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Loretta Bess

Loretta Bess

Certified Pharmacy Technician
Dallas,Tx

Summary

Detail-oriented Pharmacy Technician with 10+ years of success in preparing intravenous admixtures. Proficient in managing inventory, performing supply audits and maintaining meticulous records. Committed to upholding highest standards of quality control for staff and patients.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Pharmacy Technician Specialist

Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center/Cancer Center
Grafton, WI
03.2020 - 05.2023
  • Performs duties in the IV and Hazardous room that involves setting up sterile products for dispensing using Epic Pharmacy System and Lynx Pharmacy Inventory System.
  • Selects correct Equashield products, measures ingredients, takes pictures using the Visualizer Camera System, showing my work step by step, inspects and labels the final product for approval from the pharmacist, prepares the final product for delivery.
  • Prepares sterile non hazardous IV drugs, BCG, and other complex chemotherapy products.
  • Uses either standard protocols or judgement to determine an accurate expiration date for each product prepared.
  • Maintains a clean environment for compounding sterile products in both IV and Chemo rooms in compliance with USP 797/800.
  • Safely and accurately prepares all intravenous admixture products utilizing pharmaceutical knowledge and aseptic technique as required by USP 797/800.
  • Ensured patients were scheduled for their next appointments. Would add any patients to Lynx to ensure drug would be ordered.
  • Maintained appropriate stock levels of drugs and supplies to assure patients received their treatments without delays.
  • Operated and maintained Pyxis pharmacy Automation system.
  • Ordered drugs and supplies through McKesson, McKesson Specialty, FFF Enterprise, Procurement distribution department using Workday program, and Infusystems for Solis pumps and supplies.
  • Preforms monthly inventory for outdates. Keeps accurate temperature logs using Pharmacy Keeper for refrigerator temps and Investigational drugs.
  • Ensures incoming stock is signed for, removed from totes, placed in proper storage areas with special emphasis on refrigerated items, special storage for hazardous and chemotherapy drugs.
  • Effectively works and communicates with the Pharmacist, nurses and others while remaining courteous, tactful, and understanding even in potentially difficult situations.

Supervisor: Liz Vogel 920.323.7966

Pharmacy Specialty Technician

HSHS St Mary's Hospital
Green Bay, WI
06.2018 - 03.2020
  • Performs duties in the IV and hazardous room, that involves setting up sterile products for dispensing using the Med Keeper pharmacy System
  • Selects and measures appropriate ingredients, mixes ingredients in a safe and effective manner, inspects the final product for accuracy, suitability and elegance, labels the product for approval from pharmacist and prepares the product for delivery
  • Prepares sterile ophthalmic syringes, antibiotics and other complex chemotherapy products
  • Uses either standard protocols or judgement to determine an accurate expiration date for each product prepared
  • Maintains a clean environment for compounding sterile products in compliance with USP
  • Safely and accurately prepares all intravenous admixture products utilizing pharmaceutical knowledge and aseptic technique as required by USP
  • Maintained appropriate stock levels to assure on demand fills of floor and OR Pyxis stock
  • Created purchase orders through AmerisourceBergen, and the hospital procurement and distribution Dept
  • Ensuring incoming stock is signed for, removed from totes and placed in proper storage areas with special emphasis on refrigerator items, CII-V controlled meds and special storage for hazardous and chemotherapy drugs
  • Operated and maintained Pyxis pharmacy automation system on 5 floors and 9 Operating Rooms
  • Works daily with Epic, Med Keeper, Par RX, go HCL label for unit dose packaging
  • Effectively works and communicates with others while remaining courteous, tactful, and understanding even in potentially difficult situations

Supervisor: Sadie Johnson 920.498.4200

Certified Pharmacy Technician

Northeast Wisconsin VA Outpatient Service
Green Bay, WI
07.2013 - 05.2018
  • Preforms duties in the IV room that will involve setting up sterile products for dispensing, making appropriate record entries and reviewing IV administration records
  • Manufactures sterile products that are considered hazardous and non-hazardous agents for Oncology and Dialysis patients
  • Prepares sterile ophthalmic preparations and other complex chemotherapy products
  • Selects and measures appropriate ingredients, mixes ingredients in a safe and effective manner, inspects the final product for accuracy, suitability and elegance, labels the product, maintains records of the manufacturing process and prepares the product for delivery
  • Maintain a clean environment for compounding sterile products in compliance with UPS
  • Safely and accurately prepares all intravenous admixture products utilizing pharmaceutical knowledge and aseptic technique as required by USP
  • Creating purchase orders through McKesson, Vista and Government Purchase card
  • Controlling physical inventory at appropriate levels to assure on demand fills of prescription orders
  • All credit purchase audits were 100% accurate
  • Operating and maintaining Pyxis pharmacy automation system
  • Work daily with Vista, CPRS, MyHealtheVet, and Secure messaging
  • Filling mail, window, and controlled prescriptions with the correct dosage form, strength, and quantity, ensuring product accuracy and labels
  • Conducts monthly scheduled inventories per policy and interacts with controlled substance inspection officials
  • Assist customers at the pharmacy window and answer the telephones. Responds to inquiries to the best of my knowledge and refers any complex questions to a Pharmacist
  • Effectively working and communicating with others while remaining courteous, tactful, and understanding, even in potentially difficult or volatile situations

Supervisor: Shannon Pace 920.431.2500

Education

Pharmacy Technician Certification - Pharmacy Technician

Lakeshore Technical College, Cleveland, WI
05.2009

Skills

  • Aseptic techniques
  • Pharmacy operations
  • Ordering and stocking medications
  • Compounding IV/Chemo Medications
  • Drug inventory control
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Workflow Optimization

Certification

  • Certified by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)
  • Texas State Board of Pharmacy February 2023

Military

Branch:     United States Army

Rank:        Sergeant/E-5

     

Timeline

Pharmacy Technician Specialist - Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center/Cancer Center
03.2020 - 05.2023
Pharmacy Specialty Technician - HSHS St Mary's Hospital
06.2018 - 03.2020
Certified Pharmacy Technician - Northeast Wisconsin VA Outpatient Service
07.2013 - 05.2018
Lakeshore Technical College - Pharmacy Technician Certification, Pharmacy Technician
Loretta BessCertified Pharmacy Technician
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