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Kasandra Carmean

Glendale,AZ

Summary

Talented Pharmacy Technician and team leader offering 14 years of success in both retail and hospital environments. Strategic thinker with hard working proficiency. Offers proven ability to build effective teams and committed to identifying and leveraging opportunities for growth.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Pharmacy Technician

Banner Health
Glendale, AZ
02.2018 - Current
  • In
  • charge of compounding medication when commercial products were not available from manufacturers.
  • Gathered information in order to prepare and deliver medication carts to patients and nursing units.
  • Filled the Pyxis drug dispensing machines throughout the hospital and supervised the distribution compliance between nurses and patients.
  • Prepared IV administered medications using aseptic techniques while using chemistry knowledge and math skills.
  • Responsible for charging medications, filling pyxis med stations, crediting and redistributing returns.
  • Other tasks included routing high volume of telephone calls to the central pharmacy and appropriate pharmacist, repackaging of oral medications, and delivering intravenous preparations in a timely manner.

Certified Pharmacy Technician

St. Joseph's Westgate Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
11.2017 - 02.2018
  • Answered and screened phone calls for the staff pharmacist in a friendly, efficient manner.
  • Accurately recorded compounded products and prepared appropriate labels.
  • Maintained proper compliance logs, including for refrigerator temperatures and IV hood maintenance.
  • Filled departmental requisitions and crash cart medication trays. Verified patient data and billing information.
  • Verified accuracy and completeness of information on prescription and refill requests.
  • Maintained proper storage and security conditions for all drugs. Strictly maintained customer and patient confidentiality. Retrieved, counted and measured drugs and capped and uncapped vials and bottles.
  • Promptly referred all doctors’ calls and customers’ medical questions to the pharmacist on duty.
  • Labeled all products appropriately, including cautionary and auxiliary labels.
  • Communicated with all customers and staff in a pleasant and professional manner.
  • Consistently upheld proper pharmacy and general safety procedures and standards.
  • Maintained proper inventory levels, rotated stock and immediately complied with prescription drug recalls.
  • Appropriately resolved customer issues, complaints and questions.

Certified Pharmacy Technician

Tuomey Healthcare System
Sumter, SC
11.2010 - 12.2015
  • Communicated directly with doctors' offices via telephone, fax and email.
  • Dispensed and delivered patient medications to patients throughout the hospital.
  • Worked closely with pharmacists and used medication input software to safely and accurately dispense medication.
  • Efficiently answered multi-line phone and processed high volume of order requests from nurses, doctors and pharmacists. Answered and screened phone calls for the staff pharmacist in a friendly, efficient manner. Filled departmental requisitions and crash cart medication trays. Calculated, weighed, measured and mixed ingredients with expert precision.

Certified Pharmacy Technician

Walgreens
Sumter , SC
06.2005 - 08.2010
  • Entered new patient profiles and prescriptions into medication input software system.
  • Provided friendly customer service at prescription drop-off and pick-up counters.
  • Accurately recorded compounded products and prepared appropriate labels. Maintained proper compliance logs, including for refrigerator temperatures and IV hood maintenance.
  • Maintained drug inventory levels by ordering necessary medications and supplies and verifying deliveries against purchase orders.
  • Verified accuracy and completeness of information on prescription and refill requests.
  • Maintained proper storage and security conditions for all drugs. Mixed various pharmaceutical preparations according to written prescriptions.
  • Correctly priced and filed prescriptions after they were filled. Regularly completed paperwork and entered prescription and insurance billing information into patient profiles. Strictly maintained customer and patient confidentiality. Retrieved, counted and measured drugs and capped and uncapped vials and bottles. Promptly referred all doctors’ calls and customers’ medical questions to the pharmacist on duty. Labeled all products appropriately, including cautionary and auxiliary labels.

Education

High School Diploma -

Lakewood High School
2002

Skills

  • Exceptional patient care and interaction
  • Excellent telephone etiquette
  • Pyxis system
  • Extensive medical terminology knowledge
  • Medication compounding expert
  • Drug distribution professional
  • Medication compounding expert
  • Abbreviations comprehension
  • Counting and pouring expertise
  • Inventory management
  • Hospital and retail pharmacy professional
  • Strong decision-making ability

Certification

State of Arizona and Nationally Certified.

Timeline

Pharmacy Technician

Banner Health
02.2018 - Current

Certified Pharmacy Technician

St. Joseph's Westgate Medical Center
11.2017 - 02.2018

Certified Pharmacy Technician

Tuomey Healthcare System
11.2010 - 12.2015

Certified Pharmacy Technician

Walgreens
06.2005 - 08.2010

High School Diploma -

Lakewood High School

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