jimmy gonzalez

* Rotations: * Janssen Medical Information - Cardiovascular * Cardiovascular Clinic * 4West Patient Counseling Service * Drug Information Consult Service Responsibilities: * Provide evidence-based answers to drug information requests from practitioners and consumers at RWJUH, other healthcare facilities, and the community * Coordinate formulary management through RWJUH P&T Committee via development and presentation of drug monographs, coordination of administrative services, and maintenance of meeting agendas and minutes * Teach didactic lectures in Essentials of Drug Information, Medical Writing, and Endocrine Therapy and Special Patient Populations courses at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy * Precept APPE pharmacy students on their Drug Information clerkships * Generate and review adverse events and medication error reports * Conduct IV levothyroxine medication use review * Contribute articles to quarterly pharmacy newsletter * Present pharmacist continuing education topics on ACEI/ARB/DPP4 inhibitor angioedema * Coordinate Residency Advisory Committee agenda and meetings

* Rotated weekly through inpatient psychiatric unit and ambulatory care clinic in addition to 5 week rotations in internal medicine, infectious diseases, critical care, transitions of care, pediatrics, informatics, cardiology, information technology, and oncology (inpatient and outpatient infusion center) * Taught 11, hour-long noon conferences on internal medicine topics for medical residents * Completed research on antifibrinolytic efficacy and safety outcomes in cardiac and orthopedic surgery * Oversaw personnel compliance with USP via administration of aseptic technique recertification testing to all pharmacy staff * Developed pharmacy policies, monographs, and MUEs for P&T committee presentation * Assisted in provision of investigational drugs per study protocols * Delivered two CE presentations for thrombolysis in ischemic stroke for nursing education * Co-precepted pharmacy students on internal medicine rotations

* Communicated with patients, physicians, pharmacists, and third party payers routinely to facilitate daily prescription processing, dispensing, order verification, transfers, and pharmacotherapy interventions * Counseled patients on medications, OTC products, and herbals/supplements with pharmacist supervision * Managed medication inventory through new orders, removal of recalled medications, inter-store transfers, and expired medication sequestration

* Preceptor WNEU pharmacy learners * APPE Internal Medicine Clinical Practice Site: Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton MA Courses/Classes Taught: PHAR 511 * Drug Information and Informatics PHAR 628 * Literature Evaluation and Evidence-Based Practice PHAR 627 * Sterile Products Lab PHAR 710 * Integrated Pharmacy Care and Patient Management * Pancreatitis, Cirrhosis, Hepatitis

Activities and Societies: Williams Student Symphony, Math-Science Resource Center Tutor (MSRC)

Activities and Societies: APhA-ASP, AMCP, Livingston Theater Company, Rutgers Ballroom Dance, Rho Chi Society