Nicole Peacock Anderson
Bluffton,SC
Summary
Dedicated Hospital Inpatient Pharmacist with a strong focus on patient-centered care. Skilled in collaborating with healthcare teams to ensure accurate and safe pharmaceutical practices. Committed to ongoing professional development and staying current with industry advancements.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist
Coastal Carolina Medical Center
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 answers inquiries from patients, healthcare professionals and physicians regarding drugs, potential side effects, and specified use.
- Manages drug and supply inventories.
- Performs technical processes required to dispense medications to patients.
- Supervises compounding activities, ensuring accuracy in preparation of custom medications according to physician specifications.
- Streamlines pharmacy operations, implementing efficient workflow processes for prescription dispensing and counseling.
- Initiates and/or aids in changing various departmental projects and procedures including: initiated and worked to make IV room 797 compliant, helped improve some safety check procedures, and regularly gave input to pharmacy director and administration on how to better the department.
- Collaborates with interdisciplinary healthcare teams for optimal patient care and improved treatment outcomes.
- Streamlines medication reconciliation process, reducing medication errors and enhancing patient safety.
- Supervises and coaches team of pharmacy technicians and trainees.
- Educates patients about possible drug interactions and gave special administration instructions.
- Plays 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.
- Monitors medication dispensing machines within hospital pharmacy to make supplies readily available to clinical staff.
- Contributes to antimicrobial stewardship efforts by monitoring antibiotic usage patterns and making recommendations for targeted improvements.
- Uses critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Maintains compliance with USP 797 and USP 800 standards through regular audits of sterile compounding practices and rigorous staff training programs.
- Advises physicians on how to properly dose medications, or how to select more appropriate therapies when necessary.
- Assists other pharmacy staff with drug inventory, purchasing and receiving.
- Effectively prioritizes tasks and organizes workflow to increase efficiency.
- Serves as liaison between the pharmacy department and other healthcare professionals, facilitating communication regarding patient care plans.
- Collaborates with healthcare providers to clarify prescription orders, ensuring accurate and timely medication dispensing.
- Proficient in Cerner, EPIC, Pyxis, and Omnicell systems.
- Demonstrated strong organizational skills by maintaining orderly workspaces and prioritizing tasks.
Staff Pharmacist
St. Vincent's Hospital
02.2012 - 11.2013
- Full-time employment with at least 40 hours per week.
- Performed daily management of pharmacy department on evening shift, including supervising and monitoring pharmacy technicians.
- Interpreted and entered physician orders onto patient profiles for ultimate administration by nursing staff using Horizon Meds Manager program.
- Provided pharmacy order entry services for patients and information to nurses of St Vincent's Hospital- St Clair offsite facility after their closing hours.
- Managed pyxis medication loading/unloading and restocking, patient profile information and hospital user information through the pyxis main med console.
- Printed, checked and sent up daily medication and IV batches that are not already stocked on the floor.
- Contributed to development and revision of hospital protocols, procedures, and pharmacy workflow, enhancing operational efficiency.
- Received and processed orders for IV and oral medications to the NICU, including TPNs, as well as vaccinations to nursing staff.
- Oversaw all aspects of operations in regard to dispensing of oral and intravenous medications/fluids, including chemotherapy, TPNs, and various compounded medications.
- Checked repackaged unit dose medications pharmacy stock and floor pyxis restock.
- Dispensed narcotic medications, PCAs, and IV drips to the floors for administration by the nursing staff.
- Restocked, updated, and checked code trays, unit code boxes, and outpatient infusion boxes after use.
- Performed daily pharmacokinetic dosing on Vancomycin, aminoglycosides, and other various medications after clinical pharmacists.
- Provided and suggested monitoring and adjustments of anticoagulants, such as; Heparin, Lovenox, Coumadin, Arixtra, Argatroban, Lepirudin, and Pradaxa.
- Provided services to closed OR pharmacy satellite on evening shift after closing satellite hours.
- Gave valuable input to and answers questions from all disciplines regarding dose adjustments, suggestions for medication therapy, IV compatibility, etc.
- Engaged with patients to gather critical information, ensuring delivery of optimal care and safety.
- Communicated between pharmacy staff members and promoted a professional and safe work environment.
- Ordered medications and other pharmacy stock based on inventory levels.
- Led departmental projects to ensure IV room 797 compliance, developed new procedures for handling home medications, improved safety check processes, and provided ongoing input to pharmacy director for departmental enhancements.
- Worked 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
- Maintained full-time employment with at least 40 hours per week.
- Performed pharmacokinetic dosing on vancomycin, aminoglycosides, as well as renal dosing of various medications.
- Monitored and adjusted anticoagulants, including: Eliquis, Xarelto, Lovenox, Arixtra, Heparin, and Coumadin.
- Provided 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.
- Aided in complete renovation of IV room, ante room, and IV pharmacist workspace to comply with USP 797 and USP 800 standards.
- 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 teams 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.
Education
Associates in Science - Chemistry
Central Alabama Community College
Alexander City, Alabama07.2004
Doctor of Pharmacy -
McWhorter School of Pharmacy, Samford University
Birmingham, Alabama05.2008
Skills
- IV Admixtures and compounding experience
- Pharmaceutical calculations
- Dispensing medications
- Drug ordering and maintaining inventory
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Patient counseling
- Attention to detail
- Multitasking abilities
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Problem-solving and critical thinking abilities
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
Certification
ACLS Provider- American Heart Association
Research
Assessing barriers to fully functioning professional pharmacists on critical care teams, 06/01/07, 04/01/08
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
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist
Coastal Carolina Medical Center
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