summary
A diligent and detail-focused Pharmacist adept at helping to facilitate optimal health outcomes by providing evidence-based recommendations regarding medications and other necessary data while maintaining current knowledge of therapeutic options.
Quality-driven team player with a business mindset in leading pharmacy operations, program management, development and implementation of policies and procedures, ensuring accuracy in advertising, and partnering to achieve goals and objectives.
Board Certified Medication Therapy Management Specialist, dually licensed in Ohio and West Virginia with advanced motivational interviewing and interpersonal skills for cultivating professional relationships, providing expert consultations, and collaborating with providers and clinical staff to deliver exceptional patient care.
Excels in time management, organizing priorities, and managing multiple projects and urgent requests simultaneously while maintaining impeccable focus on safety, accuracy and confidentiality in hospital, retail, consultant pharmacy, 340B, and clinical settings.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pharmacist-in-Charge
Coplin Health Systems
12.2015 - Current
- Provide pharmacological information, education, counseling, and support to providers, clinic staff, and patients regarding use of medications, drug therapies, potential side effects, and drug interactions.
- Improve overall health of patients with diabetes through regularly scheduled consults as WV Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA) Face-to-Face Diabetes Care Management participating provider.
- Accountable for 340B pharmacy management and security, technical supervision, records retention, and maintaining pharmacy product and supply inventories.
- Preparing pharmacy orders by reviewing and interpreting drug and non-drug prescriptions, detecting therapeutic incompatibilities, and documenting interventions and outcomes in patients' electronic health records.
- Remain apprised of regulatory changes with the State Board of Pharmacy, comply with state and federal drug laws, and evaluate appropriateness of prescriptions with consideration to 340B regulatory requirements.
- Maintain third-party contracts, process claim information, and reconcile third-party remittance reports.
- Successfully launched in-house 340B pharmacy within a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center, including hiring and training staff, developing and deploying policies and procedures, and building rapport with providers and patients, resulting in rapid growth of prescriptions and revenue.
- Effectively managed pharmacy operations during COVID-19 pandemic while ensuring staff and patients remained safe by devising new procedures to allow prescription dispensing at curbside.
- At peak, 100% of prescriptions were delivered to patients at curbside, supporting and ensuring access to required medications.
Clinical Pharmacist
Aspen RxHealth
05.2024 - Current
- Participate in high quality medication therapy management (MTM) services by applying evidence-based guidelines for best practice standards to complete comprehensive and targeted medication reviews.
- Utilize motivational interviewing techniques to improve medication adherence and chronic disease management, enhance patient education, and ensure safe and appropriate use of medications.
- Improve STAR ratings and HEDIS measures by providing patient and healthcare team with a summary of completed patient-centered education, goals, up-to-date medication list, drug allergies, and adverse drug events.
Consultant Pharmacist
ActualMeds Corporation
01.2023 - 06.2023
- Delivered medication regimen reviews (MRRs) and evaluated laboratory data to optimize disease management, promote positive outcomes, and minimize adverse consequences related to medications.
- Conducted audits of medication storage rooms to ensure state and federal regulatory compliance.
- Provided on-demand clinical support and reported quarterly psychotropic drug usage and trends.
Clinical Staff Pharmacist
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital
03.2010 - 12.2015
- Performed patient medication reconciliation upon admission and discharge, including documentation of accurate medication histories and comparison with current medication orders to identify and avoid errors such as omissions, duplications, dosing errors, or drug interactions.
- Offered clinical consultations for pharmacokinetics, anticoagulation management, and therapeutic interchanges.
- Supported management and oversaw pharmacy operations, including patient safety, professional practice, regulatory requirements, quality assurance, personnel management, and customer service.
- Served as key partner in transition from paper records to electronic health records (EHR), successfully supporting the organization's goals in realizing greater accuracy and efficiencies.
- Executed necessary workarounds to provide essential medications to patients during power loss after natural disaster prevented access to hospital’s medication dispensing machines.
