Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Certification
LANGUAGES
Timeline
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Publications
Community Service
Awards
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Victoria Lewis

Troy,MO

Summary

Dedicated pharmacist with comprehensive background in medication management, patient care, and regulatory compliance. Proven ability to enhance therapeutic outcomes through collaboration with other healthcare professionals. Strong expertise in sterile compounding, prescription accuracy, and patient counseling. Reliable team player with excellent communication skills and attention to detail.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Pharmacist

SSM St. Joseph's West Hospital
06.2023 - Current
  • Developed strong relationships with healthcare providers to optimize patient care and medication adherence.
  • Mentored and trained new pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, fostering a supportive work environment focused on professional growth.
  • Assisted in the development of policies and procedures related to sterile compounding operations, promoting compliance with legal regulations and best practices per USP 797/800.
  • Improved patient outcomes by providing comprehensive medication therapy management and counseling.
  • Mentored pharmacy students and interns, contributing to development of future healthcare professionals.
  • Provided consultations and answered inquiries from patients, healthcare professionals and physicians regarding drugs, potential side effects, and specified use.
  • Collaborated with healthcare providers to clarify prescription orders, ensuring accurate and appropriate medication utilization.

Pharmacy Intern

SSM St. Joseph’s West Hospital
11.2020 - 06.2023
  • Certified in IV sterile compounding techniques including sterile chemotherapy compounding precautions
  • Performs patient home medication reconciliation, documentation, and management
  • Contributes to proper disposal and waste of hazardous drugs and controlled substances
  • Assists healthcare providers and patients regarding medication and drug information questions to the extent of my knowledge under the supervision of a pharmacist
  • Supervisor: Tyson Lotz

Pharmacy Intern

Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
10.2019 - 11.2020
  • Assisted with entering and filling prescriptions, calling insurance companies, and assisting front counter patients
  • Answered phone calls and assisted the patient or healthcare provider to the extent of my knowledge
  • Counseled patients under the supervision of the pharmacist
  • Compounded suspensions and solutions for pediatric patients requiring liquid dosage forms
  • Supervisor: Brooke Taylor

Lab Associate I

Eurofins Panlabs
05.2018 - 07.2019
  • Performed cell culture and cell-based assays
  • Kept strict, thorough documentation, organized paperwork, and performed maintenance on lab equipment.
  • Trained new hires and other colleagues in cell culture techniques, cell-based assay solutions, and equipment maintenance.
  • More details under Research Experience section
  • Supervisor: Jessy Parry

Patient Care Technician

Missouri Baptist Medical Center
07.2017 - 05.2018
  • Performed patient care duties imperative to the recovery of post-operative surgical patients
  • Collected urine, fecal, and sputum specimens and filed sufficient documentation for laboratory testing
  • Educated patient on daily and overall care goals to the extent of my knowledge
  • Supervisor: Charlotte Liley

Medical Scribe

03.2016 - 09.2017
  • PhysAssist Inc. contracted with Mercy Hospital in Saint Louis, MO, Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital and Progress West Hospital in Saint Charles, MO (both), Supervisor: Brendan Mulqueeny
  • Worked in the emergency department of three separate hospitals gaining experience in various unique operational workloads and electronic medical record documentation
  • Charted extensively for all physicians employed in the ED regarding patient care and wrote SOAP notes on each patient encounter with pin-point accuracy regarding provider’s findings, differential diagnoses, medical decision making, and healthcare provider consultations.
  • Learned patient counseling techniques as well as delivering difficult news with empathy to patients and their families.

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy -

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy
Edwardsville, IL
05.2023

Bachelor of Biological Sciences - undefined

Webster University
Saint Louis, MO
05.2018

Skills

  • Sterile compounding experience
  • Overseeing adherence to federal and state compounding standards
  • Prescription verification
  • Therapeutic drug monitoring
  • Training pharmacy staff
  • Epic trained
  • Strong communication skills with other healthcare professionals
  • Patient counseling

Accomplishments

SSM Great Catch Award - 02/2024

Pharmacy Team Member of the Month - 06/2024

SSM Compassion Coin Award 09/2022

Academic Scholarship for Webster University 08/2013 – 05/2018

Affiliations

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) 05/2025 - Current

Certification

  • Missouri State Board of Pharmacy Pharmacist License (2023035937) - 09/2023 - Present
  • Missouri State Board of Pharmacy Medication Therapy Services - 09/2023 - Present

LANGUAGES

English: Native Language
German: Intermediate

Timeline

Pharmacist

SSM St. Joseph's West Hospital
06.2023 - Current

Pharmacy Intern

SSM St. Joseph’s West Hospital
11.2020 - 06.2023

Pharmacy Intern

Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
10.2019 - 11.2020

Lab Associate I

Eurofins Panlabs
05.2018 - 07.2019

Patient Care Technician

Missouri Baptist Medical Center
07.2017 - 05.2018

Medical Scribe

03.2016 - 09.2017

Bachelor of Biological Sciences - undefined

Webster University

Doctor of Pharmacy -

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Rxcellence Independent Study Program 2022-01 – 2022-05 SIUE School of Pharmacy Completed the development and implementation of education and training activities to high school students throughout high schools in Illinois who are interested in STEM program fields with a goal to promote pharmacy as a career path and pharmacist roles in the community. Implementation of educational techniques that are relevant to the student’s course curriculum were used to make presentations interesting and fun to learn!

Publications

  • Charles R. Wageman, Lee R. Cavedine, Vanessa Norman, Natiya Robinson, Tracy Lu, Victoria McBain, Joseph Murphy, Kayla Stehle, Steven M. Garner, Alyssa M. Croff, Brogan A. Epkins, Kristin Dempsey, Alastair J. King, Jesse J. Parry. Drug response metrics and pharmacological profiling using the OncoPanel cell-based profiling service [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2019; 2019 Mar 29-Apr 3; Atlanta, GA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(13 Suppl):Abstract nr 4245.
  • Alastair J. King, Lee R. Cavedine, Alyssa M. Croff, Kristin C. Dempsey, Brogan A. Epkins, Steven M. Garner, Tracy Lu, Victoria V. McBain, Joseph W. Murphy, Vanessa L. Norman, Natiya E. Robinson, Kayla A. Stehle, Charles R. Wageman, Jesse J. Parry. Profiling and comparison of breast cancer standard of care agents using the OncoPanel cell-based profiling service [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2019; 2019 Mar 29-Apr 3; Atlanta, GA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(13 Suppl):Abstract nr 2073.

Community Service

  • SIUE School of Pharmacy, Opioid Awareness Walk Volunteer, Saint Louis, MO, 2020-08, 2020-08, Worked at the SIUE School of Pharmacy booth educating people on the importance of safe medication disposal and the opioid epidemic nationwide.
  • HVI and SSHP, Volunteer, Edwardsville, IL, 2019-08, Present, Making several blankets for dialysis and hospice care patients.
  • Webster Works, Volunteer, Saint Louis, MO, 2013-10, 2015-10, Worked as a volunteer annually in October at the Alzheimer’s Association organizing annual walk equipment and cleaned trash from forests and parks.
  • Feed My People, Volunteer, Saint Louis, MO, 2005-12, 2018-12, Worked as a volunteer annually in December organizing the gifts from adopters to hand out to the adoptees. Brought out gifts and helping load them into adoptees vehicles.

Awards

Compassion Award 2022-09 Awarded a compassion coin from SSM St. Joseph’s pharmacy department for my hard work and dedication to the team.

Academic Scholarship for Webster University 2013-08 – 2018-05 Awarded an annual scholarship for academic achievement throughout undergraduate education.

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