Norwalk CA *****
Margarita Avila
**********@*******.***
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Objective
To obtain a position as a pharmacy technician, contributing my experience and knowledge to be an
efficient pharmacy technician .
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Profile
Nearly 7years experienced as professional pharmacy technician, ability to direct complex projects from
concept to fully operational status. Goal-oriented individual with strong leadership capabilities.
Organized, highly motivated, and detail-directed problem solver. Proven ability to work in unison
with staff, volunteers, and board of directors.
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Education
Pharmacy Technician United Education Institute
Liberal Arts Los Angele Trade Tech
High School Diploma Thomas Jefferson HS
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Relevant Experience & Accomplishments
• Program Coordination
Successfully established a new work flow of a retail pharmacy.
Designed service development plans and conducted operation assessments.
Counseled students on defining career and work related goals and objectives.
Formulated, and implemented new employee orientation manual.
• Management/Supervision
Directed recruitment and retention of a staff of 4 employees at Grand Ave pharmacy. Trained, supervised
and evaluated staff, coached improvement management skills. Resulted in multilateral staff achievement of
work objectives. Successfully refined and implemented new projects.
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Employment
• Intercoast College Pharmacy Tech Instructor/Career Service Coordinator 10 09/now
Train students in the field of a pharmacy technician. Assist students to gain a job in there field of choice.
Network with various companies.
• Pharmacy Technician Intructor UEI College Huntington Park CA 01 09/07 09
Instructor of the pharmacy technician program
• Pharmacy Technician 1, UCLA Santa Monica CA 2008/2008
Prepare IV’s, assist main pharmacy with stat orders answer phone calls, prepare chemotherapeutic IV’s, and
deliver patient cassettes. Also prepared TPN’s.
• Pharmacy Technician, United Health, Group Cypress CA 12/07 06/08
Processed prescriptions under direct supervision of a pharmacist for a mail order facility.
• Pharmacy Technician, Cardinal Health, Los Angeles CA 2008/2008
Order Entry. Rx esource processed prescription orders for hospital that have inpatient pharmacies and are
not open 24hrs. The order would have a turnaround time of 20 minutes and was accessible to the nurses
through pyxis or omnicell.
• Pharmacy Tech, St Mary’s Medical Center Long Beach CA 2006/2007
Under direct supervision of pharmacist filled prescriptions, prepared iv’s, as well as chemotherapeutic iv’s,
filled patient cassettes, and placed next day orders for pharmacy, as well as compounded meds. Entered
narcotic billing and pyxis billing also. Assisted the ICU satellite and did order entry.
• Pharmacy Tech, Vons Pharmacy Anaheim Ca 2005/2006
Typed and filled prescriptions under direct supervision of pharmacist.
• Pharmacy Technician, Wal Mart Pharmacy Norwalk CA 2005/2005
Typed and filled prescriptions under direct supervision of pharmacist. Assisted different Wal Mart
pharmacy sites when there was a need for extra help at any given location.
• Pharmacy Technician, Grand Ave Pharmacy, Los Angeles CA 2003/2005
Trained and supervised Pharmacy assistants, Typed and filled prescriptions under direct supervision of
pharmacist. Implemented a new distribution system to be a more efficient pharmacy for our coutomers.
Community
Involvement: Kaiser Permanente Cudahy CA Outpatient Pharmacy
136 HRS Volunteer Externship