Mary Schultz Email & Phone Number

- Oversee the Pyxis Medstations located on each nursing unit to ensure they are all functioning properly.

- Troubleshoot any problems involving the Pyxis equipment.

- Maintain the Pyxis User Database.
*****Grant new employees access to the Pyxis machine.
*****Delete users that no longer work for the health system.

- Maintain the Pyxis Drug Database.
*****Add and delete drugs to reflect the changes to the hospital formulary.
*****Update drug descriptions to avoid and ultimately eliminate drug errors.

- Continually monitor Pyxis machines to make certain patient safety is never at risk.
*****Regularly check the drawers to make sure the look alike meds are separated.
*****Confirm that med quantities are at a reasonable and safe level.
*****Frequenly check for outdated drugs.
*****Make sure the description of each med is clear and accurate.

- Narcotics
*****Monitor nursing discrepancies.
*****Assist nursing managers with possible drug diversion issues.
*****Account for all transactions made using the Narcotic Vault.
*****Watch for possible diversion issues and correct discrepancies in the narcotic vault.

- Training
*****Assist in training new employees.
*****Be available for any questions that may come up during the day.

This hospital is located in Detroit, Michigan and it is where I learned "how" to be a pharmacy technician. At this hospital I saw every kind of trauma and more. It was a great place to learn.Performed routine tasks such as:1) Filling unit dose carts2) Delivering meds to nursing units3) Answering phones4) Compounded daily IV's, Chemotherapy IV's, TPN IV's as well as ointments, creams, liquids, etc...as requested by the pharmacist.Initial team member, for installation and set up, of the new Pharmacy Robot.Held the role of Narcotic Technician. This job included:1) Filling and delivering all scheduled drugs to the appropriate areas2) Making sure all paperwork was complete and accurate3) Investigating and trying to find a resolution to all nursing and pharmacy discrepancies4) Filling, delivering and reconciling the physicians anesthesia boxesParticipated as a member on many teams and committees. These groups consisted of nursing and pharmacy staff members. Our main goals were to evaluate our procedures, try to find more efficient ways of doing things and to establish good and open communication between nursing and pharmacy. Working together and listening to each other ultimately resulted in better patient care and a safer environment for our patients.