JOSEPH MERCED
Des Plaines
Summary
Experienced, self-motivated, and dependable, consistently achieving high performance with minimal supervision. Thrives in fast-paced environments, excels at multitasking, and contributes effectively as a collaborative team player.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Amergis
04.2025 - Current
- Preparing and dispensing medications for an incarcerated patient population, utilizing Pyxis automated dispensing systems to support accurate and efficient medication management. Assisting pharmacists with order verification and medication reconciliation, and collaborating with nurses and correctional staff to ensure timely delivery of medications while maintaining strict security protocols, confidentiality standards, and compliance with healthcare regulations.
Certified Pharmacy Technician/Patient Care Coordinator
Orsini Specialty Pharmacy
02.2024 - 04.2025
- Developing a rapport with patients and collaborating with doctors and nurses to improve patient care. Managing new and refill orders by entering and updating data. Maintaining comprehensive logs of all procedure dates and providing status updates with doctors’ offices along with coordinating medication shipment. Improve workflow by ensuring swift processing of all patient orders. Verifying patients' pharmacy and medical benefits and registering them with co-payment assistance programs to reduce out-of-pocket expenses.
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Northshore University Health System
01.2023 - 11.2023
- Assisting the Pharmacist with preparing, filling and dispensing medications. Maintaining patient records, set up, packaging and label medication doses while maintaining inventory of drug supplies. Complying with USP 797 guidelines when preparing IV solutions. Documenting calculations, dilutions and expiration dates. Preparing short stability and high-cost items according to policy.
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Jewel-Osco Pharmacy
08.2022 - 02.2023
- Communicating with other health care providers, reviewing patient records, providing immunizations and filling medication orders while following HIPAA guidelines, to meet patient's needs. Provide courteous customer service and assist the Prescription Processing, Pharmaceutical Calculations, Medical & Pharmaceutical Terminology, Drug Classifications & Safety, Medication Inventory Management, FDA Compliance, Medicare, Medicaid & Insurance Claims Processing, Customer Service/Customer Relations.
Education
High School Diploma - undefined
Niles West High School
01.2018
Skills
- Medical Terminology
- Multi-Tasking
- Time Management
- Trained in Epic and Pyxis
- Fast Learner
- Detail Oriented
- Aseptic techniques
Certification
- PTCB
- Illinois Pharmacy Tech License
- CPR/AED
Timeline
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Amergis
04.2025 - Current
Certified Pharmacy Technician/Patient Care Coordinator
Orsini Specialty Pharmacy
02.2024 - 04.2025
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Northshore University Health System
01.2023 - 11.2023
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Jewel-Osco Pharmacy
08.2022 - 02.2023
High School Diploma - undefined
Niles West High School
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