Daniel Arana
Lake Forest
Summary
Detail-oriented and highly experienced Pharmacy Technician with over a decade of hands-on expertise across Psychiatry, Endocrinology, Nephrology, and Infections-Disease with a focus in HIV healthcare. Proven ability to navigate complex medication protocols, including Long-Acting Injectables (LAI's) and Tardive Dyskinesia/AIMS monitoring.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Inpatient Pharmacy Technician
Providence St. Joseph Hospital Orange
09.2021 - Current
- Hiring committee member: Reduce individual unconscious bias in the hiring process, while ensuring the candidate is the right match for the role and for the organization as a whole.
- Tech-Check-Tech (TCT) Certified: Perform final check of AMDS medications, unit dose batches, assuring QA while verifying the accuracy of the technicians and the processes.
- Training & Development: Assist with training for new caregivers in a timely manner while providing coaching to ensure proficiency in procedures and workflows.
- Sterile/non-sterile compounding: compliance with USP policies and procedures: compounds extemporaneous preparations of drugs including Hazardous & chemotherapy intravenous medications.
- Competency in operations and problem-solving of EPIC, Pyxis connect and other pharmacy-related equipment.
- Highly skilled in various pharmacy job descriptions, including, patient cassettes, narcotic distribution of BD pyxis, AMDS medication distribution to BD pyxis, central pharmacy operations/troubleshooting for all 3 designated hospital buildings. Product verification and receiving of all cardinal-Health medication distribution.
Pharmacy Supervisor/Program Manager
Advantage Healthcare Services LLC
05.2016 - 10.2021
- Support the pharmacist in charge of guaranteeing security and efficiency in successfully managing pharmacy operations, workflows and supervising of all technicians.
- Point of contact for all pharmacy contracts and onboarding of all new acquired facilities with-in all satellite pharmacies across orange county. EI: psychiatry, endocrinology, nephrology, infectious disease practices, sober living/recovery homes & provided long term care of their patients by supporting their practices with medication adherence programs, assist patients with varying levels of information and coordinate insurance enrollment, housing, appointment transportation, government programs, rebates and ensuring medication reconciliation and prior authorizations.
- Training and development of all new caregivers within our facilities: Mentored and participated in the orientation and training of all new caregivers including all new staff within the MD office, ensuring enhanced comprehension of pharmacy functions with-in MD office staff.
- Ongoing training and coaching for pharmacy staff on all proper compliance and procedures for pharmacy operations EI: insurance billing, HIPPA compliance, pharmacy system training (PIONEER RX, QS1, SHARP RX, ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES)
- Performed and supported staffing initiatives, including interview screening, making hiring recommendations for additions, promotions and terminations.
- Responded to employee concerns using problem solving tactics and discretion in accordance with company policies and other applicable regulations.
Nutrition Services
St. Joseph Hospital Orange
08.2015 - 08.2016
- Catering services: catered to hospital events, meetings and special requests.
- Cashier: ensuring all caregivers and patients were promptly checked out at the time of breakfast/lunch services.
- Re-stocked all goods in cafeteria for all caregivers/patients
- Cash office: rebalanced cash drawers and made audits for daily cash deposits.
- Nutrition Aide: Delivered dietary food to patients within all 3 buildings of hospital floors.
Licensed Pharmacy Technician
CVS Health
11.2015 - 05.2016
- Serviced healthcare providers and patients by providing excellent customer service, answering pharmacy related questions and referring inquiries to the pharmacist on site.
- Maintained pharmacy inventory
- Monitored and dispensed medications on the queue in a timely manner
- Pharmacy billing upon E-script retraction
- Ensuring all E-script/Drop off prescriptions were processed correctly and promptly.
Licensed Pharmacy Technician
CVS Pharmacy
11.2010 - 12.2011
- Retrieving and typing of all incoming E-scripts & drop offs of prescriptions in a timely manner.
- Medical reconciliation of patient profiles and their medications.
- Inventory
- TARS
- Following up with MD office providers for prescription verification and clear instructions on sig codes and refills
Education
UEI College
Ontario, CA01.2010
Skills
- Pharmacy Management
- Training and Development
- Inventory Management
- Product Verification
- IV Sterile/Non-sterile compounding
- Pharmacy Insurance Audits
- Pharmacy Compliance
- Medical Reconciliation
- Prior Authorizations/TARS
- Tier Reductions/Appeals
- CoverMyMeds
- Next-Gen
- Meditouch
- Citrix
- Pioneer Rx
- QS1 RX
- Sharp Rx
- BD ES Automation
- Epic Software
INFORMATICS & SOFTWARE
Certification
- CPhT Pharmacy Technician
- Board of Pharmacy licensed #106811
- EXP: 5-31-26
Timeline
Inpatient Pharmacy Technician
Providence St. Joseph Hospital Orange
09.2021 - Current
Pharmacy Supervisor/Program Manager
Advantage Healthcare Services LLC
05.2016 - 10.2021
Licensed Pharmacy Technician
CVS Health
11.2015 - 05.2016
Nutrition Services
St. Joseph Hospital Orange
08.2015 - 08.2016
Licensed Pharmacy Technician
CVS Pharmacy
11.2010 - 12.2011
UEI College
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