Pharmacy Technician with 17 years of hospital and home infusion pharmacy experience. Self-starter with extensive knowledge in order entry and USP 797.
Licenses
In good standing with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy 111661
In good standing with PTCB 10084864
Skill Highlights
Excellent telephone etiquette
HIPAA trained
Extensive medical terminology knowledge
Pyxis system
Pharmaceutical storage awareness
Drug distribution professional
Medication compounding expert
Abbreviations comprehension
Counting and pouring expertise
Inventory management
Efficient and accurate
Strong decision-making ability
Education and Training
Clear Creek High SchoolLeague City, TXExpected in 1994 – –High School Graduate: - GPA:
Professional Experience
Aliso Ridge Behavioral Health & Anaheim Community Hospital - Pharmacy Technician Anaheim, CA, 2015 -
Entered new patient profiles and prescriptions into medication input software system.
Communicated directly with doctors' offices via telephone, fax and email.
Worked closely with pharmacists and used medication input software to safely and accurately dispense medication.
Answered and screened phone calls for the staff pharmacist in a friendly, efficient manner.
Accurately recorded compounded products and prepared appropriate labels.
Maintained proper compliance logs, including for refrigerator temperatures and IV hood maintenance.
Maintained drug inventory levels by ordering necessary medications and supplies and verifying deliveries against purchase orders.
Verified patient data and billing information.
Maintained proper storage and security conditions for all drugs.
Mixed various pharmaceutical preparations according to written prescriptions.
Regularly completed paperwork and entered prescription and insurance billing information into patient profiles.
Communicated with all customers and staff in a pleasant and professional manner.
Regularly ordered medication and pharmacy, office and restroom supplies.
Provided critical information and advice to customers regarding possible drug interactions, side effects, dosage and proper medication storage.
Maintained updated records such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories and poison or controlled drug registries.
Calculated, weighed, measured and mixed ingredients with expert precision.
Collaborated closely with healthcare professionals to monitor and assess the quality and effectiveness of drugs or drug regimens.
Consistently upheld proper pharmacy and general safety procedures and standards.
Maintained proper inventory levels, rotated stock and immediately complied with prescription drug recalls.
Maintained proper pharmacy and general safety procedures and standards, including department cleanliness.
Successfully assisted customers with medical issues and provided valuable healthcare counseling.
Appropriately resolved customer issues, complaints and questions.
Proficiently processed and dispensed written, oral and electronic prescriptions.
Managed pharmacy inventory through proper medication ordering, returns and inter-store transfers.
Pacific Medical Centers - Lead Pharmacy Technician Laguna Beach, CA, 07/2009 - 05/2014
Primary Trainer in IV Room.
Began a Recycling IV Program which saved MD Anderson Inpatient Pharmacy over $60,000 last quarter.
Assisted in implementing new workflow process reducing turnaround time for deliveries.
Entered new patient profiles and prescriptions into medication input software system.
Dispensed and delivered patient medications to patients throughout the hospital.
Worked closely with pharmacists and used medication input software to safely and accurately dispense medication.
Efficiently answered multi-line phone and processed high volume of order requests from nurses, doctors and pharmacists.
Accurately pulled medications from the shelves for Pyxis replenishment and delivered them to the various patient care areas.
Maintained proper compliance logs, including for refrigerator temperatures and IV hood maintenance.
Emory - Pharmacy Technician II Johns Creek, GA, 06/2007 - 07/2009
Regularly ordered medication and pharmacy, office and restroom supplies.
Calculated, weighed, measured and mixed ingredients with expert precision.
Maintained proper inventory levels, rotated stock and immediately complied with prescription drug recalls.
Maintained proper pharmacy and general safety procedures and standards, including department cleanliness.
Dispensed and delivered patient medications to patients throughout the hospital.
Entered new patient profiles and prescriptions into medication input software system.
Accurately pulled medications from the shelves for Pyxis replenishment and delivered them to the various patient care areas.
Worked closely with pharmacists and used medication input software to safely and accurately dispense medication.
Aliso Ridge Behavioral Health & Anaheim Community Hospital - Pharmacy Technician Aliso Viejo, CA, 2002 - 05/2007
Answered and screened phone calls for the staff pharmacist in a friendly, efficient manner.
Accurately pulled medications from the shelves for Pyxis replenishment and delivered them to the various patient care areas.
Accurately recorded compounded products and prepared appropriate labels.
Maintained proper compliance logs, including for refrigerator temperatures and IV hood maintenance.
Worked closely with pharmacists and used medication input software to safely and accurately dispense medication.
Dispensed and delivered patient medications to patients throughout the hospital.
Prepared Chemotherapy, TPNs and IV fluids.
Aliso Ridge Behavioral Health & Anaheim Community Hospital - Pharmacy Technician Anaheim, CA, 07/1998 - 2002
Unit Dose cart fill process.
IV and Chemotherapy production.
Entered new patient profiles and prescriptions into medication input software system.
Dispensed and delivered patient medications to patients throughout the hospital.
Worked closely with pharmacists and used medication input software to safely and accurately dispense medication.
Efficiently answered multi-line phone and processed high volume of order requests from nurses, doctors and pharmacists.Answered and screened phone calls for the staff pharmacist in a friendly, efficient manner.
Accurately pulled medications from the shelves for Pyxis replenishment and delivered them to the various patient care areas.
Accurately recorded compounded products and prepared appropriate labels.
Maintained proper compliance logs, including for refrigerator temperatures and IV hood maintenance.
Maintained drug inventory levels by ordering necessary medications and supplies and verifying deliveries against purchase orders.
Filled departmental requisitions and crash cart medication trays.
Labeled all products appropriately, including cautionary and auxiliary labels.
Regularly ordered medication and pharmacy, office and restroom supplies.
Maintained updated records such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories and poison or controlled drug registries.
Skills
Knowledge in:
Chemotherapy, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Order Entry.
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