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Samira Nadir

Pharmacy Technician
Columbus, OH, United States

Professional Summary

Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) with 8+ years of experience supporting high-volume hospital and retail pharmacies. Trusted to process 250+ prescriptions per shift with meticulous accuracy, maintain compliant inventory controls, and deliver compassionate patient service. Skilled in medication preparation, insurance claims, HIPAA practices, and cross-functional collaboration with pharmacists and care teams.

Employment History

Pharmacy Technician
OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital · Columbus, OH
2022 · Present
• Process 250+ inpatient and outpatient prescriptions per shift with 99.8% accuracy using barcode verification and pharmacy information systems. • Prepare unit-dose medications, IV admixture supplies, and automated dispensing cabinet restocks under pharmacist supervision. • Reconcile controlled-substance counts and inventory, reducing monthly discrepancies by 30% through cycle-count routines. • Coordinate with nurses and pharmacists on urgent medication requests while maintaining HIPAA and USP-aligned procedures.
Pharmacy Technician
CVS Pharmacy · Columbus, OH
2019 · 2022
• Filled and accurately processed 180+ prescriptions daily, verifying patient profiles, insurance coverage, and refill eligibility. • Submitted and resolved insurance claims, lowering rejected claims by 22% through proactive prior-authorization follow-up. • Maintained inventory, rotated 1,200+ SKUs, and supported medication ordering and controlled-substance documentation. • Trained 4 new technicians on HIPAA, point-of-sale workflows, customer service, and safe pharmacy operations.
Pharmacy Technician / Pharmacy Clerk
Walgreens · Columbus, OH
2017 · 2019
• Supported pharmacists by entering prescriptions, preparing labels, and assisting 120+ customers per day with courteous service. • Managed will-call bins, patient profiles, refill requests, and HIPAA-compliant documentation with consistent accuracy. • Restocked fast-moving medications and supplies, improving shelf availability by 15% through daily inventory checks. • Earned Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) credential while completing pharmacy technician coursework.

Education

Certificate, Pharmacy Technician Studies (CPhT)
Columbus State Community College — Pharmacy Technician Program · Columbus, OH
2016 · 2017
Coursework: pharmacology fundamentals, pharmacy law and ethics, dosage calculations, sterile and non-sterile compounding basics, medication safety, and pharmacy operations. Earned PTCB Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) credential; completed 160-hour supervised practicum.

Skills

Prescription processing
Inventory management
HIPAA compliance