Diana McKenzie
Kerrville,Texas
Overview
42
42
years of professional experience
Work History
Vault Technician
Veterans Administration Medical Center
08.2019 - Current
- Maintain records for destruction of control substances, using the Cactus Smart Sink , DEA Form 41 and VA Form 10-2321 "Destruction Holding Report".
- Training my replacement vault technician on standard operating procedures, ensuring consistency with filling CS prescriptions for mail/window.
- Managed inventory levels of control substances in the vault.
- Tracking the levels in the Omnicells on KTC2B, KGI, KTC3 and KTCC1.
- Responsible for the 72 hour vault inventory weekly and the once a month surprise inspection for 50% - 100% count in the vault with inspectors.
- Prepacking Unit Dose drugs that are moved from bulk to unit dose, using the ARx fastfill trays to keep up with inpatient demands in the Omnicells. Making sure that balance adjustments are sent to the pharmacy manager for correct vault inventory.
- Correctly labeling the "Look Alike, Sound Alike" medications and the NIOSH medications.
- Troubleshooting and diagnosis on malfunctioning equipment, such as Kirby Lester, EYECON, FF-54 and Automed.
Pharmacy Technician
Veterans Administration Medical Center
05.2015 - 08.2019
- Duties: Pharmacist prints the IVPB labels, I would gather the equipment, medications, bags, syringes, 4X4's alcohol spray bottle, antibiotic products and take it all to the IV Hood to prepare
- Also plugging vials of medication onto the "mini-bags" for inpatient use
- Crash carts filled by pharmacy, now changed to Crisis Cart with updated checklist from Audie Murphy, one cart is in KGI Clinic and the other in SPD
- These carts are updated monthly, always locked until items are used or replaced, working with Procurement Technician to have proper items on hand.
Pharmacy Technician
Veterans Administration Medical Center
04.1991 - 05.2015
- Duties: Processing and filling the mail for the pharmacist to check and then bagging them for mailout
- Assisting the pharmacist in the IV room making IVPB and TPN's
- Working inpatient and outpatient, filling/delivering ward stock/clinic orders, setting up the Omni-cells for first time use on the wards, organizing the supplies/stocking the shelf's, maintaining the restock levels, rotating stock and removing expired items
- Adding items to the Omni-cell database, printing reports, printing barcode labels, inventory and setting the parameters for each item.
Pharmacy Technician
Veterans Administration Medical Center
10.1990 - 04.1991
- Duties: working the window, answering the phone, taking up IVPB/IV's prepared by pharmacist, inspection of all clinics/wards, primary care teams for any expired pharmacy stock/drugs, transcribing Rx's from hand written hard copies and typing pharmacy labels on typewriter when the computer was down.
Medical Ward Clerk Typist
Veterans Administration Medical Center
05.1986 - 10.1990
Pharmacy Clerk Typist
Veterans Administration Medical Center
10.1983 - 05.1986
LVN appointment
Veterans Administration Medical Center
08.1982 - 10.1983
Education
Tivy High School
Kerrville, TX05.1977
Schreiner University
Kerrville, TX05.1979
Skills
- Ability to conduct 72 hour CS inventory twice weekly
- Knowledge of brand and generic drug names
- Qualified on the Fast-pack machine
- Qualified in Vista program
- Evaluate the usage of CS stock needed daily; restocking Omnicells
- Working knowledge of VISTA Control Substance computer package
- Repacking bulk CS stock into unit dose
- Qualified on the Kirby-Lester machine usage/cleaning
- Qualified on the FF54 machine and Optifill
- Qualified with Endica program, tracking, prepping for mail-outs
- Qualified to place CS items on HOLD for destruction/returns/expired
- Prepare and fill controlled and non-controlled medication for outpatient/inpatient
- Ability to prepare separate orders with the scanner gun for C-II and C-III-V
- Experience with CS restocking/destocking/returns and balance adjustments
- Experience with keeping the FF54 sensors cleaned to avoid miscounts
- Experience with the EYECON machine, used in the vault for counting pills for bi-weekly 72 hour inventory and recording the information with pictures Also, filling mail/window prescriptions with correct amount of tablets and getting a photo copy of actual drug and picture of the patients prescription label
- Experience of destruction of CS items on HOLD for destruction, proper documentation with DEA forms and using one person from logistics, myself and the vault Pharmacist
- Multitasking and Organization
- Works Well Under Pressure
- Attention to Detail
- Customer Service
Timeline
Vault Technician
Veterans Administration Medical Center
08.2019 - Current
Pharmacy Technician
Veterans Administration Medical Center
05.2015 - 08.2019
Pharmacy Technician
Veterans Administration Medical Center
04.1991 - 05.2015
Pharmacy Technician
Veterans Administration Medical Center
10.1990 - 04.1991
Medical Ward Clerk Typist
Veterans Administration Medical Center
05.1986 - 10.1990
Pharmacy Clerk Typist
Veterans Administration Medical Center
10.1983 - 05.1986
LVN appointment
Veterans Administration Medical Center
08.1982 - 10.1983
Tivy High School
Schreiner University