Adept Senior Certified Pharmacy Technician with a proven track record at Cardinal Health, demonstrating exceptional collaboration and problem-solving skills. Expert in conducting inventory audits and leveraging software programs to enhance pharmacy operations. Known for fostering strong relationships and efficiently training new technicians, ensuring high-quality service and operational excellence.
Effectively communicates with individuals, including patients, co-workers and staff from various hospital departments.
Promotes honesty and integrity in the profession, which includes a duty to observe the law, maintain the highest moral and ethical conduct on a day to day basis.
Demonstrates passion and care by proactively identifying and resolving potential problems.
Collaborates as a team player offering ideas and collectively listening and being open to multiple perspectives. Thus comfortable with adaptation of protocols, procedures and tasks.
Efficiently works individually as well in a timely fashion in accordance to meeting needs and deadlines.
Oversees and takes initiative with simple to very complex tasks and projects. Ensures appointed responsibilities are thoroughly completed from beginning to end.
Reaches out to fellow co-workers with inquiries as well as enjoys training and teaching others by encouraging opportunities of growth by leading by example.
Acknowledges what needs to be completed by jumping in and doing it.
Maintaining automated medication dispensing machines; pixus/omnicell by running daily reports and tracking low to out of stock items.
Observing inventory and replenishing drugs from various distributors as needed.
Coding, processing and filing invoices appropriately with attention to detail as well as in a timely manner.
Milting bulk medication, making starter packs as well as kits.
Refreshing used EMT boxes as needed as well as facilitating the use and verification of narcotics used by EMT staff.
Compounding sterile and hazardous medications by means of aseptic techniques.
Recording temperature/humidity gauges accurately to ensure proper storage and handling of drugs.
Assisting in trauma status situations as well as codes.
Properly billing oncology medications for patients who receive treatment.
Daily activities consisted of creating and developing strong relationships with customers to cultivate customer loyalty. Working as part of a team providing good faith consulting and dispensing medication in a safe and efficient manner.
Dictation of prescriptions, processing, counting and properly labeling medication as well as contacting insurance companies if need be.
Other important duties included helping with inventory management. Helping in the assistance of patient medication adherence.
Recording prescription orders over the phone directly from providers as well as preparing and administering vaccinations.
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Great communication and customer service skills.
Helping in the facilitation of accepting prescriptions, data entry, processing through insurance when applicable, counting medication and packaging it appropriately.
Replenishing medications by placing and submitting orders.
Assisting patients with questions, concerns and needs.
Cultivating and sharpening skills by taking on assignments that encourage growth and development.
Realistic/critical thinker with the ability to problem solve and troubleshoot
Ability to collaborate with fellow employees as well as offsite facilities
Adaptability and acceptance when it comes to change
Ability to extrapolate and forecast trends
Knowledgeable in multiple software programs with the intrigue to learn more
Confidently trains new pharmacy technicians on proper procedures and best practices, ensuring consistent quality of service
Conducts regular inventory audits to identify discrepancies and reduce instances of stockouts or expired medications on the pharmacy shelves as well as other locations in hospital
Starts a task and sees it through to the finish; communicating to staff about outcomes along the way
Prioritizing what needs attention in a responsible manner by means of importance