Nicole Mersinger
Garden City,GA
Summary
Driven and nationally certified Pharmacy Technician with twenty five years of experience and success working within fast-paced hospital pharmacy settings. Accomplished professional with a proven record for high efficiency and productivity levels in IV and hazardous IV compounding. Solution and service oriented performer with a career goal of optimizing business performance and delivering sustainable quality results.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Nationally Certified Pharmacy Technician
Memorial Health University Medical Center
Savannah, GA
05.2013 - Current
- Compounded various sterile preparations including chemotherapy and total parenteral nutrition solutions, for 700-bed, Level 1 trauma center.
- Proposed ideas for workflow improvement to enhance efficiency and implemented new shift start time to support higher input levels and helped remedy limited staff situation.
- Managed IV batches, new orders, and TPNs concurrently, producing high level output in a timely manner using prioritization skills and meticulous attention to detail.
- Recognized for staying beyond shift time to ensure co-workers were in a good working position or to complete time-consuming pediatric chemotherapy.
- Produced fast turnaround for sterile compounded products and recognized for quickly adapting to new IV Workflow software.
Nationally Certified Pharmacy Technician
Landmark Hospitals
Savannah, GA
07.2017 - 02.2024
- Prepared, delivered, and restocked medications for patients in a long-term, acute care facility with strong commitment to accuracy, efficiency, and service quality.
- Reviewed, ordered, and received medication orders from warehouse, ensuring adequate, cost-efficient drug supply and proper rotation.
- Reduced quantity of expired medications and increased cost savings using electronic reports to detect and move idle inventory for maximum usage.
- Compounded sterile IV preparations and total parenteral nutrition, using aseptic technique, performing calculations, and employing the standards of USP Chapter while mentoring new staff in its applications.
- Created an IV admixture guide and stability reference for most frequently compounded drugs, resulting in consistent, standard practices.
- Prepackaged large quantities of pharmaceuticals per day to included liquids, narcotics, and non-controls.
- Increased collaboration with nursing and other hospital staff through effective communication, leading a teamwork inspired environment.
- Streamlined IV production through proposed work-flow suggestion, optimizing efficiency.
- Assisted and supported pharmacy director and co-workers with maintaining organization by creating checklists, and facilitating drug procurement.
- Responsible for daily IV room cleaning, monthly terminal cleans, and coordination with field inspector.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Organizational Dynamics
Wilmington University
New Castle, DE02-2009
Skills
Organization and Time Management
Drug Inventory Control and Utilization Optimization
Operations/Administration Support
Writing and Research
IV, TPN, and Chemotherapy Preparations
Pyxis System
Building Effective Relationships
Timeline
Nationally Certified Pharmacy Technician
Landmark Hospitals
07.2017 - 02.2024
Nationally Certified Pharmacy Technician
Memorial Health University Medical Center
05.2013 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Organizational Dynamics
Wilmington University