Nationally Certified Pharmacy Technician with over 9 years’ experience in the home delivery pharmacy setting. Strong leader with a proven track record in training and building strong performing teams while producing excellent end results. With an emphasis in pharmacy investigations, timely and accurate resolution, and corrective action follow through.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Pharmacy Technician
United Health Group / OptumRx
04.2013 - 06.2022
Entered new patient profiles and prescriptions into medication input software system.
Worked closely with pharmacist and used medication input software to safely and accurately dispense medication.
Dispensed medications in a mail order setting. Investigate d and resolved inventory issues.
Retrieved, counted and measured drugs, capped and uncapped vials and bottles.
Labeled all products appropriately, including cautionary and auxiliary labels.
Reviewed prescriptions for compliance with state and federal regulations.
Review prescription in IRIS, post-verification for PMP state regulations
Investigate, resolve, and expedite escalated patient orders
Processed, dispensed and shipped patient medication order in a timely manner.
Knowledge and experience with prescription fulfillment and pharmacy control system.
Provide services for patients with vision impairment (large print and audio services).
Assist with inventory cycle count, and out of stock issues
Utilize Microsoft Outlook and Excel on a daily basis
Pharmacy Technician
LA County Sheriff’s Department
09.2011 - 04.2013
Assist Pharmacist to dispensing medication by removing drug or drug from stock, counting, pouring, or mixing pharmaceuticals, and affixing label to the container
Read prescriber’s medication chart orders; select the medication; place the medication in appropriate patient medication drawer, and present completed medication order to the Pharmacist to review
Read the prescription or physician drug orders to determine the drug’s name, strength, dosage form, quantity, and/or other special instructions written by the provider
Enter patient and prescription data into the Pharmacy computer system to generate labels and collates completed labels with corresponding prescription for filling
Prepared intravenous admixtures and eternal feeding by calculating necessary quantities of each component, selecting correct component from stock shelves, using aseptic technique as prescribed in policies and procedures to prepare the admixtures/feedings
Provide routine information to patients regarding prescription, refills, referrals, and procedure question as directed by the Pharmacist
Perform packaging, manipulative, repetitive, or other non-discretionary prescription filling or related tasks while under the direct supervision and control of the Pharmacist
Replenishes the drugs in automated dispensing systems in addition to general maintenance, minor repairs and troubleshooting of the system when necessary
Assured delivery of pharmaceuticals to patient care areas be carrying prepared pharmaceuticals to all patient care areas and placing them in prescribed locations
Delivering medication carts to nursing units and exchanging cassettes on a daily basis.
Pharmacy Technician
Kieu An Pharmacy
04.2010 - 09.2011
Setting up and filling prescription
Pulling or restocking drug from the shelf
Preparing admixtures and compounding medications
Placing the product into a container and affixing the label to the container
Packaging the drugs according to government rules and pharmacy standards
Maintenance of appropriate record under pharmacist authorization
Assisting patients with procedural information
Greeting patients at the counter and offering them with a positive attitude.
Education
Skills
STATE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND PHARMACY LAW KNOWLEDGE