Cheryl Thomas
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Cordova, TN 38018
Home: 901-***-****
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Qualifications
Highly motivated and dedicated individual. Certified Pharmacy Technician with 30 plus years in various Pharmacy settings including retail, long term care, correctional facilities and hospitals. Accustomed to working in a fast-paced environment while juggling multiple assignments ensuring the production of accurate work. Experience
April 2002 – Present
Pharmerica Pharmacy-Long Term Care Adjudicator Memphis, TN Coordinate with Pharmacists, Doctors and Nurses to ensure correct delivery of prescriptions and dosage. Accurately and efficiently assist with the preparation of medications. Input orders, generate labels and locate drugs from stock .Perform customer service functions to facilitate pharmacy operations. Perform data entry for over 20 long-term care facilities, serving over 500 residents. Maintain records and complete daily task assigned by Pharmacists. Work with insurance companies with third party rejects on prior authorization, billing, and insurance issues. Interact with drug representatives on all new and upcoming changes on drugs. June 2006 - 10-2019
St. Francis Hospital Pharmacy Tech Memphis, TN
Prepack medications for in-house patients. Do inventory, stock, deliver narcotics to Pyxis dispensing machine. Perform compounding and IV mixture, fill prescriptions. Handle Chemo and AIDS medications. Ensure compliance with company policy and procedures by taking required continuing education classes. January 1997 - September 2000
Baptist Hospital Pharmacy Tech II Memphis, TN
Worked in critical care pharmacy doing IV and Chemo mixtures. Delivered medication to floors. Stocked Omnicell dispensing machine with narcotics. Prepared anesthesia trays daily for surgery, prepared feeding tubes, stocked and pulled expired medications. Filled Cath lab boxes. Fixed charges and credits. June 1988 - September 2000
Walgreens Pharmacy Tech Memphis, TN
Perform customer service functions to facilitate pharmacy operations and filled customer prescriptions. Stock inventory, handled third-party rejects and insurance claims. Was responsible for taking new prescription orders via telephone from doctors. Contacted Physician's office staff to obtain documentation on customers. September - October 2003
Comprehensive Pharmacy
Services
Supervisor / Insurance and Billing Clerk Memphis, TN Performed data entry for new orders and refills. Received and distributed faxed orders to appropriate Pharmacists, Communicated with medical personnel to resolve conflicts. Worked with AIDS medication and filled prescriptions for inmates at the correctional facility. Pre-packed medication, stocked medication, and performed monthly inventory of medications.
Skills
Customer Service
IV Mixture & Compounding
Pharmacy Inventory/Stocking
Loading Pyxis/Omnicell dispensing machines
E-Kits
Insurance and Billing
Inventory Control
10-key and Data entry
Medicaid and Medicare Claims and Rejects
Prior Authorizations
QS1 & Document tracking and AS400 experience
Medical code & billing
Certifications and Licenses
Pharmacy Technician certification since 2000
State licensed PTCB since 1999
20 plus hours of continued education
Affiliations
National Pharmacy Technicians Association
Volunteer Work
Pharmacy Technician for the Church Health Center
Education
DeVry University Medical Coding and Billing graduate 2-25-17