Marisa Polidoro
Maple,Ontario
Summary
Knowledgeable in all facets of hospital pharmacy operations. Organized assertive, detail oriented and a team player. My many years of hospital pharmacy experience has provided me with the opportunity to develop expertise in planning and implementing new pharmacy automations as well as different drug distribution systems. Many years of inventory management and storage. I have a unique ability to organize and streamline workflows. I am both the Sterile and Nonsterile Designated Person. I am passionate about anything pharmacy related and excited to collaborate with others to achieve safe and positive patient / client experiences.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
Work History
SENIOR REGISTERED PHARMACY TECHNICIAN
West Park Healthcare Centre
01.2013 - Current
- Auditing narcotics and controlled drugs, cycle counts, picking and distributing to units.
- Monitoring of medication expiry dates in pharmacy and on nursing units.
- Organizing the checking of expiry dates in crash carts and automated dispensing units.
- Participating in Ministry of Health and Long Term care annual cold chain inspections.
- Pharmacy automation administrator for multiple pharmacy automations
- ATP, Pyxis, Swisslog Boxpick
- Database development and management
- Sterile and Non-sterile Designated Person
- Developed and implemented training, certification and compliance processes
- Creation and deployment of standard operating procedures and new operating initiatives within pharmacy
- Oversee medication distribution and day to day operations
- Responsible for staffing, training, performance evaluations and scheduling functions
- Pharmacy collaborator along with Campus Development Team in the planning of a new hospital facility
- Responsible for all patient safety initiatives, such as maintaining medication profiles, dispensing using Automated dispensing cabinets, organize and schedule pyxis refill reports
- Perform daily rotations as needed
- Planned and managed new workflows with the introduction of unit dose, Pyxis and most recently Swisslog Box Picker in our new facility opening April 2024
- Staffed and managed Covid-19 clinics.
PHARMACY TECHNICIAN
St. John's Rehab Sunnybrook Health Sciences
07.2010 - 10.2013
- Performed wide range of pharmacy operations with strong commitment to accuracy, efficiency and service quality
- Maintained proper drug storage procedures, registries, and records for controlled drugs
- BPMH (Best Possible Medication History) for multiple patients daily
- Perform release and final checks of all medications prior to administration.
PHARMACY TECHNICIAN
West Park Healthcare Centre
09.2011 - 01.2013
- Performed sterile compounding
- Non-sterile compounding
- Prepared Leave of absence for patients
- Narcotic Distribution and inventory control
- Dispensing rotation
- Cart fill replenishment
- Ward stock replenishment
- ATP rotation.
PHARMACY TECHNICIAN
Humber River Regional Hospital
07.1989 - 08.2011
- Performed all rotations, dispensing, pre-packaging, sterile and non-sterile compounding, hazardous and non-hazardous sterile preparation using aseptic technique
- Cross trained at various sites
- Packaged and maintained proper drug storage procedures, records for narcotic and controlled medications
- Pharmacy automation ATP.
Education
No Degree -
CSHP Pharmacy Technician Member
ASHP Pharmacy Technician Member
Pharmacy Technician -
Ontario College of Pharmacists
03.2013
Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada
11.2012
Bridging Courses -
Humber College of Applied Arts And Technology
01.2012
Skills
- Drug Inventory Management
- Pharmacy Operations
- Pharmacy Automation Administrator
- Meditech and BDM experience
- Strong organizational skills
- Database development and management
License
OCP LICENSE # PT1923
Professional
Experienced Licensed Pharmacy Technician with the Ontario College of Pharmacists.
Cover Letter
Dear Hiring Manager,I am a Registered Pharmacy Technician, licensed with the Ontario College of Pharmacists. I am highly motivated and progress focused. With a long-standing background in healthcare, hospital pharmacy automation, drug distribution, narcotic control and auditing as well as knowledge of regulatory standards such as Napra and USP 795, 797, and 800. I believe I would be a valuable contribution to your team.In my current role as the Senior Pharmacy Technician my successes have stemmed from many years of working in a hospital setting, collaborating with my team as well as other healthcare professionals. During my years in hospital pharmacy, I have had the opportunity to implement many technologies. I am detail oriented and have a unique ability to organize projects and streamline workflows.Currently I am the Designated Person for both Sterile and Non-Sterile compounding. Recently leading my team at both on and off-site Covid-19 vaccination clinics. My contributions include transitioning the pharmacy from a traditional to unit dose system as well as the implementation of many technologies such as the Automated Tablet Packager (ATP), BD Pyxis, Swisslog Boxpicker and Pyxis C11 safe, auto-print, auto-wrap and Pak-edge software. These opportunities have strengthened my knowledge in project and database management, workflow optimization and most importantly teamwork.I welcome an opportunity to discuss my abilities further.I look forward to hearing from you.Sincerely,Marisa Polidoro
Languages
Italian
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
SENIOR REGISTERED PHARMACY TECHNICIAN
West Park Healthcare Centre
01.2013 - Current
PHARMACY TECHNICIAN
West Park Healthcare Centre
09.2011 - 01.2013
PHARMACY TECHNICIAN
St. John's Rehab Sunnybrook Health Sciences
07.2010 - 10.2013
PHARMACY TECHNICIAN
Humber River Regional Hospital
07.1989 - 08.2011
No Degree -
CSHP Pharmacy Technician Member
ASHP Pharmacy Technician Member
Pharmacy Technician -
Ontario College of Pharmacists
Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada
Bridging Courses -
Humber College of Applied Arts And Technology
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