Carrie Forster
Pleasant View,TN
Summary
Hardworking employee at the Town of Ashland City with customer service, multitasking, and time management abilities. Devoted to giving every customer a positive and memorable experience.
Detail-oriented and seasoned Certified Pharmacy Technician with experience at Sam's Club Pharmacy, excelling in customer service, and regulatory compliance. Proven ability to manage inventory effectively while ensuring accurate medication dispensing. Strong problem-solving skills and a commitment to maintaining patient confidentiality drive my success in fast-paced environments.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting Clerk
Town of Ashland City
Ashland City, TN
11.2023 - Current
- Resolve customer inquiries regarding bills and payments.
- Perform daily general ledger entries to record financial transactions accurately.
- Process sales tax returns in accordance with state regulations.
- Process invoices, payments, and statements in a timely manner.
- Prepare and issue customer invoices, monitor receivables, and manage the collections process.
- Set up business licenses within the city limits, and receipt payments.
- Set up beer and firework permits, and receipt payments.
- Set up deposits to take to the bank.
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Sam's Club-(full time at first, now one Sat/month)
Hendersonville, TN
01.2018 - Current
- Assist patients in understanding their medication instructions and usage directions.
- Check expiration dates on drug products prior to dispensing them to customers.
- Maintain records of controlled substances dispensed according to state regulations.
- Perform administrative duties such as filing, data entry, and answering phones.
- Answer questions from customers regarding insurance coverage eligibility requirements.
- Follow safety protocols when handling hazardous drugs or materials, in accordance with OSHA standards.
- Provide medication and other healthcare products to customers accurately and efficiently.
- Monitor stock levels of medications in the pharmacy's inventory system.
- Receive verbal prescriptions from physicians or nurse practitioners via telephone, fax, or electronic means.
- Work with insurance companies to process claims, resolve problems, and obtain payments.
- Efficiently process cash register transactions for new and refilled prescription orders.
- Maintain strict patient confidentiality to adhere to HIPAA regulations, and avoid data compromises.
- Receive and verify daily incoming drug inventories, report discrepancies, and log items into the inventory system.
- Perform everyday cleanup duties.
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Sam's Club Pharmacy (Closed, then Transferred)
Nashville, TN
11.1999 - 01.2018
- Assisted patients in understanding their medication instructions and usage directions.
- Checked expiration dates on drug products prior to dispensing them to customers.
- Maintained records of controlled substances dispensed according to state regulations.
- Performed administrative duties such as filing, data entry, answering phones.
- Answered questions from customers regarding insurance coverage eligibility requirements.
- Followed safety protocols when handling hazardous drugs or materials in accordance with OSHA standards.
- Provided medication and other healthcare products to customers accurately and efficiently.
- Monitored stock levels of medications in the pharmacy's inventory system.
- Received verbal prescriptions from physicians or nurse practitioners via telephone, fax or electronic means.
- Worked with insurance companies to process claims, resolve problems and obtain payments.
- Efficiently processed cash register transactions for new and refilled prescription orders.
- Maintained strict patient confidentiality to adhere to HIPAA regulations and avoid data compromises.
- Received and verified daily incoming drug inventories, reported discrepancies, and logged items into inventory system.
- Performed every day clean up duties.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Arts And Sciences
Aquinas College
4210 Harding Place Nashville, TN 3720501-2006
Skills
- Data entry
- Customer service
- Regulatory compliance
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Clerical support
- Attention to detail
- Inventory management
- Financial reporting
- Effective communication
- Organizational skills
- Team collaboration
- Purchasing
- Payment processing
- Invoicing and collections
Accomplishments
- Vaccination Training (Covid and Flu) Sam's Club Pharmacy
- CPhT- Certified Pharmacy Technician
- BLA with a minor in Elementary Education
Timeline
Accounting Clerk
Town of Ashland City
11.2023 - Current
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Sam's Club-(full time at first, now one Sat/month)
01.2018 - Current
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Sam's Club Pharmacy (Closed, then Transferred)
11.1999 - 01.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Arts And Sciences
Aquinas College
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