Candice Lutz
Anderson,SC
Summary
Detail-oriented Director of Pharmacy with 10 + years clinical experience in acute care hospital setting. Also, 6 + years of experience as Clinical PBM Pharmacist. Areas of expertise include: collaboration with interdisciplinary team, comprehensive medication review upon admission and discharge, and independently manage pharmacy services.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Pharmacy
Anmed Health Rehabilitation Hospital
11.2018 - Current
- Key member of team setting up pharmacy services for 12 bed joint venture satellite location.
- Writing policies and procedures to present to medical executive meeting.
- Collaborating with pharmacy department at satellite location for cost containment and efficient delivery of medications to patients.
- Providing clinical medication management for patients at satellite and main location.
- Collaborating with nurse case managers, physicians, and nursing for patient care, cost containment, and decrease readmissions.
- Independently review controlled substance reports from medication dispensing for high users in nursing department for diversion.
- Attend weekly rounds comprised of interdisciplinary team.
- Strong experience with Microsoft 365
- Perform comprehensive medication reconciliation on admission then discharge medication counseling to review changes and address administration questions.
- Excel at time management between completing management tasks and staffing responsibilities.
- Managed personnel-related issues such as hiring, training, scheduling, performance evaluations, and disciplinary actions to maintain a high-performing pharmacy workforce.
- Enhanced patient safety with thorough drug utilization reviews and medication therapy management initiatives.
- Oversaw regulatory compliance initiatives, ensuring adherence to state and federal guidelines for safe pharmacy practices.
- Managed budgetary resources, controlling costs while maintaining optimal levels of pharmaceutical inventory.
- Enhanced formulary management strategies through periodic review and optimization of available medications offered within the organization''s drug formulary system.
Hospital Pharmacist
Ellwood City Medical Center
05.2015 - 09.2018
- Presenting nursing in-services for new drug products added to formulary and policy changes.
- Renal dosing and monitoring of medications.
- Recommending medication change from IV to PO for cost savings.
- Patient discharge medication counseling.
- Preceptor for IPPE and APPE Students
- Research for formulary changes to be presented to P & T committee quarterly.
- Training and mentoring of new hire pharmacists.
- Verified safety and accuracy of physician orders
- Responded to queries regarding dosages, indications and drug availability
- Supervising technicians and checking work completed.
- Compounding and review of intravenous medication.
Clinical Interventions Pharmacist
CVS Caremark
12.2008 - 05.2015
- Focusing on accuracy while excelling in high volume order intervention and verification.
- Implementing cost saving measures while increasing patient compliance.
- Independently responsible for workflow management of 9 pharmacists and 20 technicians
- Collaboration with managers and supervisors at sites nationwide to ensure efficiency of prescription processing time.
- Key member in work with management team to develop new ideas and improve current procedures for cost containment.
- Mentoring new hires and provide quality control feedback.
- Preceptor for residency and APPE student rotations.
- Member of controlled substance task force to analyze prescriptions for diagnosis appropriate use and possible diversion.
- Development of strong communication and organizational skills through working on group projects
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations
- Demonstrate strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects
- Quick and efficiently identify issues, analyzed information and provide resolutions
- Self-motivated, with strong sense of personal responsibility
- Skill in transitioning from working independently to collaboration in team environment
- Effective time management to complete all tasks within deadlines
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy -
Ohio Northern University
Ada, OH2007
Skills
- Clinical decision-making
- Self-motivated
- South Carolina, Ohio, Alabama, Pennsylvania, and Florida Licensed Pharmacist
- Managing annual inventory processes
- Pharmacy operations management
- Proficient in teamwork and self-management
- Direct patient care
- Training and mentoring
- Drug utilization review
- Personnel management
- Regulatory requirements
Certification
- BLS Certification
- MTM Certification
- Immunization Certification
- Anticoagulation Management for Pharmacist Certification
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Certification
References
References upon request.
Timeline
Director of Pharmacy
Anmed Health Rehabilitation Hospital
11.2018 - Current
Hospital Pharmacist
Ellwood City Medical Center
05.2015 - 09.2018
Clinical Interventions Pharmacist
CVS Caremark
12.2008 - 05.2015
Doctor of Pharmacy -
Ohio Northern University
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