Pharmacy Technician
Northstar Community Pharmacy · Minneapolis, MN
Mar, 2022 · Present
• Fill and process 180+ prescriptions per shift with 99.8% label accuracy while following pharmacist verification and safety procedures.
• Resolve insurance rejects, prior-authorization requests, and refill questions; escalate clinical concerns promptly to pharmacists.
• Support patient counseling workflow, vaccination check-in, and HIPAA-compliant communication for a diverse community clientele.
• Cycle-count controlled inventory, receive wholesaler orders, and reduce stockouts 22% through par-level and expiration-date controls.
Senior Pharmacy Technician
Lakeside Health Systems · St. Louis Park, MN
Jun, 2019 · Feb, 2022
• Prepared and triaged 140+ inpatient and outpatient medication orders daily using barcode verification and automated dispensing workflows.
• Coordinated medication histories, refill transfers, and discharge prescriptions with nurses, providers, and retail pharmacies.
• Trained 5 technicians on HIPAA, sterile-compounding support protocols, controlled-substance documentation, and error-prevention checks.
• Audited cycle counts and recalls across 2 medication storage areas, improving discrepancy resolution time by 30%.
Pharmacy Technician Trainee
Twin Cities Retail Pharmacy · Minneapolis, MN
Aug, 2017 · May, 2019
• Entered patient profiles, processed e-prescriptions, and prepared 90+ daily fills under pharmacist supervision with careful NDC and dosage-form checks.
• Provided friendly pickup service, supported medication synchronization enrollment, and routed counseling questions to the pharmacist.
• Maintained will-call bins, returns-to-stock, and refrigerated storage logs to keep fulfillment organized and audit-ready.
• Earned PTCB certification while completing structured training in point-of-sale, inventory receiving, and HIPAA privacy practices.