Juby Thuruthumaly
San Antonio,Texas
Summary
Dedicated Pharmacist offering 20 years of experience ensuring accurate review, processing and dispensing of medications in alignment with orders. Skilled in collaborating with team members while maintaining impeccable focus on safety, accuracy and confidentiality. Advanced communicator with all levels of staff, clients, management and healthcare administrators.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Pharmacist
Texas State Health Care System
07.2018 - Current
- Check prescriptions for appropriate dosage, drug interactions, allergies, and contra-indications before loading pyxis.
- Support clinical services such as monitoring medication therapy, ordering and interpreting lab values, and making provider recommendations.
- Ensured consistent delivery of high-quality pharmaceutical services through adherence to established standards and guidelines.
- Help patients overcome vaccine hesitancy by providing facts about efficacy and safety data to other staff members and patients.
- Collaborate with healthcare professionals to develop customized medication plans, ensuring optimal patient outcomes.
- Involved in therapeutic medication monitoring for psychotropic medications and recommending necessary dose adjustments
- Participate in community outreach initiatives, conducting educational presentations on medication safety and proper usage techniques.
- Communicate regularly with physicians, nurses, and managed care organizations.
- Report adverse drug events to comply with regulatory policies and procedures.
- Work with automated dispensing systems to securely store medication and track narcotics and other controlled drugs.
- Monitor medication dispensing machines within hospital pharmacy to make supplies readily available to clinical staff.
Clinical Staff Pharmacist
Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center
11.2010 - 06.2018
- Maximized efficiency within the pharmacy department by optimizing inventory management systems and minimizing waste.
- Mentored pharmacy students during clinical rotations, fostering the development of future pharmacists through hands-on learning experiences.
- Improved patient outcomes by providing comprehensive medication management and monitoring.
- Assisted in formulary management, evaluating new medications for clinical efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and safety profiles.
- Reduced medication errors by proactively identifying potential drug interactions and contraindications.
- Educated patients on proper medication use, side effects, and potential complications to promote adherence and optimal health outcomes.
- Provided drug information support for physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to enhance interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Educated patients on proper medication use.
- Effectively prioritized tasks and organized workflow to increase efficiency.
Education
Ph.D. - Pharmacy
University of Colorado At Boulder-Skaggs School
Boulder, CO12.2024
Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI05.1998
Skills
- Drug utilization review
- Medication Dispensing
- Pharmacy Automation Systems
- Immunization Administration
- Patient Counseling
- Pharmacokinetics Analysis
- Committed to quality assurance
- Prescription Verification
Timeline
Staff Pharmacist
Texas State Health Care System
07.2018 - Current
Clinical Staff Pharmacist
Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center
11.2010 - 06.2018
Ph.D. - Pharmacy
University of Colorado At Boulder-Skaggs School
Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
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