Chalana Dianne Brown
Summary:
• Reliable and professional certified Pharmacy Technician with over 8 years of experience in retail pharmacies.
• Dual licensed in both Texas and Louisiana
• Contributes to efficiency of company by working flexible schedules.
• Maintaining a professional attitude and commitment to excellent customer service. Skills:
• CPR/AED certified
• data entry
• inventory management and ordering
• compounding
• drug classification & safety
• ability to decipher, input, and fill prescriptions with both accuracy and precision
• knowledge of pharmaceutical calculations
• Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance processing and adjudication
• HIPPA & FDA compliance
• Pharmacy and customer records management
• Proficient Microsoft Excel (spreadsheet, Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP's ) Education:
• Lamar Institute of Technology
• Texas Careers
• Registered Dental Assistant
Certifications and Licenses:
• Texas State Board of Pharmacy Registered Pharmacy Technician #231397- Active Status
• Pharmacy Technician Certification Board, PTCB #30001948- Active Status
• Louisiana Board of Pharmacy, PTC.025574
• CPR/AED Certification
• Registered Dental Assistant
• State Board of Dental Examiners Radiology Certification Professional Experience:
ASPN Pharmacies Mar 2023 - May 2023
Patient Care Coordinator/ Pharmacy Technician
• Manage the reimbursement process from patient enrollment/ initiation to payer prior authorization, appeals/denial proceduresTaking Inbound and outbound calls to Patients, doctor offices, insurance companies
• Outbound calls to patients to schedule refills /delivery of prescription orders
• Setting up schedule and delivery for medication
• Run queries, vlookup, analyze data
• Inputting Insurance information
C4 Technical Services Aug 2022 - Oct 2022
Patient Care Coordinator/ Pharmacy Technician
• Assisted pharmacist with clearing high volume of prescriptions and responded to customer questions.
• Entered prescription information into computer databases.
• Answered telephones to respond to questions or requests.
• Managed escalated reimbursement issues related to prior authorizations and appeals
• Received written prescription or refill requests, verifying information for completeness and accuracy.
• Consulted with insurance company representatives to complete claims processing, resolve concerns and reconcile payments.
Market Basket Pharmacy-Retail Investors of Texas Jun 2019 – Mar 2022 Certified Pharmacy Technician
Responsibilities:
• Swiftly and correctly calculate dosages, dispense medications, prepare prescription labels and fill prescriptions for approval by pharmacist to result.
• Commended by head pharmacist for efficient and accurate skills in filling prescriptions and customer service.
• Inputted and billed patients’ insurance, verifying eligibility and specific drug coverage, working on prior authorizations and insurance overrides.
• Maintained an orderly and clean store appearance Kroger Pharmacy Jan 2019 – Jun 2019
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Responsibilities:
• Communicate with physicians, nurses, and insurance companies
• Directly assisted an average of 50 customers a day, responding to needs and problems
• Worked closely with pharmacists and used medication software to safely and accurately dispense medication
• Input patients’ insurance information and adjudicate claims for prescriptions Brookshire Brother’s Pharmacy Apr 2016 – Sept 2018 Certified Pharmacy Technician
Responsibilities:
• “Floated” to multiple stores when necessary to provide technician relief
• Identified and enrolled patients in appropriate assistance programs (TimeMyMeds, Auto Refill, MTM)
• Properly filled and dispensed an average of 150-300 prescriptions per day
• Performed third-party billing for patient pharmacy purchases Liberty RX May 2014 – Feb 2016
Pharmacy Technician
Responsibilities:
• Greeting customers, helping and assisting with any needs or issues, maintaining customer/patient confidentiality
• Compounding prescriptions based upon predefined prescription formulas
• Processing and filling prescriptions prior to final verification by pharmacist
• Ordering and maintain inventory, including rotation of expired medications
• Delivered prescriptions to patients in the area
Additional Experience:
West Hardin CCISD Aug 2001 – Present
Substitute Teacher
Responsibilities:
• Substitute teaching and supervision of students
• Long-term one on one substitute for special education