Nidia Casas
Springfield,MA
Summary
Patient-oriented Pharmacy Technician with extensive experience preparing, filling and labeling medications. Highly skilled at processing prescriptions and managing pharmacy inventory. Well-versed in interacting with patients to answer questions and provide status updates on prescription fills.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Pharmacy Technician
VA Medical Center
Leeds, Massachusetts
08.2023 - 08.2024
- Maintained strict patient confidentiality to adhere to HIPAA regulations and avoid data compromises.
- Maintained a clean and organized pharmacy workspace, adhering to safety and hygiene standards.
- Supervised inventory levels to maintain adequate supply of medications and medical supplies.
- Managed inventories, rotated stock, removed expired or damaged drug products and resolved discrepancies in drug counts.
- Verified accuracy of patient information on prescription orders.
- Compiled customer demographic, allergy and medical history background.
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Rite-Aid Pharmacy
Barstow, California
10.2005 - 12.2022
- Maintained strict patient confidentiality to adhere to HIPAA regulations and avoid data compromises.
- Maintained a clean and organized pharmacy workspace, adhering to safety and hygiene standards.
- Supervised inventory levels to maintain adequate supply of medications and medical supplies.
- Managed inventories, rotated stock, removed expired or damaged drug products and resolved discrepancies in drug counts.
- Maintained pharmacological practices by checking drug inventory, stocking medications and monitoring supplies.
- Assisted pharmacist with clearing high volume of prescriptions and responded to customer questions.
- Verified patients' identities at pickup to prevent sale of wrong medications.
- Prepared pricing and instruction labels for placement on prescriptions.
- Participated in continuing education and training to stay current with pharmacy practices and technology.
- Entered prescription information into computer databases.
- Assisted pharmacists in preparing prescriptions for filling, including counting tablets and labeling bottles.
- Enhanced pharmacy efficiency by developing and implementing organizational systems.
- Entered patient profile information into computer systems accurately and completely.
- Ensured compliance with state and federal pharmacy laws and regulations.
- Collaborated with healthcare providers to clarify prescription orders and resolve medication discrepancies.
- Performed administrative duties such as filing, data entry, answering phones.
Education
High School Diploma -
Hesperia Adult School
16527 Lemon St Hesperia , CA 9234505-2013
Skills
- Medication preparation
- Inventory management
- Patient confidentiality
- Prescription verification
- Regulatory compliance
- Customer service
- Data entry
- Health information management
- Pharmaceutical knowledge
- Safety standards
- Effective communication
- Team collaboration
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Time management
Timeline
Certified Pharmacy Technician
VA Medical Center
08.2023 - 08.2024
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Rite-Aid Pharmacy
10.2005 - 12.2022
High School Diploma -
Hesperia Adult School