United StatesClinical Pharmacist with 8+ years across hospital and ambulatory care settings. Experienced in antimicrobial stewardship, medication therapy management, and high-volume order verification. Known for cutting medication-related adverse events through protocol updates and bedside collaboration with physicians and nurses. Board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist (BCPS) with a strong teaching and precepting record.
Employment History
Clinical Pharmacist
Lakeshore University Medical Center · Chicago, IL
Jan, 2021 · Present
• Verify and optimize 180+ inpatient orders per shift across ICU, oncology, and general medicine units
• Lead antimicrobial stewardship rounds twice weekly; reduced inappropriate broad-spectrum use by 22% in 18 months
• Redesigned vancomycin dosing protocol with infectious disease; cut subtherapeutic trough rates by 31%
• Precept 4–6 APPE students per year; developed a case-based sepsis workshop now used system-wide
• Serve on P&T committee; authored 3 formulary monographs adopted across a 5-hospital network
Staff Pharmacist / Clinical Specialist
Midwest Ambulatory Care Network · Chicago, IL
Jun, 2017 · Dec, 2020
• Managed medication therapy for 90+ chronic disease patients (diabetes, HTN, anticoagulation) in collaborative practice
• Built refill-protocol workflows that cut average wait time for specialty meds from 5 days to 2
• Reduced warfarin-related ER visits among clinic patients by 18% via structured INR follow-up calls
• Trained 12 new pharmacists on ambulatory MTM documentation and billing requirements
Pharmacy Intern / Graduate Intern
Northside Community Hospital · Evanston, IL
May, 2014 · May, 2017
• Supported unit-dose dispensing, IV compounding under supervision, and medication reconciliation on admission
• Completed research project on opioid stewardship that informed hospital policy changes
• Floated across ED, surgical, and oncology pharmacies during peak census periods
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy · Chicago, IL