Saman Mirzaei
Cumberland,RI
Summary
I graduated from the University of Rhode Island, College of Pharmacy, with my Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2002 with honors. My pharmacy career began with CVS Pharmacy in their upcoming leader program, where I worked as a staff pharmacist, team leader, and pharmacy manager at several locations. In 2008, I started looking for hospital experience to broaden my clinical knowledge in an acute care setting with a focus in critical care, bone marrow transplant, oncology and patient safety. With this in mind, I pursued an advanced certification in outpatient diabetes education (CDOE), APhA Delivering Medication Therapy Management Services certificate (MTM) and additionally APhA Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery certificate. I also have a background in healthcare IT as I was the product manager of clinical and oncology content with MEDITECH. I am currently licensed in Rhode Island, and I have a strong background in critical care, oncology, bone-marrow transplant, and patient MTM with multiple disease state management.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Oncology Pharmacist (Infusion Sites)
Steward Health Group/Good Samaritan Hospital
07.2020 - Current
- Collaborate with oncology team/other healthcare professionals to closely monitor/assess chemotherapy drug regimen appropriateness/effectiveness
- Oversee technicians' chemotherapy prep (using USP 797 sterile compounding guidelines)
- Conduct drug utilization reviews, drug interaction management, disease state therapy management, current lab monitoring
- Patient counseling (managing side effects at home, follow-up treatment plan review w/ internal nursing), provide critical info/advice for possible drug interactions, side effects management, proper medication storage
- Advise technicians on proper compliance logs of fridge temperatures for chemotherapy storage
- Ensure proper clean room maintenance for non- hazardous/hazardous compounding, and IV hood maintenance
- Review patient medication regimen, monitor patient labs, review drug interaction with the physician staff during rounds, make recommendations to transplant team/physicians regarding drug treatment/nutritional needs for our transplant patients (on neutropenic precautions)
- Research chemotherapy protocols
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based oncology treatment protocols.
- Advanced the quality of pharmaceutical care for oncology patients through continuous professional development and research initiatives.
- Evaluated and monitored laboratory data to drive safe and effective medication therapy.
Clinical Pediatric Oncology Pharmacist
Yale New Haven Health
11.2019 - 07.2020
- Assisted in the development of policies and procedures related to pharmacy operations, promoting compliance with legal regulations and best practices.
- Assessed patient knowledge of chosen therapy to tailor counseling to meet needs of individual patients.
- Optimized drug therapy for patients by closely monitoring lab results, vital signs, and clinical response to medications.
- Maintained appropriate drug records and completed reports as necessary.
- Performed technical processes required to dispense medications to patients.
- Implemented medication therapy management programs, resulting in improved patient adherence to prescribed medications.
- Evaluated and monitored laboratory data to drive safe and effective medication therapy.
- Collaborate with oncology team/other healthcare professionals to closely monitor/assess chemotherapy drug regimen, appropriateness/effectiveness Conductconduct drug utilization reviews, drug interaction management, disease state therapy management, current lab monitoringPatientpatient counseling (managing side effects at home, follow-up treatment plan review w/ internal nursing), provide critical info/advice for possible drug interactions, side effects managementProper>proper medication storageReview>review patient medication regimen, monitor patient labsReview>review drug interaction with the physician staff during rounds, make recommendations to transplant team/physicians regarding drug treatment/nutritional needs for our transplant patients (on neutropenic precautions)Researchesearch chemotherapy protocols, dosing/monitoring parameters for our transplant patients, coordinate with BMT nursing staff for chemotherapy start times (timing protocol, is crucial), provide support/clinical info to nursing staff
Product Manager, Clinical Content and Oncology
MEDITECH
05.2017 - 10.2019
- Ensure products satisfy market/customer demands while aligning with corporate vision and strategy
- Responsible for several clinical products, building solutions from existing ideas, developing new ideas based on industry research, experience, formal customer/prospect interactions,
- Manage physician clinical decision support
- Manage oncology-specific applications
- Analyzed competitive landscapes to identify market opportunities, informing strategic business decisions.
