Nicholas Pugliese, PharmD, BCCCP

Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

About

Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist and provider of clinical and didactic education to surgery/anesthesia/EM residents and nursing staff. I am an exceptionally hardworking and motivated pharmacist. I graduated from University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy in May 2019 and completed a PGY1 residency at Hartford Hospital in 2020. I am dedicated to the profession as a whole and always eager for more experience and learning opportunities. In the professional setting I am a culturally competent, patient-care focused employee whose goals include, not only, striving to learn new information day in and day out, but also ensuring positive health care experiences, and outcomes, for all patients. On the CliftonStrengths StrengthsFinder test my five Signature Themes are: Achiever, Context, Restorative, Learner, Competition. Additionally, I am an INT-J type personality. Some of my interests in the field of pharmacy include; Teaching and Precepting, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Infectious Diseases, Cardiology, Electrophysiology, Pulmonology, and Patient-Centered Care. ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1195-5676

Experience

  • Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor at UConn School of Pharmacy
    Jul 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 1 mo

  • Emergency Medicine Patient Care Pharmacist at Cooper University Health Care
    Jun 2022 - Jun 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Hartford Hospital (3 yrs 2 mos)
    • Clinical Specialist - Emergency Medicine
      May 2021 - Jun 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos

      - PGY1 Emergency Medicine rotation preceptor - Chartered member of Critical Care Council - Member of Emergency Medicine Council - Pharmacy spearhead on multiple system wide protocols - Intravenous Infusion of Peripheral Vasopressors, HHC ICU NMBA protocol - Member of Critical Care Council Subcommittees on Alcohol Withdrawal Protocol updates and Policy/Procedure change

    • Clinical Pharmacist
      Jul 2020 - May 2021 · 11 mos

      MICU/EM Pharmacist - PGY1 residency preceptor - Teaching and Learning, Medical ICU rotations - APPE student preceptor - Critical Care (MICU) - Member of the Hartford Healthcare Critical Care Council - Provider of didactic education for Surgical/Anesthesia residents, APP, and nursing staff on sedation in the ICU patient - Rounded in 16 bed Medical ICU and 18 bed closed Medical step-down unit - Serviced and rounded on pulmonary hypertension service helping to coordinate inpatient and discharge care continuity

    • PGY1 Pharmacy Resident
      May 2019 - Jul 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Medication Reconciliation Intern at The Hospital of Central Connecticut
    Feb 2017 - Jun 2019 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    Responsible For: - Interviewing of patients to obtain a complete and thorough medication history to ensure optimal medication outcomes upon hospital admission, and to prevent potentially harmful interactions. - Assisting physicians and mid-level providers in care of patients and clarifying medication history. - Training and teaching of medical students about the role of pharmacy in emergency medicine.