Sharon Paraham

                                                                         SHARON DELOIS PARAHAMS

372 Joliet Court Crozet VA 434-282-8075 sdparaham@gmail.com

Objective/Summary

Certified Pharmacy Technician with over 19 years experience.  Over ten years experience in hospital pharmacy. I am a versatile professional and I am an expert in IV admixture including, chemotherapeutic agents and total parenteral nutrition. I am seeking a career as a Pharmacy Buyer or a position as a Technician in Pharmaceutical Research or Hospital Pharmacy.

Experience:

July 2013-Present, Lead Sales Associate Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control (PT)

• Checking IDs & observing customers to determine legality of sales
• Projecting a positive shopping environment by maintaining clean & well-merchandised store
• Developing product knowledge to assist customers with the selection & sale of merchandise
• Assisting customers with loading merchandise as requested
• Operating an electronic POS (point of sale)terminal to include scanning equipment
• Accounting for personal cash shortages
• Checking sales receipts for accuracy & accounting for all required transaction receipts throughout business day
• Maintaining shelf stock & displays to enhance product availability
• Unloading shipments & the placement of stock within the stockroom
• Accurately assembling & verifying licensee orders

May 2012-Aug 2012.  Certified Pharmacy Technician. Fishersville & Stoney Creek Pharmacies (PT). Fishersville and  Nellysford , VA

• Customer Services Filled and Dispensed Medications, Replenished Inventory
• Order Entry on (QS-1 NRX and Computer RX Systems) written,  drop-off
• Electronic faxed and faxed orders . Interacted with Medical personnel.
• Recorded Accounts Receivable Statements received from Insurance Holdings.
• Corrected inventory counts in computer systems.

Jun 2011-Oct 2011  Certified Pharmacy Technician. CVS Pharmacies. Charlottesville,VA

• Customer Services Drop-off, data entry, written, faxed, telephone,and electronic faxed prescriptions and entry and transmit all insurances.
• Production, print fill and dispense, answer telephone, refills, order out of stock inventory.
• Pick-up greet, ask patient information verify correct information, cashier, handle cash, credit, and refund transactions.

Aug 2007-Jul 2010. Certified Pharmacy Technician. Walton Regional Medical Center. Monroe, GA.

• Resolve medication lists for the Accu-Dose med station and deliver to each nursing unit
• Floor stock inventory for Labor and Delivery, Surgery; stock medications for those areas
• Resolve narcotics fill list for Accu-Dose med stations Labor and Delivery and Surgery
• Fill/dispense morning medications for inpatients
• Medication cart fill for inpatients and deliver it to nursing units
• Prepare IVs. large volume, antibiotic piggybacks, critical care drips, and some neonatal intravenous syringes
• Refill code carts, EMS boxes, OR medication boxes, and narcotic boxes
• In-person and telephone customer service
• Order stock from McKesson

Jul 2006 - Aug 2007. Certified Pharmacy Technician. St. Mary’s Health Care System. Athens, GA.

• IV admixture of single dose antibiotic medication, critical care drips, neonatal and oral syringes, prepacks (unit doses), and other intravenous medications
• Programmed the medication menu for Pyxis
• Filled crash carts, EMS bags, C-Section trays and the epidural carts
• Assisted Pharmacists with dispensing medication

Nov 2003 – Mar 2006.  Certified Pharmacy Technician. Rockdale Medical Center. Conyers, GA.

• IV admixture chemotherapeutic agents, single dose antibiotic intravenous medications, critical care drips, LVP and Irrigations
• IV admixture of neonatal total parenteral nutrition, neonatal syringes and oral syringes
• Prepared labor and delivery drips
• Batched intravenous medication items for the surgery department
• Order entry TPN orders into the Clinitex computer system
• Inventory control for IV room and inpatient pharmacy areas

Mar 2001-Nov 2003.  Pharmacy Technician II (Certified). Emory University Hospital. Department of Pharmaceutical Services. Atlanta, GA.

• Prepared up to 250 chemotherapeutic, antibiotic, critical care and other intravenous medications per shift
• Filled medication orders in the hospital central pharmacy
• Delivered inpatient medications and floor stock items that included controlled drugs to Pyxis.
• Prepared and delivered all medications to surgical rooms, pre-operative and post-operative units for a 22 room surgery department

Jul 1999- Mar 2001. Lead Pharmacy Technician (Certified). CVS Pharmacies. Stone Mountain, GA

• Managed technical staff
• Inventory control
• Filled and dispensed prescriptions
• Verification of insurance coverage and managing invoices
• Customer service and telephone interaction with medical professionals

Education:

South Side High School, Memphis TN. Diploma, 1982

State Technical Institute of Memphis TN, 1983-1984

Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)

Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)

Certificate number: 1801-0288-5434-722

EKG Basic Interpartion Certificate

  Licenses

Commonwealth of Virginia

Department of Health Professions

License number:0230019030

Skills/Training: Hospital Information Systems: Meditech, Cerner Pharmnet, Clinitex ,  QS-1 NRX, Computer RX (EPIC Systems) & Micromedex.

Computer Software: Microsoft Windows, Word, and Outlook