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Tamara Lohnes

Lacey,WA

Summary

Passionate individual seeking a Pharmacy Administrative Manager position with the Nisqually Tribe where ability to perform varieties of technical duties, including medication preparation, storage, distribution, and leadership skills will be utilized . Coming with over 12 years technician experience, Certified Pharmacy Technician Status (CPhT), and strong Tribal clinic pharmacy knowledge, skills, and abilities

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Pharmacy Technician

NISQUALLY HEALTH AND WELLNESS
OLYMPIA, WA
09.2022 - Current
  • Teamed with peers, technicians and pharmacists to prioritize and complete orders.
  • Submitted claims to insurance companies and researched and resolved denials and explanations of benefit rejections.
  • Investigated and resolved issues to maintain billing accuracy.

Pharmacy Technician

Puyallup Tribal Health Authority
Tacoma, WA
01.2019 - 09.2022
  • Handpicked by management to act as lead technician on Parata Pass, assisting other technicians in operating and troubleshooting the automated dispensing robotic system
  • Increased medication adherence of patients via in person and phone through medication synchronization program by aligning patients’ chronic meds to one monthly pick up date
  • Trained and mentored junior technicians on pharmacy processes, proper procedures for insurance billing, and compliance with HIPAA guidelines.

Pharmacy Technician

Bell Pharmacy
Devils Lake, ND
08.2012 - 03.2018
  • Performed data entry, counted prescriptions, assisted customers, resolved insurance issues, identified potential issues with scripts and contacted physicians
  • Greeted customers, gathered clinical information, and addressed non-medical questions and concerns
  • Ensured training of new team members and provided coaching and mentoring.

Retail Store Manager

Leevers Foods
Devils Lake, ND
04.2016 - 06.2017
  • Managed daily operations by completing purchasing, inventory control, merchandising and product distribution tasks.
  • Supervised cash drawer balances and deposits of store receipts.
  • Prepared and submitted nightly bank deposits.

Education

Pharmacy

Everest College
Tacoma, WA
07-2012

Skills

  • Thorough knowledge of pharmacy procedures and operations
  • Reporting data on spread sheets
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Cultural sensitivity and pride
  • Drug Inventory Management
  • Ordering and Stocking Medications

Timeline

Pharmacy Technician

NISQUALLY HEALTH AND WELLNESS
09.2022 - Current

Pharmacy Technician

Puyallup Tribal Health Authority
01.2019 - 09.2022

Retail Store Manager

Leevers Foods
04.2016 - 06.2017

Pharmacy Technician

Bell Pharmacy
08.2012 - 03.2018

Pharmacy

Everest College
Tamara Lohnes