Latresa King-Collins
Orlando,FL
Summary
Certified Pharmacy Technician offering 25 years of pharmacy experience and a proven history of providing exceptional service and success in working within a fast-paced environment. Well-versed in clean room procedures, regulatory guidelines, and overall pharmacy operations. Seeking to bring talent to a growing pharmacy, offering opportunities for professional development.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pharmacy Technician Supervisor
Advent Health Orlando
Orlando, FL
11.2023 - Current
- Actively performs all pharmacy technician functions, and maintains active proficiency in standard work parameters, hospital and pharmacy-specific computer systems, and operational programs.
- Central/distributive pharmacy operations.
- Controlled Substance Handling.
- Technician Inventory Check.
- Decentralized Automated Dispensing Cabinet delivery pharmacy operations.
- Decentralized delivery routes throughout the hospital.
- Responsible for an in-depth understanding of pharmacy services and able to articulate to staff to ensure pharmacy processes are followed, and stated goals are met with increased safety and efficiency.
- Courtesy and professionalism are represented in tone at all times, communicating effectively with all levels of staff, and adjusting the communication approach based on the employee and caller to ensure effective and positive outcomes; coaches the team to achieve targeted outcomes.
- Motivate and empower team members to stay focused and on task.
- Developed and maintained positive relationships with team members.
- Manage scheduling and time off.
- Organized and led team meetings to discuss workflow improvements and challenges.
- Conducted regular performance reviews of pharmacy technicians.
- Trained new technicians in pharmacy procedures, customer service, and pharmacy operations.
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Envolve Pharmacy Solutions
Orlando, FL
11.2017 - 09.2025
- Track and triage coverage determination requests submitted by providers, and determine if a pharmacist review is required.
- Obtain verbal authorizations, and request detailed clinical information from prescribers.
- Approve coverage determination requests based on defined criteria, enter and document coverage determination request decisions into the PBM system, and notify providers and/or members.
- Respond to client inquiries regarding authorization approvals and PBM system online applications.
- Refer coverage determination requests for specialty drugs to the delegated vendor or client for processing.
- Contact providers for additional information to facilitate coverage determination reviews. Notify physicians, providers, and members of coverage determination request decisions.
- Communicated directly with doctors' offices via telephone, fax, and email.
- Reviewed and verified customer information and insurance provider information. Communicated with prescribers to verify medication dosages, refill authorizations, and patient information.
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Oveido Medical
Orlando, FL
06.2018 - 01.2025
- Managed inventories, rotated stock, removed expired or damaged drug products and resolved discrepancies in drug counts.
- Transferred medication from vials to sterile, disposable syringes using aseptic techniques.
- Prepared IV admixtures under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
- Maintained aseptic technique.
- Assisted pharmacists in filling prescription orders accurately and efficiently.
- Maintained strict patient confidentiality to adhere to HIPAA regulations and avoid data compromises.
- Enhanced pharmacy efficiency by developing and implementing organizational systems.
- Liaised with pharmacist to measure and prepare medication doses and packaging and label prescriptions.
- Lead pharmacy technician overseeing workflow. Managing
- Responsible for an in-depth understanding of pharmacy services and able to articulate to staff to ensure pharmacy processes are followed, and stated goals are met with increased safety and efficiency.
- Courtesy and professionalism are represented in tone at all times, communicating effectively with all levels of staff, and adjusting the communication approach based on the employee and caller to ensure effective and positive outcomes; coaches the team to achieve targeted outcomes.
- Ordered medicines daily to replenish stock and increase inventory in anticipation of need.
- Properly cleaned and maintained department equipment, such as IV hoods and terminal cleaning.
- Supported pharmacy operations by answering phone calls and directing queries appropriately.
- Provided medication and other healthcare products to customers accurately and efficiently.
- Troubleshot mechanical issues with Pyxis machines.
- Worked closely with the pharmacist and the Director to assure that team members' job tasks were completed.
- Controlled substance handling.
- Decentralized delivery routes throughout the hospital.
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Advent Health Ambulatory Center
Orlando, FL
10.2022 - 11.2023
- Accurately responds to medication dispensing requests, prepares medications for pharmacist final review/check, delivers checked medications, and returns unused or expired medications to appropriate pharmacy areas.
- Central/Distributive Pharmacy.
- IV Room/Sterile Compounding.
