Amanda Meyer
Jensen Beach,FL
Summary
Pharmacy professional with significant expertise in medication dispensation and patient support. Known for collaborating effectively with healthcare teams and ensuring precise medication management. Adaptable and reliable, excelling in dynamic environments with focus on patient safety and satisfaction.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Certified Pharmacy Technician
Sewell's Point Pharmacy
Sewell's Point
12.2023 - Current
- Managed medication returns and disposal following established safety and environmental guidelines effectively.
- Monitored patient medication profiles to identify potential drug interactions or contraindications proactively.
- Answered incoming phone calls and addressed questions from customers and healthcare providers.
- Counted, measured, and compounded medications following standard procedures.
- Collected co-payments or full payments from customers.
- Enhanced patient care by accurately filling and dispensing medications under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
- Utilized computerized systems effectively for data entry tasks related to patient records, inventory management, and prescription processing.
- Educated patients on proper medication usage, dosage instructions, potential side effects, and drug interactions, promoting safe and effective treatment plans.
- Assisted pharmacists in preparing and compounding medication, enabling timely delivery to patients in need.
- Upheld strict confidentiality standards by safeguarding sensitive patient information in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
- Calculated dosage, filled prescriptions, and prepared prescription labels with absolute accuracy.
- Solved customer problems in-person or over telephone by providing assistance with placing orders, navigating systems, and locating items.
- Counted and labeled prescriptions with correct item and quantity.
- Entered and processed patients' prescriptions into internal system.
- Welcomed customers to pharmacy and answered questions relating to prescriptions and over-the-counter products.
- Prepared packaging and labels for prescriptions, verifying accuracy of dosage, side effects, interactions, and refill instructions.
- Precisely measured and combined ingredients to deliver scrupulous formulation on customer compound prescription orders.
- **Collaborated with healthcare professionals to ensure accurate medication administration and patient safety protocols.**
- Reviewed and verified customer information and insurance provider information.
- Improved patient satisfaction through exceptional customer service during prescription drop-off and pick-up transactions.
- Ensured proper storage and organization of pharmaceutical products, maintaining a clean and efficient pharmacy environment.
- Coordinated verification and filling of more than 20 daily prescriptions in high-volume in the pharmacy environment.
Registered Certified Pharmacy Technician
Cleveland Clinic
Stuart, FL
02.2014 - 08.2023
- Assisted pharmacists in preparing and distributing medications to patients, including IV admixtures.
- Performed inventory control of pharmaceuticals, supplies and equipment.
- Filled prescriptions utilizing pharmacy computer systems for patient information and insurance claims processing.
- Checked for expired or outdated drugs and ensured their removal from shelves.
- Provided technical support to pharmacists on the preparation of compounded medications.
- Managed daily operations including stocking shelves, answering phones and providing customer service.
- Reconciled discrepancies between actual stock counts with computer generated reports.
- Participated in continuing education programs to stay abreast of new developments in the field.
- Maintained clean and organized pharmacy shelving and work areas.
- Managed inventories, rotated stock, removed expired or damaged drug products and resolved discrepancies in drug counts.
- Adhered to regulatory guidelines for workplace safety and customer confidentiality.
- Received, reviewed, dispensed and labeled over hundreds of prescriptions daily.
- Teamed with peers, technicians and pharmacists to prioritize and complete orders.
- Prepared prescription transfers to other pharmacies.
- Coordinated verification and filling of more than 20 daily prescriptions in high-volume in pharmacy environment.
Registered Certified Pharmacy Technician
Walgreens
Stuart, FL
06.1997 - 01.2014
- Assisted pharmacists in preparing and distributing medications to patients
- Maintained records related to drug usage, costs and inventories.
- Checked for expired or outdated drugs and ensured their removal from shelves.
- Managed daily operations including stocking shelves, answering phones and providing customer service.
- Ordered drugs from wholesalers when necessary for restocking purposes.
- Processed third party insurance claims using appropriate coding techniques.
- Prepared labels for bottles containing prescribed medicines.
