Christina Pius
Fort Worth
Summary
Efficient pharmacy professional with 7+ years of experience. 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. Aiming to leverage my skills to successfully fill the Clinical Pharmacist role at your hospital.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Staff Pharmacist
Edward Hines Junior Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital
10.2022 - 05.2023
- Knowledgeable with Vista and CPRS—entered and verified orders, documented interventions
- Entered/verified inpatient, outpatient, and surgery orders
- Ensured accurate filling of Pyxis machines and preparation of IV drips
- Provided clinical services through pharmacokinetics dosing, antibiotic stewardship, laboratory monitoring, and
- insulin/anticoagulant dosing guidance
- Entered/verified outpatient scripts for the veterans, knowledgeable with ScriptPro
- IV Prep and Parata/Perl superuser
- Provided prompt, courteous, and empathic customer service
- Processed prescriptions rapidly and efficiently by monitoring drug and drug-disease interactions
- Consulted physicians and health care providers on effective drug use and side effects
- Provided counseling to patients on prescriptions, over-the-counter medications, specialty medications and handled customer inquiries
- Advised physicians on how to properly dose medications.
- Educated patients on possible drug interactions, potential side effects, and optimal methods of administration.
Clinical Staff Pharmacist
MacNeal Hospital
12.2021 - 08.2022
- Knowledgeable with Epic—entered and verified orders
- Knowledgeable with Sentri7—documented interventions
- Entered/verified inpatient and surgery orders, ensured accurate filling of Pyxis machines and preparation of IV drips
- Provided clinical services through pharmacokinetics dosing, antibiotic stewardship, laboratory monitoring, and insulin/anticoagulant dosing guidance
- Partnered with physicians and other members of healthcare team to optimize patient care through effective use of medications.
- Dispensed and verified patient prescription orders, conducting necessary utilization reviews.
- Monitored medication dispensing machines within hospital pharmacy to make supplies readily available to clinical staff.
Clinical Staff Pharmacist
Vista East Medical Center
08.2020 - 12.2021
- Knowledgeable with Cerner—entered and verified orders
- Knowledgeable with Sentri7—documented interventions
- Entered/verified inpatient and surgery orders, ensured accurate filling of Pyxis machines and preparation of IV drips
- Provided clinical services through pharmacokinetics dosing, antibiotic stewardship, laboratory monitoring, and insulin/anticoagulant dosing guidance
- Trained pharmacy residents and interns on clinical care and medication dispensing.
- Interpreted prescriptions from healthcare providers to properly dispense medications and health products.
- Mentored new employees and delivered focus IV room training.
- Effectively prioritized tasks and organized workflow to increase efficiency.
Clinical Staff Pharmacist
St Margaret's Hospital
08.2016 - 06.2020
- Knowledgeable with MediTech—entered and verified orders, helped build dosing sets in collaboration with nursing
- Knowledgeable with MedMined—created and analyzed reports, documented interventions
- Participated in P&T Committee—conducted and reviewed Medication-Use Evaluations (MUE), made and implemented protocols and policies, educated appropriate staff (pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, nurses, providers) on new protocols
- Participated in Antibiotics Stewardship Committee—pharmacist lead for hospital antibiogram in collaboration with lab
- Entered/verified inpatient, outpatient, and surgery orders
- Ensured accurate filling of Pyxis machines and preparation of IV drips
- Verified and prepared hazardous drugs in compliance with USP 797/800 using Equashield
- Provided clinical services through pharmacokinetics dosing, antibiotic stewardship, laboratory monitoring, and insulin/anticoagulant dosing guidance
- Reviewed and completed medication reconciliation upon patient discharge from the hospital, and counseled patients on new and existing medications upon discharge
- Entered/verified retail scripts for the hospital employees, familiar with Computer Rx for the retail portion
- Partnered with physicians and other members of healthcare team to optimize patient care through effective use of medications.
- Educated patients on possible drug interactions, potential side effects, and optimal methods of administration.
- Analyzed trends in medication use and made recommendations for policy updates.
- Dispensed and verified patient prescription orders, conducting necessary utilization reviews.
- Assisted other pharmacy staff with drug inventory, purchasing and receiving.
- Monitored ordering of pharmacy medication stock to maintain streamlined inventory and low overhead.
Education
Doctorate degree - Pharmacy
St. Louis College of Pharmacy
St Louis, MO05.2016
Skills
- Current Texas & Illinois Pharmacist License
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Immunization Certified (APA)
- English - Advanced
- Malayalam - Intermediate
Language Skills
Timeline
Clinical Staff Pharmacist
Edward Hines Junior Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital
10.2022 - 05.2023
Clinical Staff Pharmacist
MacNeal Hospital
12.2021 - 08.2022
Clinical Staff Pharmacist
Vista East Medical Center
08.2020 - 12.2021
Clinical Staff Pharmacist
St Margaret's Hospital
08.2016 - 06.2020
Doctorate degree - Pharmacy
St. Louis College of Pharmacy
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