RE: PHARMACY TECHNICIAN – FILE # 2020-16107
Dear Hiring Officer:
It is with great interest and experience that I am applying for a position within Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, Ontario as a Pharmacy Technician. I am an ambitious employee, who is accustomed to and is committed to providing excellent professional knowledge, in areas such as NAPRA standards for sterile Hazardous compounding; with proven strategic and analytical abilities dealing with day to day issues and meeting deadlines in a timely manner. I am an excellent coordinator, coordinating various projects in Long Term Care Facilities as well as holding Health Canada Audits successfully. I have excellent management and leadership skills with proven excellent customer relations and an administrative officer. Working in myriad hospitals, has enabled me to acquire oncology experience on chemotherapy medication and it’s preparations, Antibiotics, handling of vaccines and its storage, TPN and narcotics while ensuring compliance with CIVA SOP’s and GMP’s. I have knowledge of oncology computer system known as CHARM.
I have proven excellent collaboration, organization and teamwork skills. A member of the Ontario College of Pharmacist’s Association as a Certified Pharmacy Technician, I bring over 20 years of dedicated employment experiences enabling me to be a mentor and a teacher to many. A project management and clinical research support leader at St.Joe’s health centre and Biopharma Services; I managed, delegated, coordinated and monitored all activities given under my care and supervision. My primary focus and dedication is to client and customer care. I am a creative and a critical thinker, having amazing capacity to multi-task and producing accurate and efficient results well under pressure to meet all required deadlines.
Strong computer skills (MS Office, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Office), with pharmacy software programs such as Meditech and Kroll.
I am innovative with a desire to grow and learn, while making a meaningful difference for people within this organization and around the world. I believe my education, skills, experiences will enable me to do so. I am confident, prepared and aware to provide this hospital excellent work.
Sincerely,
Irene Barning
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
An innovative individual with great assertiveness, a person of integrity, a self starter and with an in depth pharmaceutical knowledge, project management and problem solving. I am the difference and care for life.
RELATED SKILLS
SOP Development Client Departmental Relations
Project Management Evaluative and Analytical
Communications Purchase and Inventory
Quality Control Scheduling and Coordinating
QUALIFICATIONS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Former Vice president of CAPT (Canadian Association of Pharmaceutical Technicians)
Women’s Empowerment and life’s coach, an adept speaker.
Pharmacy operations Manager
Successful management and Supervision of Pharmacy, Successful Health Canada Audit as well as QA audits.
Owner and General Overseer of Barnix Pharmaceuticals is an innovative business.
EDUCATION
Pharmacy Technician Diploma (C.Ph.T.) Sheridan College, Brampton, Ontario, 1992 – 1994
Certified Pharmacy Technician with the Ontario College of Pharmacists since 1999 till present
EXPERIENCE
Coordinator / Director Barnix Pharmaceuticals, 2015 to present.
Administrative officer
In charge of organizing and managing the day to day affairs of the business.
Coordinator and director of services, mentoring and teaching others in the community.
Liaison for non profit organization for distribution of humanitarian services…donated to shelters and schools.
Aim in achieving outcomes related to the organization missions such as reducing poverty and increasing literacy.
Operations Manager The Lamb of God Miracle Mins. 2013 – 2015
Managed the day to day flow of business.
Coordinator and director of services
Managed, organized and coordinated programs, visits from the MPP of the local community.
Purchased stock and handled inventory for the church;
Church Treasurer, and managed the finance department and assisted the accountant.
Managed the hospitality department.
General overseer of the administration Department.
Pharmacy Supervisor Bio Pharma Services Inc. 2008 - 2010
Managed the day to day flow of the pharmacy.
Reviewed study protocol for specific study requirements prior to the preparation of pharmacy documents and drug dispensing.
Received, prepared and retained study drugs per study protocol, sponsor and/or applicable Standard Operating Procedures.
Managed the acquisition of study drugs for method development studies – such as vaccines and IV meds; Interacted with Project Management team with regards to a successful drug study.
Manager in teaching and training of Staff to assist with study procedure.
Established and maintained policies and procedures regarding drug preparation and distribution per GCP and company SOPs.
Wrote and / or revised SOPs as required in accordance to GCP/ICH, FDA and TPD regulations.
Facilitated Pharmacy tour and orientation when required and maintained all pharmacy equipment’s and records.
Pharmacy Coordinator / Technician Medico Pharmacy 2004 - 2006
A Liaison for patients in Long Term Care facility and their medical doctors.
Managed adjudicated, distributed and filled prescriptions and OTC rejects; resolved all OTC rejects.
Compiled “return to stock” reports and consultant recommendations, and resolved all issues.
Supervised primary verification with check pharmacists, lead technicians and courier personnel.
Manufactured oral administered drugs in tablet and capsule forms for Long Term Care patients.
Managed and prepared extemporaneous mixtures for dermatological administration for the deliveries to Long Term Care patients.
Lead Pharmacy Technician Sunnybrook and Women's Hospital 2001 - 2003
Managed work load and schedule of technicians in various departments in the pharmacy.
Trained fellow coworkers on new procedures implemented and responsibly certified their work prior to pharmacist’s final approval.
Drug access facilitator, reconciliation of drugs.
A strategic leader with exceptional relationship building and interpersonal skills resolved conflicts
Inspects and ensures of IV meds and vaccines storages, handling areas and equipments are maintained clean and in good working conditions.
Managed manufacturing customized medicinal capsules, tablets and suppositories.
Ensured efficient and accurate results in preparation, compounding and dispensing of drugs.
Lead Pharmacy Technician Centre for Addiction and Mental Health 2000 - 2001
Prepared methadone in bulk for oral administration and dispensed to patients under Pharmacist supervision.
Assisted the usage of drug information when required; researching pertinent information requested by Pharmacists and Nurses.
Compounded and prepared extemporaneous mixtures for patients when required.
Supervised the overall usage of protocol., distributed (shipping, picking and packing) of medications to floors and weekend passes.
Trained technicians on various duties for pharmacy.
References: Available upon request.