Alonzo Alston
Buffalo,NY
Summary
Organized and adaptable professional with a strong background in pharmacy operations. Known for attention to detail and efficient inventory management, driving improvements in medication dispensing and patient care.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
2003
2003
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Sisters of Charity Hospital
Buffalo, NY
08.2024 - Current
- Assisted pharmacists in preparing and dispensing medications for patients.
- Managed inventory by tracking medication stock levels and expiration dates.
- Provided customer service by answering questions about medications and prescriptions.
- Maintained a clean and organized pharmacy workspace for efficient operations.
- Managed inventories, rotated stock, removed expired, or damaged drug products and resolved discrepancies in drug counts.
- Assisted pharmacists in filling prescription orders accurately and efficiently.
- Ordered, labeled and counted stock of medications and entered inventory data into computer.
- Collaborated with healthcare professionals to ensure accurate patient care.
- Followed safety protocols for handling hazardous medications and materials.
- Maintained strict patient confidentiality to adhere to HIPAA regulations and avoid data compromises.
- Performed administrative duties such as filing, data entry, answering phones.
- Adhered to all federal, state and local laws governing the practice of pharmacy technicians.
Pharmacy Assistant
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Buffalo, New York
02.2022 - 02.2024
- Assisted pharmacists in preparing and dispensing medications to patients.
- Managed inventory by organizing and restocking pharmaceutical supplies.
- Processed prescription orders accurately and efficiently.
- Restocked shelves and prepared expired drugs for return.
- Helped pharmacy staff prepare medications and fill orders.
- Maintained inventory records by restocking shelves with pharmaceuticals.
- Prepared medication labels with item name and quantity.
- 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.
- Collaborated with healthcare team to ensure safe medication distribution practices.
- Delivered quality care to customers through close collaboration with pharmacist.
- Trained new pharmacy staff in procedures and customer service standards.
- Tracked expiration dates for all drugs in stock and discarded expired items according to regulations.
- Received telephone calls from physicians, nurses or other healthcare professionals requesting information about medications or supplies.
- Prepared labels for prescriptions and dispensed medications to patients.
- Teamed with peers, technicians and pharmacists to prioritize and complete orders.
- Checked incoming shipments against purchase orders to verify quantity, quality and price accuracy.
- Participated in staff meetings discussing new developments within the pharmacy profession.
- Received and stored incoming supplies and informed supervisors of stock needs and shortages.
- Processed medical insurance claims to calculate copayments.
- Received and stored incoming supplies and informed supervisors of stock needs and shortages .
- Package and label medications with the use of Euclid and Medi Dose.
- Refilled BD Pyxis Med-Stations throughout hospital.
- Accurately prepared and distributed patient medication.
- Prepared intravenous set ups for sterile, non sterile, hazardous and controlled substances.
Education
New York State PTCB Certification - Pharmacy Technician
Niagara County Community College
Sanborn, NY 01.2020 - 07.2020
Turner Carroll HighSchool
Buffalo, New YorkSkills
- Leadership
- Dependable and Reliable
- Quick and Continual Learning
- Adaptable
- Effective Communication
- Work Well in Collaboration
- Great Organization
- Attention to Detail and Accuracy
- Time and Stress Management
- Medical Terminology
- Pharmacy Automation
- Pharmaceutical Calculations
- Manual Dexterity
- Automated Dispensing Units
- Medication dispensing
- Pre-Packing and Labeling
- Preparing Bulk Medication
- Sterile and Non Sterile Compounding
- Microsoft Word
- Excel
- Emailing
- Phone Etiquette
- Optimal Customer Service
- Effective Inventory Management
Timeline
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Sisters of Charity Hospital
08.2024 - Current
Pharmacy Assistant
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
02.2022 - 02.2024
New York State PTCB Certification - Pharmacy Technician
Niagara County Community College
01.2020 - 07.2020
Turner Carroll HighSchool