Cara Boticki, Pharmd, Bcop Email & Phone Number

Milwaukee, WI, US

Greater Milwaukee Area

• Review and process orders for several outpatient oncology clinics
• Check preparation of chemotherapy and other medications in person and via video communication
• Collaborate with oncology practitioners and provide dosage adjustment recommendations based on labs
• Perform patient counseling on take home medications and other prescriptions as needed
• Assisted in precepting residents on both inpatient and outpatient oncology rotations

Omaha, Nebraska

• Performed daily pharmacokinetic monitoring for patients on aminoglycosides and vancomycin
• Monitored daily labs and warfarin doses for patients on anticoagulation therapy
• Provided discharge counseling to patients on warfarin therapy
• Verified filled orders, intravenous medications, and cartfill for hospital inpatients
• Entered physician orders for hospital inpatients, clarifying orders when necessary
• Completed rotations in pharmacokinetics, oncology, critical care, cardiology, infectious disease, emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, drug information, management and neonatal intensive care.

Omaha, Nebraska

• Precepted Creighton University pharmacy clerkship students on each residency rotation
• Facilitated weekly pharmacotherapeutic case studies for third year pharmacy students
• Assisted with medication histories in the patient assessment course
• Delivered a lecture and teaching activity for the spring patient assessment course

• Verified prescriptions filled by technicians
• Piloted pharmacy technician emergency room medication reconciliation project
• Monitored labs for patient’s on parenteral nutrition and labs for creatinine clearance dose reductions
• Performed pharmacokinetic monitoring for patients on IV antibiotics
• Recommended IV to PO conversions for patients when appropriate
• Monitored elderly patients for medications on the Beers List to ensure they were not overused

• Performed technician duties: prescription entry, filling, dispensing, stocking, and inventory control
• Called physicians for refill authorizations and prescription verifications
• Greeted patients upon arrival to the pharmacy and answered patient questions via phone
• Counseled patients on new prescriptions and gave recommendations for over the counter products
• Transcribed prescriptions via phone and voicemail
• Administered influenza vaccines during flu season