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ROGER COCKERILL
Baltimore,MD
Work Preference
Summary
Dynamic Pharmacy Technician adept at enhancing patient care by ensuring compliance and optimizing medication management processes. Demonstrates a commitment to operational excellence through effective collaboration with healthcare professionals and efficient inventory control. Skilled in resolving complex billing issues and performing prior authorizations to improve patient access to medications.
Overview
1
1
Certification
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Pharmacy Technician/Medical Assistant
Kent State University Cleveland Foot & Ankle Clinics
Cleveland, OH
11.2023 - Current
- Collaborates with physicians and student doctors to ensure 100% fulfillment of patient pharmaceutical and clinical needs, enhancing overall care.
- Acts as liaison for state pharmacy board, ensuring 100% compliance during inspections and streamlining communication to enhance efficiency.
- Processed prior authorizations for pharmaceuticals, durable medical equipment, and ancillary studies to facilitate patient care.
- Managed pharmaceutical and medical supply inventory to ensure availability in patient encounter rooms.
- Efficiently draws up all injectable meds for physicians.
- Maintains and distributes all controlled and sample medications.
- Performs and enters vitals and documentation into electronic medical records as needed for direct patient care.
- Performs x-rays as needed.
Specialty Billing Technician
Walgreens Community Specialty
Cleveland, OH
09.2020 - 11.2023
- Oversaw management and distribution of specialty drugs, ensuring compliance and improving access for patients.
- Managed adjudication processes for rejected claims, ensuring timely resolutions and enhancing overall claims handling.
- Collaborated with pharmacists to streamline medication dispensing and billing, improving accuracy and reducing processing time.
- Resolved medication conflicts and insurance issues, enhancing patient safety and boosting customer satisfaction.
- Conducted in-person pharmacy detailing sessions with pharmacists to promote key products and strengthen professional relationships.
- Administered vaccines.
- URAC accreditation trained.
Lead Pharmacy Technician
Zallie's Shoprite Pharmacy
Glassboro, NJ
11.2016 - 08.2020
- Collaborated with pharmacists to enhance medication dispensing and billing processes.
- Streamlined pharmacy inventory management to ensure accurate orders and minimize discrepancies.
- Resolved medication conflicts and insurance issues to improve patient safety and increase customer satisfaction.
Pharmacy Technician
Zallie's Shoprite Pharmacy
West Deptford, NJ
10.1998 - 10.2016
Education
Pharmacy Certification Program -
Gloucester County College
New Jersey01-2007
Associates Degree - Liberal Arts
Gloucester County College
New Jersey01-2003
High School Diploma -
Clearview Regional High School
Mullica Hill, NJ06-1999
Skills
- Pharmacy billing specialist and adjudication
- Prior authorization and audit
- Medication dispensing and management
- Drug utilization review
- Pharmacology expertise
- Vaccine administration
- Epic systems proficiency
- Medical terminology knowledge
- Inventory control
- Compounding medications
- Patient care and support
- Regulatory compliance standards
- Health and safety protocols
- Electronic health records (EHR)
- Problem-solving skills
- Data entry accuracy
- Record keeping efficiency
- Multi-tasking abilities
Certification
- Certified Pharmacy Technician, 30110113
- Ohio Registered Pharmacy Technician, 09220164
- Immunization Certified, 2020 - current
- CPR/AED Certified, 2020 - current
Timeline
Pharmacy Technician/Medical Assistant
Kent State University Cleveland Foot & Ankle Clinics
11.2023 - Current
Specialty Billing Technician
Walgreens Community Specialty
09.2020 - 11.2023
Lead Pharmacy Technician
Zallie's Shoprite Pharmacy
11.2016 - 08.2020
Pharmacy Technician
Zallie's Shoprite Pharmacy
10.1998 - 10.2016
Pharmacy Certification Program -
Gloucester County College
Associates Degree - Liberal Arts
Gloucester County College
High School Diploma -
Clearview Regional High School