Darshan Patel
Kingston,Ontario
Summary
Driven Pharmacy Technician with more than 10 years of experience and success in working within fast-paced Retail and Long Term Care and Hospital settings. Well versed in clean room procedures, regulatory guidelines, and overall pharmacy operations. Highly proficient in accurately filling and labeling prescriptions, Independent Double check, maintaining drug inventories and updating pharmacy records. Excited to bring talent and record of excellence in customer service to growing pharmacy.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Pharmacy Tech PT
Kingston Health Sciences Centre
04.2024 - Current
- Prepare new and refill individual patient drug orders and prescriptions (counting, pouring, weighing, measuring, mixing, repackaging, labelling) in accordance with Hospital policy and Pharmacy Services standard operating procedures
- Receive, process, enter and check drug orders, prepare labels and dispense interim medications for inpatient orders, leave of absence prescriptions and outpatient orders
- Package and repackage solid and liquid oral dose formats and topical preparations
- Compound non-sterile preparations including suspensions, creams and ointments
- Comply with biennial recertification in accordance with the NAPRA Model Standards for Pharmacy Compounding of Non-Sterile Preparations
- Participate in the appropriate and timely delivery of Pharmacy products
- Monitor and maintain medications within Pharmacy stock, automated dispensing cabinets, floor stock cupboards and carts, and emergency response carts
- Collaborate with the Pharmacist to confirm that therapeutic review of patient orders and prescriptions has occurred including notification of drug interactions, duplications and maximum doses alerts
Registered Pharmacy Technician-casual
Providence Care Hospital - Providence Care
05.2024 - Current
- Maintained proper drug storage procedures, registries, and records for controlled drugs.
- Calculated dosage, filled prescriptions, and prepared prescription labels with absolute accuracy.
- Ordered medicines daily to replenish stock and increase inventory in anticipation of need.
- Complete final check, sign off and release of prepared Pharmacy products (including new orders and prescriptions, reorders, refill prescriptions, floor stock medications, self - medications, leave of absence medications, non-sterile compounds, sterile compounds, repackaged medications, and chemicals) as determined by Pharmacy policy and standard operating procedures
- Document according to hospital and Pharmacy standard operating procedures
- Perform clerical functions associated with the Pharmacy department including answering telephone calls from other health care professionals, filing orders and completing records
- Maintain drug supplies in good dating
- Maintain storage requirements for all drugs including cold chain
- Maintain quality control of equipment used in Pharmacy
- Run TCG-RX and verify unit dose packs.
Registered Certified Pharmacy Technician
Saskatchewan Health Authority
05.2021 - Current
- Identified any discrepancies between physician orders and actual dispensed product
- Prepared IV admixtures using aseptic technique per institutional policies
- Performed quality control checks on finished products before release to patients
- Prepared Chemotherapy agents and processed saskatoon cancer center's orders
- Generate fill lists, prepare cart fills, and verify cart fills for product accuracy
- Evaluated product quality on an ongoing basis to ensure safety standards are met
- Identified potential drug interactions or contraindications during order entry process
- Accurately entered patient profiles and insurance information into pharmacy software systems
- Processed prescriptions including verifying accuracy, entering data into the computer system, preparing labels, filling containers with prescribed medications, check compliance packs and providing instructions for use
- Managed inventory control processes including ordering medications from wholesalers and maintaining stock levels of drugs
Registered Certified Pharmacy Technician
Sobeys Capital Inc
05.2021 - Current
- Maintained proper drug storage procedures, registries, and records for controlled drugs.
- Collected co-payments or full payments from customers.
- Answered incoming phone calls and addressed questions from customers and healthcare providers.
- Counted, measured, and compounded medications following standard procedures.
Registered Certified Pharmacy Technician
Victoria Square Compounding Pharmacy
09.2017 - 04.2021
- Maintained proper drug storage procedures, registries, and records for controlled drugs.
- Prepared intravenous solutions, admixtures, respiratory drugs, and other solutions using aseptic techniques.
- Communicated with prescribers to verify medication dosages, refill authorizations, and patient information.
- Resolved non-routine issues like third-party billing, computer system, and customer service issues.
- Solved customer problems in-person or over telephone by providing assistance with placing orders, navigating systems, and locating items.
- Ordered medicines daily to replenish stock and increase inventory in anticipation of need.
Pharmacy Technician Intern
Loblaw Pharmacy
05.2014 - 08.2017
- Assisted customers by answering simple questions, locating items and referring them to pharmacist for medication information
- Accurately interpreted and filled prescription orders, and inputted patient data into computerized system, Independent Double check of Prescriptions
- Prepared sterile, non-sterile and specialized compounding
- Dispensing and final checking drugs for Long term care patients as well as for blister packs
- Controlled inventory levels by adjusting orders and returning products to manufacturers when necessary
- Worked with Automated Packaging System
- Unit Dose Pre-packaging and checking Medication rolls
- Handled long term care patient's monthly billings and third party manual claims
- Dispensing and double checking the prescription
- Checking the accuracy of prescriptions
- Ordering and maintaining inventory control
- Third party adjudication
- Prepared Bubble packs
- Helped customers in OTC section
- Managed daily operations including stocking shelves, cashier duties, and customer service
- Assisted with restocking medications, supplies and equipment in the pharmacy
- Performed data entry tasks for entering patient demographics into computer systems
Education
Bridging in Pharmacy -
The National Pharmacy Technician
12.2018
Diploma in Chemical Lab Technician - undefined
Durham college
Oshawa, ON04.2013
Bachelor in Pharmacy - undefined
Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University
05.2011
Skills
- Accurate pharmaceutical calculations
- Pharmacy related software
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal communication
- Exceptional customer service
- Problem-solving
- Medication Inventory management
- Multitasking
- Customer Demographics
- Preparing Bubble Packs
- Prescription Processing
- Cash Register Operations
- Pharmacy Records Management
Certification
- Ontario college of Pharmacist Jurisprudence, 02/01/23
- Licensed with the Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals, 02/06/19
- The Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada Technician Exam, 09/01/18
Languages
English
Full Professional
Hindi
Full Professional
Gujarati
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Registered Pharmacy Technician-casual
Providence Care Hospital - Providence Care
05.2024 - Current
Registered Pharmacy Tech PT
Kingston Health Sciences Centre
04.2024 - Current
Registered Certified Pharmacy Technician
Saskatchewan Health Authority
05.2021 - Current
Registered Certified Pharmacy Technician
Sobeys Capital Inc
05.2021 - Current
Registered Certified Pharmacy Technician
Victoria Square Compounding Pharmacy
09.2017 - 04.2021
Pharmacy Technician Intern
Loblaw Pharmacy
05.2014 - 08.2017
Diploma in Chemical Lab Technician - undefined
Durham college
Bachelor in Pharmacy - undefined
Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University
- Ontario college of Pharmacist Jurisprudence, 02/01/23
- Licensed with the Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals, 02/06/19
- The Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada Technician Exam, 09/01/18
Bridging in Pharmacy -
The National Pharmacy Technician
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