Lisa Khan
Lawndale, California, 90260
ad2rom@r.postjobfree.com
CAREER OBJECTIVE
Seek to work as Certified Pharmacy Technician in a fast paced and challenging environment, where I hope to apply the vast knowledge obtained through pharmacy technology training program, and relevant skills developed through experience, bringing exceptional customer service and critical thinking skills to effectively assist the pharmacist in delivering excellent service accurately and efficiently to patients.
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Ability to execute tasks independently without much supervision and deliver excellent
performance.
• Familiarity with all government regulations and hospital policies.
• Excellent customer service capability and delivery, and great listening skills.
• Strong reasoning ability to critically analyze issues and provide valuable solutions to
them.
• Strong computer proficiency skills.
• Effective in communicating in writing as well as verbally.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Insync- Travel Assignment to Kaiser Permanente Inpatient-San Francisco, San Leandro Hospital – Sep 29, 2023-Oct 9, 2023
Maintains and reviews appropriateness of pharmacy inventory in designated areas; reviews pharmacy inventory for medications to be returned (i.e., recalled products, expired products, deteriorated products, illegible labels, etc.), following policies and procedures.
Assists or performs the duties of the inventory control assistant/stock clerk to prioritize and maintain maximum work flow in the pharmacy.
Fills unit dose patient-specific medication supplies from patient medication administration records by dispensing the appropriate supply through calculations based on dosage, strength and frequency of administration; packages and seals emergency medication supplies; uses metric system conversions; performs substitution of drug equivalents through knowledge of generic, trade, chemical drug names and approved therapeutic equivalents; reviews Medication Administration Record for appropriateness (i.e., drug entry, dosing frequency and documentation of administration) and advises appropriate licensed personnel of discrepancies.
Selects and prepares medications and pharmaceutical products by name and dosage listed on physicians order, through an understanding of physical characteristics of medications, which require special packaging or handling.
Places product in proper container with correct label, makes required notations and initials physicians orders. Reviews physician orders for completeness; transcribes appropriate information through computer order entry to generate patient medication profile by using pharmaceutical/medical terminology, symbols and abbreviations.
Obtains accurate patient medication profiles under the indirect supervision of a pharmacist. Prepares nonhazardous and hazardous sterile compounded preparations following aseptic technique and in compliance with policies, standard operating procedures, USP 797 and 800 standards.Prepares nonhazardous and hazardous nonsterile compounded preparations in compliance with policies, standard operating procedures and USP standards.
Demonstrates competency and knowledge of policies and standard operating procedures related to maintaining environmental conditions to minimize microbial contamination of compounded preparations. This includes but is not limited to cleaning, disinfection, decontamination, donning, hand hygiene, doffing, environmental monitoring and remediation, and use of primary and secondary engineering controls
Demonstrates competency and knowledge of policies and standard operating procedures related to nonhazardous and hazardous medication receiving, handling, storage, labeling, packaging, transport and disposal.
Infusion Care Pharmacy-Memorial Care, Long Beach- Nov 2022-Feb 2023
Triage medication requests and fill new medication orders accurately and efficiently, organizing his/her work to allow the pharmacist to efficiently check the medications prepared.
Understands the laws governing the maintenance of appropriate drug control for all drugs, including Schedules II-V.
Effectively use computer and automation resources relevant to their practice area to accurately provide medications in a timely manner and ensure accurate billing.
Accurately fill patient medication cassettes, automated dispensing cabinets (ADCs) or drug delivery bins and/or restock ADC medications in a timely manner as relevant to their practice.
Deliver/exchange cassettes/drug delivery bins and/or restock ADC medications in a timely manner as relevant to their practice area.
Order and restock inventory to maximize inventory turnover, prevent stock-outs, and minimize expired drugs.
Ensures correct storage conditions for medications, documents temperature logs, checks for expired drug products and other defects and removes them from inventory.
Extemporaneously prepare unit dose packages, compound oral solutions and prepare uncomplicated IV admixtures or patient-specific unit dose injections using proper aseptic technique and following USP 797 standards as relevant to their practice area.
Rx Relief – Assigned to Gardena Memorial Hospital, Feb 2022-Nov 2022
Prepared and refilled Pyxis, Talyst, and cassettes and delivered the medications to the ICU, ER, OR wards. Deliver medications to whichever floor requires any stock of a particular drug in the hospital. Communicate with the nurses or physicians, either over the telephone or more recently, electronically.
Pre-packed and unit dosed medications needed for patients, processed returned medication, Inventory control.
Compounded IV medications in the IV hoods for patients throughout the hospital. Adhere to special training in aseptic technique (to minimize the risk of infection) and clean room procedures
Answered phone calls and assisted the pharmacist in processing medication chart orders.
Ensure quality control of all medication and medical supplies, collect medication in the correct dosage and strength, measure, count, and dispense medication accurately.
