Susana Halim

Energetic Hospital Pharmacist with over two-year history of hospital environments. Carefully interprets physician orders for correctness and educates patients on possible drug interactions. Strengths include medication dispensing, compounding and inventory control. Experienced preparing IV drug products and solutions.

• Rho Chi Honor Society (The Pharmacy Academic Honor Society) (2019-2021)
• Dean's List (2015-2021)
• Alpha Chi Honor Society (2017-2021)
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (2018-2021)
• Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society (2016-2021)

MEDITECH, ALLSCRIPTS, BD Pyxis MedStation, Omnicell Automated Dispensing Cabinets, Simplifi, Quantifi

• Elective Academia, Susan Villegas, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, 05/18/2020 - 06/23/2020, Wrote SOAP notes based on different patient cases, Worked up patient cases by identifying potential problems and improving therapy, Presented a journal club on Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of the SGLT2 Inhibitors Dapagliflozin in Patients with Heart failure and a Reduced Ejection Fraction, Regardless of the Presence or Absence of Diabetes, Major insomnia presentation, Presented on excessive alcohol use
• Community Practice, Rachel Anne Santiago, Walgreens Pharmacy, Bayonne, NJ, 07/31/2020 - 09/04/2020, Counseled patients on OTC and prescription medications, Processed prescriptions and collected patients' information, Participated in Medication Therapy Management (MTM) reviews, Communicated with healthcare providers and insurance companies to resolve medication-related issues, Counseled patients on how to take their BP and BG readings
• Ambulatory Care, Renita Nal, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, 09/09/2020 - 10/14/2020, Counseled discharged patients on their medications, Performed medication reconciliation for newly admitted patients, Counseled asthma, COPD, and heart failure patients, Counseled bariatric surgery patients on their discharged medications which included how to use Lovenox injection, Follow-up phone calls for all patients who were counseled before discharge, Accurately processed and dispensed medication orders, Participated in Medication Therapy Management (MTM) reviews
• General Inpatient Medicine, Grammatiki Vakritzis, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, 10/16/2020 - 11/20/2020, Rounded on internal patient floor with the medical team and engaged in patient case discussions, Followed up and intervened on patient cases, Answered several drug information questions, Led topic discussions on VTE treatment and prophylaxis, UTI, Pneumonia, and Afib, Held an in-service on inpatient pain management, Presented a major case on alcohol withdrawal
• Acute Care, Erica Carrasquillo, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, 11/23/2020 - 01/08/2021, Rounded on ICU with the medical team and engaged in patient case discussions, Reviewed patients' pharmacotherapeutic plans and made appropriate interventions, Wrote interventions, SOAP notes, and drug information responses, Led topic discussions on SAH/ICP and Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis, Presented a major case on Meningitis
• Institutional, Paul Nowierski, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, 01/14/2021 - 02/18/2021, Observed pharmacy operations in different areas, Delivered medications to patients' units, Compounded sterile and non-sterile intravenous medications, Compounded oral suspension such as sildenafil, Helped review anesthesiologists' records and cross-reference it with Omnicell reports, Dispensed unit dose medications, Created a presentation on Hazardous Drugs, Helped repackage medications and restock Omnicells, Reviewed daily Lovenox dosing
• Elective Information Technologies in Healthcare, Ross Harmon, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, 02/22/2021 - 03/29/2021, Participated in narcotic auditing, Updated Omnicell settings with the goal of standardizing items cross all Omnicells, Reviewed formulary and non-formulary items, Validated data regarding patients' PNC allergy and utilization of cephalosporins as an alternative in AllScripts for an ongoing project, Participated in an ongoing project of optimizing stocked items on COVID floors, Participated in making a presentation comparing Omnicell and Pyxis

• Peer tutoring during P4 and P5
• American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (APHA-ASP)
• American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
• Industry Pharmacists Organization (IPHO)
• New Jersey Pharmacists Association (NJPhA)
• Initiation of Giving Internationally through Volunteer Experience (IGIVE)
• Coptic Orthodox Christian Club (COCC)

• New Jersey State Pharmacist License, 11/30/2021
• New York State Pharmacy Intern Certified, 05/2017
• B.P.S. Degree in Pharmaceutical Studies, 05/2019
• APhA Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certified, 02/09/2020
• Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation & Basic Life Support, 02/01/2020
• HIPPA/OSHA Certified