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Margherita Aikman PharmD

Margherita Aikman PharmD

Orangevale,CA

Summary

Dynamic professional passionate about creating productive and positive experiences while fostering excellence. Recognized for exceptional communication and leadership skills, with a proven ability to cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key opinion leaders to achieve shared objectives. Valued team player known for adaptability and a consistent track record of delivering impactful results.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Manager Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacy

Dignity Health Medical Foundation
01.2025 - Current
  • Promotion from supervisor role to expand responsibilities while maintaining previous supervisor responsibilities
  • Collaborate with clinical and operational leaders to grow various pharmacy services lines across California
  • Championed continuous improvement initiatives by identifying areas for optimization based on performance metrics and stakeholder feedback.

Supervisor Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacy

Dignity Health Medical Foundation
05.2018 - 01.2025
  • Established credentialing and billing for ACP services
  • Lead with a sense of purpose and vision to elevate each team member to their optimal productivity and success
  • Created the Collaborative Practice Agreement (CPA) document that legally allows the Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist (ACP) to work as advanced practitioners with prescriptive authority
  • Enhanced communication within the team by holding regular meetings and encouraging open dialogue among all members.

Clinical Pharmacist Specialist Anticoagulation

Veterans Health Administration
07.2017 - 05.2018
  • Provide anticoagulation clinical services for veterans who receive their primary care at community based outpatient clinics (CBOCs)
  • Preceptor for PGY-1 anticoagulation longitudinal rotation
  • New Mexico VA Health Care System
  • Developed strong relationships with healthcare providers, facilitating communication and collaboration for better patient care coordination.

Ambulatory Care Pharmacist

Presbyterian Healthcare Services
08.2010 - 07.2017
  • Preceptor for PGY-1 pharmacy residents & PGY-2 ambulatory care pharmacy residents
  • Presbyterian Health Plan Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee voting member
  • Presbyterian Health Care System Institutional Review Board full member
  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge on emerging pharmaceutical trends by attending conferences and completing continuing education courses.

Pharmacist-in-charge to Per Diem Float

Target Pharmacy
09.2007 - 01.2013
  • Pharmacy and staff management
  • Developed strong relationships with healthcare providers, fostering trust and collaboration in medication therapy management for patients.

Consultant Pharmacist

PharMerica
08.2009 - 08.2010
  • Managed a caseload of 1,000 beds per month
  • Ensured facility compliance with state and federal laws
  • Reviewed patient charts: medications, labs, behavior monitoring

Charge Nurse Family Birthing Center

Memorial Medical Center
07.2001 - 07.2008
  • Total patient care of newborn and mother from birth to discharge
  • Review of policies and procedures
  • Staff scheduling and bed control

Intensive Care Unit

Emanual Medical Center
08.2000 - 08.2001
  • Total nursing care of the critically ill patient, including administration of complex continuous intravenous medications with monitoring, evaluation, and intervention

Travel Nurse

Preferred Health Care Staffing
08.1998 - 08.2000
  • Company Overview: Head Quarters: Fort Lauderdale Florida
  • Three separate twelve week contracts in three distinct major California hospitals
  • Adapt quickly to new environments and charting systems while safely maintaining excellent patient care
  • Contract units: pediatrics, neurosurgery/trauma, and adult surgery
  • Head Quarters: Fort Lauderdale Florida

Advanced Practice Nurse

Medical Services Branch, Health Canada, Federal Government
01.1998 - 08.2000
  • Company Overview: Sioux Lookout Zone Head Quarters Ontario and Manitoba
  • Contract assignments varied from two-weeks to three-months in health clinics on isolated fly-in First Nations Reservations in Northern Canada
  • This registered nursing role resembles a nurse practitioner, as clinics are not routinely staffed with physicians
  • Responsible for operation of the clinic
  • On-call for all emergencies stabilize patient
  • Maintain a full clinic schedule: assessment, diagnosis, prescribing of medications and dispensing of medications for all routine cases
  • Referrals to physicians or emergency evacuation as required
  • Sioux Lookout Zone Head Quarters Ontario and Manitoba

Camp Nurse

Y.M.C.A Camp Wanakita
06.1997 - 08.1997

International volunteer participant: community health care advisor

Youth Challenge International
01.1996 - 10.1996
  • Rigorous selection process
  • Raised three thousand dollars
  • Total rural immersion in Costa Rica; lived within the farming community

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) -

The University of The People
Online
01-2022

Doctor of Pharmacy -

University of The Pacific THL School of Pharmacy And Health Sciences
United States, California
01-2007

Bachelor of Science with Honors - Nursing

University of British Columbia
British Columbia, Canada
01-2001

Nursing Diploma -

Mohawk College of Applied Arts And Technology
Ontario, Canada
01-1997

Skills

  • Effective communicator
  • Commitment to continuous improvement
  • Experienced in leading teams
  • Customer relationship management (CRM)

Accomplishments

  • Collaborated with key opinion leaders in the development of a centralized medication prior authorization service for medical groups.
  • Achieved ambulatory clinical support expansion within medical groups by showing positive return on investment and clinical outcomes.
  • Provide clinical education support for medical groups and clinician specialists.

Certification

Registered Pharmacist, California #60547

Advanced Practice Pharmacist, California #10169

Registered Nurse, California #548415

Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist #6120007

Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist #3133001

Certified Diabetes Educator #21700878 Expired 2023

Certified Anticoagulation Care Provider #1036-OLC-0317 Expired 2023


Credentials

  • RN
  • BSN
  • PharmD
  • MBA
  • BCPS
  • BCACP

Timeline

Manager Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacy

Dignity Health Medical Foundation
01.2025 - Current

Supervisor Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacy

Dignity Health Medical Foundation
05.2018 - 01.2025

Clinical Pharmacist Specialist Anticoagulation

Veterans Health Administration
07.2017 - 05.2018

Ambulatory Care Pharmacist

Presbyterian Healthcare Services
08.2010 - 07.2017

Consultant Pharmacist

PharMerica
08.2009 - 08.2010

Pharmacist-in-charge to Per Diem Float

Target Pharmacy
09.2007 - 01.2013

Charge Nurse Family Birthing Center

Memorial Medical Center
07.2001 - 07.2008

Intensive Care Unit

Emanual Medical Center
08.2000 - 08.2001

Travel Nurse

Preferred Health Care Staffing
08.1998 - 08.2000

Advanced Practice Nurse

Medical Services Branch, Health Canada, Federal Government
01.1998 - 08.2000

Camp Nurse

Y.M.C.A Camp Wanakita
06.1997 - 08.1997

International volunteer participant: community health care advisor

Youth Challenge International
01.1996 - 10.1996

Master of Business Administration (MBA) -

The University of The People

Doctor of Pharmacy -

University of The Pacific THL School of Pharmacy And Health Sciences

Bachelor of Science with Honors - Nursing

University of British Columbia

Nursing Diploma -

Mohawk College of Applied Arts And Technology

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