Bacani basks in a rewarding career

Established in January 2018, the Commonwealth Health Care Corp.’s Pharmacy opened its doors to address the needs of the community and provide a better healthcare system. It was a dream come true for the hospital because it made medicine and medical supply accessible and affordable.

Pharmacy manager Rodylyn M. Bacani takes charge of the overall policies, protocols and goals of the pharmacy department of the hospital. “As a department, we collaborate with all departments in the hospital. That includes the medical, nursing, ancillary, and Public Health to determine needs, resolve problems, improve processes, and promote effective drug therapy,” she said.

This year, Bacani is excited to finally implement more technological advancements in the pharmacy that will help it perform more efficiently and productively. These advancements include the DoseEgde IV Workflow system that is used for preparing IV medications and chemotherapy preparations in the inpatient pharmacy; the Sentri7 application, which is a program that will help pharmacists in performing antibiotic stewardship program, opioid stewardship, and medication management in the Inpatient Pharmacy; Clinical Pharmacy Solution, a program that will be used by pharmacists in the outpatient pharmacy to help patients improve their overall health as they receive counseling and recommendations from staff; and Meds-to-Beds, a mobile device that will be used by Pharmacy staff to dispense medications at the bedside of patients. This means discharging patients will have the option to receive their discharged meds in their hospital room.

Aside from Saipan, Bacani is also in charge of providing medicine for the people of Tinian and Rota. She said that being organized internally equips them to provide service efficiently. “The CHCC Pharmacy has three sub-units:

· The Inpatient Pharmacy is where admitted patients in the hospital are supplied with the needed therapeutics, including that of the Emergency Room, Operating Room, Hemodialysis, Oncology and all the clinics;

· The Outpatient Pharmacy where patients getting discharged from the hospital or walk-ins can fill their medications to take home for self-administration. Adult vaccination is also offered there.

· The telepharmacy, which is CHCC’s pharmacy on the islands of Rota and Tinian. These pharmacies can dispense medications directly to CHCC’s patients in both islands and are equipped with the same pharmacy system that the CHCC Outpatient Pharmacy has. Pharmacists at CHCC Saipan remotely process the prescription and are also able to talk to staff and patients via teleconferencing.

As a leader, Bacani and her team always want to have an impact on people’s lives and health. “If we perform well, our patients definitely benefit from it. I believe that reward comes in many forms and that whatever we do, including those that were done in secret, is seen by our Father in heaven—whether good or bad—and will be rewarded accordingly.”

“Time management is the key to making sure I use my time efficiently and to balance my career and personal time. Another strategy is to do things by priority at a given moment to avoid panic and unnecessary restlessness,” she added.

Outside hospital work, Bacani is an active member of the community. She currently sits as a board member of Cornerstone Christian Church and is one of the leaders and advocates of “Abigail’s,” a social arm of CHCC that helps victims of domestic violence. “Just recently, Abigail’s also became a member of the Northern Marianas Coalition for Sexual and Domestic Violence. My involvement and experience in these organizations help me grow more mature as a person and as a leader,” she said.

Bacani said her love for family that motivates her to work every day, as well as the people—”our patients, colleagues, bosses, and brethren that I serve. I believe that what I do touches somebody’s life in a good way, and that is enough for me to do what I do at work, at church, in the community, and at home.”