Paula Woods

• Ordered supplies needed for pharmacy and managed inventory levels.
• Created purchase orders, tracked deliveries and assessed condition of shipped products upon arrival.
• Maintained current knowledge of industry trends, pricing movements and potential shortages.
• Resolved any discrepancies between invoices and purchase orders in a timely manner.
• Tracked product recalls and implemented removal following proper sequestering protocols.
• Explored and utilized opportunities for cost savings.

• Compounded non-sterile preparations such as ointments, solutions, suspensions, irrigations.
• Repackaged bulk drugs into unit-dose containers using automated systems or by manual methods.
• Assisted with drug distribution, ensuring correct medications were delivered to the correct patient.
• Calculated dosages for intravenous medications according to physician orders.
• Prepared a wide array of sterile intravenous products and other complex medications requiring specialized preparation techniques.
• Utilized the Exactamix compounder to prepare TPNs following strict USP 797 guidelines.
• Responded promptly to requests from nursing staff regarding medication availability, dosing questions.

• Performed data entry for patient profiles, billing information and prescription orders into the pharmacy software system.
• Prepared medications for dispensing by counting, pouring, labeling, and verifying doses.
• Received written prescriptions and refill requests from patients, evaluating information for completeness and accuracy before filling.
• Mixed pharmaceutical preparations according to written prescriptions.

During my 18 years at Cracker Barrel, I performed a vast array of duties that encompassed practically every position available. Although this job does not relate to my current pharmacy path: I include it to show my loyal, long term employment history.