Christopher Klockau
Shawnee
Summary
Seeking a pharmacist position that encourages superior patient care and innovative approaches to healthcare.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Pharmacist: Preoperative Assessment / TOC
The University of Kansas Hospital
01.2021 - Current
- Actively participate on the multidisciplinary PAC team by obtaining accurate prior-to-admission medication lists and providing patient–specific instructions on guideline based therapy to ensure safe surgical / anesthesia outcomes
- Collaborate with prescribing physicians and providers to formulate alternate drug therapy regimens in the immediate perioperative period to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
- Upon inpatient admission discharge, complete patient-specific medication profile reviews resulting in execution of protocol based drug therapy including, but not limited to pharmacokinetic dosing with appropriate documentation. Adjusts doses and therapies as appropriate for patient specific parameters such as renal or hepatic dysfunction, cost barriers, or drug availability.
- Participates in new medication and disease-state education at discharge when appropriate. Including but not limited to, anticoagulants, COPD exacerbations, new Tikosyn starts, acute myocardial infarction, and heart failure exacerbations.
- Actively participate in organizational and departmental performance improvement efforts to strengthen existing systems, processes, policies and procedures by introducing new ideas that lead to improved pharmaceutical care in clinical areas and in the pharmacy department as a whole.
- Support department staffing needs by flexing to other areas or alternative scheduling in order to assist in coverage of supplemental shifts when primary team is in need.
- Supports pharmacy students and interns by precepting organized rotations, providing timely and constructive feedback, participating in training and orientation, providing mentorship, and collaborating on presentations and projects.
Specialty Pharmacist
CVS/Specialty
10.2016 - 02.2020
- Supervisor(s): Jeremy Thieman, Shawn Schieber, and Michael Mayabi
- Ensure the accurate, efficient, and timely dispensing of specialty medications
- Assist in the guidance of multiple pharmacy service representatives, technicians, and new-hire pharmacists
- Verify compliance with numerous REMS programs
- Secure the accurate, efficient, and timely solutions for inbound prescriber calls
- Educate patients on possible drug interactions, potential side effects and optimal methods of administration
- Assist in the processing of many Center of Excellence drugs including, but not limited to, Cannabidiol, Palynziq, Vigabatrin, Kuvan, Northera, and multiple cystic fibrosis therapies
- Resolve many urgent issues as a cyclical 24/7 on-call pharmacist
- Investigate, remediate, and document prescriber complaints, drug interactions, and medication errors
- Route stray calls to the correct department for timely resolution
- Provide collaboration, guidance, and recommendations to fellow pharmacists
Staff Pharmacist
City Market Pharmacy
06.2013 - 08.2016
- Supervisors: Michael Yura and Wade Walker: Pharmacists in charge
- Effectively resolved insurance rejections and other billing issues
- Managed drug and supply inventories
- Assisted other pharmacy staff with drug inventory, purchasing, and receiving
- Regularly stocked shelves, rotated stock and checked for expired medications
- Performed technical processes required to dispense medications to patients
- Managed supply procurement and management processes
- Completed new and updated patient profiles, including lists of patient medications
- Cleaned equipment and work areas and sterilized glassware to maintain safe and sanitary conditions
- Receptively answered customer questions and helped locate desired items in the pharmacy
- Reconstituted oral liquids
- Efficiently operated cash register and handled cash, checks, and charge transactions
- Correctly completed pharmacy paperwork, including daily and weekly reports
- Verified and labeled prescriptions with the 8 point check
- Hand counted control medications, measured liquids and reconstituted antibiotics
- Assessed the correct identity, strength and purity of medications
- Displayed patient-oriented and comprehensive clinical pharmacy services and pharmaceutical care
- Checked prescriptions for appropriate dosage, drug interactions, allergies and contraindications before dispensing medications
- Closely monitored department performance metrics
- Partnered with management team to develop and implement in-store programs to increase sales.
- Effectively prioritized tasks and organized workflow to increase efficiency
- Complied with all federal laws, company policies, and procedures and state regulations regarding intern, technician and assistant training and licensure
- Directly supervised 4 Pharmacy Technicians, interns and support staff while on duty
- Communicated regularly with physicians, nurses, insurance companies, and managed care organizations
- Hosted several successful annual healthcare education, biometric screening, and flu clinics throughout the Rocky Mountains
- Properly instructed pharmacy students and residents on introductory and advanced pharmacy practice rotations
- Conducted blood pressure screenings and counseled patients on hypertension
- Properly filled and dispensed an average of 250 prescriptions per day.
