Ellen Langenfeld

About Ellen Langenfeld

Proven ability in providing leadership, implementing pharmacy initiatives to increase patient safety, mitigate risk, improve outcomes and drive cost savings. Strong project management background with Lean Six Sigma training and is adept at leading multidisciplinary teams to execute process improvement programs resulting in significant savings to organizations.

Experience

1. Director of Pharmacy

   Cardinal Health

   Jan 2018 — Present

   Developed, maintained, and updated a pharmacy Policy and Procedure manual for the department• Established and led the hospital P&T committee, assuring (but not limited to) the following items are part of the committee meetings: current drug trends, formulary additions, formulary deletions, annual formulary approval, non-formulary drug use, drug shortages, cost control initiatives, updates to the Policy and Procedure manual, annual review of order sets and protocols, black box warning, ADR reporting, pharmacy intervention reporting, controlled substance audit reporting, automation reporting• Developed and maintained an Antibiotic Stewardship program, in conjunction with multidisciplinary team members• Participated in hospital committee meetings necessary to enhance practice and patient care• Exceeded all Accreditation Bodies (TJC, DNV, CMS, BOP) standards related to pharmacy

Education

• University of Southern California

  Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.), Pharmacy

  1986 — 1990

• UC San Diego

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), Psychology

  1981 — 1986