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Steven Bryant

Summary

Resourceful pharmacist with 20+ years of experience running clinical and retail pharmacy operations, sterile compounding, MTM, Drug utilization review, LTC, Formulary review, leading teams, providing high-quality patient service, and collaborating with medical and insurance providers.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Clinical Staff Pharmacist

NaphCare
09.2023 - Current
  • Improved patient outcomes by providing comprehensive medication management and monitoring.
  • Assisted in formulary management, evaluating new medications for clinical efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and safety profiles.
  • Collaborated with healthcare team members to optimize patient care plans and ensure appropriate drug selection.
  • Reduced medication errors by proactively identifying potential drug interactions and contraindications.
  • Enhanced medication safety through thorough drug utilization reviews and medication therapy evaluations.
  • Participated in continuous quality improvement initiatives to advance pharmaceutical services at the institution level.
  • Maintained compliance with USP standards through regular audits of sterile compounding practices and rigorous staff training programs.
  • Provided drug information support for physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to enhance interdisciplinary collaboration.
  • Developed policies and procedures that adhered to regulatory requirements while promoting best practices within the organization''s pharmacy department.
  • Dispensed and verified patient prescription orders, conducting necessary utilization reviews.

Night Shift Pharmacy Supervisor

St. Vincent's Ascension
01.2019 - 08.2023
  • Dispensed prescribed drugs with maximum accuracy and provided in-depth counseling and patient education regarding medication use, side effect profile, possible adverse drug interaction, and labeling interpretation.
  • Established professional relationships and cooperated with physicians and clinic personnel.
  • Ensured the amount, mix, timing, potency, and method of administering medications was appropriate for the drug, dose and/or patient through analysis of RPMS and EHR systems data.
  • Maintained inventory and monitored medicine preparation and distribution to guarantee compliance.
  • Facilitated positive patient outcome and handled controlled substances; prepared IV antibiotics under USP 797 guidelines and monitored patients lab results to adjustment dosage.
  • Additional Staff Pharmacist experience and Early Practice Experience from 2003 to 2007 with chain, independent, long-term care, and outpatient hospital pharmacies.

Pharmacist-in-Charge/Pharmacy Manager

Gateway Pharmaceuticals
01.2017 - 01.2019
  • Supervise, monitor, and evaluate the quality and effectiveness of patient care provided by pharmacy staff as well as pharmacy technicians' prescription labeling, production, and mixing of pharmaceuticals.
  • Conducted audits or QA and improved compliance with state and federal regulations, including Alabama State Board of Pharmacy laws, FDA and DEA regulations, PBM contracts, and lab USP 797 standards.
  • Enhanced operational performance and increased employee morale, accuracy, and productivity through ongoing training and continuous improvement of SOPs.
  • Built strong relationships with physicians and insurance companies and regularly interfaced to gain prior authorizations and clarify patient pharmaceutical regiments, drug interactions, allergies, and side effects.
  • Provided customers with Point of Care (POC) testing, immunizations, and bio-identical hormone and nutritional counseling; formulated and compounded various medications as per patient needs.
  • Maintained comprehensive administrative records and managed finance, inventory, and security.
  • Facilitated positive patient outcome and handled controlled substances; prepared IV antibiotics under USP 797 guidelines and monitored patients lab results to adjustment dosage.

Clinical Pharmacist

Brookwood Medical Center
01.2007 - 01.2017
  • Dispensed prescribed drugs with maximum accuracy and provided in-depth counseling and patient education regarding medication use, side effect profile, possible adverse drug interaction, and labeling interpretation.
  • Established professional relationships and cooperated with physicians and clinic personnel.
  • Ensured the amount, mix, timing, potency, and method of administering medications was appropriate for the drug, dose and/or patient through analysis of RPMS and EHR systems data.
  • Maintained inventory and monitored medicine preparation and distribution to guarantee compliance.
  • Facilitated positive patient outcome and handled controlled substances; prepared IV antibiotics under USP 797 guidelines and monitored patients lab results to adjustment dosage.

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy -

McWhorter School of Pharmacy Samford University
Birmingham, AL
01.2005

Bachelor of Science - Biology

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
01.2001

Skills

  • Retail Pharmacy Leadership
  • Clinical Pharmacy Leadership
  • Inventory Management
  • Team Supervision & Training
  • Pharmacy & Clinical Software ( Cerner, Epic, Techcare, Frameworks, CPR)
  • Sterile technique
  • Pharmacy automation systems
  • Pediatric pharmacy
  • Medication therapy management
  • Drug utilization review
  • Critical care pharmacy
  • Geriatric pharmacy
  • Emergency medicine pharmacy
  • Intravenous compounding
  • Clinical decision making
  • Pharmacotherapy
  • Clinical documentation

Certification

  • Alabama State Board of Pharmacy License #15159
  • APhA Certified Immunizer
  • CPR/AED BCLS Certified

Timeline

Clinical Staff Pharmacist

NaphCare
09.2023 - Current

Night Shift Pharmacy Supervisor

St. Vincent's Ascension
01.2019 - 08.2023

Pharmacist-in-Charge/Pharmacy Manager

Gateway Pharmaceuticals
01.2017 - 01.2019

Clinical Pharmacist

Brookwood Medical Center
01.2007 - 01.2017

Bachelor of Science - Biology

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Doctor of Pharmacy -

McWhorter School of Pharmacy Samford University

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