- Implemented company initiatives and partnered to perform inventory control, such as purchasing, receiving, and stocking medication and pharmacy supplies.
Retail Staff Pharmacist
Kroger Pharmacy
09.2008 - 03.2010
- Administered vaccinations to community in retail pharmacy setting to protect against influenza and pneumonia.
- Oversaw medication distribution on various healthcare conditions, communicated with local providers to determine appropriate medications and dosages for patients, took inventory of pharmaceutical drugs for reorder based on local demand, and interacted with pharmacy customers in high volume pharmacies to provide prescriptions and answer medication questions.
Retail Staff Pharmacist
Fruth Pharmacy
02.2007 - 09.2008
- Maintained established procedures concerning quality assurance, security of controlled substances, and disposal of drugs designated as hazardous waste.
- Reviewed prescriptions issued by prescribers to verify accuracy, medication appropriateness, and determine formulas and ingredients needed.
- Served as interim Pharmacist-in-Charge, assuming responsibilities such as supervising and scheduling pharmacy staff, ensuring cost-effective inventory ordering and turnover, and upholding standards set forth by state and federal pharmacy regulatory agencies.
Retail Staff Pharmacist
Giant Eagle Pharmacy
10.2005 - 02.2007
- Improved overall health of patients with diabetes through regularly scheduled consults as WV Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA) Face-to-Face Diabetes Care Management participating provider.
- Facilitated training for pharmacy technicians, interns, and trainees and supervised daily workload, including monitoring processes and procedures.
Retail Staff Pharmacist
CVS Pharmacy
06.2005 - 10.2005
- Maintained and upheld guiding principles of patient care while providing superior customer service and patient counseling.
- Completed pharmacy operational requirements by organizing and directing technicians' workflows, verifying order entries and label preparation, and processing third-party information and charges.
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy - Pharmacy
05.2005
- Kappa Psi Member
Associate of Science - Pre-Pharmacy
05-2001
Skills
Medication Therapy Management
340B Pharmacy Operations
Relationship Building
Consultant Pharmacy
Motivational Interviewing
Education & Counseling
Policies & Procedures
Workflow & Processes
Regulations & Compliance
Documentation
Time Management
Certification
Ohio Registered Pharmacist (RPh)
Ohio Board of Pharmacy, License 03326988
West Virginia Registered Pharmacist (RPh)
WV Board of Pharmacy, License RP0006759
Board Certified Medication Therapy Management Specialist (BCMTMS)
National Board of Medication Therapy Management, NBMTM ID 2196423, Credential ID 91873725
Basic Life Support (CPR and AED Program)
American Heart Association
Insider's Guide to LTC Consulting
Med Ed 101
Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery
American Pharmacists Association
Pharmaceutical Care of Patients with Diabetes
American Pharmacists Association
Medication Therapy Management National Training Certificate Program
Postgraduate Healthcare Education
Affiliations
- West Virginia Pharmacists Association (WVPA), Member
- American Pharmacists Association (APhA), Member
Timeline
Clinical Pharmacist - Aspen RxHealth
05.2024 - Current
Consultant Pharmacist - ActualMeds Corporation
01.2023 - 06.2023
Pharmacist-in-Charge - Coplin Health Systems
12.2015 - Current
Clinical Staff Pharmacist - HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital
03.2010 - 12.2015
Retail Staff Pharmacist - Kroger Pharmacy
09.2008 - 03.2010
Retail Staff Pharmacist - Fruth Pharmacy
02.2007 - 09.2008
Retail Staff Pharmacist - Giant Eagle Pharmacy
10.2005 - 02.2007
Retail Staff Pharmacist - CVS Pharmacy
06.2005 - 10.2005
West Virginia University School of Pharmacy - Doctor of Pharmacy, Pharmacy
West Virginia University At Parkersburg - Associate of Science, Pre-Pharmacy
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