SALVATORE RAPPA RPH

20 Parkway Court
Township of Washington NJ 07676
Phone: (201) 664-7655
Cell: (201) 232-2404
Email: srf13c38@westpost.net
QUALIFICATIONS
Eighteen years of work experience in the Home Infusion and Specialty Pharmacy ma
rket. Seven years of Management Experience.
EXPERIENCE:
2006 - Regional Pharmacy Manager, Accredo Health Group
(Subsidiary of Medco Health Solutions) Totowa NJ
* Manage New Jersey pharmacy in Accredo's largest region with monthly net revenu
e of 12 million dollars.
* Managed New York pharmacy developing current pharmacy manager to take over pos
ition.
* Supervise a staff of 6 pharmacist and 4 technicians.
* Kept branch expenditures to acceptable levels while increasing new patient sta
rts.
* Conducted monthly leadership in services to the staff of both pharmacies
* Manage the largest Pulmonary Hypertension patient and alpha 1 antitrypsin popu
lation nationally.
* Member of the Performance Improvement Committee working on a national Standard
of Practice for documenting accurate Dates of Service.
* Worked on various company projects including large conversion of PAH patient p
opulation from an original dosage concentration to a newly approved dosage conce
ntration and worked with Information Technology Department to modify current pha
rmacy label to conform to new "generic for" labeling adopted by the Board of Pha
rmacy.
2003- 2006 Director of Clinical Services, Kessler Wilpage Pharmacy/Select Medica
l
(Subsidiary of Kessler Rehab Corporation) Hawthorne NJ
* Directly responsible for the management of all pharmacy department operations
and supervision of personnel at two pharmacy sites in Hawthorne and Runnemede.
* Responsible for maintenance of the Clinical Policy and Procedure Manual.
* Successfully received Joint Commission Accreditation for Pharmacy Department o
n initial accreditation survey.
* Developed and implemented the quality control and performance improvement prog
ram with greater than 90 percent compliance and reporting the results to the Qua
lity Assurance and Performance Improvement committee.
* Purchasing and Inventory Control including Narcotics. Arranged for and signed
purchasing agreements with Group Purchasing Organizations, pharmaceutical manufa
cturers, and suppliers.
* Called on referral sources to maintain an open line of communication and famil
iarity increasing number of incoming referrals.
* Provided drug information to physicians, nursing agencies, discharge planners,
case managers, and patients.
* Established new policies and procedures to fulfill requirements of new USP 797
regulations.

2002-2003 Staff Pharmacist, Chartwell Care Givers Pine Brook NJ

* Responsible for the daily operation of the pharmacy department including IV ad
mixtures, maintenance of patient charts, scheduling of patient's medication comp
ounding and deliveries, and Physician consultation.
* Provided patients, referring physicians, and nursing staff with drug informati
on. Accompanied sales force on physician calls to provide clinical support and i
nformation on pharmacy services.

1992-2002 Pharmacy Supervisor, Nextron Incorporated Fairfield NJ

* Responsible for the daily operation of the pharmacy department including IV ad
mixtures, maintenance of patient charts, scheduling of patient's medication comp
ounding and deliveries, and Physician consultation.
* Provided patients, referring physicians, and nursing staff with drug informati
on. Accompanied sales force on physician calls to provide clinical support and i
nformation on pharmacy services.
* Supervised pharmacy personnel consisting of a Pharmacist Technician and Patien
t Intake Coordinator.
* Assisted the General Manager with supervision of the Reimbursement Department
consisting of Insurance Coordinators and Outstanding Insurance Payment Collector
s.
* Responsible for organizing pharmacy component of large HMO contract to provide
chemotherapy to 15 clinics.
- Organized pharmacy processes to handle rapid increase in workload.
- Set up computer tracking system for order entry and billing.
- Provided daily contact with clinics to follow up on orders and answer medicati
on related questions.
- Responsible for monitoring inventory.
* Assisted with obtaining Joint Commission certification.
* Involved with marketing and future business planning.
* Implemented new Pharmacy computer system
1990-1992 Staff Pharmacist, Holy Name Hospital Teaneck NJ
* Reviewed and processed medication orders.
* Prepared and supervised technician preparations of Intravenous antibiotics, la
rge volume parenterals, and TPNs.
* Acted as supervisor in the absence of staff supervisor.
* Conducted chart reviews for adult care center.

EDUCATION:
Saint Johns University 1990
LICENSURE:
New Jersey License 1990
New York License 2007