Rx Relief – Assigned to Kaiser Permanente MOPC, Sep 2021-Feb 2022
Under direct supervision and control of a licensed pharmacist, provides in-person and telephone reception, receives and directs new and refill prescriptions ensuring the correct entry/documentation of information for further processing, produces computerized or typed prescription labels, packages and sells filled prescriptions and pharmaceutical merchandise and assists pharmacy personnel with clerical functions
Essential Responsibilities:+ Upholds Kaiser Permanente's Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws
Provides in-person and telephone reception to patients in accordance with established service and telephone access standards, Processes prescription refill authorization requests and enters responses from providers into PIMS.+ Places filled prescription(s) in appropriate container for immediate or future sale
Verifies that prescription indicates drug name, strength, direction for use, quantity to be dispensed, any special instructions, and refill information, recognizes potential for generic or therapeutic substitution.
Alerts pharmacists when information is lacking and prescription requires further action and/or when information is noted in allergy and comment field in PIMS.+ Enters required prescription and/or patient information into pharmacy computer (Pharmacy Information Management System-PIMS) and/or types prescription label
May be required to perform duties of the Inventory Control Assistant, exemplifies pharmacy's mission and the organization's vision by contributing to the health satisfaction of members by providing appropriate medications, information, and professional services in a helping, caring, courteous, and efficient manner
Rx Relief – Assigned to Lundquist Research Institute, March 2021-Sep 2021
Responsible for providing technical support under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist
Receiving investigational products into inventory, preparation of investigational products for dispensing, including sterile compounding
Inventory tracking and maintenance including drug expiration updates
Tracking and processing drug returns and replacements
Utilizing various equipment and technology available in pharmacy
Managing and maintaining study documentations and investigational product accountability, assisting in various quality control tasks to ensure compliance to institutional, state and federal regulatory policies
Participating in the training and orientation of new technicians and pharmacy students
Organize and manage documents and materials – sorting, labeling, filing, discarding, etc.
Follow-up on information or documents needed by the pharmacists
Maintain pharmacy and office supplies inventory, for example, IV bags, needles, syringes, office supplies, etc.
Check expiration dates on all drug products and drug delivery mechanisms
Compound IV solutions, Maintain a clean and sanitary workspace, including the medication compounding glove box
Mixing and dispensing orally administered medications, Unit dosing tablets from a bulk bottle, deliver medications and related materials to clinics and study participants, as required.
Rx Relief – Assigned to Harbor UCLA inpatient pharmacy, Feb 2020- March 2021
Prepared and refilled Pyxis, Talyst, and cassettes and delivered the medications to the ICU, ER, OR wards. Deliver medications to whichever floor requires any stock of a particular drug in the hospital. Communicate with the nurses or physicians, either over the telephone or more recently, electronically.
Pre-packed and unit dosed medications needed for patients, processed returned medication, Inventory control.
Compounded hazardous and non-hazardous IV medications in the chemotherapy and IV hoods for patients throughout the hospital. Adhere to special training in aseptic technique (to minimize the risk of infection) and clean room procedures
Answered phone calls and assisted the pharmacist in processing medication chart orders.
Ensure quality control of all medication and medical supplies, collect medication in the correct dosage and strength, measure, count, and dispense medication accurately.
CVS PHARMACY, Inglewood, CA - Pharmacy Technician Trainee, Aug 2016 - Feb 2017
CVS PHARMACY, Gardena, CA - Pharmacy Technician, Jan 2019 – Oct 2019
• Receive written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and
accurate.
• Maintain proper storage and security conditions for drugs.
• Pre-pack bulk medicines, fill bottles with prescribed medications, and type and affix
labels.
• Assist customers by answering simple questions, locating items, or referring them to the
pharmacist for medication information.
• Receive and store incoming supplies, verify quantities against invoices, check for
outdated medications in current inventory, and inform supervisors of stock needs and
shortages.
• Order, label, and count stock of medications, chemicals, or supplies and enter inventory
data into computer.
• Supply and monitor robotic machines that dispense medicine into containers and label the
containers.
• Adhere to HIPPA and other government regulations.
• Take inventory and other medical supplies.
• Regularly check for outdated products or products with low inventory levels and report to
pharmacists, thereby keeping the drugstore well stocked.
• Perform clerical tasks as may be assigned.
• Assist in keeping work environment clean, orderly, and well stocked by following
established policies and procedures.
• Perform packaging of medicines in the correct amount and containers, as well as label
appropriately.
• Communicate promptly in a courteous manner to relevant personnel relating to drug
distribution.
EDUCATION
El Camino College/ The Learning Oasis, Torrance, CA
California state Board of Pharmacy, Certified Licensed Pharmacy Technician, Oct 2016- Present
North High school, Torrance, CA
•High School Diploma, 2005