Certified Pharmacy Technician Resume Example
Love this resume?Build Your Own Now
CERTIFIED PHARMACY TECHNICIAN
Professional Summary
- My goal is to secure a position that is challenging and intellectually rewarding while at the same time serving an organization to the best of my capabilities. I also look forward to gaining new skills as I utilize my current skills for the advancement of the organization. PROFILE
- Manages website for Barber's Body Shop in Jasper, AL. Continuously updates layouts and pictures to keep website up to date.
- Inventory maintenance and logistics based on chain of demand. Ordered medications in a retail setting
- And checked in orders to make sure there was adequate stock on hand for prescriptions.
- Experience with Graphic Design and Web Design.
- Over 15 years of working in customer service
- Knowledgeable with CPRS
- Knowledgeable with Vista
- Knowledgeable with Cerner
Skills
|
|
Work History
11/2016 to CurrentCertified Pharmacy TechnicianCigna | Freehold , NJ
- Deliver completed medication orders and prepare IV solutions to appropriate patient care areas including wards or clinics.
- Assures the security and integrity of controlled substances by conducting physical counts at the appropriate time intervals and investigating any discrepancies.
- Alerts area supervisor(s) to the occurrence of discrepancies.
- Assures that all appropriate paperwork/computer transactions have been completed for any controlled substances dispensed to the nursing units/wards/clinics/automated dispensing units.
- Fill/deliver controlled substances and non-controlled pharmacy items to designated automated dispensing cabinets and other patient care areas.
- Refills the automated unit dose repackaging canisters for all medications to maintain quantities above the specified par levels.
- Receives and processes ward stock requests and enters all units dispensed into the Medical Center's computer system for accounting purposes.
- Assists in the training of pharmacy personnel in department on functions according to policy and procedure.
- Maintains, verifies, stocks and replaces expired/damaged items in patient care areas and automated dispensing units.
- Collects and returns unused medication or IV solutions and returns them to the pharmacy and either returns the items to stock or isolates for destruction as appropriate after performing all necessary record keeping functions in the computer system.
- Gathers stock and fills ward stock requests or replenishes automated dispensing units and assures that the dispensed items are entered in the automated dispensing cabinet.
- Fill medications for patients in pharmacy for window pickup.
- Package medications properly to be mailed out to patients who are not in facility to pick up medicine.
- Prepare IV's using proper sterile methods in accordance with USP 797.
- Stock and load ordered medications that are not in a nursing unit, so it is available for the nurses to pull when the medicine is due to be given.
- Bubble packing medication(s) for veterans that are in the nursing home.
- Call patients with recalled medication to ensure that they did not have any of the affected medications on hand.
- And instructed them on proper disposal methods if they had the medications that were affected and replaced medication if necessary.
06/2007 to 10/2017Certified Pharmacy TechnicianCigna | Grand Junction , CO
- Trained new employees on all systems and processes to ensure they can perform job duties as described in job description.
- (ex.
- Pyxis, Omnicell, Cerner, Impact, medication deliveries, etc.).
- Signed off employees on new equipment and policies to ensure proper documentation in employee files.
- Signed off all employees on any new validations for new processes, procedures, and equipment.
- Responsible for signing off validations for employees to make sure they knew how to carry out their duties correctly.
- Triaged patient medications to ensure that medicines were received in a timely fashion in order to prevent a delay in patient care.
- Did IV rounds to check patient's IV's to ensure they were running at correct rate, made sure they were not expired, and made sure the bags were hanging on the correct patient.
- Checked stock to ensure that the patient had enough bags to last 24 hours and reported finding to the pharmacist.
- Assisted the pharmacist, nurses, and doctors in Code Blue/Code Met calls; including mock calls.
- Prepared IV bags using proper sterile methods in accordance with USP 797.
- Distributed medications to units that may not be readily available in the nurse's medication cabinet.
- Dispensed narcotic loads and refills from the CII safe.
- Performed inventory on the medications before removing the correct amount to send to the nurse's station.
- Corrected any discrepancies that came up during the night in the CII safe.
- Provided proper documentation for the pharmacist to check and initial that the correct medication was being dispensed.
- Repaired issues with OmniCell that included but not limited to replacing circuit boards, drawers, frayed or torn cords, and printers.
- Replenished medication orders for multiple units in the hospital.
- Gathered and filled stock in Automated Dispensing Cabinets.
11/2003 to 06/2007Pharmacy TechnicianHealth First | FL, State
- Inputted patient data and prescription information into computer to be processed.
- Billed insurance companies.
- Contacted insurance companies with prescription problems and concerns to resolve the issues with the patient's insurance.
- Oversaw the medication processing from inputting medication data to the final checkout of medications.
- Ordered medications and supplies from McKesson and from the warehouse.
- Checked in McKesson and Warehouse orders.
- Stocked order on appropriate sections.
- Cashier duties.
Education
B.S | Information Systems, MarketingThe University of Alabama at Birmingham, City, State
A.S | Business AdministrationBevill State Community College, City, State
Accomplishments
- Introduction to Business Programming An introductory course addressing the concepts, structures, and use of an event-driven programming language to implement business solutions.
- Emphasis is placed on developing general problem-solving strategies and implementing solutions through algorithm development.
- Introduction to Database Management Systems An introductory course on database management systems.
- Emphasis is placed on providing fundamental knowledge necessary to model business data needs, design logical data models, and design, implement, and use of a physical database in application development.
- Project management.
- Web Analytics.
- Web Development.
- Information Systems.
Certifications
- Alabama State Board of Pharmacy Registered Pharmacy Technician since 2003
- Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) Certified Pharmacy Technician since 2008
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
DISCLAIMER
Resumes, and other information uploaded or provided by the user, are considered User Content governed by our Terms & Conditions. As such, it is not owned by us, and it is the user who retains ownership over such content.
How this resume score could be improved?
Many factors go into creating a strong resume. Here are a few tweaks that could improve the score of this resume:
Resume Strength
- Completeness
- Formatting
- Word choice
- Length
- Measurable results
- Strong summary
- Typos
Resume Overview
School Attended
- The University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Bevill State Community College
Job Titles Held:
- Certified Pharmacy Technician
- Pharmacy Technician
Degrees
- B.S | Information Systems, Marketing
A.S | Business Administration
Similar Resumes
