Nicole Peacock Anderson
Bluffton,SC
Summary
Passionate and knowledgeable hospital inpatient pharmacist seeking a position in an organization dedicated to delivering high-quality patient care. Committed to prioritizing individual patient needs and ensuring their well-being. Demonstrated effective communication and collaboration skills with healthcare teams, ensuring accurate and safe pharmaceutical practices. Eager to expand expertise in pharmacy and stay updated with the latest advancements in practice.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Inpatient Staff Pharmacist
Coastal Carolina Hospital
09.2014 - Current
- Maintains full-time employment with at least 40 hours per week.
- Performs pharmacokinetic dosing on vancomycin, aminoglycosides, as well as renal dosing of various medications.
- Monitors and adjusts anticoagulants, including; Eliquis, Xarelto, Lovenox, Arixtra, Heparin, and Coumadin.
- Provides consultations and answered inquiries from patients, healthcare professionals and physicians regarding drugs, potential side effects, and specified use.
- Managed drug and supply inventories.
- Performed technical processes required to dispense medications to patients.
- Supervised compounding activities, ensuring accuracy in preparation of custom medications according to physician specifications.
- Streamlined pharmacy operations, implementing efficient workflow processes for prescription dispensing and counseling.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams for optimal patient care and improved treatment outcomes.
- Streamlined medication reconciliation process, reducing medication errors and enhancing patient safety.
- Supervised and coached team of pharmacy technicians and trainees.
- Educated patients about possible drug interactions and gave special administration instructions.
- Played an integral role in emergency response situations, providing expert guidance on appropriate drug therapy interventions during critical moments of patient care, including providing CPR and other ACLS needs.
- Monitored medication dispensing machines within hospital pharmacy to make supplies readily available to clinical staff.
- Contributed to antimicrobial stewardship efforts by monitoring antibiotic usage patterns and making recommendations for targeted improvements.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
- Maintained compliance with USP 797 and USP 800 standards through regular audits of sterile compounding practices and rigorous staff training programs.
- Advised physicians on how to properly dose medications.
- Assisted other pharmacy staff with drug inventory, purchasing and receiving.
- Effectively prioritized tasks and organized workflow to increase efficiency.
- Served as liaison between the pharmacy department and other healthcare professionals, facilitating communication regarding patient care plans.
- Collaborated with healthcare providers to clarify prescription orders, ensuring accurate and timely medication dispensing.
Staff Pharmacist
St. Vincent's Hospital
02.2012 - 11.2013
- Full time employment with at least 40 hours per week.
- Performs daily management of pharmacy department on evening shift, including supervising and monitoring pharmacy technicians.
- Interprets and enters physician orders onto patient profiles for ultimate administration by nursing staff using Horizon Meds Manager program.
- Provides pharmacy order entry services for patients and information to nurses of St Vincent's Hospital- St Clair facility after their closing hours.
- Manages pyxis medication loading/unloading and restocking, patient profile information and hospital user information through the pyxis main med console.
- Prints, checks and sends up daily medication and IV batches that are not already stocked on the floor.
- Aids and gives input to developing/revising new and existing hospital protocols, procedures, and pharmacy workflow.
- Receives and processes orders for IV and oral medications to the NICU, including TPNs, as well as vaccinations to nursing staff.
- Oversees all aspects of operations in regard to dispensing of oral and intravenous medications/fluids, including chemotherapy, TPNs, and various compounded medications.
- Checks repackaged unit dose medications pharmacy stock and floor pyxis restock.
- Dispenses narcotic medications, PCAs, and IV drips to the floors for administration by the nursing staff.
- Restocks, updates, and/or checks Code trays, unit Code boxes, and Outpatient infusion boxes after use.
- Perform daily pharmacokinetic dosing on Vancomycin, aminoglycosides, and other various medications after clinical pharmacists.
- Provides/suggests monitoring and adjustments of anticoagulants, such as; Heparin, Lovenox, Coumadin, Arixtra, Argatroban, Lepirudin, and Pradaxa.
- Provides services to closed OR pharmacy satellite after on evening shift after closing satellite hours.
- Gives valuable input to and answers questions from all disciplines regarding dose adjustments, suggestions for medication therapy, IV compatibility, etc.
- Discusses various issues/topics with patients as to obtain necessary information to provide them with the highest level of care and safety.
- Communicates between pharmacy staff members and promotes a professional and safe work environment.
- Performs ordering of medications and other pharmacy stock when needed.
- Initiate and/or change various departmental projects and procedures including; initiated and worked to make IV room 797 compliant, creating a new procedure and form for handling patients' home medications, helped improve some safety check procedures, and regularly gave input to pharmacy director on how to better the department.
- Works to ultimately provide the best optimal care to each patient, and upholds their safety with the highest regards.
Staff/Clinical Pharmacist
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
07.2008 - 02.2012
- Full time employment working at least 40 hours per week.
- Performs daily management of pharmacy department on night shift, including supervising and monitoring pharmacy technicians.
- Interprets and enters physician orders onto patient profiles for ultimate administration by nursing staff.
- Oversees all aspects of operations in regards to dispensing of oral and intravenous medications/fluids, including chemotherapy, TPNs, and various compounded medications.
- Checks repackaged unit dose medications for automated robot, med carousel, and floor omnicell restock.
- Dispenses narcotic medications, PCAs, and IV drips to the floors for administration by the nursing staff.
- Restocks, updates, and/or checks EMS transport boxes and Code 9 cart and trays after use.
- Responsible for checking SCIP reports to ensure patient antibiotic regimens are within compliance with proper protocols.
- Perform daily pharmacokinetic dosing for Vancomycin, aminoglycosides, Phenytoin, etc.
- Provides medication dose and regimen adjustments for renally insufficient patients.
- Performs monitoring and adjustments of anticoagulants, such as; Heparin, Lovenox, Coumadin, Arixtra, Argatroban, Lepirudin, and Pradaxa.
- Provides services to all closes pharmacy satellites during the evening and night shift, including NICU, Oncology, OR, and Pediatrics.
- Answers questions from all disciplines regarding dose adjustments, suggestions for medication therapy, IV compatibility, etc.
- Discusses various issues/topics with patients as to obtain necessary information to provide them with the highest level of care and safety.
- Communicates between pharmacy staff members and promotes a professional and safe work environment.
- Works to ultimately provide the best optimal care to each patient, and upholds their safety with the highest regards.
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy -
McWhorter School of Pharmacy, Samford University
Birmingham, Alabama05.2008
Associates in Science - Chemistry
Central Alabama Community College
Alexander City, Alabama07.2004
Skills
- Pharmaceutical calculations
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- IV Admixtures and compounding experience
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving and critical thinking abilities
- Multitasking abilities
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Dispensing medications
- Drug ordering and maintaining inventory
Professional licensure and certification
- South Carolina Pharmacist License: March 2014
- Sterile Preparations Certification: September 2012
- Alabama Pharmacist License: October 2011
- Georgia Pharmacist License: July 2008
Publications
Reduction of trans fatty acids in the American diet, Peacock NA, Caudill RM, CLIPS-Current Literature and Information for Pharmacists, 06/18/07, 11, 31, 1-2
Research
Assessing barriers to fully functioning professional pharmacists on critical care teams, 06/01/07, 04/01/08
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Inpatient Staff Pharmacist
Coastal Carolina Hospital
09.2014 - Current
Staff Pharmacist
St. Vincent's Hospital
02.2012 - 11.2013
Staff/Clinical Pharmacist
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
07.2008 - 02.2012
Associates in Science - Chemistry
Central Alabama Community College
Doctor of Pharmacy -
McWhorter School of Pharmacy, Samford University
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