Annette Lyons
Louisville
Summary
Patient-oriented Pharmacy Technician with extensive experience preparing, filling and labeling medications. Highly skilled at processing prescriptions and managing pharmacy inventory. Well-versed in interacting with patients to answer questions and provide status updates on prescription fills.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Kabafusion
Shephersville
10.2023 - Current
- Sterile Compounding - Compound IV therapies using aseptic technique and following USP 797 & 800 guidelines.
- Compound TPN & Antibiotics
- Clean, test and maintain equipment and infusion pumps.
- Performs and records various quality control activities including air sampling, bacterial counts, and Steri testing.
- Reports all positive results to the pharmacy supervisor immediately.
- Retrieve and enter patient lab results and medication profiles, including follow up on any additional required or outstanding documentation.
- Complete patient charts upon discharge along with documenting patient care -related activities and maintaining patient records.
- Complete and manage all paperwork or supportive documentation required for performing effective billing and forward to the billing department.
Certified Pharmacy Technician
AmeriHealth Caritas
Philadelphia
03.2022 - 10.2023
- Pharmacy billing and customer care services. This position is remote.
- Strong communication skills, both written and oral
- Ability to follow through on tasks
- Physical Requirements and Work Environment:
- Frequent speaking, listening using a headset, sitting, use of hands/fingers across keyboard or mouse, handling other objects, long periods working at a computer
- Ability to have my own home internet access
- I have a secure work space/office in my home
- Have level skill with working with PCs (ex. using mouse and keyboard, accessing and navigating through multiple systems and screens)
- Knowledge of Call Center systems such as CMS, IEX, CTI and TCS
- Ensures that HIPAA guidelines are followed in every communication with clients, prescribers and pharmacies
- Possess PBM (pharmacy benefit management) experience and knowledge of prior authorization processes
Management Pharmacy Technician
Norton Healthcare Hospital
Louisville
05.2021 - 02.2022
- Assist Pharmacist in hospital setting.
- Operated the BD Pyxis machine.
- Compounding IV bags, filling orders, pulling expired medications, delivering medications to pyxis machines, carousel, and bubble packing medications.
- Bilingual in Spanish fluently.
- Sterile Compounding 797 and 800 guidelines.
Pharmacy Technician
Walgreens
Shepherdsville
08.2020 - 04.2021
- Assist Pharmacist with fills.stocking, inventory, typing/scanning prescriptions in the computer system, billing assists with claims prior authorizations, drive-thru assistance and customer service.
- Excellent customer service and excellent verbal skills.
- Bilingual in Spanish fluently.
Pharmacy Technician
CVS Specialty Pharmacy
Redlands
06.2019 - 06.2020
- Entering prescriptions into the computer system and calculation of doses.
- Promptly, safely, and accurately filling prescriptions.
- Preparation and packaging of medication and supplies to ensure timely shipment to patient's.
Supervisor/Pharmacy Technician
Global Resources
Burbank
09.2018 - 05.2019
- Contract work at San Quentin State Prison in the Pharmacy department.
- Bilingual in Spanish fluently.
Pharmacy Technician
Rite Aid
Visalia
10.2016 - 08.2018
- Assist Pharmacist with fills.stocking, inventory, type in prescriptions. billing assists with claims prior authorizations, drive-thru assistance and customer service.
- Customer service and excellent verbal skills.
- Bilingual in Spanish fluently.
Pharmacy Technician Intern
Walgreens Pharmacy
Bakersfield
03.2017 - 08.2017
- Counted measured and compounded medications following standard procedures.
- Maintain proper drug storage procedures, registries, and records for controlled drugs.
- Answered incoming phone calls and addressed questions from customers and healthcare providers.
- This was part of my college course to complete my hours as an intern.
Investigator
State of Nevada PILB
Las Vegas
01.2010 - 06.2016
- Followed Post orders
- Criminal investigations
- Casino investigations
- Fraud investigations
- Civil investigations
Supervisor/Correctional Officer III
Nevada Department of Corrections
Indian Springs
09.2005 - 12.2009
- Followed Post Orders
- Bilingual in Spanish fluently translated for the Parole Board.
Community Education Specialist Bilingual Spanish
Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency Prevention Services
Visalia
03.2001 - 08.2005
- Supervisor and Trained employees on Teen Dating Violence, Nutrition and Drugs & Alcohol.
- Used Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Conducted presentations throughout the community.
- Bilingual Spanish speaking fluently.
Education
Associate's degree - Pharmacy Technology
San Joaquin Valley College
Visalia, CA, US08.2017
Skills
- Pharmacy Technician Experience
- Compounding Medications
- Clinical Pharmacy Experience
- Hospital Experience
- Law Enforcement
- Typing
- Order Entry
- EMR Systems
- Insurance Verification
- Medical Terminology
- Medical Records
- Epic
- HIPAA
- Security
- Medical Billing
- Anatomy Knowledge
- Computer Operation
- Pharmacy Software
- Data Entry
- Aseptic Technique
- Spanish
- Fluent
Certification
- PTCB Certification
- Pharmacy Technician Certification
Timeline
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Kabafusion
10.2023 - Current
Certified Pharmacy Technician
AmeriHealth Caritas
03.2022 - 10.2023
Management Pharmacy Technician
Norton Healthcare Hospital
05.2021 - 02.2022
Pharmacy Technician
Walgreens
08.2020 - 04.2021
Pharmacy Technician
CVS Specialty Pharmacy
06.2019 - 06.2020
Supervisor/Pharmacy Technician
Global Resources
09.2018 - 05.2019
Pharmacy Technician Intern
Walgreens Pharmacy
03.2017 - 08.2017
Pharmacy Technician
Rite Aid
10.2016 - 08.2018
Investigator
State of Nevada PILB
01.2010 - 06.2016
Supervisor/Correctional Officer III
Nevada Department of Corrections
09.2005 - 12.2009
Community Education Specialist Bilingual Spanish
Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency Prevention Services
03.2001 - 08.2005
Associate's degree - Pharmacy Technology
San Joaquin Valley College