Stephanie Perez
New Braunfels,TX
Summary
Driven Pharmacy Technician with 13 years of experience and strong background in retail, hospital and clinical pharmacy settings. I firmly believe that I have the skills and qualities to be a successful pharmacist– a willingness to serve others, a drive for quality improvement, data tracking, sterile compounding processes, guideline compliance, and leadership. My experience includes a robust and well-rounded background in academic and pharmacy settings, including 3 years of commercial pharmacy experience such as CVS, nearly 10 years of hospital experience, professional pharmacy related certifications for hazardous, sterile compounding, and board certified technician specialist in sterile compounding. All of the aforementioned achievements and experiences are within the profession of pharmacy and will drive me to be a successful pharmacy student and ultimately an impactful pharmacist.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pharmacy Technician Supervisor-Sterile Compounding
University Health System: University Hospital
11.2018 - Current
- Supervised 36 pharmacy technicians and coordinated day-to-day assignments.
- Contributed to policy changes, goal setting or making recommendations for improvements to include the following: Maintained and updated sterile compounding training manual, created standard operating procedures to optimize workflow.
- Maintained/organized pharmacy inventory of compounded products.
- Monitored/implemented quality control standards in accordance with USP 797 and Texas State Board of Pharmacy.
- Performed data analysis of productivity, and inventory management.
- Completed projects assigned by more superior management.
- Maintained personnel files.
- Lead trainer for technicians, pharmacist's, residents, and pharmacy students.
- Created standard operating procedures for the compounding of viral transport medium that served the entire southeast texas region during the Covid pandemic.
- Prepared monoclonal antibodies and investigational products that served off site infusion centers during the pandemic.
- Followed written instruction, assembled and calculated dosages for compounding with aseptic technique for hazardous materials, including oncology agents.
- Followed written instruction, assembled and calculated dosages for compounding with aseptic technique for non hazardous material.
- Served as the main point of contact for securing, managing, and preparing Zolgensma, a gene therapy used to treat spinal muscular atrophy.
- Super user for RIVA, a automated IV robotic compounding system.
- Super user for ExactaMix 2400 automated TPN compounding system.
- Collaborated with clinical pharmacists with complex orders to ensure products are being prepared in accordance with 797 and to improve health outcomes for the patients.
Pharmacy Technician 3
Baptist Health South Florida: Homestead Hospital
03.2017 - 11.2018
- Used automated systems (Pyxis) to identify items, compile information, and extract inventory data for the hospital .
- Participated in the development of performance improvement plans related to Pyxis such as: workflow, auditing, adjusting the par levels, loading and unloading drugs, outdating drugs, emptying return bins, running waste usage reports, hospital wide summaries, and reconciling waste.
- Performed proper sterile technique (aseptic technique) in accordance with USP 797, and consistently assembled and calculated dosages for IV's.
- Created workflow documents, and policy and procedures pertaining to IV cleanroom environments in accordance with USP 797.
- Created workflow documents to manage continuous infusions for patients admitted into the critical care unit.
- Implemented/ conducted daily huddles to address safety concerns, clinical needs, operational changes, inventory management. equipment issues, and shift handoff.
- Performed Medication reconciliation.
Registered Pharmacy Technician
HCA Healthcare: Kendall Regional Medical Center
06.2016 - 03.2017
- Used automated systems (Pyxis) to identify items, compile information, and extract inventory data for the hospital.
- Performed cart exchange on a daily basis for filling and delivering the unit dose medication to the assigned units.
- Assembled & calculated dosages of sterile compounded medications, and reconstituted & added the appropriate diluents or stock solutions.
- Performed proper sterile technique (aseptic technique) in accordance with USP 797, and consistently assembled and calculated dosages for IV's.
- Followed written instruction, assembled and calculated dosages for compounding with aseptic technique for hazardous materials, including oncology agents.
- Performed anesthesia audits and reconciled narcotic usage reports.
Clinical Pharmacy Technician
Advanced Pharmaceutical Consultants
02.2016 - 06.2016
- Assist the owner and VP of Operations with the preparation and creation of required clinical, financial, policies, memos, and informational documents.
