Professional Experience
Mass Mental Health, Boston, MA (2001 to Present)
Director of Pharmacy
- Provid leadership experience to a multi-disciplinary team in the managing a new, state of the art clinical environment.
- Responsibility for a complicated inventory system and unique, compounded special dosage and packaging system tailored to the needs of the patient.
- Integral part of the inter-disciplinary team including patient counseling and targeting interventions.
- Ensure patient safety and advocacy.
- Assisted in establishing in policies, procedures, and standards of care in accordance with the institutions synergistic model.
Marylin Hospital, Plain, MA (2003 to 2009)
Director of Outpatient Pharmacy
- In coordination with pharmacy and hospital administration established inter-collaborative communication pathways with physician, nursing and patient groups.
- Implemented and instituted a plan for a traditional non-compliant patient population to assure medication compliance in TB clinic.
- Aided with dispensing class two through five drug and record keeping for both inpatient and out patient.
- In compliance with national safety priorities established process for patient identification verification and drug interaction.
- Assumed the duties of coordinating and standardizing the code carts throughout institution.
- Accountable for processing the monthly pharmacy financial statement. Supervising and double-checking dosage cassettes for inpatient units. Expanded the role by provisionally leaving the pharmacy to have pharmacy consults to medical and nursing staff on the wards.
- Lead pharmacist on Clinical Research studies conducted in the institution.
Hemenway Pharmacy, Boston, MA (1999 to 2001)
Pharmacist
- Extensive third party payment and teaching patients correct usage of complicated drug therapies
- Total managerial responsibility for cashing in/out to the security and selling of auxiliary merchandise
Kendall Drug, Cambridge, MA (1995 to 1999)
Pharmacist
- Implemented computerized inventory control procedures for legend drugs and patient profiles
- Involved with all aspects of customer services, including highly productive in sales of OTCs
Essex Drug, Andover, MA (1990 to 1995)
Pharmacist
- Utilizing state of the art software, hardware, and medical library in the filling of prescription while screening for allergies, drug interactions, patient compliance and contraindications
- Very wide range of responsibilities and managerial tasks to assure smooth operation of complete store. Collaborated on logistics, bookkeeping and training affairs
Burroughs Wellcome and Co., Boston, MA (1987 to 1990)
Sales Representative
- Detailed product line to physicians, pharmacists and all other allied health personnel
- Promoted to Medical Hospital Representative after five years
- Increased sales by factor of 19% per year over ten years time frame
Education
- Bachelor of Science, New England College of Pharmacy
- Bachelor of Arts, Boston State College
- Doctor of Pharmacy, Tennessee State University
Affiliations
- American Boards of Diplomats in Pharmacy
- American Pharmaceutical Association
- American Society of Health Systems Pharmacist
- American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
- American Institute in History of Pharmacy
- American Association of Clinical Pharmacists