Octavia A. Richardson CPhT., RphT.

Bronx, NY ****4

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Skilled Senior Certified Pharmacy Technician with 10 years of experience in the industry. Highly adept at handling various responsibilities by prioritizing my tasks, establishing clear deadlines and finding creative solutions to eliminate obstacles. Customary augmenting quality assurance competencies in advanced systems software, to magnify retail dispensing of brand name medications from 4% to 9% profit.

Education

Sept. 2018-Sept. 2020

ASA College

Associate degree in occupational studies; Pharmacy Technology

(Magnum Cum Laude, GPA: 3.8)

Skills & Qualifications

Automated Medication Dispensing systems; Omnicell, Pyxis, KL60 Kirby Lester, and Script Pro

Systems software; Epic, Cornerstone, Pioneer, Micro merchant and RxConnect

Customer Service: Knowledgeable of Therapeutic Lexis, and IPledge

Professional Experience

July2022- Sept. 2022 NYP-Columbia University Medical Center New York, NY

Certified Pharmacy Technician (ADV-CPhT. Training/Contract July-Sept., CEimpact )

Account management: Proficiencies consulting hospital benefit managers concerning diagnosis specific medication formularies and correspond to third party adjudications messaging such as: non-preferred drug, prior authorization, or step-therapy. Minimized patient wait time by more than 35%.

Under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist prepared and distributed sterile and non-sterile parenteral medications to assigned patient units and Omnicell medication dispensing systems.

Aug. 2021-July 2022 NYC HHC-Queens Hospital & Harlem Hospital New York, NY

Certified Pharmacy Technician (ADV-CPhT. Training/Contract)

Improved pharmacy workflow by more than 15% helping and orienting Epic systems software commands to accurately calculate dosages and prepare parenteral medications.

Executed standard operating procedures and inventory control skills to reduce inventory storage cost by 10%, decrease waste by more than 30% and weekly stock-outs to less than 2%.

Mar.2020- Aug.2021 NYC HHC- (Covid testing site) New York, NY

Patient Registration Representative (Contract)

Aid patients with finding critical resources for patients with SARS-coV-2, helping them navigate through partner healthcare services and systems.

Utilized Epic system software to register patient’s insurance coverage, inform patients about their legal rights and schedule for Pfizer Vaccines. Increased My chart system software registrations by more than 30% in the Mott Haven area of the Bronx.

May 2017-Aug.2019 The Schwarzman Animal Medical Center New York, NY

Veterinary Pharmacy Technician (Specialty Feline, Canine &Exotics)

Problem Solving: Apprised and augmented Veterinary specialty medication systems software Cornerstone with Clark’s rule algorithm, increased the dispensing of Feline, Canine, and exotic medications by 15%.

Critical Thinking: Assessment in pet prescription refills adherence by communicating optimal outcomes with supplementary manufacture vouchers.

Aug.2013- Aug.2020 CVS Pharmacy New York, NY

Certified Pharmacy technician Lead/ Inventory specialist (promoted to Lead Tech 2016-2019)

Augmented new procurement skills to RxConnect systems software, increased the dispensing of brand name medications from 5% to more than 12% for patient’s 30-day and 90-day billing cycles.

Operations management: Oriented dispensing systems KL60 Kirby Lester and Scrip Pro to dispense an average of 300 + scripts daily and efficiently decreased medication dispensing errors by more than 20%.

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