- Provided specialized services to help patients manage conditions such as diabetes, asthma, smoking cessation and high blood pressure.
- Coordinated the pharmacy staff schedule and assisted with personnel monitoring and performance evaluations.
- Recommended appropriate clinical programs such as immunization, MTM (Medication Therapy Management) and DCS (Diabetes Care Specialist)
- Hosted 4 successful annual healthcare education and flu clinics
- Provided medication therapy management to patients using Outcomes and Mirixa
- Saved patients money and increased pharmacy profit margins with therapeutically equivalent and more cost-effective generic drugs
Pharmacy Technician & Intern
Hy-Vee Pharmacy
03.2008 - 05.2013
- Supervisor(s): Dr. Martha West and Dr. Toni Witt, Pharmacist in charge
- Interpreted and processed prescription orders efficiently
- Counseled patients on prescription and over-the-counter medications
- Aseptically administered influenza and shingles vaccines
- Effectively resolved insurance rejections and other billing issues
- Managed drug and supply inventories
- Regularly stocked shelves, rotated stock, and checked for expired medications
- Completed new and updated patient profiles, including lists of patient medications
- Receptively answered customer questions and helped locate desired items in the pharmacy
- Efficiently operated cash register and handled cash, checks, and charge transactions
- Assisted the pharmacists with checking in and pricing drug orders, third party transactions and relevant paperwork
- Hand counted control medications, measured liquids, and reconstituted antibiotics
- Properly compounded and dispensed medications as prescribed by doctors and dentists
- Checked prescriptions for appropriate dosage, drug interactions, allergies and contra-indications before dispensing medications
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy - PharmD
The University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS2013
Bachelor of Science - Pharmaceutical Studies
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS2011
Skills
- Excellent organization and time management skills
- Dependable and superior customer service abilities
- Goal oriented style of work
- Ability to work in a variety of fast or slow paced environments with optimal efficiency
- Consistently shows leadership qualities
- Mastery of using multiple dispensing programs including windows based, Command based, and HTML driven
- Accurate pharmaceutical calculations
- Skilled at learning new concepts quickly
- Excellent attention to detail
- Works well under pressure
- Communicates ideas effectively
- Multi-state licensure
- Operation and basic technical maintenance of telecommunications equipment
- Able to be part of a team and work with others
- Pharmacy law knowledge
- Drug Delivery Mechanisms
- Medication dispensing and immunizing
- Verifying orders
- Confidentiality and HIPAA
- Loss prevention controls
- Drug inventory management
- Drug utilization review
- FDA Drug Safety Guidelines
- Medication dispensing
- Customer service, education, and counseling
- Managing products
- Coordinating inventory
- Pharmacy operations management
- Compounding skills
- Medicare and Medicaid process
Licenses and Certificates
- Kansas Registered Pharmacist License # 1-100963
- Missouri Registered Pharmacist License # 2016034002
- Colorado Registered Pharmacist License # PHA.0019904
- Hawaii Registered Pharmacist License # PH-4100
- Idaho Registered Pharmacist License # P8221
- Basic Life Support Certification for Healthcare Providers
- HIPPA and HiTech Certificate
- Fraud Waste and Abuse Certificate
- Diabetes Care certificate
- Medication Therapy Management certificate
- Certified Immunization Provider (ACPE & ASHP)
Leadership & Involvement
- Spring Advisory Council Presenter
- Kappa Psi chapter report
- Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity Regent, Rho Chapter (University of Kansas)
- Dean's Club Presenter
- Kappa Psi annual report
- Designated traveling biometric screening pharmacist
- Medication therapy management champion
- Records custodian
- Verint (employee productivity program) champion
- CVS breakthrough award winner
Timeline
Clinical Pharmacist: Preoperative Assessment / TOC
The University of Kansas Hospital
01.2021 - Current
Specialty Pharmacist
CVS/Specialty
10.2016 - 02.2020
Staff Pharmacist
City Market Pharmacy
06.2013 - 08.2016
Pharmacy Technician & Intern
Hy-Vee Pharmacy
03.2008 - 05.2013
Doctor of Pharmacy - PharmD
The University of Kansas
Bachelor of Science - Pharmaceutical Studies
University of Kansas
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