Natasha Rae Morgan
Hudsonville,MI
Summary
With over 15 years of experience in outpatient, long-term care, and hospital pharmacy, my passion lies in teaching, performing, and improving processes in sterile compounding. As a senior technician, I have gained valuable insights into setting up the pharmacy for success by anticipating needs, ordering medications, understanding technician staffing strengths and areas for improvement, overseeing training, leading difficult discussions with other technicians, and managing schedules. My goals are continuous learning and growth in my profession. My strengths include flexibility, curiosity, and courage to advocate for patient and staff safety, willingness to embrace new processes and technology, tendency to question the status quo, and commitment to helping colleagues improve their understanding of the pharmacy.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pharmacy Technician Butterworth ICU/ED
Corwell Health
01.2020 - 06.2024
- Supporting critical care pharmacist responsible for supplying pharmacy services for 100 ICU beds in satellite pharmacy
- Prepare STAT and high alert medications for critically ill patients used within 12-hours
- Deliver critical medications and CRRT to the patient unit floors in a timely fashion
- Prioritize and manage time when preparing medications and responding to nurse request through Epic, or by phone based on patient needs
- Counted and labeled prescriptions with correct item and quantity.
- Aided pharmacists in preparing sterile compounding products for IV administration using aseptic techniques.
- Streamlined drug distribution processes, reducing wait times for patients.
Pharmacy Technician PRN
Butterworth Manufacturing
01.2017 - 06.2024
- Work with three other technicians to batch medications that are not commercially available from Manufacturers or most cost effective
- Compounding to create topical creams, suspensions, oral and IV syringes
- Operate and maintain both digital and manual scales and pumps to measure medications accurately
- Process Kanban cards as needed for oral draw ups and pre-packing
- Demonstrates proper sterile and non-sterile procedures for compounding
Blodgett IV Room Pharmacy Technician
Spectrum Health Grand Rapids
03.2017 - 10.2022
- Prepare both sterile patient-specific intravenous solutions, admixtures, respiratory drugs, irrigations, and large batched sterile compounds
- Practicing knowledge of both USP and USP
- Compound sterile and non-sterile medications following standard procedures
- Perform diverse pharmacy operational activities with strong commitment to accuracy
- Proficient in preforming the necessary task required of all shifts
- Initiated In house and out house compounding board
- Responsible for training technicians on aseptic technique and compounding hazardous and non-hazardous sterile and non-sterile preparations
- Train other technicians on batching techniques and efficiency to help reduce waste
- Operate and maintain specialized pharmacy equipment such as automatic dispensing devices and IV compounding pumps
- Participates in daily cleansing of clean rooms to include vertical and laminar flow hoods according to USP 797
- Properly dispose and handles bio-hazardous and chemotherapy waste products
Senior Pharmacy Technician
Walgreens Stores #5534, 9131, 4299, 2581
08.2010 - 12.2019
- Trained and monitored the work of new technical employees to ensure ability to perform assigned duties; identified individual training needs and reported to supervisor; directly provided training regarding processes and techniques within assigned area
- Effectively prioritize tasks and organized workflow to increase efficiency
- Supervised seven pharmacy technicians and coordinated day-to-day assignments
- Made a technician schedule to make sure all shifts were adequately covered and fair
- Coordinated and trained technicians to ensure they were cross trained in all areas
- Assisted pharmacy manager in special projects e.g.: CII inventory, schematics, daily duty checklist
Skilled Nursing Facilities/Adult Foster Care Pharmacy Technician
Trilogy Homes/PCA Pharmacy
07.2014 - 03.2017
- Calculated dosage filled prescriptions and prepared prescription labels with absolute accuracy
- Communicated with patients to collect information about prescriptions and medical conditions or arrange consultations with pharmacists
- Communicated with prescribers to verify medication dosages, refill authorizations, and patient information
- Answered incoming phone calls and addressed questions from both patients and healthcare providers
MTM Pharmacy Technician Coordinator
Walgreens
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Gathered medical and pharmacy records for appointments
- Set appointments for MTM consultations
- Developed personal medication Lists (Medication Reconciliation)
- Corresponded with patients, physicians, and other health care providers
- Followed up with patients to enhance patient adherence
Education
Pharmacy Technician Training Program -
Everest Institute
Kalamazoo, MI07.2010
Skills
- Proficient in Technology: Baxter Repeater Pump, Equasheild, ON-Pump compounding, EPIC, Pyxis ES, Care Fusion, C-II Safe, Cerner
- Experience with: Sterile and Non-Sterile Compounding, Hazardous Sterile Compounding, Vertical and Horizontal Flow hoods, calculating drip rates for drip rounds, CRRT, anticipating the medication needs of most critically ill patients
- Problem-solving skills
- Insurance billing
- Medication dispensing
- Medication therapy management
- Data entry
Certification
- Michigan Pharmacy Technician License #530301112 Exp: 08/12/2027
- Certified Pharmacy Technician PTCB #107010141080 Exp: 12/31/2027
- Sterile Products/Aseptic Technique Certification 06/2010
- Medication Therapy Management Certification 06/2012
Timeline
Pharmacy Technician Butterworth ICU/ED
Corwell Health
01.2020 - 06.2024
Blodgett IV Room Pharmacy Technician
Spectrum Health Grand Rapids
03.2017 - 10.2022
Pharmacy Technician PRN
Butterworth Manufacturing
01.2017 - 06.2024
Skilled Nursing Facilities/Adult Foster Care Pharmacy Technician
Trilogy Homes/PCA Pharmacy
07.2014 - 03.2017
MTM Pharmacy Technician Coordinator
Walgreens
01.2012 - 01.2014
Senior Pharmacy Technician
Walgreens Stores #5534, 9131, 4299, 2581
08.2010 - 12.2019
Pharmacy Technician Training Program -
Everest Institute
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