Darene Moqbel
Dearborn
Summary
Experienced administrator, leading a team of over 20 pharmacists through periods of significant change and improvement, with hands-on experience in strategic planning, staff development, and operational management. Known for strengths in enhancing patient care quality, optimizing clinical practices and implementing cost-saving measures without compromising service delivery. Demonstrated ability in collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams in streamlining hospital processes for better efficiency across various departments.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator
Garden City Hospital
Garden City
07.2020 - Current
- Direct clinical operations of the pharmacy department to optimize efficiency and provide safe, effective medication therapy to patients.
- Maintain and enforces drug formulary system.
- Develop and maintain pharmacy or medication policy and procedures.
- Performs medication use evaluations to determine medication appropriateness and compliance with pertaining policy.
- Facilitate and lead in Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee
- Develop and implement cost initiatives to minimize waste and allow adherence to pharmaceutical budget.
- Assist with drug shortages by strategizing and communicating alternatives.
- Ensures pharmacy compliance with regulatory agencies by upholding pharmacy standards and participating in regulatory inspections.
- Implement quality improvement initiatives based on clinical guidelines, or based on investigating medication errors.
- Interview pharmacist candidates, and oversee the onboarding process.
- Educate pharmacy staff, and oversee initial and annual competencies.
- Supervised the scheduling process for inpatient pharmacists, optimizing shift coverage, and minimizing overtime.
- Collaborate with the director of pharmacy on annual performance appraisals for staff.
- Management of the electronic medical record (EPIC), medication lists, and reporting tools.
- Collaborate with the director of pharmacy to ensure compliance with USP 795, 797, and 800 compounding regulations.
- Acts on behalf of the director in their absence.
Staff Pharmacist – Per Diem
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital
Clinton township
06.2020 - Current
- Interpret and evaluate medication orders to ensure appropriateness of therapy
- Monitor patient medication regimens and makes appropriate adjustments in accordance to policy and procedures
- Provide medication recommendation to providers based on a patient specific conditions and concomitant therapies
- Participate in pharmaceutical care activities such as patient rounds and patient counseling
- Perform duties in compliance with all federal, state and local regulatory requirements
- Oversee technicians in medication preparation
ASHP Accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Resident
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital
Clinton township
06.2019 - 06.2020
- Perform all of the duties of a staffing inpatient pharmacist
- Participated in interdisciplinary rounds in the Intensive Care Unit
- Educated discharged patients on anticoagulation, inhalers and outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT)
- Presented Medication Use Evaluation at ASHP Midyear Meeting
- Presented project at Great Lakes Research
- Prepared Continuing Education presentation to pharmacy staff
- Educated pharmacists on various clinical topics
- Precepted pharmacy students
Pharmacy Intern
Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc
Southfield
05.2017 - 08.2017
- Conducted Drug Utilization Reviews (DUR) and developed weaning schedules for opioids, benzodiazepines, and muscle relaxants
- Analyzed and provided recommendations on the company’s formulary with regards to budget and patient safety
- Generated patient reports for physicians to use in an Independent Medical Examination (IME)
- Created a White paper on Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
- Created patient education pamphlets on the dangers of abused drug classes
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy -
University of Michigan – College of Pharmacy
Ann Arbor, MI04.2019
Bachelor of Science -
University of Michigan – Dearborn
Dearborn, MI04.2011
Skills
- Medication therapy management
- Drug formulary compliance
- Quality improvement initiatives
- Regulatory compliance
- Cost reduction strategies
- Clinical policy development
- Committee leadership
- Employee training
Certification
- Pharmacist Preceptor License, Michigan State Board of Pharmacy, 09/01/21, Present
- Pharmacist License, Michigan State Board of Pharmacy, 09/01/19, Present
- Pharmacist Controlled Substance License, Michigan State Board of Pharmacy, 09/01/19, Present
Committees
- Nursing/Pharmacy Committee, 07/01/21, Present
- Epic Financial Charge Review Committee, 05/01/21, Present
- Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, 08/01/20, Present
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee, 08/01/20, Present
- Quality Committee, 08/01/20, Present
- Infection Control Committee, 08/01/20, Present
- Safety Committee, 08/01/20, Present
- Leadership Rounds, 08/01/20, Present
Research
- Pharmacist driven identification of inpatient sepsis and its impact on timely administration of antibiotics, 11/01/19, Present, Idan Hannawa, PharmD, BCPS, Marlien Martinez PharmD, BCPS, Vincent Procopio, PharmD, BCCCP, Norman Buss, PharmD, BCPS
- Evaluation of intravenous acetaminophen use in the orthopedic surgical population, 08/01/19, 12/31/19, Idan Hannawa, PharmD, BCPS, Marlien Martinez PharmD, BCPS, Vincent Procopio, PharmD, BCCCP, Norman Buss, PharmD, BCPS
- Analysis of Medication Regimen Complexity of Palliative Care Patients, Ann Arbor, MI, 12/01/16, 12/31/18, Michael Smith, PharmD, BCPS
- Evaluating Lifestyle Choices After Education on Smoking in Relation to Epigenetics, Dearborn, MI, 09/01/10, 04/30/11, Nitya Sethuraman, Ph.D.
Timeline
Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator
Garden City Hospital
07.2020 - Current
Staff Pharmacist – Per Diem
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital
06.2020 - Current
ASHP Accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Resident
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital
06.2019 - 06.2020
Pharmacy Intern
Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc
05.2017 - 08.2017
Doctor of Pharmacy -
University of Michigan – College of Pharmacy
Bachelor of Science -
University of Michigan – Dearborn
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