Joeun Lee
Summary
Dedicated and well organized pharmacist with 15years+ of experience in a fast paced and high-volume long-term care pharmacy and 900+ inpatient bed hospital. Strong team player who can collaborate well with not only other healthcare professionals but all other stakeholders, such as purchasing and distribution department and contribute meaningfully in team environments. Detail-oriented and highly skilled at prioritizing multiple tasks. Works independently and efficiently under pressure producing high quality results and increasing productivity while maintaining procedure and highest standards of medical ethics.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Inpatient Staff Pharmacist
Westchester Medical Center
05.2022 - Current
- Screened patient medication profiles and medical records for appropriate drug selection,, dosing, contraindications and side effects
- Recommended appropriate institutional Formulary medications for any non-formulary selections and guided step by step for non-formulary approval process
- Communicated with hospital's physicians, doctors, and nursing staff to ensure prompt clarification of prescriptions that are unclear or incomplete
- Collaborated with other health-care professionals to monitor, review, and evaluate the effectiveness of drugs on patients, and informed the concerned doctors regarding change or continuation of medication
- Prepared and dispensed medications in accordance with hospital policy and procedure
- Directly supervised Pharmacy Technicians, interns and support staff while on duty
- Compounded and repackaged unit-doses and both sterile (IV admixtures) and non-sterile compounding medications
- Implemented standard procedures for mixing, packaging and labeling pharmaceuticals to enforce quality, security and proper disposal
- Used Cerner system to review records and laboratory results for patients.
Clinical Pharmacist
Geriscript Pharmacy
12.2017 - 05.2022
- Supervised and delegated duties to staff to ensure timely and accurate delivery of medications to 60 nursing facilities
- Resolved over 10 clinical inquires and discrepancies an hour offering recommendations to nurses and physicians to optimize patient therapies and clarify any therapeutic incompatibilities
- Partnered with physicians and other members of healthcare team to optimize patient care through effective use of medications.
- Screened and reviewed over 250 prescriptions and patient profiles a day for appropriate dosing, drug-drug interactions, unit dose packages, bingo cards and back up boxes/E-kits with proper manufacture's lot number and expiration date in a timely fashion ensuring proper content, packaging and labeling
- Verified and oversaw IV sterile compounding to ensure proper product, strength and appropriate technique
- Managed inventory and ordering to accommodate drug shortages and out of stock medications
- Handled after hours on-call requests providing immediate service to nursing home staff during emergency situations
- Trained and mentored new hires on handling clinical inquiries
Long-Term Care Staff Pharmacist
Partners Pharmacy
12.2006 - 01.2016
- Medication Order Entry: Efficiently entered medication prescriptions from facilities and doctor's office into patient's profile accurately and monitored patient frug therapy regimens for dosing, allergy, drug-drug interaction and potential adverse reaction
- Run TCGRX machine: automated pouch packaging system for assisted living facilities bi-weekly to monthly: communicated with the service for the problems, checked pouches for correct medications and supervised dispensing technicians
- Customer service: Handled nursing staff calls regarding medication errors by clarifying any possible discrepancies due to drug interaction, allergy and dosing
- Effectively prioritized tasks and organized workflow to increase efficiency.
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD D) - Pharmacy
St. John's University
Jamaica, NY05.2006
Skills
- Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Typing Skills: 60 Words per minute
- Able to prioritize given tasks to perform efficiently and accurately
- Outstanding interpersonal skills with maintaining collaborative relationships with stakeholders and all pharmacy staff to improve patient outcomes
- Attention to detail for problem solving
- Knowledgeable of current federal and stat pharmacy regulations
Certification
- Licensed Pharmacist in NJ - August 2006
- Licensed Pharmacist in NY - January 2018
- Immunization Approval pharmacist in NJ - February 2022
- American Heart Association Back Life Support Certification - February 2002
Timeline
Inpatient Staff Pharmacist
Westchester Medical Center
05.2022 - Current
Clinical Pharmacist
Geriscript Pharmacy
12.2017 - 05.2022
Long-Term Care Staff Pharmacist
Partners Pharmacy
12.2006 - 01.2016
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD D) - Pharmacy
St. John's University
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