Joseph Autery
Bessemer
Summary
To put in practice my abilities and knowledge in healthcare with a great level of responsibility. 20 years of experience as a clinical and staff pharmacist in hospital and retail and outpatient pharmacy practice . Willing to relocate: Anywhere Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Hospital Pharmacist / Staff and Clinical
Grandview Medical Center
3690 Grandview Pkwy , Birmingham , Alabama 35243
04.2025 - Current
- Managed medication distribution processes to ensure timely patient care.
- Collaborated with healthcare teams to optimize pharmacotherapy outcomes.
- Conducted medication therapy management to enhance patient safety and efficacy.
- Supervised pharmacy staff in daily operations and workflow efficiency.
- Developed effective relationships with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to ensure optimal communication and collaboration in patient care.
- Evaluated drug utilization patterns to support formulary decisions and cost-effectiveness for all patients in neonatal , pediatrics , icu , sicu , adult , open heart and all level one and three trauma patients .
Staff Pharmacist
Janus RX
3480 Eastern Blvd. Montgomery, AL 36116
11.2024 - Current
- Only Pharmacist to run entire Pharmacy operations when Manager Pharmacist is out.
- Supervise all personnel in the Pharmacy ; Techs. , and other .
- Resolve all Medical Insurance rejections .
- Work at all locations PRN Staff Pharmacist , Montgomery , Birmingham , and Clanton , Alabama when needed .
- Pharmacy open Monday - Friday .
Staff and Clinical Pharmacist
Pharma Source Dme, Inc. inside Saint Frances Clinic
14045 West Dixie Hwy North Miami, FL 33161
12.2010 - Current
- Manage personnel in outpatient community clinic.
- Supervise Pharmacy Tech.s , pharmacy supportive personnel , resolve all insurance claims .
- Educate and assist Doctors and Nurses .
- Staff and Clinical Pharmacist Responsible to run entire clinic when owner / director of pharmacy is out : sick , vacation , ect ...
- Multitask Inpatient and emergency outpatient service.
- All sterile compounding, including: IV, topical, oral, inhalation.
- Fill Rx's for North Miami , FL community.
- Remote order entry Alabama mail order service, Rx only, no control Rx's.
Clinical and Staff Pharmacist
Norton Sound Health Corporation - RPh on the Go Travel Job
1000 Greg Kruschek Ave. Nome, AK 99762
01.2023 - 04.2023
- Three month contract assignment extended Rph on The Go
- Oversaw medication dispensing processes ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
- Implemented workflow improvements resulting in enhanced operational efficiency within the pharmacy.
- Conducted medication therapy management sessions to optimize patient outcomes.
- Mentored pharmacy technicians on best practices in patient care.
- Evaluated and resolved medication-related issues impacting patient safety and health outcomes.
- Analyzed inventory management processes to reduce waste and improve resource allocation.
- 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.
Retail Staff Pharmacist
White Drug Pharmacy Travel Job Rph on the GO
402 E. Main St. Sidney, MT 59270
06.2022 - 11.2022
- Responsible for dispensing all medications and supervising supportive personnel in the Only Community Pharmacy in small town.
- Compounded all medications dispensed for the townspeople .
- Counseled all patients about their medications, correct use , drug / food interactions , ect ... .
- The only pharmacist to run the Pharmacy and help out front end personnel when available.
- Resolved all Medical Insurance rejections .
- Pharmacy open Monday - Friday .
Clinical Coordinator Pharmacist
Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation Travel Job Rph on the Go
6000 Kanakanak Road Dillingham, AK 99576
10.2018 - 12.2018
- Clinical Coordinator Pharmacist : Meet with all Physicians and Administration at Kanakanak Hospital concerning everything clinical pharmacy and pharmacy operations Monday - Friday 8 A.M. - 9 A.M. .
- Cover the MD's needs to practice there and in the villages.
- Staffed in main pharmacy, took clinical coordinator position, filled in as the director of pharmacy until a director was hired.
- Went on clinical rounds.
- Prepared medications based on physician orders.
- Lead I.V. pharmacist for training and certification for all pharmacists and tech.s in main pharmacy at Kanakanak Hospital.
- Collaborated in development of operational procedures in pharmacy distribution of all work flow.
- Improved profit margins by streamlining operations and workflow and created a formulary and inventory control competitive vendor contracts.
- Worked closely with team members to deliver project requirements, created a satellite pharmacy for inpatient and E.R.
- Develop solutions and meet deadlines.
- Handled departmental meetings, providing feedback to enhance future performance.
- (Voluntarily chose to resign from this role due to a major earthquake that impacted the area.)
Clinical and Staff Pharmacist
Capital Regional Medical Center - Soliant Health Travel Job
2626 Capitol Medical Blvd Tallahassee, FL 32308
08.2018 - 10.2018
- Three month contract assignment Soliant Health
- Order entry, dispensing, clinical monitoring IV antibiotics, vancomycin, gentamicin, etc.
- Clinical and Staff Pharmacist : TPN 's, chemotherapeutic drugs, patients : neonatal, pediatric, adult.
