For the past twelve years I have held Director level positions within several healthcare systems in both hospital and long-term care pharmacies. In addition to my primary role as Director of Pharmacy I have also been assigned leadership roles over additional departments within the hospital and provide on-call coverage as one of the hospital's leaders. I am currently the Board Secretary for Kendal at Home, a local home health company. I recently completed coursework for a Health Care MBA where I was elected class spokesmen. I have strong budgetary sense and have been successful in implementing many new programs aimed at improving patient safety and quality of care. My problems solving skills, outgoing personality, and communication skilles have been reliable tools in developing close, trusting relationships with administrators, physicians and employees.
Core Qualifications
Leadership
Strategic Planning
Operations Management
Cost Control
Collaboration
Quality Metrics
Patient Safety
Patient Satisfaction
Experience
Director of Pharmacy, Security, Pain Management September 2012 to CurrentUniversity Hospital's St. John Medical Center - Westlake, Ohio
Inpatient Pharmacy Department with over 35 FTE including managerial, clinical, and technical staff.
Launched pharmacy residency program and implemented pharmacy services within the Emergency Department.
Rolled out a new practice model utilizing de-centralized pharmacists performing clinical and educational activities on patient care areas.
Improved the hospital's safety and quality scores relative to medication use and worked with nursing to improve patient satisfaction scores in several key domains.
Actively working to initiate ambulatory pharmacy and retail services.
Security Department has 18 FTE with responsibilities over several campus buildings.
Pain Management includes one physician and one nurse practitioner with over 10 additional office staff providing inpatient and outpatient services including minor surgical procedures and office visits and inpatient consults.
Director of Pharmacy September 2008 to September 2012Lakewood Hospital - Lakewood, Ohio
Oversight over 27 FTE including, administrative and clinical staff.
Chaired P & T Committee and Co-chair to hospital's Safety and Quality Committee.
Successfully implemented automated dispensing cabinets into surgical areas and nursing floors.
Worked closely with nursing management to leverage automation to improve first dose availability and reduce pharmacy inventory.
Rolled out a new practice model utilizing de-centralized pharmacists performing clinical and educational activities on patient care areas.
Served as one of the administrator's on-call to represent hospital leadership.
Director of Clinical Affairs November 2006 to September 2008Pharmed Institutional Pharmacy - Westlake, OH
Responsible for oversight of Consultant Pharmacists, Clinical Nurses, and Customer Service Personnel.
Worked closely with medical directors at skilled nursing facilities around Cleveland to review and update formulary tools to assist with Medicare Part D programs as well as provide clinically appropriate cost savings to the clients.
Update Policy and Procedures both internally and within client facilities.
Oversaw clinical education and correspondence with long-term care facilities.
Director of Pharmacy September 2005 to November 2006Firelands Regional Medical Center - Sandusky, OH
Employed by Cardinal Health to lead pharmacy department of over 22 FTE located at two different locations.
Initialized and chaired P & T Committee as well as participation in several other hospital committees.
Rolled out automated dispensing machines throughout the hospital to improve medication safety.
Drastically reduced department spending and led collaborative efforts to improve IV infusion therapapies system wide.
Worked closely with Chief Nursing Officer to improve relationship between pharmacy and nursing to improve medication safety across the system.
Director of Pharmacy October 2003 to September 2005Grace Hospital - Cleveland, OH
Employed by Cardinal Health to manage Grace Hospital 's pharmacy department of nearly 11 FTE.
This Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) operated under a unique, multi-site model with an off-site pharmacy.
Redesigned workflow and distribution to improve medication availability and safety at all locations.
Participated in clinical and management meetings to improve all aspects of medication management.
Consultant Pharmacist June 1993 to October 2003NCS Healthcare - Eastlake, OH
Responsible for clinical and customer relations to over 1300 residents residing in various facilities from large, skilled facilities to small group homes.
Managed the clinical educational program for pharmacy students through The University of Toledo.
Relocated to sites in Dover, Ohio and Raleigh, North Carolina as needed to provide necessary services.
Worked with purchasing team to reconfigure physical dispensing area to improve technician productivity and work flow.
Education
Pharmacy, 1993University of Toledo, College of Pharmacy - Toledo, Ohio, United States
MBA : Health Care, 2014Baldwin Wallace University - Berea, Ohio, United States
Professional Affiliations
Board of Directors- Secretary of Board, Kendal at Oberlin, Westlake, Ohio
American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists (ASHP)
