Drucilla Chandler
North Charleston,SC
Summary
Certified Pharmacy Technician with 35 years of experience and strong leadership skills. Well-versed in all aspects of pharmacy operation. Expert in Pharmacy Automation. SC11373
Detail-oriented Pharmacy Technician with extensive experience in drug inventory control and FDA compliance. Proven ability to improve inventory management procedures and ensure quality assurance in pharmacy operations.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pharmacy Technician II
Roper Hospital
Charleston, SC
07.1999 - Current
- Teamed with peers, technicians and pharmacists to prioritize and complete orders.
- Maintained pharmacological practices by checking drug inventory, stocking medications and monitoring supplies.
- Received and verified daily incoming drug inventories, reported discrepancies and logged items into inventory system.
- Inspected medication storage locations to monitor drug expiration dates and supply adequate inventory.
- Improved inventory management procedures to reduce overhead, backorders and overstock.
- Answered telephones to respond to questions or requests.
- Ordered, labeled and counted stock of medications and entered inventory data into computer.
- Cleaned and maintained equipment or work areas according to prescribed methods.
- Checked medications for content, accuracy and completeness of drug packaging and labeling.
- Maintained proper storage and security conditions for drugs.
- Prepacked bulk medicines, filled bottles with prescribed medications and typed and affixed labels.
- Mixed pharmaceutical preparations according to written prescriptions.
- Transferred medication from vials to sterile, disposable syringes using aseptic techniques.
Pharmacy Technician
Corum Healthcare
Charleston, SC
06.1994 - 05.1999
- Teamed with peers, technicians and pharmacists to prioritize and complete orders.
- Assisted pharmacist with clearing high volume of prescriptions and responded to customer questions.
- Interpreted and processed medication orders under supervision of pharmacist.
- Verified prescriptions and drug labels, documents and packages.
- Maintained pharmacological practices by checking drug inventory, stocking medications and monitoring supplies.
- Received and verified daily incoming drug inventories, reported discrepancies and logged items into inventory system.
- Inspected medication storage locations to monitor drug expiration dates and supply adequate inventory.
- Liaised with pharmacist to measure and prepare medication doses and packaging and label prescriptions.
- Improved inventory management procedures to reduce overhead, backorders and overstock.
- Leveraged database to confirm validity of prescriptions, patient data and drug side effects.
- Promoted supplement and nutritional products to maximize sales and customer wellness.
- Answered telephones to respond to questions or requests.
- Entered prescription information into computer databases.
- Assisted customers by answering questions, locating items or referring to pharmacist for medication information.
- Received written prescriptions and refill requests from patients, evaluating information for completeness and accuracy before filling.
- Received written prescription or refill requests, verifying information for completeness and accuracy.
- Cleaned and maintained equipment or work areas according to prescribed methods.
- Checked medications for content, accuracy and completeness of drug packaging and labeling.
- Maintained proper storage and security conditions for drugs.
- Established or maintained medications and other patient profiles.
- Prepacked bulk medicines, filled bottles with prescribed medications and typed and affixed labels.
- Mixed pharmaceutical preparations according to written prescriptions.
- Transferred medication from vials to sterile, disposable syringes using aseptic techniques.
- Computed charges for medication or equipment dispensed to hospital patients and entered data into computer.
Pharmacy Technician
Medical University Of South Carolina Childrens Hos
Charleston, SC
02.1990 - 06.1994
- Teamed with peers, technicians and pharmacists to prioritize and complete orders.
- Assisted pharmacist with clearing high volume of prescriptions and responded to customer questions.
- Created new customer profiles and updated demographics, allergies and new medications in pharmacy computer systems.
- Refilled medications, offered insight into over-the-counter products and verified insurance benefits.
- Interpreted and processed medication orders under supervision of pharmacist.
- Verified prescriptions and drug labels, documents and packages.
- Maintained pharmacological practices by checking drug inventory, stocking medications and monitoring supplies.
- Received and verified daily incoming drug inventories, reported discrepancies and logged items into inventory system.
- Inspected medication storage locations to monitor drug expiration dates and supply adequate inventory.
- Liaised with pharmacist to measure and prepare medication doses and packaging and label prescriptions.
- Prepared prescription transfers to other pharmacies.
- Transmitted claims to insurance companies for payment and reconciled EOBs.
- Improved inventory management procedures to reduce overhead, backorders and overstock.
- Leveraged database to confirm validity of prescriptions, patient data and drug side effects.
- Flagged potential side effects and allergies to prescribed medications for patients.
- Promoted supplement and nutritional products to maximize sales and customer wellness.
- Answered telephones to respond to questions or requests.
- Entered prescription information into computer databases.
- Assisted customers by answering questions, locating items or referring to pharmacist for medication information.
- Greeted customers and answered questions regarding personal medications or over-the-counter pharmacy products.
- Ordered, labeled and counted stock of medications and entered inventory data into computer.
- Communicated effectively with doctors and insurance agencies to resolve prescription cost discrepancies.
- Cleaned and maintained equipment or work areas according to prescribed methods.
- Checked medications for content, accuracy and completeness of drug packaging and labeling.
- Prepared and processed medical insurance claim forms and records.
- Maintained proper storage and security conditions for drugs.
- Established or maintained medications and other patient profiles.
- Prepacked bulk medicines, filled bottles with prescribed medications and typed and affixed labels.
- Mixed pharmaceutical preparations according to written prescriptions.
- Transferred medication from vials to sterile, disposable syringes using aseptic techniques.
- Computed charges for medication or equipment dispensed to hospital patients and entered data into computer.
Education
Pharmacy Technology
Greenville Technical College
Greenville, SCSkills
- Pharmacy operations
- FDA compliance
- Supporting pharmacy operations
- Problem-solving skills
- Quality assurance and control
- Drug inventory control
- Ordering and stocking medications
- Proper labeling procedures
- Aseptic techniques
- Workflow Optimization
- Troubleshooting malfunctioning equipment
- Organization
Certification
Certified by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)
Timeline
Pharmacy Technician II
Roper Hospital
07.1999 - Current
Pharmacy Technician
Corum Healthcare
06.1994 - 05.1999
Pharmacy Technician
Medical University Of South Carolina Childrens Hos
02.1990 - 06.1994
Pharmacy Technology
Greenville Technical College