Barbara Prus
Walgreens
Belding,MI
1
Certification
26
years of professional experience
Enthusiastic Senior Certified Pharmacy Tech eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Proficient in assisting pharmacists with preparing prescriptions and meeting customer needs. Safety-oriented and well-organized with solid experience coordinating with insurance providers, prescribers and individuals to address issues. Good relationship-building and multitasking skills.
Work History
Senior Certified Pharmacy Technician
26 Years- Maintained proper drug storage procedures, registries, and records for controlled drugs.
- Collected co-payments or full payments from customers.
- Consulted with insurance company representatives to complete claims processing, resolve concerns and reconcile payments.
- Restocked automated medication dispensing equipment.
- Communicated with prescribers to verify medication dosages, refill authorizations and patient information.
- Answered incoming phone calls and addressed questions from customers and healthcare providers.
- Counted, measured medications following standard procedures.
- Ordered medicines daily to replenish stock and increase inventory in anticipation of need.
- Solved customer problems in-person or over telephone by providing assistance with placing orders, navigating systems and locating items.
- Performed wide range of pharmacy operations with strong commitment to accuracy, efficiency and service quality.
- Assisted patients in minimizing medical expenses by recommending generic alternative prescription medications.
- Reviewed and verified customer information and insurance provider information.
- Entered and processed patients' prescriptions into internal system.
- Resolved non-routine issues like third party billing, computer system and customer service issues.
- Performed various pharmacy operational activities with strong commitment to accuracy, efficiency and service quality.
- Processed incoming drug orders by checking deliveries against paperwork and updating computer system.
- Counted and labeled prescriptions with correct item and quantity.
- Calculated dosage, filled prescriptions and prepared prescription labels with absolute accuracy.
Education
GED
- Cosmology
Skills
Drug storage procedures
Manual and automated medication dispensing
Pharmacy and customer records management
HIPAA
Knowledge of brand and generic drugs
Team collaboration
Maintaining pharmacy equipment
Processing payments
Assisting pharmacists
Receiving incoming supplies
FDA Drug Safety Guidelines
Medicare and Medicaid process
Drug utilization review
Patient education and counseling
Typing medication labels
Answering customer questions
Certification
- CPhT - Certified Pharmacy Technician
- Licensed in the State of Michigan as a Pharmacy Technician
- Trained and Certified in Immunizations
- Certified in CPR
Timeline
Senior Certified Pharmacy Technician
Walgreens
11.2000 - CurrentRead More
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