CPhT Medication Reconciliation technician
Resume:
Cathy Knell
Certified Pharmacy Technician - United Healthcare
Zanesville, OH 43701
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I am a dedicated service focused professional providing quality patient care and fast and accurate medication dispensing and compliance oriented..
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) ***
Genesis HealthCare - Zanesville, OH
October 2015 to June 2022
I am a current CPhT and have 35 years of pharmacy experience. For the past 8 years l have worked in our busy Emergency Department as a Medication Reconciliation technician. I reconcile patient medication profiles. My duties include getting a complete and current medication history of the patients. I update their profiles with patient and family. I frequently make calls to their pharmacy, physicians office, nursing homes, clinics, hospitals, VA, etc. to get a complete medication profile. I work with our RN’s, Physicians, Hospitalists, and our Pharmacists to assure patients are getting correct medications. Medication Adherence is a priority.
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Bioscrip Pharmacy - Columbus, OH
February 2012 to September 2014
• I am a certified pharmacy technician (CPhT) with the State of Ohio. 2001 to present.
• I have extensive experience in billing and working with all current medical insurances, United Healthcare, Express Scripts, Humana, Anthem, Tricare, Medicare and Medicaid, etc.
• Qualified in reading and understanding Rx prescriptions, sig. codes, dosages, medications and their usage, medical terminology.
• Excellent in customer service and have been cited for interpersonal communications, teamwork, reliability and flexibility
• Most Recently: I worked as a patient/ MDO coordinator with Jazz Pharmaceuticals program, The Prialt Navigator Program.
• Jazz is the exclusive provider for Prialt, (condemnation). This medication is used to treat chronic pain patients. It is administered with an intrathecal pain pump. My job was to explain how the program worked, helping physicians, nurses, and hospital pharmacies to become enrolled in our program, which allowed them to access Prialt for their patients. I also worked with the patients to familiarize them as well.
• I enrolled patients, physicians, their office information into our program.
• I entered Rx prescriptions and set delivery dates and times. The Prialt Navigator Program became available all across the country. When I started working there in February of 2013 we were a new program with maybe 25 MDOs and a few hospital pharmacies, before I left we were working with 425 medical doctor practices, many hospital pharmacies and universities, just to name a few: OSU, Kaiser, Suny, Boone Hospital, Stanford, Cancer Centers of America, Henry Ford Medical Center, Moore Cancer Center, Walter Reed Medical Center, Cleveland Clinic, etc.
• I also helped patients with co-pay assistance programs that met criteria for assistance.
• I am very knowledgeable with pharmacy software programs as well as MD Clinics software for physicians and medical billing.
• I also previously helped establish a medication dispensary at the offices of Medical and Surgical Associates. I incorperated new patients, contracted with insurance companies, filled prescriptions, screened for drug allergies, drug interactions.
• I have helped patients with compliance and understanding of their medications, all under supervision of physicians.
• I ordered medications and supplies and succeeded in meeting the goals that were set for the dispensary.
• I am a reliable employee with the ability to learn new concepts and skills. Certified Pharmacy Technician:
Fabric Clerk
Hobby Lobby - Zanesville, OH
October 2010 to January 2013
Responsibilities
Measuring and cutting material for customers
Accomplishments
Our profit in the fabric department doubled during my employment there Skills Used
Math, Customer Service,
CPhT
Medical and Surgical Associates - Newark, OH
February 2009 to June 2011
Responsibilities
This was a pharmacy dispensary, that I helped to develop. Enrolling patients, contacting insurance companies to get approval to bill, stocking and inventory, patient care and convenience for them as well. Accomplishments
This was a groundbreaker for this practice and I was able to assure patients and physicians this could work.
Skills Used
Human Resources, Great patient care, working with physicians and nursing staff together, inventory skills, documenting patients medications and allergies and drug interaction possibilities. Etc. CPhT
Medco Mail Order Pharmacy - Columbus, OH
December 2008 to June 2009
Responsibilities
Rx Entry, Researching state to state laws
Accomplishments
Quota
Skills Used
CPhT, deciphering Dr's handwriting
CPhT
Walgreens Pharmacy
August 2003 to July 2008
CPhT Mail Order
United Healthcare - Reynoldsburg, OH
October 2003 to May 2008
CPhT
CVS Pharmacy - Zanesville, OH
March 1998 to June 2003
Education
High school diploma
Zanesville High School - Zanesville, OH
1973
Skills
• Pharmacy Technician Experience
• Pharmacy Software
• Medical Billing
• Medical Terminology
• EMR Systems
• Insurance Verification
• Medical Office Experience
• HIPAA
• Epic
• Order Entry
• Medical Records
• Computer Operation
Additional Information
1. Skills Summary
• Medication Reconciliation
• E-Scribe/updated medical files
• Customer service/patient skills
• Data/Rx Entry
• Ordering/inventory skills
• Medical terminology skills
• Medication knowledge
• Rx Data Entry
• Sales / Wholesale and PHS
• Patient Assistance Programs
• UPS and FedEx Delivery Set-Up and Tracking
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