Angela DeWeese
Copper Hill,VA
Summary
Patient-oriented Pharmacy Technician with extensive experience preparing, filling and labeling medications. Highly skilled at processing prescriptions and managing pharmacy inventory. Well-versed in interacting with patients to answer questions and provide status updates on prescription. Well-versed in all aspects of pharmacy operation. Expert in filling prescriptions within fast-paced, high-volume settings. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new Successful Pharmacy Technician bringing 35 years of experience in filling prescriptions with expert accuracy, building relationships with customers and promoting teamwork within pharmacy settings. Knowledgeable about regulatory guidelines and policies governing fraud, waste and abuse. Committed job seeker with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pharmacy Technician
Walmart Pharmacy
09.1990 - Current
- Prepared prescription transfers to other pharmacies.
- Maintained daily inventory of pharmaceuticals and ensured proper storage conditions.
- Prepared medications for dispensing by counting, pouring, labeling, and verifying doses.
- Performed data entry for patient profiles, billing information and prescription orders into the pharmacy software system.
- Provided customer service to patients by answering questions about medications and health-related topics.
- Assisted pharmacists in compounding sterile products according to state regulations.
- Managed filing of prescriptions, both electronically and manually.
- Retrieved medication from shelves based on physician orders and delivered them to pharmacists for review.
- Ordered drugs from wholesalers as needed and maintained records of incoming shipments.
- Ensured compliance with all federal, state, local laws and company policies related to pharmacy operations.
- Received payment from customers and processed credit card transactions when necessary.
- Checked expiration dates on medications to ensure that only unexpired products were dispensed.
- Reported any discrepancies or errors in medication ordering or filling processes immediately to the pharmacist on duty.
- Restocked shelves with new supplies of medications as needed.
- Provided education materials about medications to patients upon request.
- Organized work areas so that everything was easily accessible when needed.
- Assisted in training new employees on pharmacy procedures.
- Monitored inventory levels of commonly used drugs and placed orders when necessary.
- Teamed with peers, technicians and pharmacists to prioritize and complete orders.
- Created new customer profiles and updated demographics, allergies and new medications in pharmacy computer systems.
- Assisted pharmacist with clearing high volume of prescriptions and responded to customer questions.
- Refilled medications, offered insight into over-the-counter products and verified insurance benefits.
- Verified prescriptions and drug labels, documents and packages.
- Maintained pharmacological practices by checking drug inventory, stocking medications and monitoring supplies.
- Interpreted and processed medication orders under supervision of pharmacist.
- Received and verified daily incoming drug inventories, reported discrepancies and logged items into inventory system.
- Inspected medication storage locations to monitor drug expiration dates and supply adequate inventory.
- Liaised with pharmacist to measure and prepare medication doses and packaging and label prescriptions.
- Transmitted claims to insurance companies for payment and reconciled EOBs.
- Improved inventory management procedures to reduce overhead, backorders and overstock.
- Answered telephones to respond to questions or requests.
- Entered prescription information into computer databases.
- Operated cash registers to accept payments from customers.
- Assisted customers by answering questions, locating items or referring to pharmacist for medication information.
- Received written prescriptions and refill requests from patients, evaluating information for completeness and accuracy before filling.
- Received written prescription or refill requests, verifying information for completeness and accuracy.
- 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.
- Ordered, labeled and counted stock of medications and entered inventory data into computer.
- Communicated effectively with doctors and insurance agencies to resolve prescription cost discrepancies.
- 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.
- Established or maintained medications and other patient profiles.
- Mixed pharmaceutical preparations according to written prescriptions.
- Monitored supply inventory and promptly submitted replenishment orders to prevent shortages.
Pharmacy Technician
Virginia Veterans Care Center
06.2011 - 06.2012
- Maintained daily inventory of pharmaceuticals and ensured proper storage conditions.
- Prepared medications for dispensing by counting, pouring, labeling, and verifying doses.
- Performed data entry for patient profiles, billing information and prescription orders into the pharmacy software system.
- Checked expiration dates on medications to ensure that only unexpired products were dispensed.
