AVA TAUSZ, BAC, CPhT
Cell 253-***-**** *********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Dependable and responsible professional with diverse pharmacy settings experience and excellent customer-service. A multi-disciplined trainer possessing a solid background in pharmacy and veterinary clinical operations seeking to bring broad-based experience to a healthcare organization.
SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE
Strong Math Skills I.V. Certified NPTA
Problem Solving Insurance Billing
Institutional Healthcare Clinical Veterinary
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Provided accurate, complete, and timely assistance to Pharmacist in varied Pharmacy settings
Trained staff in technical and soft skills necessary to exceed organizational expectations
Successfully trained and placed Pharmacy Assistants entry-level skills in medications, chemotherapy, insurance billing, IV admixtures
I.V. Certified / Sterile Products Trainer for Instructors, NPTA-Houston since 2013
QUALIFICATIONS
Excellent Technical Skills: Enthusiastic, self-motivated, with extensive Pharmacy Technician experience including IV admixtures (chemotherapy, TPN’s, IVPB) Long term care, Rehab, and retail settings.
Communications Skills: Written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills; clearly write and distribute emails, letters, documents.
Computer Skills: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, emails, scanning
Work Ethic: Strong leader, commitment to detail and thorough work, strong organizational skills, multi-task, excellent customer service and compassion for all.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Pima Medical Institute Seattle, WA 98115 2013 – 2017
Lead Pharmacy Technician Instructor
Successfully manage entire department maintaining inventory, organization and BOP regulations; design
and implement course materials, curriculum, skill evaluations and professional standards, IV Certification,
USP 797/800, Chemotherapy, Law & Ethics, Pharmacology, Compounding technique, customer service.
Career Services Department
Maintain database of employers and extern sites, contact employers for student placement; assist and
document progress of students; effect methods to increase employability and job searches, visit externship
sites to monitor student’s performance of skill.
Curriculum Review Committee
Effectively reviewed current Pharmacy Technician syllabus to align with ABHES requirements; modify
exams to project new text books and syllabus objectives; revised new lesson plans reflective of objectives.
Seattle Pharmacy Relief Seattle, WA 2012 – on call
Certified Pharmacy Technician- On Call only
Travel to various Pharmacy locations in the greater Washington area to provide high quality, short-term
pharmacy services as needed to cover absences or personnel shortages. Technical skills provided include,
data entry, prescription filling, insurance billing, phones, inventory, HIPAA, cash register, drive-thru.
Ultimate Medical Academy Online Program 2011 - current
Adjunct Pharmacy Technician Instructor- On Call
Teach Medical and Technical Pharmacy Skills to diverse population of adults via online, familiar with all
relevant software and text material, Courses include Math, Pharmacy Law, Insurance, Adjudications,
Inventory, Chemo, pharmacology, identify effective engagement techniques that correspond with content.
Everest College Renton, WA 2006 – 2010
Pharmacy Technician Instructor
Design and prepared course materials, curriculum, teaching IV Admixtures/ Chemotherapy, pharmacology,
patient profiles, unit-dosing, Law and Ethics, HIPAA skill evaluations, and final assessments, provide
accurate, complete, and timely information required to Department Chair
Kroger Pharmacy & Prudential (IPS) Houston, TX 1995 - 2006 Certified Pharmacy Technician
Assisted pharmacist in prescription filling by reviewing and collecting healthcare data, insurance eligibility,
excellent interpersonal skills to interact with patients or staff to maintain positive working relationships,
collected and entered vital data into the pharmacy information system, in-depth mathematical skills
necessary to accurately compute fractions, percentages and dosages, familiarity with billing codes,
Insurance coverage and plan adjudication, rejections and claim reversals.
Memorial Hermann Hospital Houston, TX 1994 - 1995
Pharmacy Technician- Surgery & I.V. Room
Maintained patient medication profiles for Surgical Pharmacy unit in large Medical Center Hospital
Prepared I.V. admixtures of TPN Chemo, IVPB using USP 797/800 guidelines of aseptic technique,
Cart fills, unit-dosing, Crash cart reconciliation, Pyxis med stations, data entry, packaging bulk drugs
per Federal rules and pharmacy standards, delivery of meds to 23 Surgical Rooms /Nursing stations.
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
Texas Registered Pharmacy Technician Texas State Board of Pharmacy
Nationally Certified Pharmacy Technician Pharmacy Technician Certification Board
Washington Certified Pharmacy Technician Washington State Board of Pharmacy
Basic Life Support provider 2018
EDUCATION BACKGROUND
Bachelor’s Degree, Communication/Public Relations Pacific Lutheran University
Associates Degree, Applied Sciences, Veterinary Technology Macomb College
Associates Degree, General Arts Macomb College
Medical Administrative Assistant Ultimate Medical Academy
References upon request