- Hazardous Medication, Sterile Compounding.
- High volume performing.
- Prepared IV admixtures under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
- Maintained aseptic technique.
- Actively performs all pharmacy technician functions, and maintains active proficiency in standard work parameters, hospital and pharmacy-specific computer systems, and operational programs.
- Work directly under a leading pharmacist.
- Measure out drugs to be used in cancer treatments.
- Worked successfully in hazardous and non-hazardous compounding areas.
- Restocked IV room supplies. Wiped down with Peridox RTU to control CFUs.
- Properly cleaned and maintained department equipment, such as IV hoods.
- Effectively performed terminal cleans to maintain CFUs.
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Florida Hospital Orlando
Orlando , FL
02.2015 - 07.2017
- Completed new and updated patient profiles, including lists of patient medications.
- Regularly stocked shelves, rotated stock, and checked for expired medications.
- Troubleshot mechanical issues with Pyxis machines, compounded and repackaged medications, including unit doses, topical medications, and sterile products.
- Exhibited proficiency in IV and chemo compounding, prepared intravenous solutions, admixtures, respiratory drugs, and other solutions using aseptic techniques.
- Maintained drug inventory levels by ordering necessary medications and supplies.
- Worked in critical care high-volume satellite pharmacies, mixing IV bags and delivering them to specific units.
- Restocked IV room supplies, and returned medications to the main pharmacy medication bins from Pyxis return bins.
- Enhanced pharmacy efficiency by developing and implementing organizational systems.
- Prepared IV admixtures under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
- Maintained aseptic technique.
- Controlled substance handling.
- Triaged Medication History.
- Decentralized delivery routes throughout the hospital.
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Health Central Hospital
Ocoee, FL
04.2000 - 12.2014
- Properly cleaned and maintained department equipment, such as IV hoods.
- Compounded and repackaged medications, including unit doses, topical medications, and sterile products.
- Regularly stocked shelves, rotated stock, and checked for expired medications.
- Receptively answered customer questions and helped locate desired items in the pharmacy.
- Reconstituted oral liquids, prepared medications such as emulsions, liquids, powders, and ointments.
- Verified and labeled prescriptions with the 8-point check.
- Stocked, labeled, and inventoried medication to keep accurate records; ordered medicines daily to replenish stock and increase inventory in anticipation of need. Monitored the ordering of pharmacy medication stock to maintain a streamlined inventory and low overhead.
- Lead Pharmacy technician. Oversight of pharmacy workflow.
- Responsible for an in-depth understanding of pharmacy services and able to articulate to staff to ensure pharmacy processes are followed, and stated goals are met with increased safety and efficiency.
- Courtesy and professionalism are represented in tone at all times, communicating effectively with all levels of staff, and adjusting the communication approach based on the employee and caller to ensure effective and positive outcomes; coaches the team to achieve targeted outcomes.
- Worked closely with the pharmacist and the Director to assure that team members' job tasks were completed.
- Controlled substance handling.
- Decentralized delivery routes throughout the hospital.
Education
Associate of Arts - Nursing
Valencia College
Orlando, FL12-2029
Esthetician - Skin Care
Florida College
03-2018
Associate of Science - Medical Assistant
Orlando College
Orlando, FL06-1995
Skills
- Data entry
- Manual and automated medication dispensing
- Intravenous admixture preparation
- Patient confidentiality
- Multitasking
- IV expert
- Motivated self-starter
- Confident resolution ability
- In good standing with the Board of Pharmacy
- Receiving incoming supplies
- Confidentiality and HIPAA
- Cultural awareness
- Critical thinking
- Time management
- Dependable and responsible
- Team management
- Calm under pressure
- Organization and time management
Certification
- PTCB certified 12/29/2011
- RPT 30167
- Valenica President list 6/2021, 5/23
- Valencia Dean list 12/24
Timeline
Pharmacy Technician Supervisor
Advent Health Orlando
11.2023 - Current
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Advent Health Ambulatory Center
10.2022 - 11.2023
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Oveido Medical
06.2018 - 01.2025
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Envolve Pharmacy Solutions
11.2017 - 09.2025
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Florida Hospital Orlando
02.2015 - 07.2017
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Health Central Hospital
04.2000 - 12.2014
Associate of Arts - Nursing
Valencia College
Esthetician - Skin Care
Florida College
Associate of Science - Medical Assistant
Orlando College
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