Nazanin Parsafar, PharmD. BCPS.
Walnut Creek,CA
Summary
Highly motivated Board Certified Pharmacy Specialist with 15+ years of experience in providing inpatient pharmacy services and 10 years of Transitions of Care Pharmacy Services. Developed the first and leading Transitions of Care Pharmacy program in the Dignity Health Sacramento Market, that has played an integral role in improving hospital metrics such as readmission rates, length of stay, HCHAPS, and hospital throughput. An award-winning leader in hospital interdisciplinary collaboration.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Transitions of Care Clinical Pharmacist
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Dignity Health
02.2014 - Current
- Developed the first and leading Transitions of Care (T.O.C.) Pharmacy Program for Dignity Health Medical Centers
- Implemented Best Practices for obtaining Medication Histories, that were adopted into practice by multiple facilities
- Prior authorizations, Prescription coverage and eligibility checks, Cost mitigation, Bedside medication delivery
- Developed a bedside medication delivery service utilizing an independent contracted retail pharmacy
- Expanded the role of technicians to include high risk medication histories in the emergency department
- Provides comprehensive pharmaceutical and disease state counseling to patients and caregivers
- Assumes an integral role in multidisciplinary rounds by modifying medication regimens in preparation for hospital discharge
- Implemented a hotline for patients for post-discharge medication issues that won at the CSHP Innovative Practices Award
- Piloted a T.O.C
- Pharmacy and virtual nursing collaboration that was presented at CSHP Seminar 2021 as an accredited CE program
- Contributed to improving hospital metrics such as readmission rates, length of stay, and HCAHPS, and hospital throughput
Pharmacy Supervisor
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Dignity Health
09.2012 - 02.2014
- Supervised pharmacy operations, technician and clinical staff, performed annual performance evaluations, new hire interviews
- Drafted and updated pharmacy policies, meeting agendas, conducted staff meetings and huddles
- Established an ANTE room to the sterile compounding area, and developed a quality assurance program for aseptic compounding
- Restructured technician shift descriptions and Redesigned pharmacy layout to improve efficiency in workflow and operations
- Served on hospital leadership committees: Emergency Preparedness Committee, Med Safety Committee, ADR Committee
- Coordinated training for employees for Introduction of USP 797 standards for quality assurance and MedPak unit dosing
- Completed Board of Pharmacy Hospital Self-assessment and Board of Pharmacy Compounding Self-assessment
- Ensured all compliance and competency requirements were met on time for 46 staff members
- Created and maintained a system for auditing controlled substance documentation and inventory control practices
- Performed anesthesia controlled substance records audits and met regularly with anesthesiologist team
Pharmacist Hospital Inpatient
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Dignity Health
06.2009 - 09.2012
- Advised medical, nursing, and other clinical staff regarding medication use management, drug therapy, preferred protocols, and guidelines to include therapeutic values, hazards, and uses of medications
- Evaluated clinical appropriateness of medication therapy and clearly articulated rationale supporting medication therapy selections
- Monitored and made recommendations for renal dosing, pain management, stress ulcer prophylaxis, prevention of venous thromboembolism, IV to PO conversion, and appropriate changes in antimicrobial therapy
- Performed pharmacokinetic monitoring for Vancomycin and aminoglycosides, anticoagulant monitoring, clozapine monitoring, TPN monitoring, antibiotic/antiviral and microbiology report monitoring
- Performed order verification, and narcotic inventory management, therapeutic substitutions, clinical monitoring
- Managed staff, workflow and operations as charge pharmacist
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy -
University of The Pacific Thomas J Long School of Pharmacy
05-2009
Bachelor of Science - Biology, Economics
University of California, Davis
05-2005
Skills
- CERNER
- Conflict resolution
- Zoom
- Medication Reconciliation
- Emotional Intelligence
- Customer Service
- Written and Verbal communication
- Program Leader
- Event Planner
- Event Coordinator
- Social Events Host
- Large staff scheduling
- Bilingual
- Program Developer
- Building rapport
- Adaptability
- Coaching and mentoring
- Logistics and Operation planning
- Team building
- Quality assurance and compliance
- Staff training & development
Honor Awards
- Dignity Health L.O.V.E. Award, 2021, Collaboration, Dignity Health Mercy San Juan Medical Center
- CSHP Sacramento Valley Pharmacist of the Year, 2019, California Society of Health Systems Pharmacists Sacramento Valley
- Dignity Health Values in Action Award Nominee, 2017, Dignity Health Mercy San Juan Medical Center
- CSHP Innovative Practices Award, 2017, California Society of Health Systems Pharmacists
- MSJMC Ancillary Excellence Award, 2017, Dignity Health Mercy San Juan Medical Center
- Dignity Health Hello Human Kindness Award, 2016, Dignity Health Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Research
- Improving Quality and Safety by Implementing a Post Discharge Hotline for the Transitional Care Pharmacist, Poster Presentation, CSHP Seminar, 2017, winner of CSHP Innovative Practices Award
- Pharmacy technician driven medication reconciliation program - a solution to California SB 1254, Poster Presentation, CSHP Seminar and ASHP Midyear, 2019
- Senate Bill 1254: Pharmacy Driven Medication Reconciliation Reduces Harm and Provides Hospital Cost Savings, CSHP Multi-center study, 2020, contributor
- All I Want to do is Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! - TOC Pharmacy Collaboration with Virtual Discharge RN, ASHP accredited CE presentation, CSHP Seminar, 2021
Timeline
Transitions of Care Clinical Pharmacist
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Dignity Health
02.2014 - Current
Pharmacy Supervisor
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Dignity Health
09.2012 - 02.2014
Pharmacist Hospital Inpatient
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Dignity Health
06.2009 - 09.2012
Doctor of Pharmacy -
University of The Pacific Thomas J Long School of Pharmacy
Bachelor of Science - Biology, Economics
University of California, Davis
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