Leah Staskiewicz, Pharmd Email & Phone Number

• Built rapport with colleagues and patients at multiple practice sites. Lead by example with honesty and integrity. Explained rationale, listened to concerns, and fostered an environment of empathy where others felt informed and respected leading to a calm workplace.• Knowledgeable of formulary exclusions, alternatives, and drug classes. Achieved provider collaboration for therapy changes via phone, E-note, and Epic. Enhanced resolution of issues, patient satisfaction and retention, and ultimately improved health outcomes for patients.• Prioritized, organized, delegated tasks, and communicated effectively to keep pharmacy operations running efficiently.• Investigated medication issues using evidence-based drug resources. Addressed drug-drug interactions, therapeutic duplications, adherence, and adverse effects. Made consultation notes to be discussed at pick-up resulting in resolution of issues and decreased medication errors. • Excellent written communication and documentation for continuity of care. Adept at utilizing pharmacy systems for patient notes, billing issues, and provider communication. Improved time to next fill, efficiency, team and customer satisfaction, and patient trust.

Portland, Oregon, United States

• A flexible schedule and the opportunity train at many practice sites supported my career transition into a role utilizing my clinical knowledge, collaboration, and organizational skills to provide high-quality healthcare with meaningful results.• Provided pharmacy operations assistance, clinical consultations, immunizations, etc. at retail pharmacies and local clinics.

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

• Diffused tense situations and managed a chaotic work environment with increased focus, adaptability, and problem-solving skills. Prioritized, organized, delegated tasks, and communicated effectively to keep pharmacy operations running efficiently. • Versatile and able to perform all pharmacy roles to better serve more patients. • Adaptable and flexible to changing work environments, staffing shortages, and increased work demands including covid tests (30 a day) and vaccine administrations (40 a day) in addition to filling hundreds of scripts a day.• Improved workflow, anticipated needs/issues, skilled at noticing patterns. Implemented the practice of telling the patient the medication and strength at pick-up. This change in practice saved time, frustrations, and money for both the patient and the pharmacy.

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

• Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team to administer Covid-19 and flu vaccines in long-term care, assisted living facilities, and retail clinics. Up to 250 doses a day. Met an urgent need to decrease viral transmission in the community. • Managed vaccine storage, transport, clinic set-up, workflow, time and supply management to keep clinics running efficiently. Remained focused and organized. Demonstrated leadership and delegated tasks. Problem-solved in a dynamic setting. Thousands of vaccines have been administered to date with my help.• Gave clinical consultations to patients and staff. Remained up to date on information regarding vaccines and viral transmission data. Answered questions, listened to concerns, informed of common side effects, and dispelled myths. Empowered patients to make informed healthcare decisions.• Meticulous record keeping and organization of vaccine and supply inventory. Managed specific vaccine temperature requirements. Ensured patients received safe and effective vaccine.• Verified paperwork was filled out correctly for safety and compliance. Secured and filed patient information according to HIPPA standards. Confirming correct dose and security of personal information.

Portland, Oregon

• Built rapport with colleagues and patients while floating to over 65 stores in Oregon. Flexible and able to perform all pharmacy roles while delegating tasks for improved workflow. • Listened to the voice of others and fostered an environment of respect and inclusivity.• Investigated medication questions using evidence-based drug resources. Provided paper copies of information for patients to reference. Empowered patients to make informed medication decisions which lead to patient buy-in/cooperation.• Performed MTM and drug utilization reviews with best practices and discussed therapy issues with patients, caregivers, and providers. Communicated my rationale and suggestions effectively.

The Dalles, Oregon

• Dedicated and passionate about serving patients and enhancing skills. Relocated from Denver for this pharmacist role. Improved time to next fill, efficiency, team and customer satisfaction, and patient trust.• Experienced with pharmacy laws, documentation, filing, and organization including controlled medications, REMS programs, HIPPA, consultation logs, and prescription requirements. Compliance with FDA, DEA, and State Board rules/laws. Kept the pharmacy ready for state board inspection. • Trained new employees, explained pharmacy practices and procedures. Showed new employees how to work each station starting with the easiest and progressing to more complex tasks as skill level improved. Supported and improved employee confidence. Improved pharmacy functioning and workflow.• Ordered medications, inventory management, outdates/returns. Anticipated medication needs, not allowing the pharmacy run out of important inventory. Fostered trust and retention with patients.

Denver, Colorado

• Provided clinical consultations and immunizations under supervision. Answered medication questions, made product suggestions, checked for drug-drug interactions and appropriateness. Increased patient satisfaction, retention, and safety.• Provided assistance to a type-2 diabetic patient experiencing a hypoglycemic event. Administered glucose tablets and provided counseling on disease and medications. This prevented a major health event and improved this patients diabetes care management. • Dealt with medication insurance claims and rejections. Discovered override codes required by 3rd party payers. Discussed out-of-pocket costs, alternatives, and options. Provided essential information to make medication decisions.• Medication ordering, stocking, outdates/returns. Kept inventory updated. Ordered medications so patients never had to run out or pick up elsewhere. Took expired meds off the shelf and documented their return to the manufacturer. Increased co-worker satisfaction when meds were organized/stocked effectively.

Aurora, Colorado

• Designed, carried out, and optimized bench experiments. Project results were published 4 times in high tier scientific journals and helped steer the lab into a different line of investigation involving the cellular pathways autophagy, apoptosis, and their actions on each other.• Interpreted results, complied, analyzed and presented data. Utilized analytical and organizational skills to produce high quality data and communicate it effectively using many modalities.• Documented all my experiments, calculations, and wrote protocols for my methods. Work was able to be continued seamlessly after leaving for pharmacy school and allowed for future publications utilizing my data.• Attended and presented in weekly journal club, and attended scientific talks. Remained up to date with the most cutting edge data in the field adding to my understanding and excitement in the research.• Utilized scientific equipment, biochemical and molecular assays and developed my ability to observe and understand complex biological processes on a molecular level.• Taught PhD students protocols and how to operate scientific equipment. Increased data processing and knowledge regarding the pathways of interest, and publications. Fostered collaboration and trust among colleagues.• Complied a database and map for the hundreds of lab created private cell lines and DNA. Increased ability to locate and utilize important lab tools. Increased efficiency and lab synergy for completing experiments and projects.• Ordered and stocked supplies, made reagents, inventoried and organized chemicals/compounds. Kept the lab stocked and organized to minimize wasted time and gaps in completing projects.

Aurora, Colorado

Surgical Pathology-Gross lab: Accessioned patient specimens taken from operations using the Cortex computer system, prepared slides for specimens, organized and maintained the gross lab for pathology residents.

Pharmd 2017, Pharmacy

Activities and Societies: Colorado Pharmacists Society Treasurer 2016-2017

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Biology/Biological Sciences, General