ROSANNA LAVINO
Wilmington,MA
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Operations Pharmacist
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
06.2022 - Current
- Reviewing medication orders for appropriateness
- Analyzing narcotic inventories and resolving outstanding discrepancies
- Speaking to Doctors and Nurses and assisting in medication dosing, automated drug machine access and medication delivery
Staff Clinical Pharmacist
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
05.2013 - 06.2022
- Review medication orders for appropriateness and be available on the unit to nurses and residents for medication questions and needs
- Daily rounding activities on various units if assigned and availability to offer insight on proper medication use and dosing
- Participating in clinical research and journal clubs
- Mentoring pharmacy students and devising learning plans for experiential rotations
- Speaking to Doctors and Nurses about specific drug information, dosing, contraindications and counseling patients during discharge
Pharmacist in Charge
CVS/Pharmacy
Medford, MA
07.2009 - 05.2013
- Interacting and counseling patients about over the counter and prescription medications by giving an overview of potential adverse reactions and proper administration
- Overseeing interns and technicians to assure each station in the pharmacy is being attended to appropriately and professionally and taking disciplinary action if necessary
- Analyzing drug interactions and discussing therapy changes with doctors
- Oversaw appropriate ordering of medications from our vendor and proper returning of expired medications
- Proper inventory control and training has allowed a reduction in unnecessary outside-vendor ordering, assured vital medications were in stock, and reduced shrink
- Youngest pharmacist to work in a 5,000+ per week prescription store
- Upon arrival to the store, it achieved an excellent store status based on customer feedback for the first time in 5 years
- Allowed the store to reduce inventory shrink by achieving an inventory swell for the first time in 3 years
Pharmacy Intern
CVS/Pharmacy
Boston, MA
09.2006 - 07.2009
- Working directly under the supervision of a Pharmacist and preparing myself for the role as a Pharmacist by learning proper drug utilization review, counseling patient's on over the counter products, participating and learning about inventory control and demonstrating excellent patient care and customer service
Pharmacy Service Associate
CVS/Pharmacy
Malden, MA
11.2001 - 09.2006
- Servicing patients at prescription pick-up and assisting the Pharmacist with prescription preparation
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy -
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Boston, MA05.2009
Skills
- Drug safety
- Maintaining records
- Patient education and counseling
- Verifying orders
- Reviewing prescriptions
- Drug utilization review
- Quality assurance standards
- Compounding experience
Licensingclassifications
Pharmacist, Massachusetts, PH232576
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Italian
Full Professional
Timeline
Clinical Operations Pharmacist
Massachusetts General Hospital
06.2022 - Current
Staff Clinical Pharmacist
Massachusetts General Hospital
05.2013 - 06.2022
Pharmacist in Charge
CVS/Pharmacy
07.2009 - 05.2013
Pharmacy Intern
CVS/Pharmacy
09.2006 - 07.2009
Pharmacy Service Associate
CVS/Pharmacy
11.2001 - 09.2006
Doctor of Pharmacy -
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences