Brenda Byrd
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Active Pharmacy Technician License and CA Licensed Vocation Nurse
QUALIFICATIONS:
Professional Pharmacy Technician and Licensed Vocational Nurse with experience in medical, surgical and rehabilitative nursing and pharmacy care. More than five years of Pharmacy experience, specifically dispensing medications, providing customer service, contacting patients, doctors and insurance carriers. I.V. and ventilator certified
MEDICAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION:
Pharmacy Technician Pharmacy Professionals, Ontario, CA
Pharmacy Technician Rialto Adult Education, Rialto, CA
Licensed Vocation Nurse American Career College, Anaheim, CA
EKG certification Four D Career College, Colton, CA
CPR card LifeLink CPR Training, Riverside, CA
Intravenous Therapy/Blood Withdrawal for LVN Joshua Tree, CA
Ventilator Certification Montefino Ventilator Training, Ontario, CA
PHARMACY SKILLS:
Answering & placing calls to patients, doctor's offices & insurance companies; filling new prescription orders & refills, following up with refill requests & medication prior authorizations, restocking & organizing medication shelves & other inventory, using register to process purchases through Point of Sale systems, keeping all areas of the pharmacy clean, customer service, selecting medications from shelves, counting and dispensing drugs, inventory
NURSING SKILLS:
Bedside patient care, I.V. Therapy, Ventilator therapy and care, wound care, medications, assistance with activities of daily living, tube-feedings, g-tube care, j-tube care, Oxygen, physical and occupational therapies
EDUCATION:
Master in Business Administration Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage, AK
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration Mississippi University for Women, Starkville, MS
Project Management (PMP) University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Microsoft Instructor/Microsoft Office Specialist Microsoft Corporation, Ontario, CA
SELECTED WORK EXPERIENCE:
LVN Pediatric Home Health
Managed Homecare, Riverside, CA 3/2018 – present
Bedside patient care including: G-tube, medications, ADL assistance, oxygen, breathing treatments, trach and vent care and management
LVN Home Health
Maxim Healthcare, San Bernardino, CA 3/2022 – 1/2023
Bedside patient care including: G-tube, medications, ADL assistance, oxygen, breathing treatments,
LVN Pediatric Home Care
Allied Nursing Services, Montclair, CA 12/2015 –5/2018
Bedside patient care for pediatrics needing vent and trach care
LVN Home Health
Maxim Healthcare, San Bernardino, CA 3/2014 – 8/2015
Bedside patient care including: G-tube, medications, ADL assistance, oxygen, breathing treatments,
LVN Home Health Care
Bayada Home Health Care, Palm Desert, CA 10/2012 - 3/2014
G-tube care, Medications, ADL assistance, Oxygen, Breathing treatments
Nursing/IT Liaison
Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, CA 11/2012 – 2/2014
Provide communications between nursing staff and IT for completion and installation of new systems
LVN
Summit Healthcare, Novi, MI (Part time, on-call) 7/2011-1/2013
Examinations for wellness, provided client and insurance information
Blood pressure reading, blood sugar readings and flu shots
LVN
IEHP, San Bernardino, CA 6/2012-10/2012
Worked with IT on installation of new systems
Medical Office Liaison
QTC Medical Management, Diamond Bar, CA 7/2008-3/2010
Worked with clinical medical offices and government agencies on reporting requirements and software use
Sav-On Pharmacy
Arlington Ave, Albertsons’, Riverside, CA 1/2004 – 6/2005
Assisted in pharmacy duties related to patient care
Walgreens Pharmacy
Foothill Ave, Fontana, CA 6/2006 – 12/2006
Restocked medication, entered patient information into the computer, dispensed medication to patients, filled prescription for checking by the pharmacist
Prior LVN Nursing Experience:
Corona Gables Skilled Nursing Care, Corona, CA 1973 – 1977
Triple-R Profession Nursing Services, Anchorage, AK 1977 – 1985
Nortel Home Health Care, Austin, TX 1989 – 1993