- Counseled patients on appropriate use of all medications.
- Analyzed prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and prevent excessive usage.
- Verified prescription information against safety guidelines and insurance limitations to protect patient health and financial interests.
Staff Pharmacist
Owyhee Community Health Facility
1623 Hospita Lp Owyhee, NV 89832
11.2016 - 12.2017
- Responsible for dispensing medications and supervising supportive staff personnel in high volume pharmacy.
- Staff Pharmacist Provide drug information especially dosing of medications and appropriate therapy suggestions for treatment of various conditions.
- Proficient at compounding prescriptions.
- Communicate effectively with nurses, other pharmacists, and physicians.
- Order entry I.H.S. Government computer program Federal USA System. Indian Health Service.
- Analyzed prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and prevent excessive usage.
- Collaborated with physicians to provide patients with high quality and cost-effective medications.
- Improved drug inventory management procedures to reduce waste and eliminate backorders or overstock.
Staff Pharmacist
RPh on the Go
1623 Hospital Lp Owyhee, Nevada 89832
06.2016 - 11.2016
- Owyhee Community Health Facility Hired on permanent on 11/2016.
- Community outpatient and inpatient Pharmacy practice on Indian Reservation , IHS account.
- Three month contract RPH practice assignment extended for Rph on The Go .
Staff and Clinical Pharmacist , Preceptor Pharmacy Residence Program
Palmetto General Hospital
2001 W. 68th St. Hialeah, FL 33016
12.2001 - 04.2016
- Personal supervision to pharmacy and clinical staff about C.A.P.S. computer program , Cerner , CPSI , other computer program systems
- Responsible for dispensing medicine, supervising all supportive personnel in high volume hospital pharmacy.
- Knowledgeable with many different patient populations, including:
- NICU, Nursery, Open Heart, ER, Pediatric, Oncology (inpatient and outpatient), Surgery, Maternity, and Labor & Delivery.
- Provided drug information especially dosing of medicine and appropriate therapy suggestions for treatment of various conditions.
- Recommend appropriate drug treatment to physicians, monitor therapies per protocol, and initiate appropriate formulary procedures , meet with P and T committee , made clinical rounds.
- Proficient at compounding prescriptions, preparing sterile intravenous medications and order entry.
- I.V. room supervising Pharmacist everything from inventory control to training all clinical and staff personnel .
- Has highest and most accurate order entry in Pharmacy consistently .
- Helped with the development of Pharmacy Residency Program
- Mentored / Precentored Residency Pharmacy staff in clinical practices and regulatory compliance standards.
Staff and Clinical Pharmacist - PRN
Larkin Health System Hospital Part Time PRN
1475 W. 49th Pl. Miami, FL 33016
09.2013 - 02.2016
- Responsible for dispensing medicine and supervision of technicians.
- Hospital specialized in geriatric care.
- Staff and Clinical Pharmacist - PRN Dispense prescriptions to patients quickly and accurately.
- Collaborated with physicians to provide patients with high quality and cost-effective medications.
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care : compounding I.V. s
- Counseled caregivers and families on end-of-life planning and educated on patient care options.
- Ran I.V. room for all I.V. medications
- Helped with construction and certification of new clean room for all I.V. medications.
Staff and Clinical Pharmacist - PRN
VITAS Inpatient Metropolitan General Hospital
5959 N.W. 7th St. Miami, FL 33126
11.2008 - 12.2012
- Pharmacist in Charge - Fill In role as needed.
- Responsible for supervising workflow and daily operations.
- Trained and mentored new Pharmacists on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
- Observed strict safety measures, including checking medication dosages before administration to patients.
- Ran the I.V. room for all I.V. medications and chemotherapy
Staff and Clinical Pharmacist Level Three Care
Plantation General Hospital
401 N.W. 42nd Ave Plantation, FL 33317
12.2007 - 12.2012
- Specialized in level Three NICU, PICU, Pediatric, and Adult.
- Entered new patient profiles and prescriptions into medication input computer system
- Communications directly with doctors' office.
- Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive level three services.
- Coordinated care for up to 250 patients per shift in busy level three setting .
- Went on clinical rounds for all patient populations of hospital.
- Pharmacokinetic dosing for pediatric and nicu patients
- Double blind clinical trails for nicu patients drug information documentation .
- Very Demanding level Three Care for : neonatal , pediatrics , and adult care .
Staff and Clinical Pharmacist Level One and Level Three Trauma
Broward General Medical Center
1600 S. Andrews Ave. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
12.2008 - 12.2009
- Hospital specialized in level one and three trauma, level three NICU, pediatric, & adults.
- Prepared and dispensed prescriptions in busy pharmacy.
- Communicated with nurses and staff in a pleasant and professional manner.
- Actively provided drug information to medical team in a timely manner consisting of pediatric antibiotics dosing, interactions, side effects, and contraindications.
- Analyzed prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and prevent excessive usage.
- Improved drug inventory management procedures to reduce waste and eliminate backorders or overstock.
- Calculated, weighed, measured and mixed ingredients with expert precision.
