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RACHEL WHITE
Birmingham,AL
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Summary
Productive Informatics Pharmacist with proven track record of excellent customer service and consistent results. Possesses excellent communication skills, professional attitude and keen attention to detail. Dedicated to using latest technologies and processes to deliver highest level of efficiency.
Overview
17
years of professional experience
Work History
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
Informatics Pharmacist
05.2014 - Current
Job overview
- Responsibilities include systems changes for formulary additions and deletions, drug shortage system changes and high alert notifications
- Lead order set medication review sessions with Nephrology, Hepatology, Interventional Radiology, and Emergency Medicine attendings
- Teaching Cerner new hire pharmacist classes
- Design dosing and monitoring PowerForms for Pharmacists
- Informatics liason for UAB hospital shift from Amerisource Bergen Corp to McKesson Corp
- Standing member of Pharmacy Change Control Committee
- Leader of monthly meetings for the Outpatient Clinic Medication list and Prescription Forum
- Informatics liaison for Medication History Project
- Designed and implemented system changes for UAB hospital shift from Hospira to BBraun fluid contract
- Designing and implementing workflow process for intervention documentation upon order verification
- Informatics liaison for weekly Pharmacy purchasing committee
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
Systems Analyst III
06.2013 - 05.2014
Job overview
- Responsibilities include leading weekly meetings for PharmNet team, overseeing efforts, activities, and accountability of two consultants and three PharmNet analysts, and ensuring timely completion of all PharmNet change requests
- Comprehending medication ordering and distribution processes for adult and pediatric patient populations
Medical Center of Central Georgia
Informatics Pharmacist
06.2010 - 06.2013
Job overview
- Responsibilities include overseeing efforts, activities, competency, and accountability of four consultants and two pharmacists, and ensuring timely completion of all projects
- In addition, organizing and leading weekly Pharmacy Enhancement meetings involving Pharmacy Administration, Nursing, and Information Services
- Developing order entry formats and ordering processes for complex medications: patient controlled analgesia, patient controlled epidural analgesia, bolus doses, irrigations, epidurals, total parenteral nutrition, non-formulary medications, therapeutic interchanges, and pharmacy communication orderables
- Assisting in education of Physicians on CPOE
- Standing member of Health Information Technology Committee
Medical Center of Central Georgia
Clinical Pharmacist II
04.2009 - 06.2010
Job overview
- Managing dosing and monitoring of enoxaparin, heparin, warfarin, aminoglycosides, vancomycin, and adult parenteral nutrition using hospital approved protocols
- Participating in intensive care unit rounds with other healthcare professionals
- Formulating, reviewing, and providing recommendations for adult, pediatric, and neonatal hyperalimentation
- Reviewing drug therapies and giving recommendations based on the latest evidence-based guidelines
- Providing drug information to physicians, nurses, and patients
- Supervising five to nine pharmacy technicians
- Co-precepting of pharmacy school students and pharmacy residents
- Clinical Pharmacist II emphasis in Oncology.
Tanner Medical Center
Clinical Pharmacist
05.2007 - 04.2009
Job overview
- Managing dosing and monitoring of enoxaparin, heparin, warfarin, aminoglycosides, vancomycin, and adult parenteral nutrition using hospital approved protocols
- Formulating, following, and providing recommendations for adult hyperalimentation
- Performing renal dosing of medications per hospital approved protocols
- Reviewing drug therapies and providing recommendations based on the latest evidence-based guidelines
- Providing drug information to physicians, nurses, and patients
- Participating in intensive care unit daily rounds with other healthcare professionals
- Supervising five pharmacy technicians
- Compounding chemotherapy for hospital patients and infusion clinic patients
- Performing weekly medication reviews of skilled nursing facility patients
- Co-precepting of pharmacy school students.
Education
Mercer University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Doctor of Pharmacy
University Overview
- Honors: Valedictorian Class of 2007, Reuben C Hood Award-highest scholastic award for pharmacy graduates, Cambridge Who's Who, National Dean's List
University of West Georgia
Pre-Pharmacy Curriculum
University Overview
- Honors: All-American Scholar Collegiate Award, Latha Barnes Award for Excellence in General Chemistry, Department of Chemistry Scholarship
Skills
- Customer Service and Communication Skills
- Drug Inventory Management
- Medication Dispensing
- Managing products
- Drug Interactions Knowledge
- Drug Formulary Management
- Drug utilization review
- Staff Training
- Pharmacy Automation Systems
- Process Improvements
- Regulatory Requirements
Certification
- Pharmacist, Georgia, RPH-023708
- Pharmacist, Alabama, 17560
- Heartcode BLS, UAB/EMS, 2023
- UAB Cerner Fundamentals, HSIS, 2013
- UAB CCL Basics, HSIS, 2013
- Heartsaver CPR AED, 2013
- Cerner Millennium: Building and Maintaining PharmNet, Cerner Learning Services, April 30, 2021
- Cerner Millennium: Fundamentals, Cerner Learning Services, January 8, 2014
- Geriatric Pharmaceutical Care Certificate, Certified by Mercer University, 2007
Presentations
- Infusion Services at Home Workflow: The University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, APR 2024, Specialty Pharmacy Services
- Core Work Manager: The University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, MAR 2023, Clinical Pharmacy Committee
- InsightRX: Functionality: The University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, JUL 2022, Clinical Pharmacy Comittee
- Meds in Pharmacy Modifications: The University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, DEC 2015, Pharmacy Nursing Liaison Committee
- Pharmacy Interventions Cost Savings: The University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital, NOV 2015, Pharmacy Residency Steering Committee
- Meds in Pharmacy: The University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital (UAB), OCT 2015, Pharmacy Nursing Liaison
Volunteer Experience
- Pharmacy UAB Blood Drive, 2020-2024, American Red Cross
Timeline
Informatics Pharmacist
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
05.2014 - Current
Systems Analyst III
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
06.2013 - 05.2014
Informatics Pharmacist
Medical Center of Central Georgia
06.2010 - 06.2013
Clinical Pharmacist II
Medical Center of Central Georgia
04.2009 - 06.2010
Clinical Pharmacist
Tanner Medical Center
05.2007 - 04.2009
Mercer University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Doctor of Pharmacy
University of West Georgia
Pre-Pharmacy Curriculum
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