CELESTE J. WILLIAMS
NEW CASTLE,DE
Summary
Accomplished Pharmacy Leader with expertise in residency program coordination and medication management. Enhanced patient safety through effective communication and interdisciplinary collaboration. Led educational programming initiatives that improved patient care outcomes.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pharmacy Residency Program Coordinator
Bayhealth Hospital
Dover, DE
07.2018 - Current
- Coordinate activities for the pharmacy ASHP residency programs, enhancing program effectiveness and learner engagement
- Maintain updated ASHP policies and procedures to ensure compliance with accreditation
- Design and deliver educational programs that strengthened technical, professional, and clinical competencies for residents
- Evaluate educational programming with department leadership linking educational plans to strategic and clinical goals
- Conduct quarterly Residency Steering Committee meetings to assess residents' progress and discuss policies and procedures
- Coordinate orientation and staff development activities with department leadership
- Demonstrate organization when sponsoring preceptor rotations and coordinating resident experiential learning activities
- Identify specific learner and program needs and deficits by being attentive to detail
- Complete RLS quarterly and final evaluations in Pharmacademic promptly.
Clinical Pharmacist
Bayhealth Hospital
Dover, DE
02.2003 - Current
- Attended interdisciplinary rounds for the intensive care unit making significant medication recommendations to the healthcare team regarding patient's medication therapy regimen
- Attended patient rounds for pharmacy consult service, focusing on TPN, warfarin, pharmacokinetic, and tikosyn dosing and monitoring to enhance patient care.
- Maintain a patient safety focus when performed renal dose adjustments and IV to PO conversions per hospital protocol
- Proficient in EPIC patient medication order verification in an accurate and timely manner
- Reviewed daily ADR reports and document interventions in event reporting with accuracy
- Provided medication information to healthcare team while decentralized on medical surgical, intensive care, and cardiac units, ensuring efficient support.
- Pain management resource professional to assess and manage pain management regimen to improve patient healthcare outcomes
- Participated in the antimicrobial monitoring stewardship ensuring appropriate antibiotic regimen is being utilized
- Established role model being a teaching and research preceptor for pharmacy residents
- Coordinate journal club presentations for pharmacy residents and students
- Current peer reviewer for Hospital Pharmacy Journal
- Current member of the Investigational Review Board and Nursing Research Council
- Provided a lecture for the RN Refresher course in Geriatrics at the University of Delaware
- Presented formulary monographs, and drug class reviews to the P&T committee with appropriate recommendations
- Participated as a Critical Care, Cardiology, and General Medicine & Nutrition preceptor for pharmacy residents
- Educated outpatients on anticoagulant therapy as a committee member of Total Joint Replacement Class, improving preparedness for surgery.
Clinical Pharmacist/Casual
Christiana Care Hospital
Newark, DE
02.2008 - 09.2021
- Executed Cerner CPOE screening and verified patient medication profiles to ensure appropriate dosing of medication therapy
- Performed effective renal dose adjustments to ensure patient safety
- Accurately performed vancomycin & aminoglycoside dosing consults per pharmacy protocol
- Performed efficiently as a medication resource, delivering essential information to physicians and nurses
- Supervised technician staff by organizing daily tasks and responsibilities
- Conducted interventions focused on patient safety to prevent adverse drug reactions
- Recommended with proficiency an alternative therapy to avoid drug-drug interactions and allergic reactions
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy - Pharmacy
Temple University School of Pharmacy
Philadelphia, PA01-2003
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD01-1997
Skills
- Cerner CPOE
- EPIC charting
- Pharmacy protocol compliance
- Project management
- Excellent leadership
- Interpersonal and written communication
- Strong verbal communication
- Extremely organized
- Self-motivated
Additional Information
- 2015 Preceptor of the Year Bayhealth ASHP Residency Program
- 2016 Bayhealth PACE Award (Pharmacist Achieving Clinical Excellence)
Certification
Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS)
Professional Affiliations
American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP)
Licensure
- Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia
Timeline
Pharmacy Residency Program Coordinator
Bayhealth Hospital
07.2018 - Current
Clinical Pharmacist/Casual
Christiana Care Hospital
02.2008 - 09.2021
Clinical Pharmacist
Bayhealth Hospital
02.2003 - Current
Doctor of Pharmacy - Pharmacy
Temple University School of Pharmacy
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Morgan State University