- Conducted drug utilization reviews, drug interventions and therapy management.
- Efficiently answered multi-line phone and processed high volume of order requests from nurses, doctors and pharmacists.
- Ran I.V. room
- Worked extensively with large open heart program
- Worked closely with Chris Evert Children's Clinic
- Met with physicians from all departments and went on clinical rounds .
Staff Pharmacist
Central Admixtures Pharmaceutical Services
3125 Commerce Pkwy Miramar, FL 33025
12.1997 - 12.2001
- Traveled and trained new directors at various C.A.P.S. facilities in the U.S.A.
- Responsible for implementation of new C.A.P.S. facilities
- Staff Pharmacist Responsible for supervising all workflow and daily operations.
- Managed Pharmacists and technicians.
Staff Pharmacist
Express Pharmacy Mail Order
Birmingham, AL
05.1992 - 12.1997
- Order entry , compounding prescriptions , supervised pharmacy staff at the robot for maximum results and minimum down time .
- Created a mail order formulary for some clients example ; IBM ect ...
- Trained pharmacists and tech.s on proper procedures associated with : operating robot fill , correct RX filling for all mail order prescriptions according to federal and state laws.
- Handled large volume calls to MD offices , handled large volume filling of all prescriptions ie; controls ect ...
Nuclear Pharmacist
Syncor International
Birmingham, AL
03.1992 - 02.1994
- Supervised nuclear pharmacy staff
- Compounded and dispensed radiopharmaceuticals for customers of Syncor ; hospitals in the city of Birmingham .
- Entered orders for isotopes used in diagnostic and therapeutic use for patients scans , organs , tissue , blood flow , ect ...
- Calculated all doses for correct millicuries to microcuries and correct half life decay factors for best imaging results in use
- Made sure everyone was compliant with all sterile and compounding practices for nuclear pharmacy .
- Helped train new pharmacist and technicians for Syncor .
- Trained to be a director at Syncor for future sites available .
Education
Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy
Samford University Mc Whorter School of Pharmacy
800 Lakeshore Drive Homewood, AL 3522905.1992
Skills
- ICU experience
- Aseptic Technique
- Leadership
- Director
- Order entry
- Microsoft Word (10 years)
- SENTRI 7
- Medical Terminology
- Compounding Medications
- Supervising
- Inventory
- PYXIS C II SAFE
- Community Health
- Mentoring
- MAC, WINDOWS, TCG RX HS PACKAGER, IHS
- Hospital Experience
- Critical care experience
- TECH
- Billing
- ICU Experience
- CPOE
- Workflow
- PARAGON
- Therapy
- CERNER
- Supervising experience
- Pharmacy Technician Experience
- MEDI
- Oncology
- Excel at multitasking
- Pharmacy Software
- Critical Care Experience
- Knowledgeable in various computer programs; CPSI
- Trauma
- Insurance Verification
- CAPS computer system
- Hospital experience
- PYXIS CONNECT
- Instruction
- Order entry I
- Laboratory Experience
- Pediatrics
- SIMPLIFI 797
- Clinical Pharmacy Experience
- ExceL
Certification
- 12239 alabama pharmacist license
- ps 32963 florida pharmacist license
Timeline
Hospital Pharmacist / Staff and Clinical
Grandview Medical Center
04.2025 - Current
Staff Pharmacist
Janus RX
11.2024 - Current
Clinical and Staff Pharmacist
Norton Sound Health Corporation - RPh on the Go Travel Job
01.2023 - 04.2023
Retail Staff Pharmacist
White Drug Pharmacy Travel Job Rph on the GO
06.2022 - 11.2022
Clinical Coordinator Pharmacist
Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation Travel Job Rph on the Go
10.2018 - 12.2018
Clinical and Staff Pharmacist
Capital Regional Medical Center - Soliant Health Travel Job
08.2018 - 10.2018
Staff Pharmacist
Owyhee Community Health Facility
11.2016 - 12.2017
Staff Pharmacist
RPh on the Go
06.2016 - 11.2016
Staff and Clinical Pharmacist - PRN
Larkin Health System Hospital Part Time PRN
09.2013 - 02.2016
Staff and Clinical Pharmacist
Pharma Source Dme, Inc. inside Saint Frances Clinic
12.2010 - Current
Staff and Clinical Pharmacist Level One and Level Three Trauma
Broward General Medical Center
12.2008 - 12.2009
Staff and Clinical Pharmacist - PRN
VITAS Inpatient Metropolitan General Hospital
11.2008 - 12.2012
Staff and Clinical Pharmacist Level Three Care
Plantation General Hospital
12.2007 - 12.2012
Staff and Clinical Pharmacist , Preceptor Pharmacy Residence Program
Palmetto General Hospital
12.2001 - 04.2016
Staff Pharmacist
Central Admixtures Pharmaceutical Services
12.1997 - 12.2001
Staff Pharmacist
Express Pharmacy Mail Order
05.1992 - 12.1997
Nuclear Pharmacist
Syncor International
03.1992 - 02.1994
Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy
Samford University Mc Whorter School of Pharmacy