Jenehira Mendez
Madera
Summary
Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) with strong pharmaceutical and medication knowledge, committed to delivering safe, high-quality, patient-centered care. Experienced in clinical, instructional, and pharmacy settings, with a focus on accuracy, empathy, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
BLS/ CPR Instructor
CPR Classes Near Me, Fresno
08.2023 - Current
- Facilitate CPR for the general public, medical personnel, and organizations.
- Educate students on proper procedure and protocol for administering CPR in various situations.
- Develop course materials, including syllabus, PowerPoint presentations, and handouts.
- Conduct assessments to evaluate student performance and progress.
- Ensure compliance with organizational policies and procedures
- Facilitated engaging instructional sessions, enhancing participant knowledge retention and skill application.
- Provided constructive feedback to participants, fostering confidence and competence in emergency response skills.
- Collaborated with local organizations to schedule and promote CPR classes, increasing community awareness of lifesaving techniques.
Pharmacy Technician Instructor
UEI College, International Education Corporation
05.2023 - Current
- Trained students how to de-escalate situations.
- Explained mathematical equations and questions daily.
- Answered all questions and helped students stay on track.
- Submitted all reports and grades in a timely manner.
- Computer skills to use presentation, word processing, e-mail, spreadsheet and student information software
- Evaluated student performance through assessments, providing constructive feedback for improvement.
- Mentored students on professional ethics and patient care standards in pharmacy practice.
Pharmacy Technician
Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy, Valley Children's Hospital
08.2023 - 01.2024
- Preparing and dispensing specialty medications, ensuring accuracy and compliance with prescriptions.
- Handling insurance claims and authorizations for specialty medications.
- Calculated accurate dosages from prescriptions utilizing pharmaceutical dimensions such as units of measurement, concentration equations & proportions.
- Assisted customers with over-the-counter product selection based on their individual needs & preferences.
- Filled, reconstituted, and compounded medications.
- Complying with health and safety standards.
Pharmacy Technician
Cardinal Health, Camarena Pharmacy
11.2018 - 01.2023
- Assisted pharmacists in pharmacological services including but not limited to: translating prescriptions, calculations and dosing, filling medications, ensuring patient safety.
- Registered patients, verified insurances, contacted insurances if needed for prior authorizations and/or overrides.
- Maintained and organized records, inventory, and distributed medications.
- Answered high volume calls while assisting patients in person and continued other pharmacy duties.
- Provided administrative services such as typing, faxing, copying, sending and receiving messages.
- Communicated with pharmacists, providers, medical assistants and other healthcare professionals to ensure and resolve patient concerns.
- Responsible for proper storage of prescriptions.
Environmental Services
Sodexo, Valley Children's Hospital
01.2018 - 11.2018
- Responsible for deep cleaning and sanitizing selected areas using the ten step cleaning procedure.
- Disinfected patient rooms upon discharge.
- Trained new employees.
- Safely collected, transported, stored, and/or disposed of hospital waste following EPA/OSHA guidelines.
- Communicated with hospital staff/patients in a pleasant and professional manner
- On call for hospital staff when needed.
- Reported any injuries, safety issues, or serious personnel concerns to the supervisor.
Education
Vocational Nursing -
Institute of Technology
Clovis, CA08.2025
Pharmacy Technician Certification/License - undefined
UEI College
Fresno, CA10.2018
High School Diploma - undefined
Madera Adult School
Madera, CA07.2018
Skills
- Medication Administration & Dosage Calculation
- Patient Assessment & Vital Signs Monitoring
- Wound Care & Infection Control
- Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Documentation
- Patient care and safety
- BLS (AHA Certified)
- Patient-Centered Communication & Education
- Safety Protocols & HIPAA Compliance
- Interdisciplinary Team Collaboration
- Bilingual – Fluent in Spanish
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Medical terminology
- Pharmacology
Certification
Licensed Vocational Nurse, CA- Active
Pharmacy Technician License, CA- Active
BLS Certification (AHA)
Bloodborne Pathogen Certification
Timeline
BLS/ CPR Instructor
CPR Classes Near Me, Fresno
08.2023 - Current
Pharmacy Technician
Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy, Valley Children's Hospital
08.2023 - 01.2024
Pharmacy Technician Instructor
UEI College, International Education Corporation
05.2023 - Current
Pharmacy Technician
Cardinal Health, Camarena Pharmacy
11.2018 - 01.2023
Environmental Services
Sodexo, Valley Children's Hospital
01.2018 - 11.2018
Pharmacy Technician Certification/License - undefined
UEI College
High School Diploma - undefined
Madera Adult School
Vocational Nursing -
Institute of Technology