Josephine Bissoon
VA
Summary
Dynamic Pharmacy Buyer with extensive experience at Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center, excelling in inventory management and formulary oversight. Proven track record in optimizing drug ordering processes, and enhancing operational efficiency. Known for exceptional communication skills and a meticulous approach, ensuring the timely availability of critical pharmaceutical products while fostering a collaborative team environment.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pharmacy Buyer
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center
Fredericksburg, Virginia
06.2023 - Current
- Within my first two years, I decreased physical inventory by $113K.
- Optimized purchasing process to reduce costs.
- Reduced monthly spending by an average of $75K.
- Managed inventory levels to ensure the timely availability of pharmaceutical products.
- Processing drug orders through the SMART system.
- Managing inventory throughout the pharmacy and Pyxis machines.
- Ordering medications through McKesson, Pfizer, Baxter, Amerisource Bergen, etc.
- Keeping track of current orders or trends by running frequent usage reports to maintain ideal stock levels, and adjusting PARs when necessary.
- Working very closely with the IT Pharmacist, Clinical Manager, and Director of Pharmacy to add and remove medications from the formulary.
- Managing expense reports to meet monthly goals.
- Preparing and organizing for yearly pharmacy inventories.
- Processing expired medication returns.
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center
Fredericksburg, VA
01.2014 - 06.2023
- Compounded sterile and non-sterile preparations, both hazardous and non-hazardous, in compliance with regulations.
- Adhered to all safety protocols when handling hazardous materials.
- Pre-packaging medications into unit doses.
- Trained new pharmacy staff on procedures and best practices effectively.
- Preformed periodic media fill and fingertip testing for all pharmacy staff, along with documentation.
- Managed inventories, rotated stock, removed expired, or damaged drug products and resolved discrepancies in drug counts.
- Refilled Pyxis medication machines around the entire hospital.
- Answering and directing phone calls to the appropriate party, along with problem-solving and helping the callers with their questions and concerns.
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Rite Aid Pharmacy
Bowling Green, VA
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Filling prescriptions
- Data entry, answering multiple phone calls, counting pills
- Inventory, ordering, cash register
- Work with nurses and insurance companies
- Knowledge with a script pro machine which fills medications
- Labeling and repackaging medications
Shift Supervisor
Rite Aid
Bowling Green, VA
01.2007 - 01.2012
- Cashier
- Customer Services and Sales
- Deposits, banking, reports and filing
- Count stock, put up stock, Count safe and tills
- Western Union and Money orders
Education
High school diploma -
Rutherford High School
Rutherford, New JerseyAssociates - Liberal Arts
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Skills
- Inventory management
- Pharmacy operations
- Expense reporting
- Formulary management
- Drug ordering
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience with Microsoft Office
- Experience with Excel spreadsheets
- Extensive cash handling experience
- Very neat and well-organized
- Knowledge of anti-money laundering policies
- Extensive experience in IV room sterile compounding
- Multi-tasking
- Reliable
- Helpful
- Enthusiastic
- Team player
- Knowledge in diversion (what to look out for and who to inform)
- Strives for excellence
- Attention to detail
Certification
- Pharmacy Technician (9/11/2013 to Present)
- Virginia Department of Health Professionals - License: 0230023316
- Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) - License:
References
- Jerry Martin, Former Pharmacy Director at Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center/Pharmacist - Jerry.Martin2@HealthTrustPG.com - (804) 387-7129
- Kacy Terry, Pharmacist at Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center - Kterry14@su.edu - (540) 842-1523
- Ellen Ko, Pharmacist at Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center and Richmond VAMC - Chae0056@gmail.com - (612)812-0246
- Amy Robinson, Pharmacy Director at Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center - Amy.Robinson@HealthTrustPG.com - (602)376-7122
- Joseph Metrick, Division Pharmacy Analyst - Joseph.Metrick@HealthTrustPG.com - (603) 781-1099
- Virginia Terrar, Retired Pharmacist and Pharmacy Manager (Rite Aid) - (804)833-8976
- Christine Sampson, Clinical Pharmacy Manager at Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center - (540) 498-4227
Timeline
Pharmacy Buyer
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center
06.2023 - Current
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center
01.2014 - 06.2023
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Rite Aid Pharmacy
01.2012 - 01.2014
Shift Supervisor
Rite Aid
01.2007 - 01.2012
High school diploma -
Rutherford High School
Associates - Liberal Arts
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
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