Colby Ruiz
Kempner,TX
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. With my knowledge and experience I can effectively lead a team while providing excellent customer service.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medication Access Specialist
Baylor Scott And White
01.2021 - Current
- Communicates with patients and providers working as a mediator in assisting patients with medication refill request.
- Processing medication refill request by electronic request, fax, phone and patient messaging system
- Completing medication prior authorizations with insurance, answering clinical questions and submitting required documentation
- Answering phone calls and assisting patients request while providing excellent customer service.
- Contributed to a positive work environment by actively participating in team meetings, sharing best practices, and providing constructive feedback when necessary.
Inpatient Pharmacy Technician Supervisor
Advent Health
08.2020 - 12.2021
- Oversees the work of a team of pharmacy technicians that assist pharmacist in preparing and dispensing medications
- Hire, train and evaluate employees
- Prepare the daily technician schedule
- Participates in problem-solving and troubleshooting activities
- Determines priorities, assign and regulate the routine work performed by the technicians
- Obtain accurate patient medication information through patient, family members, nursing homes and outpatients pharmacies
- Record medication information including medication name, dose, directions, schedule and last dose date and time
- Document patients allergy history
- Document patient's preferred outpatient pharmacy
- Recognize inappropriate dosing, frequency or schedule, and using this knowledge to obtain clarification to ensure accuracy of home medications
- Obtain monthly transaction history for 340B medications
- Perform monthly 340B audits to ensure compliance 340B program requirements for qualified patients, medications, locations and physicians
- Assist in purchasing 340B duties.
Medication History Technician/Pharmacy Tech/340B
Advent Health
04.2015 - 08.2020
- Obtain accurate patient medication information through patient, family members, nursing homes and outpatients pharmacies
- Record medication information including medication name, dose, directions, schedule and last dose date and time
- Document patients allergy history
- Document patient's preferred outpatient pharmacy
- Recognize inappropriate dosing, frequency or schedule, and using this knowledge to obtain clarification to ensure accuracy of home medications
- Obtain monthly transaction history for 340B medications
- Perform monthly 340B audits to ensure compliance 340B program requirements for qualified patients, medications, locations and physicians
- Assist in purchasing 340B duties.
Lead Pharmacy Technician
Advent Health
11.2013 - 03.2015
- Oversees the work of a team of pharmacy technicians that assist pharmacist in preparing and dispensing medications
- Hire, train and evaluate employees
- Prepare the daily technician schedule
- Participates in problem-solving and troubleshooting activities
- Determines priorities, assign and regulate the routine work performed by the technicians.
Pharmacy Technician
H-E-B Pharmacy
01.2010 - 11.2013
- Receive written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate
- Establish or maintain patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients
- Answer telephones, responding to questions or requests
- Mix pharmaceutical preparations, according to written prescriptions
- Clean and help maintain equipment or work areas and sterilize glassware, according to prescribed methods
- Assist customers by answering simple questions, locating items, or referring them to the pharmacist for medication information.
Cashier
H-E-B
11.2005 - 01.2010
- Receive and store incoming supplies, verify quantities against invoices, check for outdated medications in current inventory, and inform supervisors of stock needs and shortages
- Order, label, and count stock of medications, chemicals, or supplies and enter inventory data into computer
- Operate cash registers to accept payment from customers
- Prepare and process medical insurance claim forms and records
- Restock intravenous (IV) supplies and add measured drugs or nutrients to IV solutions under sterile conditions to prepare IV packs for various uses, such as chemotherapy medication
- Receive written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate
- Establish or maintain patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients
- Answer telephones, responding to questions or requests
- Prepack bulk medicines, fill bottles with prescribed medications, and type and affix labels
- Mix pharmaceutical preparations, according to written prescriptions
- Clean and help maintain equipment or work areas and sterilize glassware, according to prescribed methods
- Price and file prescriptions that have been filled
- Assist customers by answering simple questions, locating items, or referring them to the pharmacist for medication information
- Receive and store incoming supplies, verify quantities against invoices, check for outdated medications in current inventory, and inform supervisors of stock needs and shortages
- Order, label, and count stock of medications, chemicals, or supplies and enter inventory data into computer
- Operate cash registers to accept payment from customers
- Supply and monitor robotic machines that dispense medicine into containers and label the containers
- Prepare and process medical insurance claim forms and records
- Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits
- Assist customers by providing information and resolving their complaints
- Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers
- Greet customers entering establishments
- Count money in cash drawers at the beginning of shifts to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change
- Request information or assistance using paging systems
- Offer customers carry-out service at the completion of transactions
- Issue trading stamps, and redeem food stamps and coupons.
Education
Associate of Science - Education
Bryant And Stratton College
Orchard Park, NY 1412703.2024
License Beautician -
COLLEGE OF COSMETOLOGY
Killeen, TX06.2008
High School Diploma -
LAMPASAS HIGH SCHOOL
Lampasas, TX05.2007
Skills
- Excellent Communication skills
- Multi-tasking skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Critical Thinking
- Motivator with the ability to inspire
Certification
- CPhT - Certified Pharmacy Technician
- Certified Compounded Sterile Preparation Technician
Timeline
Medication Access Specialist
Baylor Scott And White
01.2021 - Current
Inpatient Pharmacy Technician Supervisor
Advent Health
08.2020 - 12.2021
Medication History Technician/Pharmacy Tech/340B
Advent Health
04.2015 - 08.2020
Lead Pharmacy Technician
Advent Health
11.2013 - 03.2015
Pharmacy Technician
H-E-B Pharmacy
01.2010 - 11.2013
Cashier
H-E-B
11.2005 - 01.2010
Associate of Science - Education
Bryant And Stratton College
License Beautician -
COLLEGE OF COSMETOLOGY
High School Diploma -
LAMPASAS HIGH SCHOOL
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