Sadaf Eileen Emad
Los Altos Hills
Summary
Dedicated Inpatient Pharmacist with extensive experience in evaluating medication orders and enhancing patient outcomes through personalized therapy plans. Demonstrates effective communication with multidisciplinary teams, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, while fostering a culture of accountability among pharmacy staff.
Overview
1
1
Certification
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Pharmacist
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
San Jose
10.2023 - Current
- Delivered pharmacotherapy recommendations during multidisciplinary ICU rounds with physicians and nurses, improving medication therapy for critically ill patients.
- Partnered with physicians, nurses, and dietitians to create personalized medication therapy plans that enhance patient outcomes.
- Evaluated and confirmed medication orders assessing indications, pharmacokinetic dosages, renal function, allergies, and interactions to optimize safety and accuracy in patient care.
- Conducted daily antibiotic stewardship reviews assessing indications, renal dosing, microbial cultures, and IV-to-PO conversion appropriateness to enhance patient safety.
- Optimized adult and neonatal parenteral nutrition therapy (TPN) by proactively monitoring critical lab values, ensuring safety and effectiveness.
- Verified sterile and non-sterile compounded preparations involving chemotherapy and hazardous medications, ensuring compliance with USP and institutional policies.
Inpatient Pharmacist
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas
03.2023 - Current
- Supervised and mentored pharmacists and technicians, fostering accountability and teamwork to enhance service delivery.
- Detected and mitigated medication-related safety issues via proactive order assessments and evidence-based clinical strategies.
- Led compliance efforts with joint commission, CDPH, CMS, and board of pharmacy standards to ensure regulatory adherence.
- Formulated and adjusted treatment plans according to warfarin protocol, managing lab orders and overseeing INR levels to optimize patient safety in warfarin therapy.
Inpatient Pharmacist
Coalinga Regional Medical Center- Rural Health Clinic
Coalinga
01.2023 - 06.2023
- Assisted code blue and emergency response initiatives working with a multidisciplinary team to prepare, validate, and deliver emergency medications while guaranteeing timely evidence-based patient care.
- Facilitated attainment of HbA1c and blood glucose goals through tailored modifications of diabetes medication dosages.
- Streamlined daily medication reconciliations to optimize patient medication regimens.
- Provided comprehensive pharmaceutical education to patients, addressing inquiries and clarifying potential medication side effects.
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy -
Pacific University Oregon, School of Pharmacy
Hillsboro, OR05-2021
BSc - Animal Biology
University of California Davis
Davis, CA03-2014
Skills
- Pharmacotherapy management
- Antibiotic stewardship
- Medication safety advocacy
- Regulatory compliance
- Quality improvement
- Staff training and leadership
- Multitasking
- Verbal and written communication
Certification
- Registered Pharmacist, California State Board of Pharmacy, 86174
- Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association, 2026
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), American Heart Association, 2026
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), American Heart Association, 2026
- SIDP Antimicrobial Stewardship Certificate
- APHA Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate
Languages
- English
- Farsi
Timeline
Clinical Pharmacist
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
10.2023 - Current
Inpatient Pharmacist
Natividad Medical Center
03.2023 - Current
Inpatient Pharmacist
Coalinga Regional Medical Center- Rural Health Clinic
01.2023 - 06.2023
Doctor of Pharmacy -
Pacific University Oregon, School of Pharmacy
BSc - Animal Biology
University of California Davis