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Sarah Pagano, CPhT

Fort Worth,TX

Summary

Detail oriented, highly organized, dedicated certified and registered pharmacy technician with over 15 years' experience supporting pharmacists in a retail setting. Accustomed to working in a fast paced environment where priorities and deadlines shift rapidly. Willing and able to adapt to an ever changing healthcare system. Seeking a career where my skillset will prove valuable and continue to grow. I am eager to expand my knowledge and acquire new abilities.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Certified Pharmacy Technician, Level 2

Hanover Apothecary
Hanover, PA
06.2014 - 08.2024
  • Assisted pharmacists in the distribution of medications, data entry, daily projects, and providing customer service.
  • Accurate entry of patient demographics, including allergies and insurance, when creating new profiles and updating information.
  • Checked all prescription orders for completeness of patient information and proper physician authorization for insurance approval.
  • Entered and processed prescriptions into the pharmacy computer system in a timely manner.
  • Create Sig codes with pharmacist approval to streamline the data entry process.
  • Communicated with insurance companies to help resolve rejections.
  • Assisted patients under pharmacist guidance in medication reconciliation and synchronization.
  • Consistent communication with patients, healthcare providers, and nursing staff as needed.
  • Bedside delivery of medications to discharging hospital patients.
  • Inventory management involves restocking the pharmacy, processing medication returns, reporting shortages, cycle counts, and preparing and processing outdates and recalls.
  • Deliver medications locally to residents
  • Train new technician hires.
  • Performed daily automated dispensing cabinet (Script Pro Robot) routine, i.e., cleaning, refilling, and troubleshooting errors.
  • Followed all applicable government regulations, including HIPAA.
  • Sense of urgency, and superb multi-tasking skills.
  • Maintained a neat and clean workspace.
  • Maintained all documentation logs.
  • Other projects assigned by management, i.e., implementing our meds-to-beds and medication synchronization programs.

Pharmacy Technician

Walmart Pharmacy
Hanover, PA
08.2006 - 06.2014
  • Provide customer service by greeting and helping with over-the-counter purchases.
  • Responsible for the accurate entry of patient demographics.
  • Process prescriptions using Sig codes.
  • Bill and communicate accurately with the insurance company on behalf of the customer.
  • Prepared and dispensed medications.
  • Print medication labels and maintain equipment.
  • Maintain pharmaceutical records and logs.
  • Maintain clean and neat workspace.
  • Inventory management, including ordering medications, supplies, and handling outdates and returns.

Education

High School Diploma -

Denbigh High School
Newport News, VA
06-1995

Skills

  • HIPAA
  • Point of sale systems proficiency
  • Pharmacist support
  • Pharmacy and customer records management
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Manual and automated medication dispensing
  • Insurance confirmation
  • Inventory management
  • Data entry
  • Insurance billing
  • Troubleshooting malfunctioning equipment
  • Team collaboration
  • Empathy and patience

Certification

Certified Pharmacy Technician

Registered Technican with Texas State Board of Pharmacy

Timeline

Certified Pharmacy Technician, Level 2

Hanover Apothecary
06.2014 - 08.2024

Pharmacy Technician

Walmart Pharmacy
08.2006 - 06.2014

High School Diploma -

Denbigh High School
Sarah Pagano, CPhT