Charese Shadwick
Fairview Heights,IL
Summary
Dedicated Clinical Pharmacist with over 17 years of experience at one of the nation's top hospitals. Knowledgeable about planning medication interventions, caring for patients and optimizing therapy choices. Expertise in dosages and customization of care plans. Successful at educating patients and improving physician knowledge to maximize treatment success. Accomplishments include helping more than 12 years as clinician working to improve treatments and medical decisions as part of practice team. Decisive leader with excellent planning and problem-solving abilities, as well as experience in psychiatric, perioperative, and acute care clinical environments.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Board Certification
3
3
State Licenses
Work History
Clinical Pharmacist
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Psychiatric Support Center
Saint Louis, Missouri
04.2015 - Current
- Managed PSC pharmacy during 7 days on duty
- Provided Pharmacy Education Group to patients and clinical in-services to staff
- Attended executive, management, and interdisciplinary treatment team meetings
- Reviewed patient profiles and made appropriate recommendations for each patient based on previous history, age, drug allergies, lab levels, medication efficacy, adverse drug reactions, and drug interactions
- Provided and implemented plans for improvement based on QI statistics and Safety Event Management Systems reports
- Displayed patient-oriented and comprehensive clinical pharmacy services and pharmaceutical care
- Analyzed trends in medication use and made recommendations for policy updates
- Dispensed and verified patient prescription orders, conducting necessary utilization reviews
- Effectively prioritized tasks and organized workflow to increase efficiency while utilizing Lean Six Sigma
- Monitored ordering of pharmacy medication stock to maintain streamlined inventory and low overhead
- Utilized Allscripts, Pyxis Mainstation, Pyxis Medstations, Pharmogistics, Rxe-view, and drug information resources to provide excellent service
- Partnered with physicians and other members of healthcare team to optimize patient care through effective use of medications
- Maintained appropriate paperwork for DEA and Missouri State Board of Pharmacy
- Supervised dispensation of controlled substances using careful oversight and audit procedures
- Advised physicians on how to properly dose medications
- Preceptor for pharmacy students and interns
- Collaborated on research and drug utilization reviews
- Assisted with development of new protocols and policies
- Developed tools and handouts to assist with assessing patients
- Evaluated patient histories to assess medication compliance and spot issues such as doctor shopping or excessive usage
- Supervised and coached team of pharmacy technicians and trainees
- Registered patients with Clozapine REMS and maintained records as physician designee for all patients at Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Clinical Pharmacist
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Saint Louis, Missouri
07.2010 - 09.2015
- Shift lead in operating room pharmacy
- Responsible for Operating Rooms, Gastrointestinal Lab, Pheresis, and ICUs
- Verified controlled substance inventory and waste
- Provided pharmaceutical care appropriate for patients served
- Acquired, interpreted, and communicated accurate information concerning drugs, drug interactions, and drug allergies
- Assisted with daily operations of pharmacy department and operating rooms
- Assisted with reducing waste and pharmaceutical costs
- Utilized Compass, DoseEdge, Allscripts, and Pyxis Connect
- USP 797 trained in sterile, aseptic technique
- Prepared and verified various intravenous, intravitreal, subconjunctival, irrigations, and cytotoxic medications
- Supervised dispensation of Schedule II and III drugs.
Pharmacy Intern/Lead IV Pharmacy Technician
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Saint Louis, Missouri
01.2005 - 06.2010
- USP 797 trained in sterile, aseptic technique
- Prepared intravenous (IV), total parental nutrition (TPN), intrathecal, intraperitoneal and chemotherapy medications
- Delivered medications to nursing units and Pyxis Medstations
- Processed refill requests
- Filled prescriptions
- Answered telephone calls
- Repaired and resolved and issues with Pyxis Medstations
Pharmacy Intern/Certified Pharmacy Technician
Walgreens Pharmacy
Collinsville, Illinois
12.2000 - 04.2005
- Offered counseling to patients on new medications and OTC products
- Prepared packaging and labels for prescriptions, verifying accuracy of dosage, side effects, interactions and refill instructions
- Used pharmacy software to enter prescription and insurance information for over 900 prescriptions daily
- Interacted with healthcare professionals to support timely and proper processing of prescriptions
- Provided friendly customer service at drop-off and pick-up counters
- Addressed customer questions regarding refills, insurance EOBs and status prescriptions filling
- Monitored inventory levels and notified pharmacist of items requiring reorder
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy - Pharmacy
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL05.2010
Bachelor of Science - Major Biology-Medical Science, Minor Chemistry
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL05.2004
Skills
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Prescribing Trend Analysis
- Advising and Educating Patients
- Operational Oversight
- Pharmaceutical Compounding
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Mental Health Services
- Hospital Staff Support
- Monitoring and Modifying Medications
- Controlled Substance Management
- Identifying Medication Reactions
- Drug Utilization Reviews (DUR)
Accomplishments
- EPIC, Allscripts
- Pyxis ES Software and Medstations
- DoseEdge
- Pharmogistics
- Lexicomp, Micromedex
- USP 795, USP 797, USP 800, Aseptic Technique
- Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
- Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
Additional Information
- Missouri Registered Pharmacist, Missouri Board of Pharmacy, Expires 10/2022
- Florida Registered Pharmacist, Florida Board of Pharmacy, Expires 9/2023
- Illinois Registered Pharmacist, Illinois Board of Pharmacy, Expires 3/2024
Certification
- Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist. Board of Pharmacy Specialties.
- Missouri State Board of Pharmacy Medication Therapy Services.
- CITI Program Course on Human Research. Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri.
- Certification American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Immunization Certification.
- Illinois Poison Center Educator Certification.
Research
2018 Principle Investigator. Retrospective Study at Barnes-Jewish Hospital Analyzing Hospital Visits and Admissions of Patients with Opioid Use Disorder.
2009 Principle Investigator. Drug Utilization Review: The Effectiveness of the Updated Glycemic Control Protocol in Medical Patients in the MICU and SICU at John Cochran VA Medical Center.
Work Availability
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morning
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Quote
I cannot believe the purpose of life is to be happy. I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be compassionate. It is, above all, to matter, to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all.
Leo Rosten
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