Sarah Lozano
Queens
Summary
Driven Pharmacy Technician with 5 years of experience and success in working within fast-paced retail pharmacy settings. Highly proficient in accurately filling and labeling prescriptions, maintaining drug inventories and updating pharmacy records.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pharmacy Technician
Cohen Children's Medical Center
2022.10 - Current
- Fill prescriptions as requested by hospital physicians for admitted patients.
- Proficient in using Sunrise.
- Prepare intravenous solutions, admixtures, respiratory drugs, and other solutions using aseptic techniques.
- Deliver prepared medications to requesting units.
- Maintain proper storage and security conditions for drugs.
- Assisted nurses by answering questions, locating items, or referring to pharmacist for medication information.
- Transfer medication from vials to sterile, disposable syringes using aseptic techniques.
- Received and stored incoming supplies and informed supervisors of stock needs and shortages.
- Train new employees in delivery processes, sterile IV compounding, and implementing policy and procedure.
Lead Pharmacy Technician
Rite-Aid Pharmacy
2017.09 - 2022.10
- Perform various pharmacy operational activities with strong commitment to accuracy, efficiency and service quality.
- Coordinate verification and filling of more than 600 daily prescriptions in high-volume retail pharmacy environment.
- Consult with insurance company representatives to complete claims processing, resolve concerns and reconcile payments.
- Stock, label and inventory medication to keep accurate records.
- Supervise 3 pharmacy technicians and coordinated day-to-day assignments.
- Communicate with prescribers to verify medication dosages, refill authorizations and patient information.
- Review and verify customer information and insurance provider information.
- Help pharmacists clear problematic prescriptions and address customer questions to keep pharmacy efficient.
- Calculate dosage, fill prescriptions and prepare prescription labels using NextGen with absolute accuracy.
- Order medications daily to replenish stock and increase inventory in anticipation of need.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
New Jersey12.2025
High School Diploma -
Benjamin N. Cardozo High School
Bayside, NY06.2015
Skills
- Pharmacy and Customer Records Management
- Manual Medication Dispensing
- Workflow Optimization
- Advanced Math Skills
- New Hire Onboarding/training
- Insurance Knowledge
- Medicare and Medicaid process
- Drug Inventory Management
- Confidentiality and HIPAA
- Assisting Pharmacists
- Vaccination Preparation
- Sterile Compounding
Certification
- CPhT - Certified Pharmacy Technician
Timeline
Pharmacy Technician
Cohen Children's Medical Center
2022.10 - Current
Lead Pharmacy Technician
Rite-Aid Pharmacy
2017.09 - 2022.10
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
High School Diploma -
Benjamin N. Cardozo High School
- CPhT - Certified Pharmacy Technician
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