Hilary N. Garcia Velez
USN Hospital Corpsman
San Diego,CA
Summary
Accomplished and certified Pharmacy Technician with over 3 years of experience in retail pharmacy environments for major national chains. Practiced at offering medications to patients, offering information to patients and communicating with healthcare professionals. Knowledgeable about FDA drug safety guidelines, prescription interactions and pharmacy law. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages
Work History
Pharmacy Technician
United States Navy, USN
San Diego, CA
02.2019 - Current
- Consulted with insurance company representatives (MHS GENESIS) to complete claims processing, resolve concerns, and reconcile payments.
- Restocked pharmacy shelves with current merchandise to drive consistent peripheral sales.
- Assisted pharmacist by filling prescriptions for customers and responding to patient questions regarding prescription and medication-specific issues.
- Counted, measured and compounded medications following standard procedures.
- Performed wide range of pharmacy operations with strong commitment to accuracy, efficiency and service quality.
- Coordinated verification and filling of more than 500 daily prescriptions in high-volume pharmacy environment.
- Answered incoming phone calls and addressed questions from customers and healthcare providers.
- Communicated with patients to collect information about prescriptions and medical conditions or arrange consultations with pharmacists.
- Performed various pharmacy operational activities with strong commitment to accuracy, efficiency, and service quality.
- Prepped 200 intravenous (IV) and unit dose medications for hospitalized patients.
- Monthly restocked and refilled 80 crash carts for the hospital wards.
- Located and measured medications according to prescription information, making modifications as instructed by pharmacists and providers.
Education
High School Diploma -
Josefa Velez Bauza High School
Penuelas, PR 08.2011 - 05.2014
Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Sciences
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
Ponce, PR 06.2014 - 06.2018
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Sistema Universitario Ana G Mendez - Online
Orlando 09.2022 - Current
Skills
Advanced math skills
Accomplishments
- Trained 11 new pharmacy technicians on pharmacy policies, procedures and best practices.
- Reduced prescribing errors 50.3% by reaching out to prescribers to verify medication orders.
- Processed and filled over 200 prescriptions per day.
- Documented and resolved wrong drug which led to near miss preventing patient risk.
- Created a Plab B procedure binder for pharmacist and technicians orientation.
Certification
CPhT - Certified Pharmacy Technician
Timeline
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Sistema Universitario Ana G Mendez - Online
09.2022 - Current
Pharmacy Technician
United States Navy, USN
02.2019 - Current
CPhT - Certified Pharmacy Technician
02-2019
Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Sciences
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
06.2014 - 06.2018
High School Diploma -
Josefa Velez Bauza High School
08.2011 - 05.2014
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