Lynda Corngrinder
Pinon,Arizona
Summary
Detail-oriented Senior Pharmacy Technician with extensive experience in medication management, including sterile compounding, inventory control, and workflow optimization. Committed to quality improvement initiatives and staff training, ensuring compliance with accreditation standards and maintaining high operational efficiency. Knowledgeable pharmacy professional skilled at helping pharmacists complete accurate prescriptions in fast-paced settings. Security-minded and experienced in coordinating between prescribers, insurance companies and customers to resolve problems. Strong interpersonal and multitasking abilities.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Pharmacy Technician
Kayenta Health Center
Kayenta, AZ
12.2014 - 12.2024
- Rotated 5 different shifts included satellite Dennhotso Clinic; clinic has inpatient service as well.
- Processed prescriptions through SPC automated systems and manual methods; leveraging knowledge of pharmaceutical terminology and dosage calculations to ensure accurate medication dispensing.
- Maintained robotic dispensing systems, troubleshooting technical issues to guarantee uninterrupted medication supply.
- Prepared sterile IV solutions by interpreting provider orders, calculating drug dosages, measuring ingredients, and labeling medications for pharmacist verification.
- Prepackaged high-volume medications and prepared unit-dose medication charts for inpatient and patient medication boxes.
- Restocked Omnicell automated dispensing units for emergency and clinical departments.
- Rotate front-window pharmacy support; answering calls, processing refills through Electronic Health Records (EHR), and dispensing medications to patients.
- Assisted patients in English and Navajo; ensuring clear communication on all medication dispense with culturally appropriate care.
- Supported medication services for Dennehotso Health Clinic by dispensing medications, processing refills, and coordinating supply logistics between facilities.
- Conducted monthly medication inspections, expiration monitoring, pharmacy cleaning, and cycle counts for automated systems.
- Managed crash cart medication restocking across clinics and coordinated reorders when needed.
- Maintained inventory tracking spreadsheets to monitor medication supply, received orders, and dispensing levels.
- Led quality improvement initiatives for JACOH accreditation; completing necessary trainings and ensuring compliance.
- Trained and oriented new pharmacy staff members.
- Advocated for patients by assisting with medication refills, appointments, and special medication requests.
Pharmacy Technician (OA)
Ute Mountain Health Center
Towaoc, CO
10.2006 - 12.2014
- Processed chart reviews to determine medication, input data, calculate dosages, update patient information, insurance, and allergies, and accurately process prescriptions with proper labels.
- Interviewed patients regarding third-party insurance coverage, analyzed Medicaid programs and private insurance pay plans using RPMS, and documented sales transactions for rejected claims.
- Restocked and maintained Drug-o-matic, verifying prescriptions and inventory accuracy.
- Manage drug supply orders, requests from wholesalers, prime vendor on the computer or phone orders.
- Sterile compound techniques with accuracy and suitability and maintain records.
- Prepack various medications, bulk containers into unit of use containers correctly precaution labels, document for final check.
- Educated patients on medication regimens, refills, storage, side effects, and provided customer service in collaboration with providers and staff while maintaining documentation.
- Maintained infection control procedures to meet AAAHC guidelines.
- Performed other duties, such as Navajo interpretation in medical terminology, medical records, counseling, and specialty clinics.
- Monthly performed Audiology Clinic, repair hearing aids and fitting, process orders and hearing tests.
- Compiled Chemical Data Booklet for housekeepers, ensuring accurate information was included.
- Fulfill performance improvement Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, staff meetings, training, Pharmacy continuing education and have work beyond schedule hours.
Pharmacy Technician
Pinon Health Center
Pinon, AZ
09.2005 - 10.2006
- Served as sole staff member managing medical doctor review for medication final approval during six-month pharmacist absence.
- Review prescription(s), profile medication reconciliation, determine accurate drug, calculate dosage and data entry RPMS.
- Fill medication(s) with accurately with axillary labels for final check.
