Pharmacy Technician
Resume:
Joshua R. Baczkowski Updated February ****
Joshua Baczkowski
Alexandra Blvd, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014
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EDUCATION
University of Illinois at Chicago August 2017-Present Degree: Doctor of Pharmacy
Expected Graduation date: May 9th, 2021
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee August 2013-May 2017 Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry
ADVANCED PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCE
Walgreens, Crystal Lake, IL Anticipated
Community Pharmacy
Preceptor: Brad Dietz, PharmD
UIC College of Pharmacy, Chicago, IL 1/04/2021-present Academic Elective-Academia
Preceptor: Tara Driscoll, PharmD
• Facilitated small class discussions for medical and pharmacy students
• Created patient cases for pharmacy students to work through
• Wrote exam and quiz questions for pharmacy students from lecture material Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL. 11/09/2020- 12/8/2020 Hospital/Health system- Operating Room pharmacy
Preceptor: Sterling Elliot, PharmD, BCPS
• Worked as student lead
• Helped all APPE and IPPE student with onboarding and training
• Coordinated tranexamic acid and surgical compounding products to designated units
• Counseled on opioids and eye drops pre-operation
• Filled anesthesiology trays and various kits for the operating rooms UI Health, Chicago, IL. 9/28/2020-11/6/2020
Inpatient Medicine- Transplant services
Preceptor: Shree Patel, PharmD, BCPS
• Wrote 10+ pre/post-op notes including medication plans and dosing
• Counseled patients on their immunosuppressant medications and how to take them
• Participated in rounds and made recommendations to the surgeons and the team
• Observed a living donor kidney transplant
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL. 8/17/2020-9/25/2020 Critical Care Elective- MICU
Preceptor: Georgeanna Rechner, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
• Followed 10+ patients with varying illnesses
• Observed intubations, extubations, ultrasounds, chest tube placement
• Managed inpatient hospice care
• Managed varying alteplase dosing for clogged tubes, stroke and major DVT’s Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, Barrington, IL. 7/6/2020-8/14/2020 Advanced Inpatient Medicine- Emergency medicine
Preceptor: Elizabeth Chrzanowska PharmD, BCPS
Joshua R. Baczkowski Updated February 2021
• Overviewed all of the emergency room patients (10-25)
• Performed 250+ medication reconciliations for newly admitted patients
• Participated in 10+ code situations
• Provided resources and help to the emergency room healthcare team Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, IL. 5/26/2020-7/3/2020 Ambulatory Care- Coumadin Clinic
Preceptor: Gia McKnight, PharmD
• Scheduled 200+ patients for follow-ups and teachings
• Took patient’s INR and adjusted warfarin dose based on readings and patient factors
• Counseled new patients about warfarin, what it does, why it is important and things to be cautious about INTRODUCTORY PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCES
Jesse Brown Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, IL Ambulatory Care
Preceptor: Grazina Silanskas, PharmD
UI Health, Chicago, IL
Tobacco Dependence and Pulmonary
Preceptor: Lori Wilken, PharmD
Walgreens, Chicago IL
Specialty Pharmacy
Preceptor: Meghan Brown, PharmD
Jesse Brown Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, IL Inpatient Pharmacy
Preceptor: Sima Madhiwala, PharmD BCPS
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Preceptor: Kristen Welsh, PharmD
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CVS Pharmacy Chicago, Illinois
Intern September 2017 – Present
• Collaborate with pharmacy team, healthcare professionals and insurance companies to ensure timely and accurate processing of prescriptions
• Promote flu shots at flu clinics, check out and promotional stands Advocate Good Shepherd Barrington, Illinois
Pharmacy Technician August 2017 – Present
• I.V. room trained
• Compounded various medications under USP 800 compliance
• Performed medication reconciliations to ensure proper transition of care
• Maintained efficient workflow and timely medication delivery
• Assisted in maintaining pharmacy inventory
• Trained new employees
UWM Research, Milwaukee Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin Independent Research September 2017 – December 2017
• Goal: To create a genetically mortified strawberry to promote longer growing season
• Prepared and ran various biochemical assays.
Joshua R. Baczkowski Updated February 2021
• Interpreted assay results
TEACHING EXPERIENCES
Preceptor- Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience Transplant Services
• Precepted 2 third year pharmacy students for 6 weeks 9/28/2020-11/6/2020
• Precepted 2 first year pharmacy students for 1 week 10/26/2020-10/30/2020 Advocate Good Shepherd July 2020
• Taught pharmacist about Impella and how to properly dose heparin when the device is being utilized
APhA Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery April 2019, February 2021
• Demonstrated and observed vaccination technique to second and third year pharmacy students
CERTIFICATIONS
• Illinois Department of Financial and professional Regulation, Pharmacy Technician License
• American Heart Association- Basic life support Certification
• American Pharmacist Association Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery
• Illinois department of Human Services, Naloxone Training/Drug Overdose Prevention ORGANIZATIONS
Kappa Psi Professional Fraternity, Incorporated August 2017-Present
• Continuously expand my professional and leadership skills Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy August 2017-May 2020 Treasurer 2019-2020
• Created a budget plan for all socials and events
• Worked with Fundraising and social chair to promote fundraising events
• Actively participate in Pharmacy & Therapeutics competition
• Placed 2nd in P&T competition at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2019 Association of Indian Pharmacists in America (AlPhA) August 2018-May 2020
• Connected different cultures to foster a unified profession
• Raised money for UI Health community assistance programs Student National Pharmaceutical Associations (SNPHA)
• Compounding and counseling competition November 2019 VOLUNTEER WORK
• UI-Health Covid-19 phase 1B vaccination clinic
• Aramark concession stand
• Feed my starving Children
• P.A.C.A (Pan African Community Association)
• American Red Cross
• Abrose Healthy lifestyle presentation
REFERENCES
• Available upon request
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