- Coordinated new account installations of Advanced Pharmaceutical Consultants pharmacy program.
- Coordinated quality improvement and risk management needs and trends for numerous organizations by reviewing current practices, and gathering, compiling and evaluating data related to the pharmacies.
- Led and coordinated the initial install of pharmacy programs at new Advanced Pharmaceutical Consultants locations.
- Advised pharmacy staff at individual Advanced Pharmaceutical Consultants sites on operational and technical improvements.
- Supervised the completion of all necessary license applications with various government organizations for new pharmacy installs.
Advanced Pharmacy Technician 3
Valley Health System: Winchester Medical Center
08.2014 - 02.2016
- Followed Winchester Medical Center’s protocol for replenishing and recording medication in emergency crash carts (adult crash carts, pediatric crash carts, myocardial infarction emergency tackle boxes, emergency rapid response kits, surgical perfusion trays, EMS Hazmat boxes, and EMS narcotic squad kits).
- Performed cart exchange on a daily basis for filling and delivering the unit dose medication to the assigned units.
- Performed audits on patient med drawers and calculated pre-exchange dosages to be dispensed. Checked expiration dates on medications, and storage requirements for each med in patient’s drawers.
- Printed BCMA labels and properly & accurately affixed them to appropriate products received by the Inpatient Pharmacy where manufacturers' barcodes are unavailable or inadequate (insulin pens, oral syringes, Inhalers, IV fluids).
- Performed Medication reconciliation.
- Assembled & calculated dosages of sterile compounded medications, and reconstituted & added the appropriate diluents or stock solutions.
- Performed proper sterile technique (aseptic technique) in accordance with USP 797.
- Followed written instruction, assembled and calculated dosages for compounding with aseptic technique for hazardous materials, including oncology agents.
- Performed a full range of extemporaneous compounding for the pharmacy. Reconstituted oral and external (non-sterile) products such as: Oral Vancomycin, Azithromycin, baby Morphine syringes, Lansoprazole bicarbonate, Rifaximin, Clonidine, Vitamin K, Spironolactone, Magic mouthwash, Tamiflu, and Caffeine citrate.
- Used automated systems (Carousel, Robot RX, and Pyxis) to identify items, compile information, and extract inventory data for the hospital.
- Followed Winchester Medical Center’s protocol for replenishing and recording medication in emergency crash carts (adult crash carts, pediatric crash carts, myocardial infarction emergency tackle boxes, emergency rapid response kits, surgical perfusion trays, EMS Hazmat boxes, and EMS narcotic squad kits).
Pharmacy Technician
Genesis Health System: Genesis East Hospital
10.2013 - 08.2014
- Followed policy and procedure for inventory management in specialized areas such as emergency carts (adult crash carts, pediatric crash carts, myocardial infarction emergency tackle boxes, and emergency rapid response kits).
- Able to compile a restock sheet generated from reports to restock nursing units.
- Performed proper sterile technique (aseptic technique), and consistently assembled and calculated dosages for IV's.
- Compounded and/or reconstituted oral and external (non-sterile) products such as: Oral Vancomycin, Azithromycin, baby morphine syringes, lansoprazole bicarbonate etc.
- Prepackaged medication using a computerized unit dose repackage machine (Euclid Twin cadet).
- Used automated systems (Carousel and Omnicell) to identify items, compile information, and extract inventory data for the hospital.
Pharmacy Technician
Community Health Care
10.2012 - 10.2013
- Ensured the prescriptions were directed where they needed to be (window vs. mail).
- Entered Prescriptions and/or verified e-prescriptions in the pharmacy management system while ensuring patient safety through continued focus on accuracy.
- Answered patients questions concerning prescriptions, insurance plans, related drug program information, refills, return to stock, third party rejections, prior authorizations, narrative notations from medical providers, and address/personal information changes.
- Performed cashier functions and counted down and balanced cash register.
- Filled Prescriptions using automated AmerisourceBergen robot, hand counted medications and determined type of substances (drug or pharmaceutical), form, strength, dosage, and quantity to be dispense.
- Answered incoming calls utilizing the AmerisourceBergen pharmacy management system to process prescription refills for patients, solve problems and run reports.
