Lexi Quiroz
Kingman,AZ
Summary
Accomplished and certified Pharmacy Technician with over 10 years of experience in hospital pharmacy environments for major hospitals.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Pharmacy Technician III
Kingman Regional Medical Center
09.2022 - Current
- Refilling Automatic Dispensing Machines Pyxis with proper medications
- Maintained proper drug storage procedures, registries, and records for controlled drugs.
- Prepared sterile compounding products under strict aseptic conditions for IV therapy as needed.
- Prepared sterile compounding products using aseptic techniques, maintaining strict adherence to safety protocols for quality assurance.
- Aided pharmacists in preparing sterile compounding products following strict USP 797 guidelines for sterility assurance.
- Performed routine cleaning and maintenance tasks to uphold a clean and organized work environment, ensuring compliance with sterile compounding requirements when applicable.
- Gained valuable experience in compounding medications, preparing IV admixtures, and dispensing controlled substances following established procedures.
Pharmacy Technicain III
Saint Vincent Medical Center
07.2021 - 08.2022
- Prepared sterile compounding products with meticulous attention to detail, ensuring compliance with USP standards and safety protocols.
- Maintained compliance with USP standards through regular audits of sterile compounding practices and rigorous staff training programs.
- Maintained a sterile compounding environment, ensuring patient safety and reducing contamination risks.
- Prepared sterile compounding products under strict aseptic conditions for IV therapy treatments as needed.
- Refilled medications using automatic dispensing Omnicell Cabinets
Pharmacy Technician
UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus
03.2018 - 07.2022
- Experienced in TPN mixing using automatic equipment
- Mixes intravenous (IV) drugs using aseptic technique in
compounding parenteral nutrition, antibiotics and other
IV drugs. - Experienced in oral compounding, reconstitution, and
mixing of medications - Monitors medication order reports and assigns medications
to automated dispensing cabinets Pyxis. - Experience with box picker medication dispenser
- Reviews current inventory list for automated dispensing
cabinets to determine medications that should be removed
based on knowledge of unit based practice sites and the
types of medications used on each site. - Delivers controlled substances to automated dispensing
cabinets in compliance with all DEA and DPH regulations. - Monitors expiration dates of controlled substances
automated dispensing cabinets. Destroy or secure expired
controlled substance and narcotic waste. - Dispense and keep an accurate weekly inventory of
narcotics from narcotic safe - Receives drug order shipments
Pharmacy Technician
Nellis Air Force Base
10.2019 - 04.2020
- Government Contractor
- Fill medications for Air Force Base
- Working knowledge of the procedures and standards
used in labeling and dispensing medication for Military
Hospital - Knowledge of an extensive body of pharmaceuticals,
pharmacy practice, pharmaceutical rules, procedures,
regulations, and operations to perform a variety of
complex technical functions. - Skill in operation of a wide variety of pharmacy
equipment to measure, weigh, and mix ingredients. - Ability to perform pharmaceutical calculations relating to
drug quantities and dosages - Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in
writing - Perform pharmaceutical dispensing duties including
filling new outpatient prescriptions, refilling
prescriptions, and entering orders into databases.
Pharmacy Technician
Genoa Healthcare
10.2017 - 04.2018
- Fill and dispense medications for group homes
- Type prescriptions and orders accurately
- Bill insurances
- Deliver medications to group homes
- Dispensing medications in both, single blister pack and
multi dose blister packs - Conducting an accurate inventory
- Place drug orders
- Place officemax orders
Pharmacy Technician
Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center
12.2017 - 03.2018
- Monitors medication order reports and assigns medications
to automated dispensing cabinets. - Reviews current inventory list for automated dispensing
cabinets to determine medications that should be removed
based on knowledge of unit based practice site and the types
of medications used on each site. - Delivers controlled substances to automated dispensing
cabinets in compliance with all DEA and DPH regulations. - Monitors expiration dates of controlled substances
automated dispensing cabinets. Acts as witness for
Pharmacists to destroy or secure expired controlled
substance and narcotic waste. - Restocks floor stock/automated Omnicell dispensing cabinets.
- Enters charges and credits to patients for the medications
sent on the daily IV delivery and cartfill to insure an
accurate bill. - Refills and exchanges code boxes and emergency
medications to nursing units and ancillary areas. - Delivers IV medications to the appropriate location.
Recycles IVs when appropriate. Maintains records
pertaining to IV admixtures, cleanliness and restocks admixture area as well as completes all appropriate QA. - Maintaining Omnicell Care, ensuring all medications
stocked have active orders and are up to date
Pharmacy Technician
West Kingman Pharmacy
09.2015 - 10.2017
- Place drug orders, including controlled medications
- Fill medications for level one and two hospital
- Fill medications for residential group home
- Fill medications for children residential group home
- Fill and bill long/short acting injections
- Filled medications for patients in Hospice care, both
inpatient and outpatient. - Maintained and billed insurances for emergency kits,
both legend and narcotic. Reconciling both emergency
kits weekly - Ensured insurance overrides for inpatient facility
- Worked hand and hand with the nurses at the facility to
ensure patients received excellent care - Worked hand and hand with administration to ensure
patients receive excellent care - Placed stock orders for facility to have on hand
- Compounded medications
- Trained other Pharmacy Technicians on filling for both
hospitals
Experienced with filling detoxes:
○ Stimulant Detoxes
○ Opiate Detoxes
○ Alcohol Detoxes
○ Benzodiazepine Detoxes
Pharmacy Technician
Rite-Aid Pharmacy
10.2014 - 06.2015
- Entering in electronic scripts, hard copy scripts and faxed
Scripts - Counted medications
- Billed insurances
- Updated inventory accordingly to stock
- Packaging medication
- Ordering medication and supplies
Education
Associate of Science - Healthcare
Quinsigamond Community College
Worcester, MA05.2023
High School Diploma -
Bay Path Vocational Highschool
Charlton,MA05.2014
Skills
- Sterile Compounding
- Clean Room Procedures
- Excellent Communication
- Dosage Calculation
- Parenteral Nutrition
- IV Preparation both hazardous and non hazardous
- Inventory Management
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Aseptic Techniques
- Advanced math skills
- Admixture Techniques
- Pyxis and Omnicell experience
- Boxpicker and Carousel inventory
- Software such as Epic, Meditech, Pharmacy Keeper, Simpllifi 797 and SoleSource
Timeline
Pharmacy Technician III
Kingman Regional Medical Center
09.2022 - Current
Pharmacy Technicain III
Saint Vincent Medical Center
07.2021 - 08.2022
Pharmacy Technician
Nellis Air Force Base
10.2019 - 04.2020
Pharmacy Technician
UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus
03.2018 - 07.2022
Pharmacy Technician
Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center
12.2017 - 03.2018
Pharmacy Technician
Genoa Healthcare
10.2017 - 04.2018
Pharmacy Technician
West Kingman Pharmacy
09.2015 - 10.2017
Pharmacy Technician
Rite-Aid Pharmacy
10.2014 - 06.2015
Associate of Science - Healthcare
Quinsigamond Community College
High School Diploma -
Bay Path Vocational Highschool