- Dispense medication: Patients education (Navajo/English) on direction of dose, refills, drug interaction, and appointments.
- Managed inventory by restocking medications, monitoring levels, and ordering from GRSSC, state vaccines, and McKesson.
- Supported patients by addressing their needs and concerns during clinic visits.
- Led clinic Employee Association and coordinated Emergency Staff Code Blue, ensuring accurate monitoring of patient drug process notes.
- Complied Clinics monitory trainings for JACOH accreditation and Pharmacy Continue Education.
Pharmacy Technician
Tsaile Health Center
Tsaile, AZ
02.2004 - 09.2005
- Dispense counsel patients on each medication treatment plan in (Navajo/English).
- Processed prescriptions using RPMS data, ensuring accurate medication selection and calculations for final checks.
- Managed inventory, ordering from GRSSC, state, and McKesson, while conducting drug inspections and overseeing restock automation.
- Conducted patient education on diabetes during monthly rotations at satellite clinic in Rock Point alongside provider.
- Complied with policies and regulations, participating in training and accreditation processes.
Pharmacy Technician
Tuba City Regional Medical Center
Tuba City, AZ
09.2002 - 02.2004
- Processed prescriptions into RPMS post-pharmacist profile review, ensuring accuracy in high-volume environment.
- Filled prescriptions with accurate medications, affixed stickers, provided patient education sheets, and completed final checks with pharmacist.
- Compound Sterile/Non Sterile medication as ordered and prepare IV admixtures, injections, TPN and Unit Dose in packs.
- Chosen as Vaccines Tech to monitor, order, and store vaccines while maintaining appropriate refrigerator and freezer temperature ranges.
- Monitored and rotated medication inventory to ensure expiration dates were managed effectively.
- Inventory control, monitor automation machines and restock. Fill requisition orders, deliver department medication.
- Managed online orders across GRSSC and Americasource platforms, streamlining order fulfillment.
- Rotate nine different shifts, 24 hours with 7 days a week with inpatient wards.
- Completed accreditation trainings and pharmacy continuing education courses.
- Assign duty to dispense medication batch up from the hospital to Dennebito Clinic with one provider and 3 other health team.
Pharmacy Technician
Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility
Chinle, AZ
11.2001 - 12.2001
- Temporary Appointment, assigned to work outpatient prescription process.
- Entered physician orders and prepared, filled, and calculated measurements for final pharmacist verification.
- Dispensed medications and delivered with counseling in Navajo/English, utilizing medical terminology for treatment plans.
- Managed inventory control, rotating and storing medications while monitoring expiration dates.
- Stocked supplies and operated automation and technology systems for medication management.
Pharmacy Technician
Gallup Indian Medical Center
Gallup, NM
08.1999 - 04.2000
- Dispensed and counseled patients on medication (English/Navajo), providing medical interpretation and reviewing treatment plans, reactions, dosages, and refills.
- Fill prescription orders with accurate medication, calculate, measure, mix and affix labels for final pharmacist check.
- Prescription process and pharmacist review patient charts and input data information into computer to generate prescription labels.
- Inpatient duty consists of preparation of high volume (100) IVPB (stock up freezer weekly), LVPV, IV injection, TPN and prepacking unit dose for inpatient.
- Restock automation system with correct medication and delivery medication to different floors. This includes narcotic requisitions with accuracy.
- Inventory control, monitor levels, and assist with order from GRSSC and prime vendors with drug inspection.
- Rotate 9 different shifts, 24/7 hospital with inpatient/out department and different specialty clinics. Worked beyond schedule duties as needed.
- Did other assignments, assist Pharmacist(s) and work accordance’s with Policy and Regulations, attended training as scheduled.
Pharmacy Technician
Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility
Chinle, AZ
08.1988 - 08.1999
- Typed prescriptions and conducted medication reconciliation for patient charts. Prepared and admixed accurate medications, measured and calculated dosages, and affixed precaution labels for pharmacist's final check.