- Performed inventory (cycle counts, outdated items, rotate stock), stock control, and accounting for pharmaceuticals to include controlled substances.
- Reconstituted oral (non-sterile) medication to include calculating and converting to proper weights and measures the amount of drug or solution to be used such as: Azithromycin, Cefdinir, Augmentin, and Amoxicillin.
Pharmacy Technician
CVS Pharmacy
10.2010 - 10.2012
- Identified special storage requirements and inventoried medical supplies and drugs through CVS wholesaler (Cardinal).
- Received and reviewed prescription medication orders and/or verified patient profiles in the CVS pharmacy management system (RX2000, RXConnect) while ensuring patient safety through continued focus on accuracy.
- Determined type of substances (drug or pharmaceutical), form, strength, dosage, and quantity to be dispensed.
- Obtained the pharmaceutical, prepared package labels, and set up for pharmacist final verification and review.
- Performed inventory, stock control, and accounting for pharmaceuticals to include controlled substances.
- Contain specialized experience with the utilization of all Pharmaceutical nomenclature such as generic, trade, and chemical names of drugs; standard abbreviations used in the pharmacy, especially Latin abbreviations used in prescription writing (SIG CODES)
Education
High School Diploma -
Pleasant Valley High School
Bettendorf, IA05.2007
Black Hawk College
Moline, ILMiami Dade College
Homestead, FLAlamo Colleges
San Antonio, TXThe University of Texas At San Antonio
San Antonio, TXCertification - Pharmacy Technician
Barry University
Miami, FL04.2016
Certification - Pharmacy Technician
Pharmacy Technician Certification Board
07.2011
Certification - Sterile Compounding
Pharmacy Technician Certification Board
08.2018
Certification - Hazardous Compounding
National Pharmacy Technician Association
07.2019
Board Certification - Sterile Compounding
Board of Pharmacy Technician Specialties
10.2022
Skills
- Aseptic Technique (Hazardous)
- Aseptic Technique (Non-hazardous)
- Quality control of compounding environments
- Pharmacy Operations
- Inventory Management
- Operating pharmacy equipment (Pyxis, OmniCell, McKesson Robot RX, Dose Edge, IV Robotics and various carousel systems)
- Windows applications (Excel, Visio, Word, and Power Point)
- Use of medication management systems (Epic, Cerner, Sunrise, Meditech)
- Operating automated dispensing systems (Pyxis and Omnicell)
Certification
- CPhT - Certified Pharmacy Technician
- CSPT - Certification in Sterile Compounding
- NPTA - Certification in Sterile Hazardous Compounding
- BCSCPT - Board Certification in Sterile Compounding
Licenses
Texas State Board of Pharmacy Technician License
- License number: 289974
- Issued Date: 11/01/2018
- Valid Until: 11/30/2024
Timeline
Pharmacy Technician Supervisor-Sterile Compounding
University Health System: University Hospital
11.2018 - Current
Pharmacy Technician 3
Baptist Health South Florida: Homestead Hospital
03.2017 - 11.2018
Registered Pharmacy Technician
HCA Healthcare: Kendall Regional Medical Center
06.2016 - 03.2017
Clinical Pharmacy Technician
Advanced Pharmaceutical Consultants
02.2016 - 06.2016
Advanced Pharmacy Technician 3
Valley Health System: Winchester Medical Center
08.2014 - 02.2016
Pharmacy Technician
Genesis Health System: Genesis East Hospital
10.2013 - 08.2014
Pharmacy Technician
Community Health Care
10.2012 - 10.2013
Pharmacy Technician
CVS Pharmacy
10.2010 - 10.2012
High School Diploma -
Pleasant Valley High School
Black Hawk College
Miami Dade College
Alamo Colleges
The University of Texas At San Antonio
Certification - Pharmacy Technician
Barry University
Certification - Pharmacy Technician
Pharmacy Technician Certification Board
Certification - Sterile Compounding
Pharmacy Technician Certification Board
Certification - Hazardous Compounding
National Pharmacy Technician Association
Board Certification - Sterile Compounding
Board of Pharmacy Technician Specialties
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