Pharmacy Technician
Portland, Maine, United States
* Served as a liaison between Maine Medical Center's inpatient pharmacy and multiple nursing units on an almost daily basis.* Responded to 10 to 35 phone calls a day, resolving nursing medication issues and serving as a channel to pharmacists and other staff able to address concerns beyond my scope.* Addressed 10 to 20 nursing questions daily, using EPIC messenger.* Hand delivered life sustaining, highly time sensitive medications directly to nurses in critical and special care units, including TPA used to treat ischemic stroke and CVVH bags used to prevent catastrophic renal failure.* Queued medications and edited quantities in Pyxis automated dispensing machines to meet the evolving needs of nursing unit patient populations.* Refilled and loaded medications into Pyxis machines and outdated expiring drugs.* Filled new patient medication orders and supplied floor stock for Maine Medical Center clinics and Maine Medical Partner sites, using rotating medication carousel.