Brittani D. Lozano
RPh
Amarillo,Texas
Summary
Dedicated Pharmacist offering over 3 years of experience ensuring accurate review, processing and dispensing of medications in alignment with provider orders. Skilled in collaborating with team members to expedite urgent requests while maintaining impeccable focus on safety, accuracy and confidentiality. Efficient communicator with all levels of staff, clients, management and healthcare administrators.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
14
14
Certifications
Work History
Pharmacist
CompleteRx/Moore County Hospital
Dumas, Texas
11.2018 - 03.2022
- Monitored and evaluated drug therapy for nursing home residents as the consultant pharmacist for Memorial Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Provided recommendations to nursing home facility staff and/or physicians to enhance patient outcomes
- Attended and participated in care plan meetings for nursing home residents with multidisciplinary team
- Reviewed nursing notes/records, patient labs, and current evidence-based guidelines to continually assess appropriateness of each nursing home resident’s medication regimen
- Provided documentation of complete pharmacist monthly drug regimen review to the Director of Nursing each month
- Conducted and evaluated medication histories for hospital inpatients
- Interpreted provider orders
- Ensured timely and appropriate verification of medication orders for hospital inpatients
- Ensured medication orders are in accordance with current hospital protocols
- Reviewed medication therapy for appropriateness according to evidence-based medicine and patient-specific factors
- Assessed patient compliance to medications and suggests therapy modifications to achieve desired outcomes
- Worked collaboratively with physicians and nurses to help achieve optimal therapy for patients
- Reviewed and monitored patients’ medication therapy for safety and efficacy considering patient conditions and health status
- Recommended corrective action for drug-induced effects, therapy duplication, and polypharmacy
- Advised healthcare team of any issues with or possible enhancements to medication therapy and documented all interventions
- Reviewed culture and sensitivity reports and provided recommendations to streamline antibiotic therapy
- Responded to queries regarding dosages, indications, and drug availability
- Performed literature searches in order to answer drug information questions for hospital staff
- Provided nursing with compatibility information on IV medications as needed
- Ensured preparation, labeling, and records of all non-sterile and sterile compounded medications was complete and accurate
- Performed sterile and non-sterile compounding
- Prepared medication and IV orders to deliver adequate supply for care of patient
- As the Designated Person, responsible and accountable for the operation of the compounding facility and personnel
- Checked medication carts before medications were stocked throughout the hospital
- Supervised dispensation of controlled substances using careful oversight
- Performed data collections for diversion monitoring
- Collected data used to assess administration of time critical medications
- Monitored medication dispensing machines within hospital to make supplies readily available to clinical staff
- Inspected drug storage sites, monitored drug supply expiration dates, and verified proper supply levels
- Ensured appropriate billing of medications received by patients and charges or credits patients as needed
- On call every other week to assist hospital staff if needed outside of pharmacy business hours
Pharmacy technician
CVS pharmacy
San Antonio, Texas
04.2013 - 09.2014
- Consulted with insurance company representatives to complete claims processing, resolve concerns and reconcile payments.
- Communicated with patients to collect information about prescriptions and medical conditions or arrange consultations with pharmacists.
- Assisted pharmacist by filling prescriptions for customers and responding to patient questions regarding prescription and medication-specific issues.
- Verified patient data and billing information to discover and resolve erroneous bills due to system errors.
- Entered and processed patients' prescriptions into internal system.
- Calculated dosage, filled prescriptions and prepared prescription labels with absolute accuracy.
- Answered incoming phone calls and addressed questions from customers and healthcare providers.
- Counted and labeled prescriptions with correct item and quantity.
- Restocked automated medication dispensing equipment.
- Solved customer problems in-person or over telephone by providing assistance with placing orders, navigating systems and locating items.
Donor Support Technician
CSL Plasma
San Antonio, Texas
05.2014 - 08.2014
- Prepared plasma donors, donor area, and equipment for plasmapheresis process
- Prepared plasmapheresis machines for donation process
- Disconnected donors when process was completed
- Monitored donors for reactions during and after the plasmapheresis
- Recorded incidents that occurred during plasmapheresis process, including machine alerts and donor adverse reactions
- Collected and disposed of hazardous waste after donation process
- Restocked supplies needed for plasma donation process and maintained clean, efficient work environment
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy -
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Amarillo, TX 08.2014 - 05.2018
Pre-Pharmacy Coursework -
Alamo Community Colleges
San Antonio, TX 06.2013 - 08.2013
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Baylor University
Waco, TX 05.2008 - 05.2012
Pre-Pharmacy Coursework -
University of The Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX 01.2013 - 05.2013
Skills
Customer service, education and counseling
Medication dispensing and immunizing
Interaction monitoring
Company policy compliance
Monitoring therapeutic effectiveness
Interpreting and Processing Medication Orders
Drug utilization review
Documentation skills
Reviewing prescriptions
Verifying orders
FDA Drug Safety Guidelines
Maintaining records
Meditech trained
Pharmacy Inventory and Recordkeeping
Loss prevention controls
Storage procedures
Regulatory standards
Setting up profiles
Compounding skills
Confidentiality and HIPAA
Customer Service and Communication Skills
Accuracy improvements
Overseeing technicians
Drug inventory management
Process improvements
Safety understanding
Preparing Sterile and Non-Sterile Compounds
Affiliations
American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
- Member 2020-Present
Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists (TSHP)
- Member 2014-2015, 2020-Present
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
- Member 2014-2015, 2020-Present
Texas Pharmacy Association (TPA)
- Member 2014-2018
Rho Chi Gamma Mu Chapter
- Treasurer
- Responsible for maintaining funds
- Collected dues from new inductees
- Managed bank account
Texas Tech Student Society of Health-System Pharmacists (TTSSHP)
- Member 2014-2015
American Medical Student Association (AMSA)
- Member 2010-2012
Certification
Texas Pharmacist License, Texas State Board of Pharmacy- Sept 2018-Present
Timeline
Pharmacist
CompleteRx/Moore County Hospital
11.2018 - 03.2022
Doctor of Pharmacy -
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
08.2014 - 05.2018
Donor Support Technician
CSL Plasma
05.2014 - 08.2014
Pre-Pharmacy Coursework -
Alamo Community Colleges
06.2013 - 08.2013
Pharmacy technician
CVS pharmacy
04.2013 - 09.2014
Pre-Pharmacy Coursework -
University of The Incarnate Word
01.2013 - 05.2013
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Baylor University
05.2008 - 05.2012