Dispensing Pharmacist/ Consultant Pharmacist
Omnicare - CVS Health Inc.
Ballston Spa, NY
2003 - Current
- Answer questions regarding various clinical, financial and regulatory aspects for prescription medication utilization from all our residential health care facilities and non-skilled facilities
- Monitor and help direct different aspects of the dispensing workflow process to be successful
- Teach and provide feedback on different employee responsibilities with the team member directly and/or supervisor
- Routinely involved in various activities regarding the narcotic room and controlled substance compliance
- Prepared written and verbal recommendations to prescribers to enhance medication monitoring, possible side effect identification and potential changes to medication regimens
- Met and prepared presentations with medical directors, administrators and nursing directors regarding all aspects of prescription medication use including regulatory aspects, safe use and monitoring, prescriber ordering patterns and cost containment opportunities
- Collaborated and invited to present at numerous opioid addiction forums with various federal, state, county and local law enforcement and associated addiction organizations
