Robin Ellis

Maintain drug inventory levels by ordering based on par levels set in our Pharmogistics inventory carousel & management system. Using the carousel to verify deliveries against invoices. Monitor ordering of pharmacy medication stock versus utilization to streamline inventory turns using reports from Pharmogistics, Pyxis ES and Cardinal Order Express for drug rotation. Prepare and update inventory documents each year for physical inventory. Maintain proper storage and security conditions for all drugs. Process departmental requisitions and special medication requests using Cardinal Order Express, 503b vendors as well as several direct purchase vendors. Perform order and analysis processing using Omnicell 340b splitting software each day. Compile interdepartmental bills each month in Cardinal Order Express. Request new drug codes as needed. Utilizing the Epic EMR system to validate and approve high cost medication charges daily. Maintain loan/borrow documents to ensure compliance. Work to bring forth any cost savings opportunities with the pharmacy management team. I participate in weekly shortage calls, fluids shortage calls, Leadership calls , Technician Leadership Team meetings and during the height of the pandemic COVID calls. Communicate with customers and staff in a professional manner. Participate in Advis HRSA audits, Premier webinar contract and drug updates, 340b University webinars, 340b Health webinars, VSHP webinars and Cardinal webinars to build on compliance knowledge. I utilize Workday to order pharmacy supplies, standing PO's and capital PO's. Currently utilize Cardinal OPAL invoicing system to approve and submit invoices for payment. Communicate with departments and our other hospitals via email and phone.

Works at Riverside Regional Medical Center and Riverside Doctors Hospital Williamsburg pharmacies as a staff technician as needed. Fills medication requests safely and accurately to fill in our Pyxis ES machines. Prepare intravenous medications at Riverside Doctors Hospital Williamsburg as needed during the shift. Professionally answer multi-line phones, Epic EMR messages and face-to-face communication as needed. Accurately pulls medications for fill Pyxis batches and/or cart fill either from the Pharmogistics inventory carousel or stock shelf in preparation to be checked by the pharmacist. Utilizes barcode scanning to fill medications in the Pyxis ES cabinets or Pyxis Anesthesia machines. Accurately records compounds in Epic CNR and log books, prepares appropriate labels. Maintain compliance logs including refrigerator temperatures and intravenous hood maintenance records. Routinely utilizes the Epic EMR system and repackaging software system to process requests. Maintains proper storage and security conditions for all drugs. Strictly maintain customer and patient confidentiality. Maintain proper pharmacy and general safety procedures and standards including department cleanliness. Follow state and federal record keeping guidelines for legend drugs and control substances. Conducted monthly unit inspections and medication expiration checks.

Maintained drug inventory levels by ordering medications and supplies, an verifying delivers against purchase orders from Cardinal Health and direct Integrated Informatics our third party 340b splitting software, as well as direct purchases. Utilized Cardinal Assist for high volume medications which came pre-picked from the warehouse ready for Pyxis refill. Placed departmental requisitions and special medication requests. Maintained proper storage and security conditions for all drugs. Communicated with all customers and staff in a professional manner. Communicated with Cardinal Health Finance & Accounting Services, as well as internal and external departments in a professional manner. Consistently kept proper pharmacy and general safety procedures and standards. Maintained inventory levels, rotated stock using reports from Pyxis ES, Pharmogistics and monthly expiration date processes. Processed all manufacturer recalls using the Cardinal recall system. Maintained a drug shortage spreadsheet utilizing information from ASHP drug shortage, FDA drug shortage and Cardinal Order Express data shared with staff as necessary. Processed all invoices for payment using Cardinal OPAL invoicing approval and processing system. Performed drug utilization reviews, purchase reviews and interdepartmental billing functions, provided monthly cost analysis reports and monthly department billing totals. Maintained the highest contract compliance possible. Performed biannual physical inventory preparation to include updating and maintaining pricing sheets and pulling automation reports. Communicated with other hospitals in our system buyer calls and emails. Participated in Cardinal Health webinars.