- Prepared sterile IVPB, LV, TPN, and IM injections, as well as narcotics for inpatient wards using aseptic techniques. Compounded sterile and non-sterile medications, and provided unit dose medications for wards, nursing home, and Valley School.
- Provided counseling on prescription medications in Navajo and English, ensuring understanding of treatment plans.
- Managed inventory by ordering from GRSSC and prime vendors, processing and filing requisition orders, and restocking medications. Inspected drugs and maintained proper temperature logs for cold and frozen medications, ensuring compliance with inventory controls.
- Rotated 4 different shifts in inpatient services and the satellite Pinon clinic according to schedule with the medical provider.
- Performed additional responsibilities including timekeeping, managing narcotic records, and conducting monthly diabetic classes.
- Complied with all training requirement with JACOH Accreditation and Policy and Procedures.
Education
Pharmacy Technician Certificate -
Long Medical Institute
Phoenix, AZ01-1988
Internship -
Phoenix Indian Medical Hospital
Phoenix, AZ01-1988
Pre Nursing Credit -
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ01-1983
High School Diploma -
Tuba City High School
Tuba City, AZ01-1980
Skills
- Pharmacy Operations workflow
- Sterile - Non sterile Compounding
- Sterile Technique IV Admixture
- Dosage Forms
- Calculations
- Pharmaceutical Class
- Inventory Management
- Procurement
- Compliance
- Customer Service
- Staff Training mentor
- Navajo vs English Language
- Medical Terminology
- Robotic systems maintenance
- Patient counseling
- Quality improvement initiatives
- Effective communication
- Pharmaceutical calculations
- Point of Sale Insurance billing
- Medication reconciliation
- Cleaning and sanitizing
- Teamwork
Accomplishments
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) 2002-10/2026
• Basic Life Support (BLS) 11/2026
• Certified ReSound Government Services 2014
• Certified Indian Health Services-Years Of Service 30 years
• Employee Of The Month, Tsaile Health Center 2005
• Navajo Area Group Award-Cash, Chinle Hospital & Tsaile Clinic 2005
• Chinle Headstart Program, Parent Involvement award 1997, 1999
• Performance Award 1992
• Navajo Area Directors Award of Outstanding Performance I.H.S. 1992
• Long Medical Institute, Excellent Attendance 1988
• Long Medical Institute, Academic Excellence 1988
• Navajo Nation Child Development Teacher Of The Year 1987
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• Basic Life Support (BLS) 11/2026
• Certified ReSound Government Services 2014
• Certified Indian Health Services-Years Of Service 30 years
• Employee Of The Month, Tsaile Health Center 2005
• Navajo Area Group Award-Cash, Chinle Hospital & Tsaile Clinic 2005
• Chinle Headstart Program, Parent Involvement award 1997, 1999
• Performance Award 1992
• Navajo Area Directors Award of Outstanding Performance I.H.S. 1992
• Long Medical Institute, Excellent Attendance 1988
• Long Medical Institute, Academic Excellence 1988
• Navajo Nation Child Development Teacher Of The Year 1987
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Timeline
Senior Pharmacy Technician
Kayenta Health Center
12.2014 - 12.2024
Pharmacy Technician (OA)
Ute Mountain Health Center
10.2006 - 12.2014
Pharmacy Technician
Pinon Health Center
09.2005 - 10.2006
Pharmacy Technician
Tsaile Health Center
02.2004 - 09.2005
Pharmacy Technician
Tuba City Regional Medical Center
09.2002 - 02.2004
Pharmacy Technician
Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility
11.2001 - 12.2001
Pharmacy Technician
Gallup Indian Medical Center
08.1999 - 04.2000
Pharmacy Technician
Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility
08.1988 - 08.1999
Pharmacy Technician Certificate -
Long Medical Institute
Internship -
Phoenix Indian Medical Hospital
Pre Nursing Credit -
Northern Arizona University
High School Diploma -
Tuba City High School