- Reviewed sales, customer concerns, and new opportunities to drive business strategy at weekly planning sessions.
- Presented compelling product demonstrations at industry conferences, garnering significant interest from potential customers and stakeholders alike.
- Devised content strategy to effectively engage target audiences.
- Enhanced user experience, resulting in increased customer satisfaction and retention rates.
- Communicated effectively with team members to deliver updates on project milestones and deadlines.
- Developed product documentation to communicate upcoming features and products to internal teams.
Clinical Oncology Pharmacist (Infusion Sites)
Roger Williams Medical Center
10.2008 - 05.2014
- Collaborate with oncology team/other healthcare professionals to closely monitor/assess chemotherapy drug regimen appropriateness/effectiveness
- Oversee technicians' chemotherapy prep (using USP 797 sterile compounding guidelines)
- Conduct drug utilization reviews, drug interaction management, disease state therapy management, current lab monitoring, patient counseling (managing side effects at home, follow-up treatment plan review w/ internal nursing)
- Provide critical info/advice for possible drug interactions, side effects management, proper medication storage
- Advise technicians on proper compliance logs of fridge temperatures for chemotherapy storage, state provided/investigational vaccines (weekly report to RI dept of health)
- Ensure proper clean room maintenance for non- hazardous/hazardous compounding, and IV hood maintenance
- Rotated to RWMC main inpatient pharmacy
- Oversee pharmacy technicians for accurately compounding IVs, TPNs, inpatient chemotherapy preparation
- Rounded on Bone Marrow Transplant Unit (BMT), which is only BMT unit in RI
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based oncology treatment protocols.
- Advanced the quality of pharmaceutical care for oncology patients through continuous professional development and research initiatives.
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy - Pharmacy
University of Rhode Island
Kingston05.2002
Skills
- ICU/CCU/General Medical Rounds
- Bone Marrow Transplant Rounds
- Emergency Department Rounds
- Inventory management and 340b order management
- Over 20 years of experience of sterile (USP 797 and USP 800), and non sterile compounding (USP 795)
- APhA Delivering Medication Therapy Management Services certificate
- APhA Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery certificate
- Experience in nursing and physician education regarding implantation of current diabetes guidelines and adherence to formulary management in the hospital setting
- Experience with several physician order entering systems, such as MEDITECH (RWMC), Siemens (RIH), Epic (RIH), Cerner (W&I), and automated pharmacy dispensing programs, such as Pyxis (RWMC) and Omnicell (RIH)
- Prescription Verification
- Educating patients
- Oral chemotherapy dispensing
- Hospital Staff Support
- Interpreting and Processing Medication Orders
- Medicare and Medicaid process
- Electronic Medical Records
- Pediatric Oncology Familiarity
- Hazardous drug handling
- Side Effect and Usage Education
- Medication dispensing and immunizing
- Pharmaceutical Calculations
- Coordinating inventory
- Interpreting orders
- Storage procedures
- Pharmacy operations management
- Pharmacy Staff Management
- Disease Knowledge
- Preparing Sterile and Non-Sterile Compounds
- Safety understanding
- Drug Inventory Management
- Immunotherapy expertise
- Prescription Filling
Timeline
Clinical Oncology Pharmacist (Infusion Sites)
Steward Health Group/Good Samaritan Hospital
07.2020 - Current
Clinical Pediatric Oncology Pharmacist
Yale New Haven Health
11.2019 - 07.2020
Product Manager, Clinical Content and Oncology
MEDITECH
05.2017 - 10.2019
Clinical Oncology Pharmacist (Infusion Sites)
Roger Williams Medical Center
10.2008 - 05.2014
Doctor of Pharmacy - Pharmacy
University of Rhode Island
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