Dedicated Licensed Pharmacy Technician with over 24 years within the health care system. Expert in data entry, product dispensing, and troubleshooting rejected claims, ensuring optimal patient care. Known for building strong relationships with patients and healthcare professionals, I excel in providing tailored medication solutions and maintaining inventory control, positive interactions with coworkers, enhancing overall pharmacy efficiency.
I have happily been employed since January 2001 first as an employee for Providence hospital, the St John-Providence, Ascension-Providence and now Henry Ford Providence.
Data entry, beginning with intake, identifying delivery method for prescription, verifying needed demographics, allergies, active insurance
Trouble shooting rejected claims, if needed searching new insurance, contacting insurance company if needed, offering our best cash price to those without coverage
Submitting Prior Auth requests to prescribers office or offering covered alternatives Explaining to patients their options and how the process works
Accessing pharmaceutical websites for known medication coupons when patients have a high copay or uncovered medication such as insulin, or savings cards for those eligible on high cost meds to reduce monthly out of pocket expenses
Track inventory control, expired medications, creating, reviewing, submitting and receiving Rx and OTC orders
Giving excellent patient care, whether the patient is a new face or someone known to me I pride myself on knowing most of our patients, their meds and their past issues in the event I may need to assist in any way
Bedside delivery, providing discharge patients with their meds to take home Contacting the prescriber when processing prescriptions if anything seems questionable or too expensive
Building a friendly repertoire with other healthcare professionals to build a collaborative relationship that results in better patient care through reducing wait times when problems arise
Assisting my fellow technicians in problems that arise without judgment or making them feel as if I’m inconvenienced or bothered
PTCB Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)
State of Michigan Board Of Pharmacy (Pharmacy technician license)