- Participated in continuing education programs to stay abreast of new developments in the field.
- Organized work area according to safety standards set by state regulations.
- Maintained clean and organized pharmacy shelving and work areas.
- Managed inventories, rotated stock, removed expired or damaged drug products and resolved discrepancies in drug counts.
- Created new customer profiles and updated demographics, allergies and new medications in pharmacy computer systems.
- Efficiently processed cash register transactions for new and refilled prescription orders.
- Adhered to regulatory guidelines for workplace safety and customer confidentiality.
- Received and verified daily incoming drug inventories, reported discrepancies and logged items into inventory system.
- Received, reviewed, dispensed and labeled over hundreds of prescriptions daily.
- Participated in prescription pharmaceutical and over-the-counter product inventory audits.
- Compiled customer demographic, allergy and medical history background.
- Assisted pharmacist with clearing high volume of prescriptions and responded to customer questions.
- Teamed with peers, technicians and pharmacists to prioritize and complete orders.
- Interpreted and processed medication orders under supervision of pharmacist.
- Maintained pharmacological practices by checking drug inventory, stocking medications and monitoring supplies.
- Liaised with pharmacist to measure and prepare medication doses and packaging and label prescriptions.
- Prepared prescription transfers to other pharmacies.
- Improved inventory management procedures to reduce overhead, backorders and overstock.
- Answered telephones to respond to questions or requests.
- Entered prescription information into computer databases.
- Assisted customers by answering questions, locating items or referring to pharmacist for medication information.
- Operated cash registers to accept payments from customers.
- Greeted customers and answered questions regarding personal medications or over-the-counter pharmacy products.
- Cleaned and maintained equipment or work areas according to prescribed methods.
- Maintained proper storage and security conditions for drugs.
- Received and stored incoming supplies and informed supervisors of stock needs and shortages.
- Prepacked bulk medicines, filled bottles with prescribed medications and typed and affixed labels.
- Prepared and processed medical insurance claim forms and records.
- Monitored supply inventory and promptly submitted replenishment orders to prevent shortages.
- Mixed pharmaceutical preparations according to written prescriptions.
- Performed inventory control of pharmaceuticals, supplies and equipment.
- Filled prescriptions utilizing pharmacy computer systems for patient information and insurance claims processing.
- Coordinated verification and filling of more than 20 daily prescriptions in high-volume in pharmacy environment.
Education
Associate of Arts -
Irsc
Stuart05-2005
High School Diploma -
Martin County High School
Stuart, FL05-1999
Skills
- Pharmacy and customer records management
- Labeling accuracy
- Medication dispensing
- Insurance verification
- Manual and automated medication dispensing
- Drug inventory control
- Insurance billing
- Drug interaction monitoring
- Pharmaceutical compounding
- Pharmacy automation systems
- Drug storage procedures
- Pharmacy law compliance
- Dosage form preparation
- Updating medication histories
- Compounding techniques
- Drug utilization review
- Patient privacy
- Troubleshooting malfunctioning equipment
- Proper labeling procedures
- Quality assurance and control
- Point of sale systems proficiency
- FDA compliance
- Controlled substance handling
- Medication storage
- Hazardous drug safety
- Medication error prevention
- Drug information resources
- Answering customer questions
- Stocking shelves
- Prescription filling
- Drug safety
- Interpreting and processing medication orders
- Medication labels
- Drug inventory management
- Supply restocking
- Processing payments
- Order verification
- Ordering and stocking medications
- Supporting pharmacy operations
- Resolving customer issues
- Labeling prescriptions
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Customer service
- Problem-solving
- Problem-solving abilities
- Attention to detail
Timeline
Registered Certified Pharmacy Technician
Sewell's Point Pharmacy
12.2023 - Current
Registered Certified Pharmacy Technician
Cleveland Clinic
02.2014 - 08.2023
Registered Certified Pharmacy Technician
Walgreens
06.1997 - 01.2014
High School Diploma -
Martin County High School
Associate of Arts -
Irsc