Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Affiliations
WPhA 2025 - Excellence in Innovation
Certification
Interests
Areas of Knowledge
Timeline
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Claire Bailey

Sheridan

Summary

Dedicated pharmacist with expertise in patient counseling, medication dispensing, and drug utilization review. Committed to quality assurance and HIPAA compliance, ensuring optimal patient outcomes and operational efficiency.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Staff Pharmacist

Hospital Pharmacy
Sheridan, WY
07.2020 - Current
  • Supervised medication dispensing, ensuring compliance with safety protocols and regulatory standards.
  • Collaborated with healthcare teams to optimize patient medication therapy management.
  • Mentored pharmacy technicians in clinical best practices.
  • Implemented workflow improvements, enhancing operational efficiency within the pharmacy department.
  • Evaluated drug utilization patterns to support formulary decisions and cost-effective therapies.
  • Effectively resolved insurance rejections and other billing issues.
  • Checked prescriptions for appropriate dosage, drug interactions, allergies and contra-indications before dispensing medications.
  • Supported clinical services such as immunizations administration, leading to increased accessibility for patients in need.
  • Contributed to a positive workplace culture by fostering open communication channels among team members and promoting professional development opportunities.
  • Recommended OTC devices or medication options to help mitigate individual symptoms.
  • Collaborated with healthcare professionals to develop customized medication plans, ensuring optimal patient outcomes.
  • Maintained state and federal records of legendary drugs and controlled substances.
  • Vaccinated patients to provide immunity against influenza, pneumonia, and other diseases.
  • Communicated regularly with physicians, nurses, insurance companies and managed care organizations.
  • Regularly stocked shelves, rotated stock and checked for expired medications.
  • Championed patient safety by staying current on drug recalls and promptly removing affected products from pharmacy shelves.
  • Educated patients about possible drug interactions and gave special administration instructions.
  • Managed drug and supply inventories.
  • Completed accurate cycle counts, inventory management and will-calls for customers.
  • Hand counted controlled medications, measured liquids and reconstituted antibiotics.
  • Counseled patients regarding proper intake of medications.
  • Mail out medications
  • Make sure that vials, oral syringes, liquid bottle stoppers, and needles are stocked

Lead Pharmacy Technician

Mountain View Regional Hospital
Casper, WY
09.2011 - 03.2013

Pyxis

  • Filled, maintained and updated machines; maintained an adequate drug supply in pharmacy as well as in the machines

Narcotics

  • Monthly audits, reported discrepancies, pulled outdated meds, made sure they were in tamper evident bags, streamlined narcotic send back day

Clean room

  • Cleaned and maintained hood with aseptic technique, made sure supplies were at adequate levels, maintained cleaning records

Meetings

  • Ran monthly pharmacy staff meetings
  • Representative at P&T committee for the pharmacy
  • Representative at Antimicrobial committee for the pharmacy

November 2012

  • Due to all of the hard work with the above areas, obtained a perfect score on the state board of pharmacy audit.

Education

Master of Science - Pharmacy

University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wy
05-2020

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY
05-2010

Bachelor of Science - Family And Consumer Science - Dietetics Option

University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY
08-2008

Associate of Science - Pharmacy Technology

Casper College
Casper, WY
05-2004

Skills

  • Drug utilization review
  • Medication dispensing
  • Pharmacy automation systems
  • Patient counseling
  • Committed to quality assurance
  • Continuing education
  • Flexibility in scheduling
  • Prescription verification
  • Drug interactions monitoring
  • Prescription drug labeling
  • Medication inventory management
  • Drug inventory management
  • Prescription filling
  • Patient education and counseling
  • Reviewing prescriptions
  • Vaccination administration
  • Coordinating inventory
  • Wyoming licensed pharmacist
  • Immunization administration
  • HIPAA regulations

Accomplishments

  • Achieved increased patient compliance through effectively helping with Medication Synchronization program.
  • Enhanced current drug-inventory management system to reduce waste and eliminate back orders.
  • Use Microsoft Excel to track immunization trends.
  • Collaborate with PharmaLogistics for expired medication removal.
  • Consultant to Volunteer's of America (including Gathering Place, Serenity North, LifeHouse and Milestones) to help get the patients the medications they need and at the right time.

Affiliations

American Pharmacist Association (APhA)

  • August 2006 – Current

National Community Pharmacist Association (NCPA)

  • September 2005 – Current

American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP)

  • September 2005 - Current

Wyoming Pharmacist Association (WPhA)

  • January 2003 – Current

WPhA 2025 - Excellence in Innovation

I was nominated by a colleague that works as a case manager for an inpatient SUD facility where they serve over 100 individuals at a given time.  I help prepare medications for the inpatients and made sure that the dosing and directions were correct.  She wrote a letter to WPhA and I received this award due to her nomination.

Certification

  • Licensed Pharmacist - April 2020 to current
  • BLS certification - April 2022 to current

Interests

  • Knitting
  • Reading
  • Gym Workouts
  • Fundraising Events
  • Music
  • Dance

Areas of Knowledge

  • PioneerRx, PharmaForce, PharmaLogistics, Cardinal Ordering System, USPS and FedEx shipping, DME Processing
  • Word processing, Excel spreadsheets
  • Image-Pro, Title Scan, Capture Perfect, Pyxis, Meditech, Foundation Systems Inc. (FSI), Cerner

Timeline

Staff Pharmacist

Hospital Pharmacy
07.2020 - Current

Lead Pharmacy Technician

Mountain View Regional Hospital
09.2011 - 03.2013

Master of Science - Pharmacy

University of Wyoming

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

University of Wyoming

Bachelor of Science - Family And Consumer Science - Dietetics Option

University of Wyoming

Associate of Science - Pharmacy Technology

Casper College