Georgia Hackett
Greenwood,SC
Summary
Driven Pharmacy Technician with a proven track record at Retired From Working, excelling in medication dispensing and patient confidentiality. Enhanced pharmacy efficiency and accuracy through expert workflow optimization and team collaboration. Demonstrated commitment to healthcare regulations and HIPAA compliance, significantly improving service quality and operational standards.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Pharmacy Technician
Retired From Working
Greenwood S C
03.2008 - 10.2023
- Answered incoming phone calls and addressed questions from customers and healthcare providers.
- Stocked, labeled, and inventoried medication to keep accurate records.
- Enhanced pharmacy workflow by assisting pharmacists with medication dispensing, labeling, and packaging.
- Calculated dosage, filled prescriptions, and prepared prescription labels with absolute accuracy.
- Promoted patient confidentiality by adhering to HIPAA regulations when handling personal information during transactions.
- Solved customer problems in-person or over telephone by providing assistance with placing orders, navigating systems, and locating items.
- Counted and labeled prescriptions with correct item and quantity.
- Assisted in maintaining a clean and organized work environment, ensuring compliance with safety regulations.
- Increased overall pharmacy productivity by restocking supplies, organizing shelves, and maintaining cleanliness according to standards.
- Performed wide range of pharmacy operations with strong commitment to accuracy, efficiency and service quality.
- Performed various pharmacy operational activities with strong commitment to accuracy, efficiency, and service quality.
- Maximized pharmacy efficiency through effective communication with staff members and adherence to procedures.
- Counted, measured and compounded medications following standard procedures.
- Supported inventory management initiatives through accurate record-keeping of received shipments and expired medications for disposal purposes.
- Restocked pharmacy shelves with current merchandise to drive consistent peripheral sales.
- Aided pharmacists in preparing sterile compounding products for IV administration using aseptic techniques.
- Managed medication inventory, ensuring availability of all necessary drugs.
- Implemented system for tracking expired medications, ensuring pharmacy compliance with regulations.
- Assisted pharmacists in preparing and dispensing medications to ensure patient safety.
- Maintained clean and organized work environment, adhering to health and safety standards.
- Prepared packaging and labels for prescriptions, verifying accuracy of dosage, side effects, interactions, and refill instructions.
- Precisely measured and combined ingredients to deliver scrupulous formulation on customer compound prescription orders.
Education
Diploma - Pharmacy Technician
Piedmont Technical College
Greenwood, SC08.2008
Associated Computer Programming - Computers
Piedmont College
Greenwood, SC08.1990
Diploma -
Mccormick High School
Mccormick, SC08.1972
Skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Team Collaboration
- Confidentiality and HIPAA
- Workflow Optimization
- Patient confidentiality
- Medication Dispensing
- Prescription Filling
- Supply Restocking
- Pharmacy Ethics
- HIPAA
- Drug Classification Knowledge
- Drug Inventory Control
- Labeling Accuracy
- Drug safety
- Pharmaceutical Calculations
- Stocking shelves
- Pharmacy Software Proficiency
- Pharmacy Law Compliance
- Healthcare regulations
- Medication labels
- Drug Inventory Management
- Verifying orders
- Advanced math skills
- Compounding Techniques
- Medication Storage Procedures
- Regulatory Compliance
- Secure storage of medications
- Drug Interaction Awareness
- Dosage Form Preparation
- Drug storage procedures
- Interpreting orders
- Aseptic Techniques
- FDA Drug Safety Guidelines
- Drug utilization review
- Drug Monitoring
- Intravenous admixture preparation
- Customer Service
- Attention to Detail
- Data Entry
- HIPAA Compliance
- Prescription Filling and Labeling
- Dispensing Medications
- Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)
- Creative Thinking
- Inventory Management
- Analytical Thinking
- Resolving Complaints
- Medication Storage and Labeling
- Equipment Cleaning and Maintenance
- Certified Pharmacy Technician
- Confidentiality Practices
- Medication Documentation
- Safe Chemical Handling
- Mathematical Aptitude
- Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED (First Aid CPR AED)
- Medical Coding
- Heartsaver First Aid (First Aid)
- IV Supply Restocking
- Medical Machine Maintenance
Timeline
Pharmacy Technician
Retired From Working
03.2008 - 10.2023
Diploma - Pharmacy Technician
Piedmont Technical College
Associated Computer Programming - Computers
Piedmont College
Diploma -
Mccormick High School