Claudia McIntosh Exner

Pharmacy Team Leader

Sentara Health Care System

Virginia Beach , VA

06.1989 - Current

Prepared medication and IV orders for the hospital
Prepacked bulk medicines, filled bottles with prescribed medications and affixed correct labels.
Checked medication bottles for proper labeling before sending medication to floor for patients
Prepared medications in blister packs for delivery into automatic dispensing machine
Maintained appropriate drug records and completed reports as necessary.
Supervised dispensation of controlled substances using careful oversight and audit procedures.
Interviewed, hired and trained technicians for open positions.
Managed pharmaceutical supply procurement and management processes.
Inspected drug storage sites, monitored drug supply expiration dates and verified proper supply levels.
Worked with automated dispensing systems and other pharmacy automation systems as required by department.
Exhibited proficiency in IV and chemo compounding.
Controlled costs and optimized spending via restructuring of budgets for labor, capital assets, inventory purchasing and technology upgrades.
Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
Directed staff and managed annual capital budget.
Developed and maintained relationships with nurses and coworkers.
Raised performance in areas of management and operations with work flow.
Responsible for Inpatient Prelude Resolute billing and correcting errors with nurse auditors.
Investigated and resolved departmental concerns
Scheduled employees for shifts, taking into account FTE's and employee strengths.
Responding to coworkers call outs.
Ordered medicines daily to replenish stock and increase inventory in anticipation of need.
Counted, measured, and compounded medications following standard procedures.
Maintained proper drug storage procedures, registries, and records for controlled drugs.
Performed various pharmacy operational activities with strong commitment to accuracy, efficiency and service quality.
Liaised with other pharmacies to eliminate issues related to product expiration.
Restocked pharmacy shelves with current merchandise to drive consistent peripheral sales.
Restocked automated medication dispensing equipment.
Stocked, labeled and inventoried medication to keep accurate records.
Counted, measured and compounded medications following standard procedures.
Processed incoming drug orders by checking deliveries against paperwork and updating computer system.
Prepared intravenous solutions, admixtures, respiratory drugs and other solutions using aseptic techniques.
Monitored ordering of pharmacy medication stock to maintain streamlined inventory and low overhead.
Calculated dosage, filled prescriptions and prepared prescription labels with absolute accuracy.
Recruited, trained and guided new pharmacy technicians, improving overall performance
Answered incoming phone calls and addressed questions from nursing units and other healthcare providers.
Led team of 26 in interpreting, validating, and filling ADM orders and helping in the distribution of medications.
Responsible for Inpatient pharmacy and outpatient pharmacy payroll, and to back up Sentara Norfolk General inpatient payroll when needed.
Work with FEMA task force team #2. Fill FEMA cache and bill government for total cache when needed.