Sarah Olson
Skilled pharmacy professional with proven track record in medication preparation, customer interaction, and inventory management. Known for strong collaboration within healthcare teams and adaptability to meet changing needs. Expertise in pharmaceutical calculations, prescription processing, and maintaining compliance with safety standards. Reliable, results-driven, and focused on delivering high-quality patient care.
Preschool Teacher with strengths in lesson planning, classroom management, and behavior guidance. Skilled at creating safe, engaging learning environments that support early literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional growth.
Work History
Preschool Teacher
1 Year 5 Months- Plan age-appropriate lessons supporting early literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional development.
- Supervise classroom activities, maintaining safe, structured, and engaging learning environment.
- Observe children's progress and document developmental milestones for parent and staff communication.
- Manage daily routines, including meals, rest time, transitions, and arrival procedures.
- Build positive relationships with children, fostering trust, participation, and confidence.
- Collaborate with coworkers to prepare materials, organize centers, and support classroom instruction.
- Apply behavior guidance techniques to redirect activity and reinforce classroom expectations.
- Maintain clean, organized learning spaces and sanitized toys, surfaces, and shared materials.
- Develop strong relationships with parents and caregivers, providing regular updates on their child's progress and addressing any concerns proactively.
- Maintain organized, fun and interactive classroom to help children feel safe.
Pharmacy Technician
10 Years- Prepared accurate medication doses and prescriptions for pharmacist verification.
- Verified medication orders, labels, and packaging for accuracy before distribution.
- Compounded sterile and non-sterile preparations following hospital protocols and safety standards.
- Compounded sterile Chemo IV medications following hospital protocols and safety standards
- Managed automated dispensing cabinet replenishment and inventory control to support uninterrupted medication access.
- Coordinated medication delivery workflows across inpatient units, improving timely access for clinical staff.
- Supported medication reconciliation by gathering patient histories and clarifying discrepancies with care teams.
- Trained new pharmacy technicians on workflow procedures, documentation, and compliance requirements.
- Maintained controlled substance records and resolved inventory variances in alignment with regulatory guidelines.
- Answered incoming phone calls and addressed questions from customers and healthcare providers.
- Stocked, labeled, and inventoried medication to keep accurate records.
- Enhanced pharmacy workflow by assisting pharmacists with medication dispensing, labeling, and packaging.
- Calculated dosage, filled prescriptions, and prepared prescription labels with absolute accuracy.
- Promoted patient confidentiality by adhering to HIPAA regulations when handling personal information during transactions.
Pharmacy Technician
5 Months- Provided exceptional customer service, fostering positive relationships with both new and returning patients at the pharmacy counter.
- Improved patient satisfaction by efficiently processing prescriptions and managing inventory in a timely manner.
- Entered and processed patients' prescriptions into internal system.
- Solved customer problems in-person or over telephone by providing assistance with placing orders, navigating systems, and locating items.
- Performed various pharmacy operational activities with strong commitment to accuracy, efficiency, and service quality.
- Consulted with insurance company representatives to complete claims processing, resolve concerns, and reconcile payments.
- Assisted in training new team members on standard operating procedures to ensure consistent quality of service across the entire team.
- Maximized pharmacy efficiency through effective communication with staff members and adherence to procedures.
- Communicated with patients to collect information about prescriptions and medical conditions or arrange consultations with pharmacists.
- Reduced medication errors by diligently cross-checking medications against patients'' profiles before dispensing.
- Counted, measured, and compounded medications following standard procedures.
- Maintained proper drug storage procedures, registries, and records for controlled drugs.
- Streamlined prescription processing with accurate data entry and verification of patient information.
Education
Pharmacy Technician License - Pharmacy
- Early Childhood Education
Skills
Awards
In 2017 I won the first Matthew Miller Patient Safety Award at Providence Saint Joseph's Hospital. I was awarded this honor due to my diligence in my role as a Medication Reconciliation Technician. A patient had come in altered and unconscious. Due to the severity and the quick deterioration of the patient I immediately performed a med rec on this patient. I found that the patients pill bottles where very old and worn away. The patient was receiving a large amount of Mehtotrexate daily by the caregiver. I found that odd as that is not the normal dosing of this medication. In calling and talking to her pharmacy, it was determined that the Methotrexate the patient was receiving at home was not the patients prescription, but the patients significant others. Due to the worn label, the patient was also receiving a very high dose. I relayed this information to the Pharmacist and the Doctor. The patient was found to have Methotrexate poisoning, and was quickly put on the correct medication to reverse this. The patient made a full recovery