Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
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Tera Ingle

VALE,NC

Summary

Accomplished and certified Pharmacy Technician with over 12 years of experience in retail pharmacy environment for family owned pharmacy. Practiced at offering medications to patients, offering information to patients and communicating with healthcare professionals. Knowledgeable about FDA drug safety guidelines, prescription interactions and pharmacy law. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Pharmacy Technician/Store Manager

TAS Drug
02.2011 - Current
  • Answered incoming phone calls and addressed questions from customers and healthcare providers.
  • Calculated dosage, filled prescriptions, and prepared prescription labels with absolute accuracy.
  • Stocked, labeled, and inventoried medication to keep accurate records.
  • Entered and processed patients' prescriptions into internal system.
  • Solved customer problems in-person or over telephone by providing assistance with placing orders, navigating systems, and locating items.
  • Performed wide range of pharmacy operations with strong commitment to accuracy, efficiency and service quality.
  • Counted and labeled prescriptions with correct item and quantity.
  • Assisted pharmacist by filling prescriptions for customers and responding to patient questions regarding prescription and medication-specific issues.
  • Consulted with insurance company representatives to complete claims processing, resolve concerns, and reconcile payments.
  • Maintained proper drug storage procedures, registries, and records for controlled drugs.
  • Collected co-payments or full payments from customers.
  • Communicated with patients to collect information about prescriptions and medical conditions or arrange consultations with pharmacists.
  • Counted, measured and compounded medications following standard procedures.
  • Restocked pharmacy shelves with current merchandise to drive consistent peripheral sales.
  • Counted, measured, and compounded medications following standard procedures.
  • Ordered medicines daily to replenish stock and increase inventory in anticipation of need.
  • Counseled customers on medications, appropriate dosage and potential side effects.
  • Resolved third-party billing, computer system and customer service issues.
  • Set up and modified patient profiles to include current medications and insurance details.
  • Welcomed customers to pharmacy and answered questions relating to prescriptions and over-the-counter products.
  • Helped pharmacist clear problematic prescriptions and address customer questions to keep pharmacy efficient.
  • Managed opening and closing duties for pharmacy.
  • Monitored ordering of pharmacy medication stock to maintain streamlined inventory and low overhead.
  • Handled customer inquiries and suggestions courteously and professionally.
  • Answered constant flow of customer calls with minimal wait times.
  • Actively listened to customers, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to supervisor.
  • Updated account information to maintain customer records.

Education

High School Diploma -

West Lincoln High School
Lincolnton, NC
06.2004

Skills

  • Supply Restocking
  • Intravenous Admixture Preparation
  • Insurance Verification
  • Medication Dispensing
  • Drug Inventory Control
  • Insurance Billing
  • Workflow Optimization
  • Prescription Filling
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Drug Inventory Management
  • Order Verification
  • Drug Safety
  • New Hire Onboarding
  • FDA Drug Safety Guidelines
  • Receiving Incoming Supplies
  • Manual and Automated Medication Dispensing
  • Confidentiality and HIPAA
  • Verifying Orders
  • Updating Medication Histories
  • Pharmacy and Customer Records Management
  • Drug Storage Procedures
  • Interpreting and Processing Medication Orders
  • Patient Confidentiality
  • Secure Storage of Medications
  • Medicare and Medicaid Process
  • Patient Education and Counseling
  • OTC Recommendations
  • Answering Customer Questions
  • HIPAA
  • Medication Labels
  • Processing Payments

Certification

  • CPhT - Certified Pharmacy Technician

Timeline

Pharmacy Technician/Store Manager

TAS Drug
02.2011 - Current

High School Diploma -

West Lincoln High School
Tera Ingle