ABIGAIL RUTH
Malden,MA
Summary
A versatile and dedicated employee who can be an asset on many levels to any team. Through hard work, I use my skills, motivation and determination to make a difference and exceed expectations and excel at whatever is required of me! Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Inpatient Pharmacy Technician
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
09.2021 - Current
- Directly involved in hospital medication preparation, inventory, and delivery under supervision of pharmacists for patients in a 335 Bed Level One Trauma Center with over 25 Operating rooms.
- Preparing and delivering medications to hospital units and operating rooms, stocking automated medication machines, sterile and non-sterile non-hazardous compounding, triaging and troubleshooting daily and long term problems to ensure proper medication handling and timely delivery, on individual and system wide levels adhering and enforcing applicable pharmaceutical and healthcare law and hospital policies
- Insuring current and up-to-date inventory, and problem solving any possible shortages
- Delegating responsibilities to technicians and ensuring smooth daily workflow despite staffing and inventory shortages
- Maintaining pharmacy hardware and technology
- Fully training and instructing new technicians and being available to support them and answer any questions or problems that arise
- Proper documentation of preparation, delivery and shift handoff
- Reporting to pharmacists for any questions that require clinical judgment
- Supporting anesthesiologist operating room needs, ensuing proper patient care despite extreme staffing shortages
- Ensure proper preparation, storage, and handling of medications of all dosage forms and pulling recalled or expired medications.
Pharmacy Technician
CVS Pharmacy
09.2020 - 09.2021
- Responsibilities included entering, processing and filling, and selling prescriptions and vaccination., Covid testing, entering and administering Covid vaccines, maintaining pharmacy inventory, teaching skills to new technicians, resolving patient problems, and navigating insurance coverage
- Ensuring positive customer experience and resolving any issues and answering any questions patients may have, referring patients to pharmacist when questions require clinical judgment
- Communicating with doctors, insurance companies and other pharmacies to ensure proper medication billing, inventory and dispensing.
- Prepared and sold prescriptions and other medications held behind pharmacy counter.
- Kept track of and maintained inventory of medications and ensured proper storage, handling, DISPOSAL ( add to lahey) safety and security
- Measured and counted out medications to dispense
- Calculated dosages, days supply, quantity while entering ,physical and electronic prescriptions, ensuring proper data entry for correct dispensing ? and insurance approval
Front Store Associate RX
CVS Pharmacy
06.2017 - 08.2020
- I was involved in all aspects of the retail store customer service, from helping customers find items in the store, to ringing up customers at the register.
- Ensuring store security and proper handling of money and customer change
- Other responsibilities included stocking shelves, maintaining inventory, upkeep of the store appearance and working with sale signs to advertise weekly sales and promotional items, and to move inventory. Ensure security of the store according to company policy and proper handling of store and customer money, giving accurate change and correctly charging customers for their items
- I was my stores ambassador for introducing the then pilot Carepass Membership, working with management and other employees to publicize and sell the membership program.
- In 2018 I added pharmacy work to my schedule, working in the pharmacy workflow as a pharmacy technician trainee, to enter, fill, and sell prescriptions and vaccinations.
Teachers Assistant
Billy Dalwin Preschool
05.2019 - 08.2019
- Assist main teachers in preparing daily activities, supervising small children and facilitating learning and growth, assist with feeding, diapering, and naptime
- Watch children dropped off early or staying later than regular programming hours
- Ensuring fun and safety of the children in my care, while facilitating learning and fostering age-appropriate emotional and social development.
- Ensuring cleanliness of classroom materials
- Supervised and supported free play in between and within the formal structure of the day's lessons
Various Positions
Child And Eldercare Intuitions, Private Families
01.2008 - 01.2017
- Various long and short term childcare and eldercare positions including tutoring, mothers helper, house cleaning, day and overnight camp counselor, nanny, special needs inclusion facilitator , nursing home activity volunteer and resident companion
- Responsibilities included taking care of or assisting people of all ages, stages and abilities with activities of daily living, ensuring safety, learning, happiness and growth, building positive supportive relationships, and working with people in both structured and unstructured settings to help them
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology With Special Education Concentration
Touro University Worldwide
06.2020
MA State Pharmacy Technician License -
CVS Accredited Pharmacy Technician Program
Massachusetts, USA10.2018
Early Childhood Teachers Certification -
Seminar Yerushalayim Hachadash
Jerusalem, Israel06.2013
Skills
- Ability to Work in Fast Paced Environment
- Customer Service Skills
- Computer Skills
- Able to work as part of team with others of varied skills and talents
- Integrity
- Extremely motivated and driven to succeed and exceed expectations
- Problem-solve and asses situational needs and respond accordingly
- Leadership and training qualities
- Flexible
- Verifying Data Accuracy
Certification
Current and unrestricted Massachusetts Pharmacy Technician License
APHA Vaccination Administration Certification
Expired child and adult first aid, life support and Cpr certifications but willing to recertify
Timeline
Inpatient Pharmacy Technician
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
09.2021 - Current
Pharmacy Technician
CVS Pharmacy
09.2020 - 09.2021
Teachers Assistant
Billy Dalwin Preschool
05.2019 - 08.2019
Front Store Associate RX
CVS Pharmacy
06.2017 - 08.2020
Various Positions
Child And Eldercare Intuitions, Private Families
01.2008 - 01.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology With Special Education Concentration
Touro University Worldwide
MA State Pharmacy Technician License -
CVS Accredited Pharmacy Technician Program
Early Childhood Teachers Certification -
Seminar Yerushalayim Hachadash