Nora Elshazly

• Executed daily pharmacist duties which involved dispensing ( 300-600 prescriptions daily), counseling, and compounding of medications both for adult and pediatric patients
• Improved patient outcomes by providing comprehensive medication therapy management and counseling.
• Provided consultations and answered inquiries from patients, healthcare professionals and physicians regarding drugs, potential side effects, and specified use.
• Increased immunization rates in the community by administering vaccinations to patients to provide immunity against influenza, pneumonia, and other diseases.
• Remained knowledgeable about health insurance and other third-party payment programs to facilitate purchases.
• Educated patients on medication, tools and equipment to promote patient-centered care and increase adherence to treatment.
• Improved medication safety by conducting thorough reviews of patient profiles and making appropriate recommendations.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to optimize patient care plans, resulting in improved therapeutic outcomes.
• Developed effective relationships with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to ensure optimal communication and collaboration in patient care.
• Completed accurate cycle counts, inventory management and will-calls for customers.

• Administered and documented CDC-recommended immunizations to patients such as Covid-19, pneumonia and Shingrix vaccines.
• Counseled patients on current and new prescriptions as well as recommended over the counter medications to patients with treatable symptoms.
• Analyzed prescriptions, prepared, counted and compounded the orders.

• Assisted in operations/ management including inventory management, purchasing, pricing, therapeutic interchange, reporting and budgeting process.
• Assisted in training and evaluation of personnel
• Assisted In increasing sales and customer satisfaction byoptimizing filling process to reduce wait times.

• Completed Pyxis loading, refilling, discrepancy reports, general troubleshooting, and inventory on Pyxis automated dispensing machines as well as dispensing and delivering patient medications to patient throughout the hospital floors
• Assisted in prescription production through inputting, retrieving, counting, measuring, compounding, and labeling of appropriate medications
• Enhanced pharmacy efficiency by assisting in inventory management, medication storage organization, and restocking shelves.
• Collaborated with pharmacists to review and clarify prescriptions, preventing potential medication errors or drug interactions.
• Streamlined pharmacy workflow by efficiently managing multiple tasks simultaneously, such as data entry, phone calls, and order processing.

• Worked closely with physicians, nurses, dietitians, and other health care specialists to plan medication therapy for children with Meningitis, RSV, Covid-19, Asthma, cancer, and various infectious diseases.
• Performed pharmacokinetics dosing and monitoring as well as determined the compatibility of the prescribed medications according to weight and age of children.
• Monitored Drug therapy of patients by screening for potential medication problems so that issues involving drug interactions, incompatibilities and potential allergies are resolved without patient harm.

• Performed disease state management in anticoagulation, congestive heart failure, diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and smoking cessation.
• Provided education to patients regarding their current disease, lifestyle modifications, proper follow up and compliance.
• Participated in the coumadin clinic where I adjusted warfarin doses as well as appropriately monitoring INR in all coumadin patients.

• Enhanced treatment plans for patients with chronic conditions, providing targeted medical care and followup.
• Optimized patient care by working closely with multidisciplinary teams, including nurses, specialists, and support staff.
• Worked up 10-15 patients per day and reviewed patient charts daily to ensure medications were appropriately dosed for age, kidney and liver function, disease state, and could be given concomitantly with other medications
• Attended Codes alongside the pharmacist where I was able to learn and apply pharmacy knowledge under the supervision of the pharmacist.
• Improved medication safety by conducting thorough reviews of patient profiles and making appropriate recommendations.
• Stayed up-to-date on pharmacy regulations, treatments and developments in industry research.

• Compounded various medication for inpatient use under the supervision of the pharmacist.

• Utilized electronic medical records systems to maintain accurate documentation of patient information and prescription history.
• Enhanced patient care by accurately dispensing medications under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
• Supported inventory management, ensuring adequate stock levels and timely reordering of medications as needed.
• Inventoried, restocked emergency kit/crash carts and COVID-19 Kits.
• Enhanced pharmacy workflow by assisting pharmacists with medication dispensing, labeling, and packaging.
• Increased overall pharmacy productivity by restocking supplies, organizing shelves, and maintaining cleanliness according to standards.

• Enhanced patient outcomes through early detection and treatment of infectious diseases in high-risk populations.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to develop comprehensive care plans for patients with complex infections.
• Followed 30-40 patients per day and recommended appropriate empiric treatment regimens for various infectious disease, monitored profiles for drug interactions, appropriate therapy based on cultures, renal dosing, potential for IV to PO conversions and potential for optimizing drug therapy.
• Participated in treatment strategies in the management of COVID-19 patients as well as utilizing appropriate sources for evidence-based information in the management of COVID-19
• Participated in Antimicrobial stewardship and De-escalated antimicrobials based on cultures and susceptibility reports as well as selecting the most effective antibiotic given antibiotic resistance data or an antibiogram
• Optimized drug therapy for patients by closely monitoring lab results, vital signs, and clinical response to medications.
• Implemented various medication therapy management services, such as drug therapy monitoring, pharmacokinetic dosing, and therapeutic drug monitoring.
• Provided consultations and answered inquiries from patients, healthcare professionals and physicians regarding drugs, potential side effects, and specified use.

• Followed 15-20 patients per day and Communicated evidence- based recommendations and plans to the treatment team regarding various psychiatric disorders such as (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, Major depressive disorder, PTSD, Anxiety disorder etc.)
• Witnessed and assisted in Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) procedures.
• Attended Multidisciplinary team rounds with the treatment team in the Clark center where I assisted and made recommendation regarding therapy based on patient symptom presentation under the supervision of the pharmacist.
• Optimized drug therapy for patients by closely monitoring lab results, vital signs, and clinical response to medications.
• Served as liaison between the pharmacy department and other healthcare professionals, facilitating communication regarding patient care plans.
• Provided accurate drug information to healthcare providers on the safe use of medications within the hospital setting.
• Stayed up-to-date on pharmacy regulations, treatments and developments in industry research.

• Recommended modifications or adjustments to an existing medication therapy regimen based on patient response
• Developed a treatment plan (including drug, dose, route, frequency, and duration) for patients.
• Formulated SOAP notes that document the findings, recommendations, and a plan from a patient encounter

• Counseled patients on various medications and reconstituted medications under the supervision of the pharmacist.
• Conducted MTM (Medication Therapy Management) by assessing patient’s profile for compliance (therapeutic level) and management of their disease states.
• Assisted in the preparation and administration of various vaccines.