Technician Pharmacy

Pickulonda Risher

***** ******* ***** *****, *********, NC 28278, Mobile: 210-***-**** Email: *******@*******.***

Objective

Certified Pharmacy Technician with over ten years of pharmacy experience in retail stores, home infusion facility

and hospitals. Areas of expertise include hospital and retail pharmaceutical environments, familiarity with third

party health insurers and care of mentally challenged patients. Proven ability to remain calm, handle emergencies,

take instructions well, and work successfully in a fast paced environment with minimum supervision.

Experience

Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS)

06/2011 - Present

Pharmacy Technician II

• Adhere to all Carolina Healthcare System pharmacy department policies and procedures.

• Assist individuals with mental health and developmental disabilities.

• Assist with both outpatient and inpatient pharmacy clinic/stock areas as peak workload and staffing require.

• Read and interpret prescriptions, obtain proper medication and material in the proper strength and dosage

form, determine proper amount, count, pour, measures medication.

• Handle telephone and window information request with courtesy, accuracy, and respect for patients and

employee confidentiality.

• Process charges and credits for medications and adjust patient bills as needed.

• Assist pharmaceutical buyer in maintaining proper inventory levels.

• Control and maintain records, ordering, receiving and storing pharmacy inventory, maintaining proper

inventory levels, and ensuring correct billing from pharmaceutical and supply vendors.

• Verify orders against invoice to check accuracy and restock shelves.

• Assure rapid and accurate response to all drug recalls and follow through with actions as appropriate.

• Assist with prescription fills in the outpatient pharmacy to include; maintaining/restocking automated

equipment, replenishing printer labels, working at the outpatient window, and any other duty as assigned.

• Participate in Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement activities.

Perform nursing and pharmacy unit inspections and complete documentation.

• Trouble-shoot and take necessary corrective action to resolve problems and arrange repair of departmental

equipment and automated dispensing machines.

• Process and handle discharge procedures and transfer patient medication.

• Compound sterile and non-sterile creams, liquids, and powders for patient use during their hospital stay.

• Mix fluids and feeding solutions for intravenous use under the direction of a pharmacist.

• Set up prescriptions for a final check by a pharmacist.

• Repack pharmaceuticals, bulk compounding, and prepare sterile solutions for pharmacist final check.

• Good mechanical dexterity and a firm command of sterile procedures and techniques.

O bjective

Pickulonda Risher

12832 Settler Trail Court, Charlotte, NC 28278, Mobile: 210-***-**** Email: *******@*******.***

Walgreens Pharmacy/Walgreens Homecare 02/2005 - 06/2011

• Strong analytical skills, capable of assessing conditions and implementing appropriate intervention.

• Provide exceptional assistance and direction to customers daily through written correspondence, telephone, e-

mail and in person.

• Confident and decisive under stressful conditions with the ability to prioritize, delegate and motivate, able to

multi-task.

• Mix and review pharmaceutical preparations, according to written prescriptions.

• Establish and maintain patient profiles including insurance verification.

• Handle drug inventory, receiving, sorting and stocking medication supplies.

• Operate and ensure the safe operation of medication dispensing equipment.

• Assist in all clerical and administrative task; including answering the phones and operating cash.

• Knowledge of brand and generic form medications and their availability.

• Assist the pharmacist by working independently with little or no supervision.

• Verify electronic prescriptions for accuracy and completion.

• Perform administrative task such as cashiering, answering phone, and stocking shelves.

• Develop knowledge of all aspects of the home care industry in order to provide understanding and assistance

to a referral source, health care practitioner, and the customer/patient.

• Apply and maintain current knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and managed care regulations regarding

coverage guidelines and reimbursement in order to qualify patients and to ensure compliance with all

regulatory guidelines.

• Process incoming orders for infusion and supplies using admissions training guidelines.

• Verify and document eligibility of patients for benefit coverage, reimbursement guidelines, and terms of

payment.

• Actively participates in pharmacy care coordination meetings to ensure staff is aware of patient supply and

delivery coordination issues.

• Maintain calendar to track and schedule pharmacy dispensing and delivery activity.

Skills

• Demonstrate initiative and self-motivation.

• Strong written and oral communication skills.

• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

• Self-starter that can drive work to completion with high quality, and effectively prioritize/execute tasks.

Education

University of Phoenix

Bachelor s in Human Resources with a Certification in Management

Present

National Institute of Technology, San Antonio, TX

Pharmacy Technician Certification 12/2004

Delmar College Corpus Christi, TX

Associate's Degree 08/2003

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