ANGELA KIPP
Pharmacy Technician
Lacey,WA
Summary
Dedicated Clinical Pharmacy Technician with background in retail pharmacy and pharmacotherapy, excelling in patient-focused care. Demonstrates solid understanding of medical terminology, accountability, and the need for continuing education and personal growth. Skilled in building patient rapport, recognizing the needs of the clinic, and taking the lead on projects that ensure optimal care. I effectively manage the inventory of injectable medications needed each week for patient administration, demonstrating reliability, accuracy, and attention to detail.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Pharmacy Technician
Providence Pharmaceutical Care Clinic
01.2019 - Current
- Process referrals and schedule patient appointments efficiently.
- Manage refill requests for providers and clarify prescriptions with pharmacies.
- Oversee lab orders and results to monitor medication safety and efficacy.
- Triage patient inquiries to address questions and concerns promptly.
- Communicate with specialty pharmacies to ensure optimal patient care delivery.
- Obtain prior authorizations for specialty medications to facilitate treatment.
- Assist patients in securing financial assistance for specialty medications.
- Conduct quarterly patient check-ins to evaluate side effects and medication efficacy.
- Determine clinic needs and order injectable medications to be administered to patients each week.
Pharmacy Technician
Costco Pharmacy
01.2015 - 01.2019
- Reconcile daily pharmacy invoices
- Monitoring, processing, and shipping of expired drugs
- Inventory management
- Training pharmacy assistants and technicians
- Consistently organize and prioritize tasks for optimal workflow
- Perform fast and accurate data entry for patient, prescriber, and insurance billing
- Maintain high level of professionalism, consistent with company standards
- Record supplemental patient and dispensing information
- Perform tech to tech check for data entry and insurance billing accuracy, prior to reaching the pharmacist for final check
- Perform all non-discretionary tasks related to the prescription filling process
Pharmacy Technician
Safeway Pharmacy
01.1998 - 01.2015
Pharmacy Technician
Payless Drug Store
01.1989 - 01.1997
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Medical Assistant
Penn Foster Career School
Some College (No Degree) - Pre-pharmacy studies
Centralia College
Pharmacy Technician Training Program -
Payless Drug Store
01.1993
High School Diploma -
W.F. West High School
01.1989
Skills
- Inventory management
- Effective communication
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Medication documentation
- Critical thinking
- Professionalism
- Pharmaceutical knowledge
- Skill development aptitude
- Patient rapport building
- Analytical proficiency
- Condition assessment and intervention
- Diversity sensitivity
- Reliability and responsibility
- Project execution resourcefulness
- Task management efficiency
- Proactive work ethic
Certification
- Washington State Pharmacy Technician Certification 8/13/1993
- Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (CPhT) 7/31/2003
- PTCB Technician Product Verification Certificate 3/4/2024
- PTCB Point Of Care Testing Certificate 4/8/2024
- PTCB Medication History Certificate 8/5/2024
- PTCB Medication Therapy Management Certification 9/17/2024
- PTCB Advanced Certification (CPhT-Adv) 9/17/2024
- PTCB Immunization Administration Certificate-Pending 12/2025
Timeline
Clinical Pharmacy Technician
Providence Pharmaceutical Care Clinic
01.2019 - Current
Pharmacy Technician
Costco Pharmacy
01.2015 - 01.2019
Pharmacy Technician
Safeway Pharmacy
01.1998 - 01.2015
Pharmacy Technician
Payless Drug Store
01.1989 - 01.1997
Some College (No Degree) - Medical Assistant
Penn Foster Career School
Some College (No Degree) - Pre-pharmacy studies
Centralia College
Pharmacy Technician Training Program -
Payless Drug Store
High School Diploma -
W.F. West High School