Veronica G Flores
Chicago,IL
Summary
Adept Pharmacy Technician III with extensive experience in sterile compounding and medication distribution, notably at U I Health and Children's Memorial Hospital. Excelled in leading teams, enhancing pharmacy operations, and mastering intravenous admixture preparation. Demonstrated exceptional collaboration skills and a commitment to drug safety, significantly contributing to efficient healthcare delivery.
Overview
41
41
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pharmacy Technician III
U I Health
Chicago, IL
10.2007 - Current
- I currently work in the SCB (Specialty Clinic Building) Pharmacy, servicing the OR. I work under direct supervision of pharmacists. We work directly with anesthesiologists, nurses, and surgeons, providing medications for same-day surgeries. I help with the preparation of sterile compounding of medications and the distribution and inventory of controlled substances.
- I previously worked in the OR of the main hospital, responsible for assisting other healthcare personnel in 20 operating rooms, the surgicenter, and the PACU.
- I was the technician in charge control substances. I was responsible of keeping inventory, and distribution to the Omnicells throughout the hospital. All under the supervision of several pharmacists.
- I was the lead technician overseeing several technicians and pharmacy externs in the IV room. I was in charge of training new employees, as well as documenting their progress reports and evaluations.
Pharmacy Technician III
Rush Medical Center - Outpatient Oncology Pharmacy
Chicago, IL
06.2000 - 10.2007
- Prepared IV Chemotherapy preparations for outpatients in the Oncology clinic
- Assisted in the training of new technicians.
- Kept inventory and and ordered medications with supplier
Senior Pharmacy Technician
Children's Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL
04.1993 - 06.2000
- Areas worked: Outpatient Pharmacy, IV Room, Oncology Pharmacy, Neonatal Intensive Pharmacy
- Organized workflow within the pharmacy department by assigning tasks appropriately among staff members.
- Mixed pharmaceutical preparations according to written prescriptions.
- Prepared intravenous admixtures under the direction of a pharmacist according to physician's orders.
- Transferred medication from vials to sterile, disposable syringes using aseptic techniques.
Pharmacy Technician
University of Illinois
Chicago, IL
06.1984 - 04.1993
- Areas worked: IV Room, OR Pharmacy, Eye & Ear Infirmary Pharmacy, Outpatient Pharmacy
- Transferred medication from vials to sterile, disposable syringes using aseptic techniques.
- Performed data entry for patient profiles, billing information and prescription orders into the pharmacy software system.
- Operated cash registers to accept payments from customers.
- Entered prescription information into computer databases.
- Ordered, labeled and counted stock of medications and entered inventory data into computer.
- Prepacked bulk medicines, filled bottles with prescribed medications and typed and affixed labels.
Education
High School Diploma -
Whitney M Young HS
211 S Laflin St Chicago, Il 6060706-1991
Skills
- Intravenous admixture preparation
- Drug safety
- Proper labeling
- Compounding techniques
- Aseptic techniques
- Secure storage of medications
- Pharmacy operations
- Manual and automated medication dispensing
- Team collaboration
Accomplishments
- Recently received a Certificate for 25 years of service at U I Health
Certification
- Licenced in the State of Illinois as a Registered Pharmacy Techcician
- Member of ICHP for over 20 years
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Pharmacy Technician III
U I Health
10.2007 - Current
Pharmacy Technician III
Rush Medical Center - Outpatient Oncology Pharmacy
06.2000 - 10.2007
Senior Pharmacy Technician
Children's Memorial Hospital
04.1993 - 06.2000
Pharmacy Technician
University of Illinois
06.1984 - 04.1993
High School Diploma -
Whitney M Young HS
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