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PHARMACY PROCUREMENT TECHNICIAN
Professional Summary
Certified Pharmacy Procurement Technician offering exceptional analytical, problem-solving and interpersonal skills. Seeks a position in inventory management offering challenging growth opportunities in a fast-paced professional environment.
Skills
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Leadership skills
  • Excellent customer service
  • Dependable
  • Organized
  • Committed to quality assurance
  • Initiative and problem-solving abilities
  • Adaptability
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Motivated self-starter
Cerifications
    • Pharmacy Technician Certification 10/2011
    • Certification of Completion for GSA SmartPay Purchase Card Training
    • Certificate of Completion Unauthorized Commitments (UAC)
    • Certificate of Completion for Government Ethics-The Essentials
      Work History
      Pharmacy Procurement Technician , 04/2012 to Current
      VA Medical Center – 1101 Veterans Drive, Lexington, KY 40502
      • Conducts short, mid and long-term advanced planning for new prescriptions and prescription refills, utilizing computerized planning tools.
      • Develops and supports the creation of acquisition and standardization initiatives to acquire and purchase high dollar medication, displaying familiarity with contracting laws and regulations with industry practices.
      • Manages and maintains inventory control of pharmacy supplies and medications.
      • Utilizes a range of standard and non-standard methods to determine need to intervene in response to an increase of usage, cost and availability from prime vendor and alternate vendors. 
      • Assists hospital staff and pharmacy personnel in utilizing mandatory sources and standardization of sources to determine correct product for patients and provide excellent patient care.
      • Effectively prioritize tasks and organize workflow to procure both Outpatient and Inpatient pharmacy.
      • Researches new products and orders supplies to meet the Mandatory BPA's.
      • Assists ADPAC pharmacist in creating quick order supply lists for clinic services using computerized planning tools.
      • Creates, prepares and submits pharmaceutical orders daily for next day delivery to outpatient pharmacy from prime vendor via 1358 Fast Pay account.
      • Maintain a running balance of monthly budget, open/close/increase/decrease 1358 Fast Pay accounts in Vista.
      • Purchase and researches needed items thru alternate resources such as GSA Advantage website or open market vendors using assigned government credit card.
      • Follow contracting guidelines (FSS, BPS, NAT, BG4, ETC).
      • Uploads all corresponding information to recall share point site and sends back any affected product to manufacturer for credit.
      • Monitor kickbacks from CMOP due to back orders and contact prime vendor and open market vendors to order adequate stock to mail scripts locally.
      • Regularly stocks shelves, rotate stock and re-label medications for efficacy.
      • Exercises Ordering Officer Authority in determining best value and contract sourcing.
      • Maintain and provides necessary documents for purchase card annual audits.
      • Determins the most cost-effective procedures and routes for shipments of medication and supplies.
      Pharmacy Technician, 11/2007 to 04/2012
      VA Medical Center – 1101 Veterans Drive, Lexington, KY 40502
      • Directly trained new hires and pharmacy students on all rotating duties including IP cart-fill and all OP duties.
      • Primary IP cart-fill technician
      • Organized several Goal Sharing teams to improve employee morale and increase the pharmacy's productivity in each area.
      • Correctly read, interpreted, filled and dispensed prescriptions according to established guidelines and VA policy after appropriate pharmacist review.
      • Inventoried and replenished emergency carts with a pharmacist review.
      •  Stocked medications into automated dispensing cabinets for clinic use.
      • Conducted monthly ward inspections of patient care areas as assigned.
      • Maintained, verified, stocked, and replace outdated or short dated medications in patient care areas.
      • Cleaned equipment and work areas to maintain safe and sanitary conditions.
      • Effectively prioritized tasks and organized workflow to increase efficiency.
      • Provided excellent customer service to veterans by receiving phone calls and entering notes to providers in telephone room.
      • Monitored and maintained the medication dispensing machines within pharmacy to ensure medications were properly packaged and dispensed.
      • Implemented standard procedures for mixing, packaging and labeling pharmaceuticals to ensure quality, security and proper disposal.
      • Partnered with pharmacist to develop and implement procedures to cut down on missing doses in IP pharmacy.
      Lead Pharmacy Technician, 03/2005 to 11/2007
      Rite Aid Pharmacy – 3120 Pimlico Highway, Ste 178, Lexington, KY 40517
      • Pharmacy Technician Internship with Rite Aid Pharmacy 2005
      • Directly trained new hires and pharmacy students.
      • Assisted the pharmacist with personal monitoring and performance of pharmacy students.
      • Effectively resolved insurance rejections and other billing issues.
      • Assisted pharmacist with drug inventory, purchasing, and receiving.
      • Conducted routine inspections of medication storage locations.
      • Regularly stocked shelves, rotated stock and checked for expired medications.
      • Performed technical processes required to dispense medications to patients.
      • Completed new and updated patient profiles, including lists of patient medications.
      • Efficiently operated cash register and handled cash, checks, and charge transactions.
      • Assisted the pharmacists with checking in and pricing drug orders, third party transactions and relevant paperwork.
      • Worked closely with Pharmacy Care Representatives (PCRs) in providing excellent patient care.
      • Received and accurately processed written prescriptions from customers using computer system.
      • Hand counted control medications, measured liquids and reconstituted antibiotics.
      • Communicated regularly with physicians, nurses, insurance companies and managed care organizations.
      Education
      Pharmacy Technician Associate's Degree: 5/2005
      National College of Business and Technology - 125 S Killarney Ln, Richmond, KY 40475
      • Pharmacology
      • Pharmacy Systems of Operation
      • Dosage and Calculations of Medications
      • Advanced Pharmacy Calculations
      • Pharmacy Practices
      • Health Care Law and Ethics
      • Terminology of Body Systems and Support
      • Diseases of the Human Body
      Certifications

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      Resume Overview

      Companies Worked For:

      • VA Medical Center
      • Rite Aid Pharmacy

      School Attended

      • National College of Business and Technology

      Job Titles Held:

      • Pharmacy Procurement Technician
      • Pharmacy Technician
      • Lead Pharmacy Technician

      Degrees

      • Pharmacy Technician Associate's Degree : 5/2005

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