Tamara Zori
El Cajon,CA
Summary
Board certified Pharmacy Technician excited to bring [4] year background in retail
pharmacies to growing team. Well-versed in all elements of medication dispensing, regulatory compliance and drug inventory control. Highly proficient in building lasting relationships with patients and customers.
Flexible hard worker ready to learn and contribute to team success.
Successful Pharmacy Technician bringing 4 years of experience in filling prescriptions with expert accuracy, building relationships with customers and promoting teamwork within pharmacy settings. Knowledgeable about regulatory guidelines and policies governing fraud, waste and abuse.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Rite Aid Pharmacy
04.2019 - Current
- Received and verified daily incoming drug inventories, reported discrepancies and logged items into inventory system.
- Maintained strict patient confidentiality to adhere to HIPAA regulations and avoid data compromises.
- Maintained clean and organized pharmacy shelving and work areas.
- Verified patients' identities at pickup to prevent sale of wrong medications.
- Efficiently processed cash register transactions for new and refilled prescription orders.
- Created new customer profiles and updated demographics, allergies and new medications in pharmacy computer systems.
- Completed and filed patient paperwork, updating records in system with insurance carrier changes and allergy information.
- Assisted pharmacist with clearing high volume of prescriptions and responded to customer questions.
- Received, reviewed, dispensed and labeled over 350 prescriptions daily.
- Teamed with peers, technicians and pharmacists to prioritize and complete orders.
- Interpreted and processed medication orders under supervision of pharmacist.
- Inspected medication storage locations to monitor drug expiration dates and supply adequate inventory.
- Managed inventories, rotated stock, removed expired or damaged drug products and resolved discrepancies in drug counts.
- Adhered to regulatory guidelines for workplace safety and customer confidentiality.
- Worked with insurance companies to process claims, resolve problems and obtain payments.
- Established and updated patient profiles, medications and insurance details.
- Supervised inventory levels to maintain adequate supply of medications and medical supplies.
- Compiled customer demographic, allergy and medical history background.
- Participated in prescription pharmaceutical and over-the-counter product inventory audits.
- Verified and filled over350 prescriptions per day in busy [RetaiL ] pharmacy setting.
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Asmar pharmacy (independent community pharmacy)
01.2019 - 04.2019
- Maintained clean and organized pharmacy shelving and work areas.
- Verified and filled over 400 prescriptions per day in a busy independent pharmacy sitting.
- Adhered to regulatory guidelines for workplace safety and customer confidentiality.
- Assisted pharmacist with clearing high volume of prescriptions and responded to customer questions.
Certified Pharmacy Technician
CVS Pharmacy
03.2016 - 11.2016
- Maintained strict patient confidentiality to adhere to HIPAA regulations and avoid data compromises.
- Maintained clean and organized pharmacy shelving and work areas.
- Efficiently processed cash register transactions for new and refilled prescription orders.
- Assisted pharmacist with clearing high volume of prescriptions and responded to customer questions.
- Adhered to regulatory guidelines for workplace safety and customer confidentiality.
Pharmacy Intern
Walgreens Pharmacy
05.2015 - 06.2015
- Compounded and prepared medications according to prescription orders.
- Checked pharmacy area regularly to ensure it was kept neat, clean and free of debris.
- Interpreted and processed medication orders under supervision of pharmacist.
Education
California License -
California State Board of Pharmacy
Sacramento, CA11.2015
Certified Pharmacy Technician -
Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Ptcb
El Cajon, CA08.2015
Pharmacy Technology
Pharmacy Technician Diploma
El Cajon, CA06.2015
GED -
Foothill High School
El Cajon, CA07.2013
Skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Proper labeling procedures
- Pharmacy operations
- Insurance billing
- Patient paperwork
- Insurance Verification
- Filling prescriptions
Sound knowledge of basic medication and prescription
Strong customer service background
Multilingual: English, Arabic, Chaldean
Great attention to detail
- Workflow Optimization
- Quality assurance and control
- Stocking medications
- Stocking shelves
- Verifying orders
- Ordering and stocking medications
- Supporting pharmacy operations
- Labeling prescriptions
- Resolving customer issues
- Drug inventory control
Languages
Arabic
Native or Bilingual
English
Professional Working
Timeline
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Rite Aid Pharmacy
04.2019 - Current
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Asmar pharmacy (independent community pharmacy)
01.2019 - 04.2019
Certified Pharmacy Technician
CVS Pharmacy
03.2016 - 11.2016
Pharmacy Intern
Walgreens Pharmacy
05.2015 - 06.2015
California License -
California State Board of Pharmacy
Certified Pharmacy Technician -
Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Ptcb
Pharmacy Technology
Pharmacy Technician Diploma
GED -
Foothill High School
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