Miguel Barajas
Riverside,CA
Summary
Accomplished Certified Pharmacy Technician, adept in manual and automated medication dispensing and excelling in team collaboration. Proven track record in enhancing pharmacy efficiency and accuracy, handling over 100 daily prescriptions. Expert in drug inventory control and insurance verification, significantly improving customer satisfaction and operational workflow. Driven Pharmacy Technician with 23 years of experience and success in working within fast-paced Home Infusion pharmacy settings. Highly proficient in accurately filling and labeling prescriptions, maintaining drug inventories and updating pharmacy records. Excited to bring talent and record of excellence in customer service to growing pharmacy.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Pharmacy Technician
OptumRx
02.2012 - Current
- Communicated with prescribers to verify medication dosages, refill authorizations, and patient information.
- Stocked, labeled, and inventoried medication to keep accurate records.
- Maintained proper drug storage procedures, registries, and records for controlled drugs.
- Coordinated verification and filling of more than 100 daily prescriptions in high-volume Home Infusion pharmacy environment.
- Collected co-payments or full payments from customers.
- Solved customer problems in-person or over telephone by providing assistance with placing orders, navigating systems, and locating items.
- Reviewed and verified customer information and insurance provider information.
- Restocked pharmacy shelves with current merchandise to drive consistent peripheral sales.
- Answered incoming phone calls and addressed questions from customers and healthcare providers.
- Maintained drug inventory levels by ordering necessary medications and supplies.
- Communicated directly with doctors offices via telephone, fax and email.
- Calculated dosage, filled prescriptions, and prepared prescription labels with absolute accuracy.
- Entered and processed patients' prescriptions into internal system.
- Consulted with insurance company representatives to complete claims processing, resolve concerns, and reconcile payments.
- Create patient profile, review clinicals and obtain clinical notes from MD's office for Prior Authorization.
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Amed Specialty
02.2010 - 02.2012
- Collected co-payments or full payments from customers.
- Communicated directly with doctors offices via telephone, fax and email.
- Completed paperwork, entering prescription and insurance or billing information into patient profiles.
- Assisted in preparation, distribution and storage of pharmaceuticals.
- Helped pharmacist clear problematic prescriptions and address customer questions to keep pharmacy efficient.
- Counted, measured and compounded medications following standard procedures.
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Preferred Excellent Care
06.2009 - 02.2010
- Ordered medicines daily to replenish stock and increase inventory in anticipation of need.
- Performed various pharmacy operational activities with strong commitment to accuracy, efficiency, and service quality.
- Set up and modified patient profiles to include current medications and insurance details.
- Calculated dosage, filled prescriptions, and prepared prescription labels with absolute accuracy.
- Developed and implemented improvements to pharmacy organization system.
- Located and measured medications according to prescription information, making modifications as instructed by pharmacists and providers.
Certified Pharmacy Technician
St Joseph Home Health
07.2007 - 06.2009
- Assisted pharmacist by filling prescriptions for customers and responding to patient questions regarding prescription and medication-specific issues.
- Stocked, labeled, and inventoried medication to keep accurate records.
- Entered and processed patients' prescriptions into internal system.
- Ordered medicines daily to replenish stock and increase inventory in anticipation of need.
- Answered incoming phone calls and addressed questions from customers and healthcare providers.
- Counted, measured and compounded medications following standard procedures.
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Children's Hospital of Orange County
03.2002 - 07.2007
- Coordinating and scheduling the preparation of sterile admixtures.
- Compounding sterile mixtures and non-admixtures including parenteral nutrition, inotropes, antibiotics, and hydration using aseptic technique
- Exhibit proficiency in IV and chemo compounding.
- Properly clean and maintain department equipment such as IV hoods.
- Monitored ordering of pharmacy medication stock to maintain streamlined inventory and low overhead.
- Liaised with other pharmacies to eliminate issues related to product expiration.
Education
Pharmacy Technician License -
American Career College
Los Angeles, CA06.2001
High School Diploma -
Schurr High School
Montebello, CA06.2000
Skills
- Manual and automated medication dispensing
- Pharmacy and customer records management
- Problem-solving skills
- Drug Inventory Control & Supplies
- Compounding admixture preparation
- Filling Prescriptions
- Insurance Verification/Billing
- Team Collaboration
Timeline
Certified Pharmacy Technician
OptumRx
02.2012 - Current
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Amed Specialty
02.2010 - 02.2012
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Preferred Excellent Care
06.2009 - 02.2010
Certified Pharmacy Technician
St Joseph Home Health
07.2007 - 06.2009
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Children's Hospital of Orange County
03.2002 - 07.2007
Pharmacy Technician License -
American Career College
High School Diploma -
Schurr High School