TARA POPA
White Plains,NY
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Pharmacy Technician
ONPOINT PHARAMCY
Eastchester, NY
10.2023 - Current
- Assisted pharmacists in filling prescriptions accurately and efficiently.
- Monitored inventory levels of commonly used drugs and placed orders when necessary.
- Received payment from customers and processed credit card transactions when necessary.
- Provided customer service to patients by answering questions about medications and health-related topics.
- Performed data entry for patient profiles, billing information and prescription orders into the pharmacy software system.
- Managed filing of prescriptions, both electronically and manually.
- Retrieved medication from shelves based on physician orders and delivered them to pharmacists for review.
Pharmacy Technician
AHF PHARMACY
Farmingdale, NY
09.2023 - 11.2023
- Assisted pharmacists in filling prescriptions accurately and efficiently.
- Entered prescription information into computer databases.
- Prepacked bulk medicines, filled bottles with prescribed medications and typed and affixed labels.
- Received written prescription or refill requests, verifying information for completeness and accuracy.
- Answered telephones to respond to questions or requests.
- Created new customer profiles and updated demographics, allergies and new medications in pharmacy computer systems.
Pharmacy Technician
OptumRx
Farmingdale, NY
08.2022 - 08.2023
- Assisted in training new employees on pharmacy procedures.
- Assisted pharmacists in filling prescriptions accurately and efficiently.
- Assisted pharmacists in compounding sterile products such as Tpn's and Antibiotics.
- Liaised with pharmacist to measure and prepare medication doses and packaging and label prescriptions.
- Maintained pharmacological practices by checking drug inventory, stocking medications and monitoring supplies.
Pharmacy Technician
EQUITY STAFFING GROUP/OPTUM RX
Ronkonkoma, NY
01.2022 - 08.2022
- Processing orders to pick drugs for RpH to verify
- Calling Insurance for rejections and prior auths
- Pill Paks/Blister Pill Boxes Pill pouches Picking supplies for patients orders under Pharmacist supervision
- Coordinating picked supplies for pharmacist to check
- Maintaining shipment orders and shipping orders via Fed Ex and in house delivery
- Inventory of medications.
CHEMO TECHNICIAN
NY CANCER AND BLOOD SPECIALISTS
Port Jefferson, NY
01.2019 - 12.2021
- Preparing chemo 30 or more Pts on a daily basis
- CHEMO PREPARATIONS AND COMPOUNDING OF THE FOLLOWING MEDICATIONS: Methotrexate, Gemcitabine, Irinotecan, Cytoxan, Herceptin, Abraxane, Taxol, Taxotere, Keytruda, Velcade Abraxane, Adriamycin, and 5FU
- As well as Monoclonal Antibodies (MaBs): OPDIVO, RITUXIMAB, AVASTIN, REMICADE, YERVOY, CIRAMZA, RITUXAN HYCELA, IMFINZI
- PREPARATION OF 5FU PUSH AND HOMEPUMP ECLIPSE: Preparing 5FU solution with QS Sodium Chloride for proper dosing
- Audit chemo medications of Nucleus Cabinet.
PHARMACY TECHNICIAN
REGENT CARE
Great Neck, NY
10.2016 - 12.2018
- Medicare Reimbursement, Data Entry, Compounding of sterile drug preparation and dispensing under direct supervision of a Pharmacist and in accordance to state pharmacy regulations
- Medicaid Reimbursement-DWO-DIF/Data Entry-Entering Interim orders for Nurses: Create a Detailed Written Order for specific Pt Call Dr
- Office to obtain signature via faxing the DWO to the office
- Send DWO to Medicaid Reimbursement team Create DIF for TPN and Chemo Medications Enter Pts PO medications into Home Care 360 for 4 Teams Research online medications not legible Enter in new admit-Nursing Home Pts medications Medications include: TPN (12-15 per/week) Antibiotics (via Homepumps) Pump overs (Transfer solutions such as D5W, Lactated Ringers, D10, Sodium Chloride to larger containers.) Sodium Bicarbonate syringes MiniBag Plus Fingertip sampling (preparing paddles) Production Area: Perform necessary checks with medications once they are compounded
- Pull new orders and prepare them with correct medication and instrument for compounding
- Keep track of the STAT (medications of high importance due to scheduling) orders via the Smart Sheet
- Stocking supplies
- Maintaining the clean room and all related logs and documentation
- Maintaining logs for fingertip, air and surface sampling electronically on SimpliFi
- Inventory monthly, counted all drugs and supplies
- Inventory and stock medications from AmerSource Bergen Co
- And Cardinal shipments.
