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Joseph Whittle

Pharmacy Technician
Wilmington,DE

Summary

Driven by being a valuable and reliable addition to any workspace.

Having almost 20 years of experience in Pharmacy settings, an appreciation developed for the absolute necessity of balancing accuracy and speed in a professional environment.

Accustomed to following direction as well as giving it when required.

Passionate about organization and automation.

Desire to create processes in customer-facing retail and closed-door lab settings alike to ensure tasks are complete and accurate before ever reaching a pharmacist's eyes or patients' hands

Belief that this mindset transcends any specific field of work or study and has been a huge factor in professional advancement and personal growth thus far.

Overview

2
2
Certifications
5
5
years of post-secondary education
17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Sterile and Non-Sterile Compounding

Summit Health Pharmacy
Brookhaven, PA
04.2013 - Current
  • Receive and Inventory API (active pharmaceutical ingredients) for use in compounding
  • Maintain adequate quantities of both drugs and hardware/packaging required to dispense to patients
  • Implement processes to create more efficient workflows both personally and collectively
  • Create instructional guides for patients on use and storage of compounded medications
  • Generate custom labels for products leaving lab
  • Monitor hundreds of Compound Formulas for discrepancies in instructions or ingredient calculations
  • Add new formulas and modify existing formulas when required
  • Use and clean/maintain small machinery including: Laminar Airflow Hood, Hotplates, Ointment Mill, Unguators, Tube Sealer and more
  • Prepare medications in several dosage forms in accordance with USP 795 and USP 797 guidelines
  • Use MSDS sheets to correctly handle and store hazardous products
  • Train new hires and set timelines to achieve proficiency in progressively more complicated tasks
  • Assist shipping department as required
  • Various IT support with PC software/hardware and printer troubleshooting

Pharmacy Technician

CVS Pharmacy
Springfield, PA
04.2004 - 04.2013
  • Communicated with hundreds of patients weekly to collect information about prescriptions and medical conditions or arrange consultations with pharmacists.
  • Consulted with insurance company representatives to complete claims processing, resolve concerns and reconcile payments.
  • Resolved non-routine issues like third-party billing, computer system and customer service issues.
  • Stocked, labeled and inventoried hundreds of medication to keep accurate records.
  • Entered and processed patients' prescriptions into internal system.
  • Located and measured medications according to prescription information, making modifications as instructed by pharmacists and providers.
  • Supervised other pharmacy technicians and coordinated day-to-day assignments.
  • Restocked automated medication dispensing equipment.

Education

DCCC - General Studies

Delaware County Community College
Media, PA
08.2004 - 12.2004

PSU - General Studies

Penn State Brandywine
Media, PA
08.2003 - 12.2003

High School Diploma -

Cardinal O'hara High School
Springfield, PA
08.1998 - 06.2002

Skills

    Drug inventory management and recordkeeping

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Software

Microsoft Windows

MS Office Suite

OpenOffice

The Compounder (PK Software)

Mckesson Pharmacy Software

RXQ (Liberty) Pharmacy

Pinnacle Studio

Adobe Photoshop

Certification

PTCB Certified

Hobbies

Hiking, Camping, Surfing, Biking, Woodworking, Gardening, PC building

Timeline

ASHP Certified

04-2021

Sterile and Non-Sterile Compounding

Summit Health Pharmacy
04.2013 - Current

PTCB Certified

08-2007

DCCC - General Studies

Delaware County Community College
08.2004 - 12.2004

Pharmacy Technician

CVS Pharmacy
04.2004 - 04.2013

PSU - General Studies

Penn State Brandywine
08.2003 - 12.2003

High School Diploma -

Cardinal O'hara High School
08.1998 - 06.2002

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