Mostafa Alqemary, BCPS.
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
- Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS).
- Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (BCACP).
- Licensed registered pharmacist in 4 countries.
- Ten years of experience in hospital, community and clinical pharmacy environments.
- Two years of pharmacy management experience.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Pharmacist
St. John's Well Child & Family Center
Los Angeles, CA
12.2020 - Current
- Evaluation of all drug therapy for appropriate indications, drug dosages, drug interactions, and drug allergies; monitoring of the patient’s pharmacotherapeutic regimen for effectiveness and Adverse Drug Events (ADE) or intolerances; making interventions as needed.
- Participation in daily rounds as a member of the multidisciplinary patient care team to provide comprehensive pharmacotherapy management for their patients that includes order verification, pharmacokinetic dosing and monitoring, medication safety reviews, medication reconciliation, and discharge counseling.
- Acting as a medication expert, through advanced clinical training and academic certifications, holding responsibility for educating providers, pharmacists, and nurses.
- Documentation of clinical activities in patient chart including, but not limited to, assessment of treatment options for all chronic and acute conditions, therapeutic interventions and recommendations, general pharmacotherapeutic monitoring, pharmacokinetic monitoring, ADEs, education, follow-ups, and other relevant patient care information.
- Assisting Clinical Pharmacy Supervisor and Director in collecting and analyzing drug use data to improve quality of care.
- Assisting in writing evidence-based drug-use policies, medication treatment protocols, and procedures for safe and optimal medication use.
- Writing Concise medical briefs for use by nurses and other members of the patient care team.
- Assisting in evaluation and selection of appropriate drug products for hospital formulary.
- Attending committees and meetings as deemed appropriate by the Pharmacy Clinical Supervisor or Director.
- Perception of PharmD students and assisting Clinical Pharmacy Supervisor in developing and maintaining syllabi for the experiential pharmacy student rotations.
Staff Pharmacist
CVS Pharmacy
Chino Hills, CA
06.2020 - 11.2020
- Evaluation of patient histories to assess medication compliance and spot issues such as doctor shopping or excessive usage.
- Recommending OTC devices or medication options to help mitigate individual symptoms.
- Interpreting prescriptions from healthcare providers to properly dispense medications and health products.
- Vaccinating patients to provide immunity against influenza, pneumonia and other diseases.
- Educating patients on possible drug interactions, potential side effects and optimal methods of administration.
- Addressing customer questions regarding refills, insurance EOBs and status prescriptions filling and contacted insurance companies to resolve claims issues.
- Complying with all federal laws, company policies and procedures and state regulations regarding intern, technician and assistant training and licensure.
Pharmacy Intern
CVS Pharmacy
Santa Monica, CA
12.2017 - 12.2019
- Comparing prescription details against safety standards and insurance requirements to support patients.
- Vaccinating patients to provide immunity against influenza, pneumonia and other diseases.
- Communicating closely with patients, ensuring medical information was kept private.
- Preparing packaging and labels for prescriptions, verifying accuracy of dosage, side effects, interactions and refill instructions.
- Communicating with patients to collect information about prescriptions and medical conditions or arrange consultations with pharmacists.
- Interacting with healthcare professionals to support timely and proper processing of prescriptions.
- Addressing customer questions regarding refills, insurance EOBs and status prescriptions filling.
- Contacting insurance companies to resolve claims issues.
Clinical Pharmacist- Ambulatory
Soliman Fakeeh Hospital
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
04.2014 - 12.2016
- Providing ambulatory pharmaceutical care services using approved protocols in collaboration with other health professional, including managing patient drug therapy, providing patient education, and preparing and/or overseeing the preparation and dispensing of medications .
- Promoting high quality, evidence-based, cost-effective pharmaceutical care.
- Conducting patient medication history inquiries upon referral from physicians and other medical personnel.
- Given a diagnosis, synthesizing a treatment plan, which may include drug therapy and lifestyle modifications, and transition within the continuum of care settings .
- Identifying, resolving, and preventing potential and actual medication-related problems including: untreated indications, improper drug selection, subtherapeutic dosage, overdose, failure to receive medication, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, and medication without indication.
- Under protocol, initiating, adjusting, monitoring, and recommending changes in drug therapy based on information obtained through patient interviews, objective monitoring parameters, review of drug profiles and the patient medical record.
- Coordinating and interpreting laboratory monitoring of drug therapy, including serum drug levels, electrolytes, and other approved drug-related laboratory testing.
- Providing patient education related to the individuals disease state, including predictable actions, side effects, reasons for proper compliance, and any special instruction.
- Providing education to providers and staff via presentations, newsletters, formal utilization reviews, and one-on-one interactions.
- Performing drug utilization review, comprehensive medication review, medication reconciliation, and discharge counseling.
- Documenting information appropriately in the patients medical record and other computer systems according to policies and procedures and regulatory requirements.
- Providing patient monitoring for the purpose of evaluating and optimizing patient outcomes, drug utilization and patient compliance, detecting and/or minimizing ADRs, eliminating unnecessary drug use and duplication.
- Assuring ongoing performance improvement of the pharmaceutical care services provided.
Inpatient Resident Pharmacist
Ain Shams University Hospital
Cairo, Egypt
08.2012 - 03.2014
- Practiced personal and professional responsibility and communication skills to patients, other healthcare practitioners, and others.
- Developed drug therapy assessment ability by drug therapy review, physician rounding, patient contact, and interaction with healthcare personnel.
- Provided quality patient care by involvement with medical care,provision of drug delivery, pharmacy systems, inservice activities, and quality assurance related to medications.
- Developed skills related to the provision of drug information, formulary considerations, pharmacokinetic consultations, clinical recommendations for therapy, and patient medication counseling.
- Acted as a preceptor to pharmacy students completing clinical clerkships.
- Participated in educational activities such as pharmacy student case conferences,physician journal club, staff development, and other interdisciplinary programs and Functioned as a pharmacy representative in various interdisciplinary committees and became familiar with investigational drug studies.
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) - Pharmaceutical Sciences
Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University
Cairo,Egypt05.2012
Skills
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Advanced leadership and management skills
- Great team player with the ability to work independently
- Advanced problem solving skills both clinical and situational
- Experience with Epic, Pyxix , and Meditech EMR software
- Proficient user of MS Office Excel, Word & Powerpoint
- Great multi-tasker and able to stay calm and focused under stress
- Lifelong learner with high ambition to excel and grow in the clinical pharmacy field
Certification
- Registered Pharmacist (RPh), California, License # 82382 .
- Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS), Credential # 3163705 [BPS, 2020].
- Board-Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (BCACP), Pending [BPS, 2021]
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification, Certificate # 00AGPJB [American Red Cross, 2020].
- Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certification [APhA , 2020].
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Arabic
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Professional Working
Additional Information
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Timeline
Clinical Pharmacist
St. John's Well Child & Family Center
12.2020 - Current
Staff Pharmacist
CVS Pharmacy
06.2020 - 11.2020
Pharmacy Intern
CVS Pharmacy
12.2017 - 12.2019
Clinical Pharmacist- Ambulatory
Soliman Fakeeh Hospital
04.2014 - 12.2016
Inpatient Resident Pharmacist
Ain Shams University Hospital
08.2012 - 03.2014
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) - Pharmaceutical Sciences
Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University