Danielle D Levoshko
Wrentham,MA
Summary
Pharmacist with 16 years experience currently working for Brigham and Women's Hospital Department of Medicine, supervising a team responsible for submitting prior authorizations, refills, and addressing medication-related issues for 10 medical specialty offices. Previous experience in long term care and in both large chain and independent community pharmacies, all at supervisory level.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
DOM Access Center Pharmacy Supervisor
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
03.2023 - Current
- Senior pharmacist and supervisor of pharmacy for the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital Department of Medicine Access Center
- Lead a team of 12 medical assistants and certified pharmacy technicians in the pharmacy branch of the DOM Access Center
- Provide medication-related support to 10 medical specialty outpatient clinics within the BWH Department of Medicine: Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine, Nephrology, Infectious Disease, Allergy, and Center for Weight Management and Wellness
- Duties include submitting Prior Authorizations and appeals, queueing refills and dose/drug changes in Epic for providers to sign, collaborating with providers (doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants) to find suitable, covered, alternative medication regimens, and taking inbound calls and portal messages from patients with medication questions
- Revised operational workflow to optimize Prior Authorization turn-around time
- Created standard operating procedures, training documents and videos, and revised all aspects of the department
- Created a fully remote training program for new hires
Supervisor, Clinical/PV1 Department
MedMinder Pharmacy
Needham, MA
03.2021 - 03.2023
- Provide specialized compliance packaging of medications for mostly elderly patients who need help with their medications but do not yet qualify for assisted living or skilled nursing care, by utilizing a proprietary "smart" pill dispenser or Dispill packaging
- Supervisor of Clinical Services: supervise team of pharmacists responsible for clearing all DUR's (drug utilization review) including drug interactions, dose and indication review, underutilization, therapy and dose changes; contacting prescribers to initiate Prior Authorizations or discuss alternative therapies; performing medication reconciliation for patients discharging from the hospital or skilled nursing facilities, providing MTM (Medication Therapy Management)
- Supervise all aspects of PreVerification 1 (aka Up-front Verification) step in the pharmacy workflow; this step is where all clinical aspects of the prescription are reviewed before sending to the physical pharmacy to be filled
- Serve as dedicated in-house clinical liaison to providers and home care nurses for all Fallon Summit Eldercare patients using MedMinder services; includes ongoing monitoring of drug therapy for 150+ patients
- Work with prescribers and caregivers (VNA services, family, etc) to ensure appropriate medication therapy, simplify dosing or drug regimens, manage side effects, and otherwise help the patient be successful in taking their medications as directed
- Implemented 4 key changes to pharmacist duties across 3 different company roles and SOPs to increase production efficiency and optimize medication dosing regimens
- Provide accurate and timely processing of patients' monthly medication cycles to ensure on-time delivery with no interruptions in drug therapy
Pharmacist Long Term Care (Dispensing)
Omnicare/CVSHealth (d.b.a. Eaton Apothecary)
Milford/Canton, MA
08.2019 - 05.2021
- Acted as Interim Pharmacy Manager/General Manager of Milford location while current manager was off-site to help a struggling location
- Provide specialized packaging of medications (Medicine-on-Time) for residents of assisted living facilities and group homes
- Provide pharmacy-related counseling and expertise with a focus on geriatric and behavioral patients
- Work closely with facility prescribers, nursing staff, and residents to determine appropriate medication therapy and duration
- Perform weekly, monthly, and quarterly compliance audits
- Ensure accurate and timely processing and delivery of medications to facilities
- Supervise data entry technicians, dispensing technicians, and drivers
Pharmacy Manager
Walgreens Pharmacy #10638
Foxboro, MA
02.2011 - 08.2019
- All duties of a staff pharmacist, in addition to the following:
- Selected by district manager as District Trainer for pharmacy interns, graduate interns, new pharmacist hires, and newly promoted pharmacy managers
- Selected as a District Pharmacist Mentor Manager (act as manager/guide for "floater" pharmacists)
- Highest rated pharmacy manager (per yearly performance review) in Southern Massachusetts district in 2016, 2017, 2018
- Preceptor for pharmacy interns from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences University, University of New England, High Point University
- Selected by district leadership to pilot several software application processes and provide feedback to developers, including several updates to prescription processing software and drug ordering platforms
- Responsible for all aspects of management of pharmacy department, including: technician hiring and scheduling, responding to patient feedback/concerns, increasing prescription volume and sales, recouping lost profit, training/teaching/coaching team members, conflict resolution, running weekly team meetings, inventory management, meeting company metrics/goals
Staff Pharmacist
Walgreens Pharmacy #6850
New Bedford, MA
05.2007 - 02.2011
- Performed all duties of a staff pharmacist described above at a high volume (500-600 rx's per day), 24 hour community retail pharmacy
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy -
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy And Health Sciences University
2007
Bachelor of Science - Medical Laboratory Science
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
1998
Certification
Massachusetts License PH27299
Rhode Island License RPH04703
Diabetes Management Certification
APhA Immunization Certification
Software Proficiencies
- Pharmacy software: McKesson Enterprise, CRX, DocuTrack, NewLeaf, Medicine On Time, Intercom Plus
- EMR: Epic
- MTM Platforms: Outcomes, Mirixa
- Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Sharepoint, Teams, etc), Zoho, Salesforce
Timeline
DOM Access Center Pharmacy Supervisor
Brigham & Women's Hospital
03.2023 - Current
Supervisor, Clinical/PV1 Department
MedMinder Pharmacy
03.2021 - 03.2023
Pharmacist Long Term Care (Dispensing)
Omnicare/CVSHealth (d.b.a. Eaton Apothecary)
08.2019 - 05.2021
Pharmacy Manager
Walgreens Pharmacy #10638
02.2011 - 08.2019
Staff Pharmacist
Walgreens Pharmacy #6850
05.2007 - 02.2011
Doctor of Pharmacy -
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy And Health Sciences University
Bachelor of Science - Medical Laboratory Science
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth