Bahar Hakami

• Evaluate physician medication orders for appropriateness of drug, dosage, potential food and drug interactions, and route of administration.
• Partner with physicians to optimize patient care through the most efficient use of medications with a focus on the most recent therapies and cost-efficient alternatives.
• Provide Medication Therapy Management to ensure patients are provided with the safest and most cost-efficient treatments.
• Calculate appropriate dosages, compound Intravenous
  medications, and provide ongoing monitoring of therapies. for critically ill patients in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and at-home care settings,
• Provide palliative and comfort care to hospice patients.
  Work with management and colleagues to meet deadlines on daily tasks and special projects.
• Ensure compliance with all Federal and State Laws and
  regulations.

Helped this expanding company, open 2 different locations in Maryland.

• Communicated with Regulatory agencies to ensure a smooth and timely Pharmacy opening while meeting highly time-sensitive deadlines.
• Proudly built and grew Client basis for these new businesses by providing superior customer service.
• Established policies and procedures for procurement, storage, compounding, and dispensing of drugs in accordance with Federal and State laws.
• Managed inventory to reduce waste and to ensure the availability of drugs to serve patients.
• Closely monitored department performance metrics to ensure compliance with the corporate policies.
• Conducted job interviews, recruited new employees, provided ongoing training and coaching to pharmacy staff, and performed disciplinary actions when necessary.
• Performed all duties of staff pharmacist including Immunizing over 100 patients weekly
• Performed as a preceptor for 3 pharmacy schools and trained several Pharmacy Students/Interns.

• Performed all duties of pharmacy manager in a 24-hour retail pharmacy setting averaging 5,000 prescriptions weekly.
• Implemented company policies and procedures for procurement, storage, compounding, and dispensing of drugs.
• Ensured compliance with all Federal and State Laws and regulations.
• Supervised pharmacy staff including 4 pharmacists and 21 technicians.
• Managed inventory to reduce waste and to ensure availability of drugs to serve our patients.
• Closely monitored department performance metrics.
• Coordinated training of pharmacy support staff and provided performance feedback and coaching.
• Conducted job interviews, recruited new employees, provided ongoing training and coaching to pharmacy staff, and made disciplinary decisions when company standards were not met.
• Performed all duties of staff pharmacist including Immunizing over 200 patients weekly.
• Performed as a preceptor for 3 pharmacy schools and trained several pharmacy students/Interns.

• Directed day-to-day administrative and operational functions of pharmacy for this 200-bed hospital.
• Established standards of quality, productivity, and performance in accordance with hospital policies, professional values, and requirements of National regulatory agencies.
• Supervised department operations including but not limited to: accurate, timely, and efficient delivery of medication orders to all departments of the hospital.
• Implemented procedures necessary for compounding (Sterile/Non-Sterile), mixing, packaging, and labeling.
• Completed periodic performance reviews on pharmacists and technicians.
• Managed inventory including extensive record-keeping of all classes of controlled substances both in pharmacy as well as all departments of the hospital.
• Communicated new medication therapies and protocols to pharmacists, physicians, and other health care providers.
• Developed drug education plans and strategies to promote cost-effective prescribing.