CASEY STRAKA

Montgomery, AL ***** 228-***-**** ad0xag@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Experienced pharmacy technician proficient in assisting pharmacists with preparing prescriptions and meeting customer needs. Safety-oriented and well-organized with solid experience coordinating with insurance providers, prescribers and individuals to address issues. Good relationship-building and multitasking skills. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Skills

● Regulatory Compliance

● Workflow Optimization

● Medication Dispensing

● Order Verification

● Intravenous Admixture Preparation

● Prescription Filling

● Supply Restocking

● Drug Utilization Review

● Drug Safety

● Drug Inventory Control

● Drug Inventory Management

● Manual and Automated Medication Dispensing

● Aseptic Techniques

● Staff Development

● New Hire Onboarding

● Interpreting and Processing Medication Orders

● HIPAA

● Patient Education and Counseling

● Receiving Incoming Supplies

● Team Collaboration

● FDA Drug Safety Guidelines

● Operations Support

● Problem-Solving Skills

● Sterile Compounding

Work History

Pharmacy Technician 08/2001 - 08/2023

United States Air Force, USAF – Multiple Air Force bases in the United States and overseas.

● Answered incoming phone calls and addressed questions from customers and healthcare providers.

● Calculated dosage, filled prescriptions, and prepared prescription labels with absolute accuracy.

● Solved customer problems in-person or over telephone by providing assistance with placing orders, navigating systems, and locating items.

● Stocked, labeled, and inventoried medication to keep accurate records.

● Performed wide range of pharmacy operations with strong commitment to accuracy, efficiency and service quality.

● Communicated with patients to collect information about prescriptions and medical conditions or arrange consultations with pharmacists.

● Maintained proper drug storage procedures, registries, and records for controlled drugs.

● Counted, measured and compounded medications following standard procedures.

● Ordered medicines daily to replenish stock and increase inventory in anticipation of need.

● Counseled customers on medications, appropriate dosage and potential side effects.

● Managed opening and closing duties for pharmacy.

● Monitored ordering of pharmacy medication stock to maintain streamlined inventory and low overhead.

● Coordinated verification and filling of more than 1000 daily prescriptions in high-volume refill pharmacy environment.

● Liaised with other pharmacies to eliminate issues related to product expiration.

● Precisely measured and combined ingredients to deliver scrupulous formulation on customer compound prescription orders.

● -Evaluated/interpreted 220K medication orders annually for therapeutic/pharmacological/physical incompatibilities.

● - Reevaluated prescriptions and labels for accuracy and completeness; consulted with pharmacist and physician to ensure accurate dosing.

● - Used automated and non-automated equipment in the production of 13K+ intravenous (IV) admixtures annually

● -Prepared/dispensed 210K unit dose products/4K clinic orders/100 Total Parenteral Nutrition preparations/year

● Air Force Instructor Non-Commissioned Officer Academy

● Pharmacy Air Force Phase II Tech School preceptor. Education

Associate Of Applied Science: Pharmacy Technology 08/2015 Community College of The Air Force - Montgomery, AL Certifications

● CPhT - Certified Pharmacy Technician

● Alabama Board of Pharmacy Certified

● Enlisted Professional Military Education Instructor Course

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