Margaret Monteleone
Columbus,OH
Summary
Pharmacy Technician with over 15 years work in Canton and Columbus. Dedicated, hard-working, reliable and accurate professional . Assisted Pharmacist with filling scripts, billing patients and keeping records.
Veterinary Assistant for 7 years. Assisted with patient restraint, lab work and surgical assistance.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Veterinary Assistant
Morse Road Animal Hospital
Columbus, OH
05.2017 - 12.2024
- First and foremost treat every client courteously and treat every patient how you would want your own pet treated
- Employ fear free restraint during visits
- Offer treats to try to make it less stressful on pets and their parents
- Assist in lab work, Surgery and Recovery
- Make sure patients are stable at all times
- Do record keeping accurately and deliver pertinent information to clients about their pets
- Fill prescriptions precisely and keep inventory updated
Pharmacy Technician CPhT
Ohio State Veterinary Hospital
Columbus, OH
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Draw up all injectable medications for Hospital
- Fill prescriptions for Hospital patients
- Maintain records and all charts on patients
- Distribute prescription food and fluids throughout the hospital
- Maintain and clean all equipment, including cubex machine
CPhT Pharmacy Technician
Medicine Center
Canton, OH
04.2014 - 07.2015
- Properly filled and dispensed prescriptions to both walk in customers (mainly from hospital discharge) and filled pill pacs for institutional use
- Greeted patients immediately and processed their prescriptions quickly and accurately
- Helped patients with Home health Aids and helped them locate items in store or order through computer system and contact patient immediately upon item arrival
- Added patient information and updated profiles including lists of medications
- Processed prescriptions through PIONEER computer system correctly to aid the Pharmacy Team
- Counted meds and scanned into computer to correctly fill medications before sending to Pharmacist
- Receptively answered phone calls from patients and solved any issues or forwarded call to member of Pharmacy Team who could
- Prioritized tasks, with Patients needs being first, so workflow was efficient
- Was responsible for cash registers and insurance payments being deposited and paperwork finished promptly
CPhT Pharmacy Technician
Orchard Pharmaceuticals
09.2013 - 12.2013
- Seasonal position
- Responsibilities included correctly filling prescriptions in a fast paced mail order pharmacy
- Added new patient data and correctly entered prescription and insurance info
- Maintained stock, rotated and inventoried stock as needed to maintain flow in the pharmacy
Nationally Certified Pharmacy Technician
Discount Drug Mart
North Canton, OH
11.2003 - 06.2013
- Properly filled and dispensed an average of 250 prescriptions per day
- Effectively resolved insurance rejections and other billing issues
- Assisted other pharmacy staff with drug inventory, purchasing, and receiving
- Regularly stocked shelves, rotated stock and checked for expired medications
- Completed new and updated patient profiles, including lists of patient medications on PIONEER computer system
- Receptively answered customer questions and helped locate desired items in the pharmacy
- Efficiently operated cash register and handled cash, checks, and charge transactions
- Received and accurately processed written prescriptions from customers using condor computer system
- Verified and labeled prescriptions with the 8 point check
- Hand counted control medications, measured liquids and reconstituted antibiotics
- Effectively prioritized tasks and organized workflow to increase efficiency
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Biology
Walsh University
North Canton, OHSkills
- Veterinary assistant
- Medical billing
- Veterinary experience
- Compounding medications
- Pharmacy technician experience
- Drug safety
- Insurance reconciliation
- Prescription filling
- Workflow optimization
- Medication dispensing
Certification
Nationally registered Pharmacy Technician, 12/01/16, 12/31/23
Additional Information
Passionate person who has volunteered hundreds of hours with many volunteer organizations from rescuing and fostering animals to Best Buddies to Gay Pride., Has much real world experience., Able to handle stressful situations., Motivated self-starter., Very reliable., Data entry knowledge on Pioneer., Great interpersonal skills., Flexibility in scheduling.
Timeline
Veterinary Assistant
Morse Road Animal Hospital
05.2017 - 12.2024
Pharmacy Technician CPhT
Ohio State Veterinary Hospital
01.2015 - 01.2017
CPhT Pharmacy Technician
Medicine Center
04.2014 - 07.2015
CPhT Pharmacy Technician
Orchard Pharmaceuticals
09.2013 - 12.2013
Nationally Certified Pharmacy Technician
Discount Drug Mart
11.2003 - 06.2013
Bachelor of Arts - Biology
Walsh University