Tara McGhee
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Driven Pharmacy Technician with 11 years of experience and success in working within fast-paced Hospital pharmacy settings. Successful in encouraging team members to work efficiently and meet production targets. Well-organized, self-motivated, Excited to bring talent and record of excellence in hospital setting to growing pharmacy.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Pharmacy Technician
University Health Discharge Pharmacy
04.2023 - Current
- Answered incoming phone calls and addressed questions from customers and healthcare providers.
- Completed paperwork, entering prescription and insurance or billing information into patient profiles.
- Solved customer problems in-person or over telephone by providing assistance with placing orders, navigating systems, and locating items.
- Helped pharmacist clear problematic prescriptions and address customer questions to keep pharmacy efficient.
- Stocked, labeled, and inventoried medication to keep accurate records.
- Maintained proper drug storage procedures, registries, and records for controlled drugs.
- Communicated with prescribers to verify medication dosages, refill authorizations, and patient information.
- Collected co-payments or full payments from customers.
- Counted, measured and compounded medications following standard procedures.
- Calculated dosage, filled prescriptions, and prepared prescription labels with absolute accuracy.
Certified Pharmacy Technician
UTMB-Galveston Campus, John Sealy hospital, Jeanie sealy hospital, TDCJ hospital
03.2021 - 04.2023
- Prepares unit-dose medications specific to patient needs including patient's weight, allergies, and age (pediatric, neonate, adolescent, adult, and geriatric)
- Retrieves and delivers inpatient medication orders and supplies
- Prepares sterile products utilizing aseptic technique and USP 797 standards (to include the preparation, handling and disposal of bio-hazardous drugs)
- Demonstrates the ability to operate automated technology including compounding, repackaging, cart fill and Automated Drug Systems
- Compounds bulk and extemporaneous pharmaceuticals specific to patients needs including weight and age (pediatric, neonate, adolescent, adult, and geriatric)
- Communicates effectively with other pharmacy employees, healthcare professionals, and patients while appropriately recognizing age (pediatric, neonate, adolescent, adult, and geriatric)
- Maintains adequate drug inventories in pharmacy areas and patient care areas and notifies the appropriate personnel when shortages and/or outages noted
- Performs quality assurance/improvement audits
- Demonstrates flexibility in staffing assignments
- Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure
- Assists pharmacists in filling ambulatory prescriptions specific to patient needs including patient's weight, allergies, and age (pediatric, neonate, adolescent, adult, and geriatric)
- Assists in record keeping activities in any assigned area
- Assists in cycle counts
- xR2 robot omnicell
- Repackager
Certified Pharmacy Technician
UTMB Healthcare Systems Staffing
12.2020 - 03.2021
- Scheduling/Registering/verifying insurance patient appointments for the Covid vaccine clinic using Epic EMR
Education
Associate's degree - Medical specialties
California College of San Diego
San Diego, TX03.2016
Certification - Pharmacy
Northwest Vista College
San Antonio, TX06.2011
Skills
- Pharmacy Automation
- Staff Development
- Problem-Solving Skills
- Intravenous Admixture Preparation
- Manual and Automated Medication Dispensing
- Pharmaceutical Preparation
- Quality Assurance and Control
- Workflow Optimization
- Epic
- XR2- Robot omincell
- Pyxis System
- High-Volume Environments
- Staff Leadership
- CPM
- Hospital Experience
Certification
- CPhT - Certified Pharmacy Technician 2012-2024
- IV certified License 2017
Additional Information
- Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Licenses
Pharmacy Technician State Board License
March 2011 to March 2024
195699
PTCB Certification
September 2012 to September 2024
600107010287298
Pharmacy Technician IV Certification
March 2017
NPTA IV certification course
Timeline
Certified Pharmacy Technician
University Health Discharge Pharmacy
04.2023 - Current
Certified Pharmacy Technician
UTMB-Galveston Campus, John Sealy hospital, Jeanie sealy hospital, TDCJ hospital
03.2021 - 04.2023
Certified Pharmacy Technician
UTMB Healthcare Systems Staffing
12.2020 - 03.2021
Associate's degree - Medical specialties
California College of San Diego
Certification - Pharmacy
Northwest Vista College
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