Yvonne Anaya
Albuquerque,NM
Summary
At the University of New Mexico, NM, I excelled as a Pharmacy Technician III Controlled Substance, mastering drug inventory control and showcasing exceptional critical thinking. My proactive approach led to optimized inventory turns and minimized medication expirations, significantly enhancing pharmacy operations. I thrive in multitasking, ensuring regulatory compliance and advancing pharmacy efficiency through innovative solutions.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Pharmacy Technician - Controlled Substances III
University of New Mexico, NM
Albuquerque, NM
05.2024 - Current
- Controlled substances purchasing, inventory, distribution, and record-keeping for medications for the Pharmacy Department; initiating purchase orders for pharmaceuticals and supplies; receiving and distributing supplies; maintaining adequate inventory levels; and providing inventory action and communication relative to shortages, alternative product sources, and selection.
- Coordinates drug procurement operations and inventory management to ensure critical drug availability, accurate inventory value assessment, optimized inventory turns, and minimized drug expirations with all controlled substances.
- Monitors and manages controlled substance inventory continuously for opportunities for enhanced inventory turns, and decreased expired medications.
- Maintains computerized systems and technologies utilized in purchasing operations.
- Identifies and evaluates available and new technologies to assist in inventory management.
- Generates purchasing and inventory reports, as requested by departmental leadership, for controlled substances.
- Coordinates controlled substance inventory to resolve/manage backorders, shortages, or recalls, and secures acceptable product alternatives when necessary.
- Evaluate and adjust par levels in response to ongoing utilization, shortages, waste, and critical needs.
- Participates in the recruitment, retention, performance enhancement, and competency assessment of subordinate staff in collaboration with the Pharmacy Supervisor and Pharmacy management team members.
- Participates in the development of tools and standards to establish and improve competency levels of the pharmacy technician, student, and support staff, including the orientation of new employees, in-service training, and competency assessments.
- Participates in continuous quality assessment, improvement activities, and medication safety initiatives.
- Maintains pharmacy information systems, electronic drug dispensing system technology, and other computerized or automated hardware and software.
- Maintains all controlled substance purchase records, invoices, receipts, and inventory control records.
Education
High School Diploma -
West Mesa High School
Albuquerque, NM05-1990
Skills
- Critical thinking
- Multitasking and organization
- Time management
- Technical troubleshooting
- Problem-solving
- Regulatory compliance
- Drug inventory control
- Problem-solving skills
- Inventory control
- Supporting pharmacy operations
- Pharmacy law compliance
- Advanced math skills
- Workflow optimization
- Cost analysis
- Purchasing strategies
- Multitasking
Timeline
Pharmacy Technician - Controlled Substances III
University of New Mexico, NM
05.2024 - Current
High School Diploma -
West Mesa High School
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