Liaison/iv Technician
American outcomes management
NEW YORK, NY
04.2016 - 07.2016
- Refilled prescriptions Scheduled and organized delivery times with Pts Entered and referenced notes regarding Pt concerns Coordinated delivery times with delivery manager Picked supplies for Pt delivery Maintained delivery sheets for future reference of Pt preference Compounding of TPN, Antibiotics and Milrinone (under direct supervision of RPH.) Filled Homepumps with solution for following weeks orders
- Clean and maintain IV compounding area Maintain all related logs Monthly warehouse inventory
Chemo Technician/purchaser
life infusions/life pharmacy
Bronx, NY
08.2012 - 04.2016
- Preparing chemo for 2 practices consisting of 40 or more Pts on a daily basis
- CHEMO PREPARATIONS AND COMPOUNDING OF THE FOLLOWING MEDICATIONS: Methotrexate, Avastin, Gemcitabine, Irinotecan, Cytoxan, Herceptin, Abraxane, Taxol, Taxotere and 5FU
- As well as non-chemo: Vit C, Leucovorin, Iron, Hydration (Potassium and Magnesium) and Sodium Bicarbonate
- PREPARATION OF 5FU AND PROGRAMMING CADD PUMP: Preparing 5FU solution with QS for proper dosing
- PURCHASING Purchase all solutions (Sodium Chloride 0.9% 1liter, 500ml, 100ml and 50ml), Dextrose 5% in water (500ml and 50ml), IV medications, Oral medications and Specialty drugs
- Cardinal, AmeriSource Bergen and any outside source for specialty drugs
- Keeping inventory of stock/Monthly inventory Spreadsheet management
Pharmacy Technician
Hudson valley hospital
Cortlandt Manor, NY
04.2011 - 08.2012
- Prepare and stock medications for Omnicell delivery and collect all unused medications from prior day
- Inventory and stock medications from AmerSource Bergen Co
- And Cardinal shipments
- Prepare IVPB list for entire hospital
- Compound medications based off IVPB list (Antibiotics)
- Deliver IVPB’s
- Credit all unused medications to Pts files
- Narcotic waste: Check and dispose of all narcotic waste from prior days bin
- Prepare and stock medications for Operating rooms
- Print narcotic summary.
Pharmacy Technician
lawrence hospital
Bronxville, NY
09.2008 - 03.2011
- Maintain refrigerator temp on every unit
- Prepare and stock medications for Pyxis
- Stock schedule II (narcotics) medications in Pyxis
- Inventory medications in Pyxis
- Expire Pyxis medications
- Prepare IV solution orders
- File POM medication orders
- Prepare code carts and code boxes
- Monthly inspections of Pyxis items on all units.
Pharmacy Technician
cvs pharmacy
Bronxville, NY
09.2005 - 07.2010
- Assisted Pts with RX orders
- Input RX orders and Input override codes for rejections
- Created a profile for the Pts health and insurance info
- Communicate with Insurance carriers to obtain payment for RX claims
- Assist RPH with filling labels and entering prescriptions
- Order pharmacy meds and outpatient medications via Cardinal Warehouse/return expired medications.
Education
pharmacy technician certification -
lehman college
06.2008
medical billing -
the allen school
09.2007
Skills
- Beacon
- Cerner
- Pioneer
- Care10
- Home Care 360
- SimpliFi
- CPR
- Medical Terminology
- CPT - 4
- ICD 9 CM
- HCPCS
- Medisoft Applications
- Insurance Applications including Medicare and Medicaid
- Power Point
- Excel
- Access
- Word
- Pyxis/ Medi-Tech
- Omnicell/Cerner Applications
- ExactaMix TPN Compounder
- Apex TPN Compounder
- Pinnacle TPN Compounder
- Ability to respect confidentiality of patient data
- Professional demeanor
- Ability to type 60 wpm
- Experience with Chemotherapy medications
- Monoclonal Antibody medications
- Heart Transplant medications
- Antibiotics
- HIV medications
- HIPAA
Timeline
Pharmacy Technician
ONPOINT PHARAMCY
10.2023 - Current
Pharmacy Technician
AHF PHARMACY
09.2023 - 11.2023
Pharmacy Technician
OptumRx
08.2022 - 08.2023
Pharmacy Technician
EQUITY STAFFING GROUP/OPTUM RX
01.2022 - 08.2022
CHEMO TECHNICIAN
NY CANCER AND BLOOD SPECIALISTS
01.2019 - 12.2021
PHARMACY TECHNICIAN
REGENT CARE
10.2016 - 12.2018
Liaison/iv Technician
American outcomes management
04.2016 - 07.2016
Chemo Technician/purchaser
life infusions/life pharmacy
08.2012 - 04.2016
Pharmacy Technician
Hudson valley hospital
04.2011 - 08.2012
Pharmacy Technician
lawrence hospital
09.2008 - 03.2011
Pharmacy Technician
cvs pharmacy
09.2005 - 07.2010
pharmacy technician certification -
lehman college
medical billing -
the allen school
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