Mary Gray
**** *** **** **. ***. **** Little Rock, AR 72223
501-***-**** ********@*****.***
Professional Summary
Driven Pharmacy Technician with over 20 years of experience in fast-paced retail, clinic, long-term care and hospital pharmacy settings. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Highly proficient in accurately filling and labeling prescriptions, maintaining drug inventories and updating pharmacy records. Previous experience in specimen collection for drug and alcohol testing for new employment, court ordered random testing, hair tests, collecting samples for DNA testing, as well as DOT physical screenings. Currently preparing for the PTCB exam to become a Certified Pharmacy Technician.
Skills
Experienced Call Center Representative
Knowledgeable of Microsoft Office Applications
Switchboard Operator
Working knowledge of basic office equipment
Customer service
Confidentially and HIPAA
Medical Receptionist
Medicare and Medicaid processing
Pharmacy and customer records management
Drug utilization review
Interpersonal communication
Data Entry
Work History
Carti Cancer Center – 02/2021 to Present
Patient Assistance Pharmacy Technician – Little Rock, AR.
Responsible for ordering and distributing cancer drugs to all Carti treatment centers across Arkansas for scheduled patient treatments
Record keeping and spreadsheet analysis of all cancer patients receiving care within the Carti network
Checking for out of date medications and keeping accurate and updated files of drug invoices and inventory
Contacting drug manufacturers to request assistance for patients that cannot afford treatment
Spherion Staffing – 07/2020 to 10/2020
Pharmacy Coordinator for Centene – Little Rock, AR.
Temporary 3-month assignment contract work
Making outbound calls to Medicare and Medicaid patients for medication adherence
Updating member information in Citrix using HIPAA standards
Creating and documenting member information on a spreadsheet using Excel
Clinical Pharmacy Technician – 01/2019 to 03/2020
Magellan Health Inc. – Little Rock, AR
Answers in-bound calls from patients, prescribers and other hospitals and clinics
Enters the proper information into the system
Verified patient data and billing information to discover and resolve erroneous bills due to system errors
Assisted patients in minimizing medical expenses by recommending generic alternative prescription medications
Liaised with prescribers and pharmacies to eliminate issues related to product recall, expiration and exclusions
Consulted with insurance company representatives to complete claims processing, prior authorizations, resolve concerns and reconcile payments
Performed various pharmacy operational activities with strong commitment efficiency and service quality
questions to keep the pharmacy running efficiently
Coordinated with physicians and insurance agency representatives for speedy resolution of prescription discrepancies
Set up and modified patient profiles in Firstrax to include current information such as medications and insurance details
Pharmacy Technician – 06/2017 to 09/2018
Encompass Health Rehab Hospital Sherwood, AR
Supply and monitor robotic machines that dispense medications into containers and label the containers
Receive and store incoming daily supplies, verify quantities against invoices, check for outdated and expiring medications in current inventory and inform supervisors of stock needs and shortages
Deliver medications or pharmaceutical supplies to patients, nursing stations or surgery departments
Performed a wide range of pharmacy operations with strong commitment to accuracy, efficiency and service quality
Restocked automated medication dispensing equipment
Ordered medications daily to ensure compliance with demands and needs
Pharmacy Technician – 07/2015 – 06/17
Genoa Healthcare – Little Rock, AR
Receive written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate
Establish or maintain patient profiles, including lists of medications and taken regularly by individual patients
Prepack bulk medicines, fill bottle with prescribed medications, type and affix labels
Answer telephones, responding to questions and requests
Prepare and process medical insurance claim forms and records
Price and file prescriptions that have previously been filled
Assist customer by answering simple questions, assist in finding over the counter items or referring them to the pharmacist for medication counseling
Received and store incoming supply orders, verify quantities against the invoices
Operate cash registers to accept customer payments
Collected co-payments or full payments from patients
Processed the incoming drug orders
Assisted the pharmacist in filling 300+ prescriptions daily
Delivery driver for medications to be dropped off at our off-site clinics
Lead Pharmacy Technician – 05/2003 to 8/2014
Select Specialty Hospital – Little Rock, AR
Transferred medications from vials to the appropriate numbers of sterile, disposable syringes, using aseptic techniques
Receive and store incoming daily drug orders
Deliver medications and pharmaceutical supplies to patient rooms and nursing stations
Restock intravenous (IV) supplies and add measured drugs or nutrients to IV solutions under sterile conditions to prepare iv packs for various needs, such as chemotherapy medications
An active member of the code team to assist in CPR and to pass needed medications and instruments to the nurse or physician
Prepared intravenous solutions, iv admixtures, respiratory and other solutions using sterile, aseptic techniques
Trained and supervised 3 other pharmacy technicians and designated day to day duties and assignments
Communicated regularly with physicians, nurses, insurance companies and managed care facilities
Complied with all federally mandated laws, company policies and procedures and state regulations
Properly cleaned and maintained equipment such as laminar flow hoods and
clean room
Reconstituted oral liquids and compounds
Education
Little Rock Central High School – Little Rock, AR
08/1989 to 05/1991 – Diploma earned
Career One Training Center – Little Rock, AR
08/2001 to 04/2002 – Phlebotomy Certificate earned
Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy – Little Rock, AR
11/1997 to Present – Licensed and Registered Pharmacy Technician