Sarija Krishnaprasad
Ajax,ON
Summary
Skilled Pharmacy Assistant with a background in assisting pharmacists with prescription processing and customer service. Strengths include strong knowledge of pharmaceutical terminology, medication dispensing procedures, and pharmacy law and ethics. Previous roles have consistently demonstrated an ability to deliver high levels of patient care, improve operational efficiency, and maintain stringent compliance with industry regulations.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Pharmacy Assistant
Shoppers Drug Mart
Aja, Ontario
10.2021 - Current
- Delivered quality care to customers through close collaboration with pharmacist.
- Assisted pharmacist in daily operations tasks and administrative tasks.
- Monitored stock levels of both prescription drugs and over-the-counter items.
- Processed payments from customers using cash registers and debit and credit card terminals.
- Performed administrative duties such as filing documents, faxing forms, answering phones.
- Managed multiple tasks simultaneously while adhering to strict deadlines.
- Trained new pharmacy staff in procedures and customer service standards.
- Received and stored incoming supplies and informed supervisors of stock needs and shortages.
- Completed daily paperwork associated with filling prescriptions accurately.
- Assisted customers with prescription refills, requests for over-the-counter medications and other health care products.
- Adhered to all legal requirements relating to the safe dispensing of medication.
- Assisted customers by answering questions, locating items or referring to pharmacist for medication information.
- Communicated effectively with doctors and insurance agencies to resolve prescription cost discrepancies.
- Tracked expiration dates for all drugs in stock and discarded expired items according to regulations.
- Performed filing, copying, faxing and other clerical tasks.
Pharmacy Technician Intern
Lakeridge Health Ajax and Pickering
Aja, Ontario
09.2023 - 10.2024
- Mixed pharmaceutical preparations according to written prescriptions.
- Assisting with sterile compounding and non-sterile compounding tasks.
- Assisting with medication reconciliation, medication therapy management, and other clinical services.
- Collaborating with other healthcare professionals to ensure safe and effective medication use under supervision.
- Assisting with automated dispensing cabinet (ADC) management, including loading, unloading, and troubleshooting.
- Preparing unit doses of medications, including filling and labeling unit dose containers, verifying the accuracy of unit dose preparations, and stocking and rotating unit dose inventory.
- Preparing medication carts for patients, including restocking medications and supplies.
- Obtaining the best possible medication history (BPMH) for patients under the supervision of registered pharmacy technician.
Pharmacy Technician Intern
Loblaws Pharmacy
Ajax, Ontario
08.2023 - 09.2023
- Interpreted and processed medication orders under supervision of pharmacist.
- Assisted in the filling of prescriptions, including counting, pouring and labeling pills.
- Received and stored incoming supplies and informed supervisors of stock needs and shortages.
- Adhered to regulatory guidelines for workplace safety and customer confidentiality.
- Performed routine maintenance tasks on pharmacy equipment.
- Entered prescription information into computer databases.
- Operated cash registers to accept payments from customers.
- Checked expiration dates of medications to ensure freshness and quality control.
Education
Pharmacy Technician Diploma - Pharmacy
CTS Canadian Career College
Barrie, ON10-2023
Pharmaceutical & Food Science Technology - Pharmacy And Food Science
Durham College
Oshawa, None05-2018
Bachelor of Science - Pharmaceutical Sciences
Amirtha School of Pharmacy
Kochi08-2009
Skills
- Processing orders
- Drug formulary knowledge
- Labeling prescriptions
- Insurance collaboration
- Submitting insurance documents
- Ordering and stocking medications
- Processing payments
- Medication storage
- Interpreting orders
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Pharmacy Technician Intern
Lakeridge Health Ajax and Pickering
09.2023 - 10.2024
Pharmacy Technician Intern
Loblaws Pharmacy
08.2023 - 09.2023
Pharmacy Assistant
Shoppers Drug Mart
10.2021 - Current
Pharmacy Technician Diploma - Pharmacy
CTS Canadian Career College
Pharmaceutical & Food Science Technology - Pharmacy And Food Science
Durham College
Bachelor of Science - Pharmaceutical Sciences
Amirtha School of Pharmacy
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