Cheryl Skaar

• Selected as “2022 Leader of the Year”
• Managed daily operations of the pharmacy, including staffing, scheduling and inventory control.
• Developed and implemented policies and procedures to ensure compliance with federal, state and local laws regarding the dispensing of medications.
• Supervised and provided guidance to pharmacy technicians, interns, and newly licensed pharmacists in the preparation and distribution of medication orders.
• Ordered, received and maintained adequate levels of pharmaceuticals while monitoring expiration dates to prevent waste.
• Conducted quarterly reviews of employees' performance against established goals and held quarterly continuous quality improvement meetings for pharmacy staff.
• Maintained high standards for customer service at all times by responding promptly to inquiries and complaints from customers.
• Led team through conversion to new software system and assisted in training technicians from other locations

• Maintained patient profile records, including allergies, medications and medical histories.
• Provided counseling to patients on the proper medication use, disease state management and potential side effects of their medications.
• Assessed patient's knowledge of drugs, dosage instructions, interactions and contraindications.
• Counseled health care professionals regarding therapeutic options, formulary restrictions, drug interactions and side effects.
• Evaluated appropriateness of medication therapy in accordance with established protocols or guidelines.

• Successfully led team and rapidly adapted to new policies and entry system during Walgreens’s acquisition of Rite Aid
• Completed medications therapy management for pharmacies throughout region as the designated medication therapy management location for Walgreens
• Administered up to 90 vaccines daily.
• Managed daily operations of the pharmacy, including staffing, scheduling and inventory control.
• Developed and implemented policies and procedures to ensure compliance with federal, state and local laws regarding the dispensing of medications.
• Supervised and provided guidance to pharmacy technicians in the preparation and distribution of medication orders.

INSTITUTIONAL PHARMACY- UVM Medical Center (Burlington, VT)

• Presented “In-Service” seminar on multi-modal pain management and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

• Completed medication reconciliation, maintaining patient records

• Collaborated with healthcare providers to improve immunization practices for UVM primary care sites

INPATIENT PHARMACY – UVM Medical Center (Burlington, VT)

• Provided pharmacy expertise during in-patient psychiatric rounds with other healthcare providers

• Researched medications, disease states, and answering drug information questions

COMMUNITY PHARMACY Kinney Drugs (South Burlington, VT) and Price Chopper (Essex, VT)

• Provided medication therapy management services and patient counseling including over-the-counter recommendations

• Entered prescription data and billing insurance

PHARMACY ADMINISTRATION – Department of Vermont Health Access and Change Healthcare (Waterbury, VT)

• Participated in drug utilization board meetings

• Analyzed data on topics including Medicaid claims over the FDA recommended dosages, 340B, specialty drugs, pharmacist provider status, pill burden on adherence, and pharmacists as immunizers

PHARMACY EDUCATION – Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (Colchester, VT)

• Created and teaching class lectures in the course “Advanced Over-the-Counter Medications”

• Assisted instruction of Pharmacy Skills lab courses

AMBULATORY CARE – Community Health Centers of Burlington (Burlington, VT)

• Managed patient medication regimens at anticoagulation and diabetes clinics

• Attended seminars, presenting case studies and participating in pharmacy journal club meetings

• Assisted in preparing medications by counting, pouring, labeling and verifying doses.
• Provided patient counseling on medication use and health-related topics.
• Maintained records of controlled substances and monitored inventory levels.
• Performed non-sterile compounding for patient specific orders.

• Taught band, chorus, and general music for 600 students annually at 3 different locations.
• Applied for and received grant funding to provide musical instruments to students in need.
• Led seasonal concerts and band recruitment events open to the public.
• Taught musical concepts, such as rhythm and melody, to elementary students.
• Developed lesson plans that incorporated music theory and performance techniques.

• Led Integrative Problem Solving Workshop course for students in the first year of PharmD curriculum and collaborating with faculty to further develop curriculum

• Collaborated with Workshop instructors to create course material and arrange workshop sessions

• Serve as resource for workshop instructors

• Created case study answer keys utilized by instructors and maintained online course Blackboard webpage

• Planned workshop sessions to enrich PharmD curriculum via case studies and small group discussions