Heidi Grunbaum
Chino Hills,CA
Summary
Dedicated Pharmacy Technician III with extensive experience at Orange County Global Medical Center, excelling in sterile compounding and customer service. Proven ability to maintain compliance with pharmacy laws and ensure accurate medication dispensing. Recognized for training new team members and enhancing operational efficiency through effective teamwork and problem-solving skills.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pharmacy Technician III
Orange County Global Medical Center
05.2002 - Current
- Performed various pharmacy operational activities with strong commitment to accuracy, efficiency, and service quality.
- Assisted in training new team members on standard operating procedures to ensure consistent quality of service across the entire team.
- Maintained proper drug storage procedures, registries, and records for controlled drugs and investigational studies.
- Pulled and filled Pyxis medications with accuracy including anesthesia and trauma machines.
- Placed orders and maintained Par levels for medications and pharmacy supplies.
- Compounded IV medications, chemotherapy, orals and topical preparations.
- Provided customer service and support between Pharmacy and Nursing, Physicians, Vendors and Patients in a professional manner.
Pharmacy Technician II
St Joseph's Home Health
05.2000 - 05.2002
- Compounded IV antibiotics, chemotherapy and TPN for Home administration.
- Cleaned and maintained Horizontal and vertical laminar flow hoods.
- Prefilled syringes of Procrit and other injectables for home use.
- Pulled and organized IV supplies for home administration.
- Packaged IV therapies and supplies for delivery to Patients homes.
- Contacted medical providers to renew prescriptions for IV supplies.
- Assisted pharmacist with authorizations and billing of medications.
Pharmacy Technician II
University of California Irvine Medical Center
03.1990 - 05.2000
- Answered incoming phone calls and addressed questions from customers and healthcare providers.
- Stocked, labeled, and inventoried medication to keep accurate records and appropriate par levels.
- Entered and processed patients' prescriptions into internal system.
- Coordinated authorization, payment and distribution of discharge prescriptions to patients leaving the hospital.
- Calculated dosage, filled prescriptions, and prepared prescription labels with absolute accuracy.
- Performed wide range of outpatient /Inpatient pharmacy operations with strong commitment to accuracy, efficiency and service quality.
- Cassette fills: adult, pediatric and neonatal oral medications as well as topical creams, eye and ear drops.
- Assisted Pharmacist in filling narcotic orders, record keeping, reconciliations and delivery to nursing floors.
Education
Associate of Arts - Pharmacy
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, CASkills
- Problem-solving skills/ customer service
- Team collaboration
- Confidentiality, HIPAA, FDA compliance
- Troubleshooting malfunctioning equipment
- Manual and automated medication dispensing/ trouble shooting
- Drug interaction and allergy awareness
- Pharmacy law compliance
- proficiency USB 797 and 800 and aseptic technique
- Intravenous admixture preparation
- Proper Medication storage procedures
- Updating and documenting medication histories
- Proper handling of medical waste; chemo/ bio hazards
- Sterile Compounding techniques and documentation
Certification
- CPhT - Certified Pharmacy Technician # 30164482
- CA State Pharmacy Technician registration # TCH 4217
- AA degree in Pharmacy
Languages
English
Professional Working
Timeline
Pharmacy Technician III
Orange County Global Medical Center
05.2002 - Current
Pharmacy Technician II
St Joseph's Home Health
05.2000 - 05.2002
Pharmacy Technician II
University of California Irvine Medical Center
03.1990 - 05.2000
Associate of Arts - Pharmacy
Santa Ana College
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