GABRIEL PALADINES
Hialeah,FL
Summary
Certified Nuclear Pharmacy Technician with expertise in handling and dispensing radioactive materials while ensuring compliance with safety regulations. Proficient in maintaining detailed records of pharmacy activities, conducting quality assurance tests, and optimizing production processes to enhance operational efficiency.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Nuclear Pharmacy Technician
Jubilant Radiopharma
Doral, Florida
09.2023 - Current
- Dispensed radioactive materials following safety regulations to ensure safe handling and compliance.
- Maintained detailed records of pharmacy activities, ensuring accuracy in inventory management and waste disposal.
- Conducted constancy and efficiency tests on SCA and MCA equipment to verify operational integrity.
- Eluted Ga-68 and Tc-99m generators for radiopharmaceutical production.
- Entered prescription information accurately into computer databases.
- Performed monthly audits of vehicles to ensure operational compliance.
Chemistry Production Technician
Petnet Solutions
Dania Beach, FL
01.2023 - 04.2023
- Performed cyclotron operations related to manufacturing for routine and research radiopharmaceuticals for positron emission tomography.
- Performed cyclotron chemistry module operations utilizing analytical equipment such as TLC, HPLC, and GC
- Complied with radiation safety procedures cGmp and FDA requirements.
- Followed SOPs for production and quality control processes.
- Set up and operated production equipment according to daily work orders.
- Documented production logs by entering data into computer system.
- Inspected machinery and equipment to quickly diagnose malfunctions
- Created subassemblies for functionality and/or quality
- Collected hazardous or non-hazardous waste in correctly labeled containers to transfer to collection areas.
Lead Nuclear Pharmacy Technician
CARDINAL HEALTH NUCLEAR
Fort Lauderdale, FL
06.2015 - 10.2022
- Licensed by the Florida state board of pharmacy.
- Lead pharmacy technician.
- Radiation Safety officer assistant (RSO).
- Handled and dispensed radioactive isotopes in ISO 6 cleanroom.
- Performed daily constancies on single and multi-channel analyzers.
- Received customer Rx prescription phone orders.
- Implemented lean six sigma- 5s process
- Responsible in maintaining a safe work environment and performing bi-weekly safety audits
- Performed quality control on drugs
- Received incoming goods, checked paperwork and reviewed merchandise for accuracy against documentation
Dispatcher/Driver
Cardinal Health Nuclear
Fort Lauderdale, FL
03.2014 - 05.2015
- Organized delivery routes to drivers utilizing various software systems to facilitate movement, planning and scheduling.
- Utilized various software systems to facilitate movement, planning and scheduling.
- Verified outgoing packages were within D.O.T standards.
- Monitored dispatch board and adjusted call priorities regularly based on caller needs.
- Delivered isotopes to hospitals and doctors office within Florida.
- Coordinated package returns from customer back to facility.
- Trained employees on triaging and dispatching procedures to properly handle daily calls.
- Scheduled maintenance for company fleet vehicle.
- Performed general facility cleaning and other duties as required.
Outbound Warehouse Associate
Cardinal Health
Weston, FL
07.2013 - 02.2014
- Order picker (medical supplies)
- Operated power lift, cherry pickers on a daily basis for order picking
- Performed daily safety checks on machinery
- Performed inventory adjustments throughout warehouse
- Staged orders to assigned loading docks and loaded pallets into trailers
- Sorted manifest for pallets leaving the warehouse.
- Examined shipment contents and compare with manifests, invoices to verify accuracy.
- Tracked parcel movement using hand-held scanners and daily production sheets to keep records accurate.
Education
Associates in Arts - Health Sciences
Broward College
Fort Lauderdale, FL08-2017
BHA - Bachelor of Health Administration
Florida Atlantic University
FL, Boca RatonSkills
- Florida state licensed pharmacy technician
- Radiation safety officer
- Equipment troubleshooting
- Data entry and management
- Bilingual communication
- RF scanner operation
- Forklift operation
- Inventory stocking and replenishment
- Recordkeeping and documentation
- Quality assurance
- Lean Six Sigma methodology
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Timeline
Nuclear Pharmacy Technician
Jubilant Radiopharma
09.2023 - Current
Chemistry Production Technician
Petnet Solutions
01.2023 - 04.2023
Lead Nuclear Pharmacy Technician
CARDINAL HEALTH NUCLEAR
06.2015 - 10.2022
Dispatcher/Driver
Cardinal Health Nuclear
03.2014 - 05.2015
Outbound Warehouse Associate
Cardinal Health
07.2013 - 02.2014
Associates in Arts - Health Sciences
Broward College
BHA - Bachelor of Health Administration
Florida Atlantic University