VALERIE CERVANTES

Perris, CA ***** · 951-***-****

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Seasoned Licensed Pharmacy Technician with 8 years of experience and strong leadership skills. Well-versed in all aspects of pharmacy operation. Expert in filling prescriptions within fast-paced, high-volume settings including hospital, retail, independent and specialty pharmacies.

EXPERIENCE

INPATIENT PHARMACY TECHNICIAN, KAISER PERMANENTE ONTARIO MAY 2023- CURRENT

Generated prescription labels and fulfilled medication orders according to the physician’s request with 98% accuracy.

Delivered prepared patient specific medication to requesting floors.

Used standardized recipes for compounding mixtures for oral, ointments and creams.

Utilized medication packager for unit dosing medication.

Worked alongside Outpatient pharmacy to ensure patients receive their medication in a timely manner.

Maintain drug inventory levels by ordering necessary medications and supplies along with verifying deliveries.

PHARMACY GRAVEYARD IV TECH, RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL MAY 2022-JUNE 2023

Efficiently and routinely prepared stat IV medication orders in a horizontal laminar flow hood.

Worked along with pharmacists in a Level 1 trauma center dispensing and preparing patients medications throughout the hospital.

Answered multi-line phone and processed a high volume of requests from nurses and doctors, screening calls for pharmacists in an efficient manner.

Maintain proper storage and security conditions for all drugs.

Label all products appropriately, including cautionary and auxiliary labels.

Fill physician orders, medication carts and crash crats.

PHARMACY TECHNICIAN 2, CVS SPECIALTY PHARMACY JULY 2019- APRIL 2022

Redlands, CA

Worked with multiple specialty medications including various therapies such as Celgene focused on oncology and immunology, Rheumatoid arthritis/Psoriasis, Growth hormone, etc.

Maintained strict patient confidentiality to adhere to HIPAA regulations and avoid data compromises.

Performed wide range of pharmacy operations with strong commitment to accuracy, efficiency and service quality.

Assisted as a Lead SME (Subject Matter Expert) training over 1,000 new hires during CVS Health's hiring ramp in a WFH environment.

Worked with insurance companies to process claims, resolve problems and obtain payments.

Requested scripts from doctors and verified insurance and coding.

Teamed with peers, technicians and pharmacists to prioritize and complete orders.

Pharmacy technician, VIP Pharmacy July 2016- May 2019

Perris, CA

Assisted pharmacist with clearing high volume of prescriptions and responded to customer questions.

Received and verified daily incoming drug inventories, reported discrepancies and logged items into inventory system.

Improved inventory management procedures to reduce overhead, backorders, and overstock.

Maintained clean and organized pharmacy shelving and work areas.

Verified patients' identities at pickup to prevent sale of wrong medications.

Adhered to regulatory guidelines for workplace safety and customer confidentiality.

Received, reviewed, dispensed and labeled over 200 prescriptions daily.

Pharmacy technician extern, St. Mina’s Pharmacy MAY 2015- JULY 2016

Fontana, CA

Began my extern hours at St. Mina Pharmacy and was hired on as soon as my hours were completed.

Created new customer profiles and updated demographics, allergies and new medications in pharmacy computer systems.

Reduced errors by hand-counting controlled medications, measuring liquids and reconstituting antibiotics accurately.

Promoted clean and sanitary environment by maintaining department equipment.

Efficiently processed cash register transactions for new and refilled prescription orders.

EDUCATION

Pharmacy Technician

UEI College, Riverside CA June 2015

High School Diploma

Rancho Verde High School, Moreno Valley CA May 2014

SKILLS

Quality assurance and control

Resolving customer issues

Workflow Optimization

Problem-solving skills

Pyxis ES Medstation

Bilingual

Time management

Oral and written communication skills

IV Admixture Preparation

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