Lekan Giwa
Houston,TX
Summary
Dedicated and experienced pharmacy technician with 30 years of proven expertise in pharmaceutical services, seeking to leverage comprehensive knowledge, exceptional customer service skills, and attention to detail in a challenging pharmacy environment.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pharmacy Technician
Vibra Healthcare Hospital
Houston, TX
05.2017 - Current
- Teamed with peers, technicians and pharmacists to prioritize and complete orders.
- Maintained pharmacological practices by checking drug inventory, stocking medications and monitoring supplies.
- Interpreted and processed medication orders under supervision of pharmacist.
- Liaised with pharmacist to measure and prepare medication doses and packaging and label prescriptions.
- Answered telephones to respond to questions or requests.
- Transferred medication from vials to sterile, disposable syringes using aseptic techniques.
- Prepacked bulk medicines, filled bottles with prescribed medications and typed and affixed labels.
Senior Pharmacy Technician
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX
06.1993 - Current
- Entered new patient profiles and prescriptions into medication input software system
- Dispensed and delivered patient medications to patients throughout the hospital
- Worked closely with pharmacists and used medication input software to safely and accurately dispense medication
- Efficiently answered multi-line phone and processed high volume of order requests from nurses, doctors and
- Pharmacists
- Answered and screened phone calls for the staff pharmacist in a friendly, efficient manner
- Accurately pulled medications from the shelves for Pyxis replenishment and delivered them to the various patient care areas
- Have over Twenty-nine years and 8 months with pyxis machines and have been technician coordinator over pyxis for our pyxis team
- Accurately recorded compounded products and prepared appropriate labels
- Maintained proper compliance logs, including for refrigerator temperatures and IV hood maintenance
- Filled departmental requisitions and crash cart medication trays
- Mixed various pharmaceutical preparations according to written prescriptions
- Strictly maintained customer and patient confidentiality
- Preparation of IV's and piggyback.
Education
Health Education/ Pharmacy
Texas Southern University
Houston2015
Pharmacy
Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy & Health SciencesPharmacy
Houston, TX1997
Bachelor of Science - Biology, chemistry
Texas Southern University
01.1997
Skills
- Aseptic Techniques
- Ordering and Stocking Medications
- Preparing Bulk Medications
- Proper Labeling Procedures
- Answering and Routing Calls
- Detail-Oriented
- Data Entry
- Inventory Management
- Supporting Pharmacy Operations
- Self-motivated
- Quick learner Excellent telephone etiquette
- Pyxis system Efficient and accurate
- Inventory management
- Strong decision-making ability
- Strong leadership abilities
Interests
Community Service
, Volunteer for City Wide Club, Houston, TX 2010 -Present. A volunteer during Thanksgiving and
Christmas, to help feed and donate clothing to the homeless and individuals in need.
Additional Information
- Attending 2010- Present Made the Dean's and Presidents list three consecutive years
Certification
- Licenses Certified Pharmacy Technician by the PTCB
- Registered Pharmacy Technician by The Texas State Board of Pharmacy
- CPR certified by The Red Cross Nationally IV Certified by The University of Houston, 2006
Timeline
Pharmacy Technician
Vibra Healthcare Hospital
05.2017 - Current
Senior Pharmacy Technician
Houston Methodist Hospital
06.1993 - Current
Health Education/ Pharmacy
Texas Southern University
Pharmacy
Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy & Health SciencesPharmacy
Bachelor of Science - Biology, chemistry
Texas Southern University
- Licenses Certified Pharmacy Technician by the PTCB
- Registered Pharmacy Technician by The Texas State Board of Pharmacy
- CPR certified by The Red Cross Nationally IV Certified by The University of Houston, 2006
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