Angie Lazarus

Bevill State Community College

08.2004 - 07.2023

Developed and delivered quality courses in traditional, online and hybrid settings. Taught English, History and Student Success courses.
Adapted innovative strategies, adult learning theory and current cognitive science to improve developmental course delivery, and achieved a 14% improvement in successful completion.
Adopted new technologies to expand the classroom and facilitate access. Learned and deployed three learning management systems (WebCT, Blackboard and Canvas), and integrated SmartBoards, Zoom, and an in-class camera and projector.
As a faculty academic advisor, developed long-range academic maps, funding plans and semester schedules to about one hundred students per year.
Co-founded and sponsored three student-led organizations.

University Of Alabama At Birmingham

08.2003 - 05.2004

Engaged students with insightful and compelling classroom discussions and activities to boost student learning and retention.
Examined and graded assignments and assessments to report grades to appropriate personnel.
Created and implemented course agendas, lesson plans and activities to successfully meet course objectives.
Integrated current events and cultural themes into course materials to contextualize subject matter and facilitate lifelong learning.
Created unique, student-centered lesson plans and assignments for each class to promote maximum learning and knowledge retention.
Consistently communicated with students to acknowledge and reward positive strides and discuss areas of improvement.

Bevill State Community College

09.1997 - 08.2002

Created class activities, discussions and demonstrations to increase learning and classroom success. Examined and graded assignments and assessments to find material or skills needing review and to revise activities and materials for future use.
Engaged students with insightful and compelling classroom discussion of topics relevant to coursework to boost student learning and retention.
Kept regular office hours and required individual conferences. These are not expected of adjunct faculty, but students are more successful with greater instructor contact.
Created and implemented course agendas, lesson plans and activities to successfully meet course objectives.

Tallahassee Memorial Regional Medical Center

07.1994 - 04.1997

Learned and performed operations in the IV room, central pharmacy, and narcotics, with a strong commitment to accuracy. Compounded IV medications and epidurals. Cleaned, labeled and filled twenty-four hour medication carts. Returned unused medications to stock.
Answered incoming phone calls and addressed questions from families and hospital personnel. Responded to clinical situations as one of a four-person night team in the pharmacy.
Maintained the hospital's narcotics inventory, including floor carts, ambulatory and surgical units, ambulance lockboxes and pharmacy satellites. Purchased and stored controlled drugs and maintained administration records.
Scanned orders for inconsistencies with established P&T or pharmacy policies, inappropriate dosage or dosing schedules, and similar errors. Communicated with physicians, nurses and unit clerks to gain information and correct errors.

The Children's Hospital Of Alabama

08.1991 - 06.1994

Served in satellite pharmacy serving surgical units. Provided medications, managed drug and supply inventory, set up and maintained Pyxis machine, created labels, and entered orders.
Attended professional development for sterile technique, new surgery-specific procedures, and quality control.
Filled 8-hour medication carts. Drew and labeled individual doses of oral liquids. Compounded and labeled powdered medication packets using digital scale.
Calculated, diluted and drew up individual doses of IV medications for neonates. Compounded total parenteral nutrition for infants as small as six ounces.
Entered orders for medications and TPN. Maintained computerized records and backups.
Inventoried and reorganized pharmacy's oral medications, including drawn-up liquid unit doses. Used data to identify common picking errors, and designed labels to avoid them. Established monthly procedure for discarding expired medications, including drawn-up doses, promptly.
Filled prescriptions for ambulatory, furloughed and discharged patients. Compared discharge prescriptions to inpatient orders and brought possible discrepancies to physician's or pharmacist's attention. Taught caregivers how to administer medications safely.

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