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Darlene Lopez

Victorville,CA

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Health Technician (Medication Technician)

Federal Bureau of Prisons
12.2024 - Current
  • Responsible for the administration and distribution of medication to inmates in various locations, including the Health Services Unit, Special Housing Unit, or other designated areas within the institution.
  • Maintain accurate inventories of all needles, syringes and controlled substances, pull outdated/recalled medication. Directly supervise inmates during the MAT Program to ensure proper administration.
  • Verified and recorded accuracy of blood glucose meters for daily blood sugar readings of insulin dependent inmates.
  • Administer medications including but not limited to Oral, Topical, Nebulize, Metered Dose Inhaler, and Insulin, in a manner consistent with nationally recognized safe medical practices, to include accurate identification of the patient, medication, dosage, time, and route.
  • Use of Medication Administration Record to document all medications administered at the time of administration via paper or electronic record.
  • Report and record adverse medication reactions and seek immediate medical assistance for inmates with severe adverse medication reactions.
  • Responsible for maintaining security of the institution, along with all other correctional institution employees.

Pharmacy Technician Clinical Contact Center- Remote

Veterans Health Administration
01.2024 - 12.2024


  • Routinely review computer medication profiles for therapeutic duplication, prescription non-compliance and allergies/drug reactions. Transfer identified patients to a Pharmacist or supervisor, for further evaluation, if needed.
  • Process and submit Veterans requests for new prescription orders and renewals (including controlled substances) into the computer accurately, thoroughly and in a timely manner. Use approved Pharmacy Service protocols when appropriate to satisfy patient medication requests.
  • Consistently document patient contact and call resolution in VISN CCC software (and the electronic healthcare record as applicable) to include but is not limited to what was requested, what action was taken and any other information which may be pertinent during future research. Actively and diligently treat all Veterans with respect and utmost dignity.

Health Technician(Medication Technician)

Federal Bureau of Prisons
09.2022 - 01.2024


  • Responsible for the administration and distribution of medication to inmates in various locations, including the Health Services Unit, Special Housing Units, or other designated areas within the institution.
  • Maintained accurate inventories of all needles, syringes and controlled substances, pulled outdated/recalled medication from Pyxis machine. Directly supervised inmates during the MAT Program to ensure proper administration.
  • Verified and recorded accuracy of blood glucose meters for daily blood sugar readings of insulin dependent inmates.
  • Administered medications including but not limited to Oral, Topical, Nebulized, Metered Dose Inhaler, and Insulin, in a manner consistent with nationally recognized safe medical practices, to include accurate identification of the patient, medication, dosage, time, and route.
  • Used Medication Administration Record to document all medications administered at the time of administration via paper or electronic record.
  • Reported and recorded adverse medication reactions and sought immediate medical assistance for inmates with severe adverse medication reactions.
  • Responsible for maintaining security of the institution, along with all other correctional institution employees.


Pharmacy Technician

Department of Veterans Affairs
03.2020 - 09.2022


  • Assisted co-workers engaged in the packaging & shipping of pharmaceuticals/documents. Provided courteous, respectful and utmost dignity service to active duty military and retired veterans, reporting and recording adverse medication reactions. Worked with pharmacy workers engaging in filling, mixing, packaging & labeling pharmaceuticals.
  • Maintained established quality assurance procedures, security of controlled substances & disposal of hazardous waste as directed following all local, state and federal regulations.
  • Maintained accurate inventories, ordering , maintaining medical supplies and equipment. Reviewed shelves for expired medication, properly deducted from inventory. Delivered and accounted for Covid vaccines in all clinical departments. Daily utilization of Vista, ScriptPro, CPRS and Microsoft Office.


Pharmacy Technician

Walgreens
03.2014 - 08.2020
  • Retrieved, counted and measured drugs capped and uncapped vials and bottles. Retrieved typed and filled pharmacy prescriptions in the appropriate files and assisted Pharmacists with transfer calls in order to complete intake referral of a patient for services. Maintained inventory levels , pulled outdated/recalled in drug orders, invoices and stocked medication to appropriate areas. Multitask and attention to detail answering phones, assisting customers in store and drive-thru and processing e-scripted prescriptions.

Education

Technical or occupational certificate -

Regional Occupational Program
Rialto, CA
06.2011

Skills

  • Inventory Control, Patient care, Order Management, Data Entry, Process Counts, Dosage Calculations, Medication administration, Problem-solving, Time management, Electronic documentation, HIPPA compliance, Microsoft Office

Languages

Spanish: Spoken - Intermediate, Written - Intermediate, Read - Intermediate

Timeline

Health Technician (Medication Technician)

Federal Bureau of Prisons
12.2024 - Current

Pharmacy Technician Clinical Contact Center- Remote

Veterans Health Administration
01.2024 - 12.2024

Health Technician(Medication Technician)

Federal Bureau of Prisons
09.2022 - 01.2024

Pharmacy Technician

Department of Veterans Affairs
03.2020 - 09.2022

Pharmacy Technician

Walgreens
03.2014 - 08.2020

Technical or occupational certificate -

Regional Occupational Program

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