- Managed filing of prescriptions, both electronically and manually.
- Retrieved medication from shelves based on physician orders and delivered them to pharmacists for review.
- Ordered drugs from wholesalers as needed and maintained records of incoming shipments.
- Ensured compliance with all federal, state, local laws and company policies related to pharmacy operations.
- Restocked shelves with new supplies of medications as needed.
- Organized work areas so that everything was easily accessible when needed.
- Monitored inventory levels of commonly used drugs and placed orders when necessary.
- 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.
- Inspected medication storage locations to monitor drug expiration dates and supply adequate inventory.
- Liaised with pharmacist to measure and prepare medication doses and packaging and label prescriptions.
- Answered telephones to respond to questions or requests.
- Cleaned and maintained equipment or work areas according to prescribed methods.
- Ordered, labeled and counted stock of medications and entered inventory data into computer.
- 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.
- Monitored supply inventory and promptly submitted replenishment orders to prevent shortages.
Pharmacy Technician
Community Hospital of Roanoke Valley
09.1988 - 09.1990
- Maintained daily inventory of pharmaceuticals and ensured proper storage conditions.
- Prepared medications for dispensing by counting, pouring, labeling, and verifying doses.
- Performed data entry for patient profiles, billing information and prescription orders into the pharmacy software system.
- Assisted pharmacists in compounding sterile products according to state regulations.
- Retrieved medication from shelves based on physician orders and delivered them to pharmacists for review.
- Ordered drugs from wholesalers as needed and maintained records of incoming shipments.
- Ensured compliance with all federal, state, local laws and company policies related to pharmacy operations.
- Checked expiration dates on medications to ensure that only unexpired products were dispensed.
- Reported any discrepancies or errors in medication ordering or filling processes immediately to the pharmacist on duty.
- Restocked shelves with new supplies of medications as needed.
- Organized work areas so that everything was easily accessible when needed.
- Monitored inventory levels of commonly used drugs and placed orders when necessary.
- 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.
- Received and verified daily incoming drug inventories, reported discrepancies and logged items into inventory system.
- Inspected medication storage locations to monitor drug expiration dates and supply adequate inventory.
- Liaised with pharmacist to measure and prepare medication doses and packaging and label prescriptions.
- Answered telephones to respond to questions or requests.
- Received written prescription or refill requests, verifying information for completeness and accuracy.
- Cleaned and maintained equipment or work areas according to prescribed methods.
- Checked medications for content, accuracy and completeness of drug packaging and labeling.
- 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.
- Established or maintained medications and other patient profiles.
- Mixed pharmaceutical preparations according to written prescriptions.
- Monitored supply inventory and promptly submitted replenishment orders to prevent shortages.
Education
High School Diploma -
Salem High School
Salem, VASkills
- Drug Inventory Control
- FDA compliance
- Workflow Optimization
- Order Verification
- Healthcare regulations
- Insurance Billing
- Medication Dispensing
- Prescription Filling
- Supply Restocking
- Team Collaboration
- Interpreting orders
- Stocking shelves
- Quality assurance and control
- Ordering and stocking medications
- Labeling prescriptions
- Supporting pharmacy operations
- FDA Drug Safety Guidelines
- Point of sale systems proficiency
- Processing payments
- Pharmaceutical Calculations
- Proper labeling procedures
- Prescription filling
- Medication dispensing
- Patient confidentiality
- Drug inventory control
- Pharmacy ethics
- Pharmacy and customer records management
- Compounding techniques
- Manual and automated medication dispensing
- Verifying orders
- Certified pharmacy technician (cpht)
Certification
Licensed with the VA Board of Pharmacy and Certified Training through PTCB since 2002. Work Full-time with 40 hours a week
Timeline
Pharmacy Technician
Virginia Veterans Care Center
06.2011 - 06.2012
Pharmacy Technician
Walmart Pharmacy
09.1990 - Current
Pharmacy Technician
Community Hospital of Roanoke Valley
09.1988 - 09.1990
High School Diploma -
Salem High School