Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
References
Timeline
Generic

Cheryl LONG

Lewisville,TX

Summary

Hospital Pharmacist with over 15 years experience seeking a prn position where I can utilize my proven leadership abilities, clinical knowledge, and excellent communication skills to provide optimal patient care.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Pharmacy Manager

Wise Health Surgical Hospital Argyle/ED
Argyle, TX
06.2018 - 01.2024
  • Managed 2 Pharmacists and 2 Technicians
  • Worked closely with departmental leaders to create innovative ideas and solutions
  • Developed an inpatient discharge counseling program where pharmacists performed both post surgical admit consultations and discharge counseling, routinely achieving 100% compliance
  • Coordinated with IT to help develop reports to track and monitor nursing scan rates, resulting in >95% scan rate compliance
  • Ran quarterly P&T Meetings
  • Participated in hospital wide interdisciplinary Medication Safety Meetings
  • Responsible for weekly Freestanding ED audit
  • Managed IV room
  • Coordinated and ran COVID clinic

Clinical Staff Pharmacist

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound
Flower Mound, TX
12.2015 - 06.2018
  • Accurately verifed and dispensed medications
  • Consulted with physicians and nurses regarding medication appropriateness, accuracy, drug interactions, therapeutic duplicates, and home medications
  • Provided clinical monitoring- aminoglycoside dosing, IV to po conversions, renal and anticoagulation monitoring
  • Supervised and mixed IV medications
  • Worked with staff to troubleshoot pyxis machine issues

Staff/Clinical ICU Pharmacist

Wise Health System Decatur
Decatur, TX
04.2008 - 12.2015
  • Instrumental in the development and implementation of a decentralized Pharmacist Program, which started in ICU and expanded to include 2 medical/ surgical floors, ED and surgery
  • Developed and oversaw the in house IV certification program
  • Integral part of ICU team - participated in daily interdisciplinary rounds and clinical monitoring of patients, making recommendations to optimize patient medication therapy
  • Started process of pharmacists attending codes
  • Supervised the completion and accuracy of unit inspections
  • Gathered and reported data at quarterly P&T meetings

Retail Pharmacist

Kroger
Flower Mound, TX
05.2007 - 04.2008
  • Reviewed medications for accuracy, appropriateness, and interactions
  • Accurately dispensed medications
  • Provided patient counseling on both prescription and OTC medications

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy -

Mercer University School of Pharmacy
Atlanta, GA
05-2007

Skills

  • Leadership
  • Coaching
  • Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  • Interpersonal Relationships
  • Conflict Management
  • Patient Safety Centered Care
  • Regulatory Requirements
  • Allscripts
  • Epic
  • BD Pyxis Medstation/C2 Safe

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Pharmacy Manager

Wise Health Surgical Hospital Argyle/ED
06.2018 - 01.2024

Clinical Staff Pharmacist

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound
12.2015 - 06.2018

Staff/Clinical ICU Pharmacist

Wise Health System Decatur
04.2008 - 12.2015

Retail Pharmacist

Kroger
05.2007 - 04.2008

Doctor of Pharmacy -

Mercer University School of Pharmacy

Similar Profiles

CREATE PROFILE
Cheryl LONG