Amber Hopgood
Heidelberg,VIC
Summary
I am a detail-oriented team player with strong organisational skills, looking for a change of pace from my current role as a pharmacy technician, within the Austin Hospital. I am committed to furthering my education and breath of experience, and am keen to take on added responsibility to achieve team goals and challenge myself personally. I have had lots of experience working in both a healthcare and professional team base setting. As such, I understand the importance of strong, effective communication, time management skills and ability to problem solve.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Grade 3 Pharmacy Technician
Austin Health Pharmacy Department
01.2020 - Current
- Performing various dispensary duties such as preparing discharge prescriptions and inpatient medication orders, collating medication lists, assisting with internal and external phone calls, drug inventory management
- Stock management and ordering of sterile supplies via workplace requisition and external ordering services
- Assisted in training of new and pre existing staff members
- Performing medication reconciliation forms for patients being admitted to hospital/wards, under the indirect supervision of a pharmacist
Pharmacy Assistant, Pharmacy Dispensary Technician
Terry White Chemmart
09.2013 - 12.2019
- Processing prescriptions and medications for pharmacist checking, OTC sales and phone calls
- Self initiated project to discount expiring stock items with an aim to reduce waste and increase profit margin
- Preparation of dose administration aids for various nursing homes and large number of the general public
- Collating home medication review data
- Stock control activities
- Interprofessional collaboration and liaising with local GP, nursing staff, patients, other pharmacies and hospitals
Education
Certificate IV - Hospital/Health Services Pharmacy Support
SWC Training
Melbourne, VIC07.2023
Certificate IV - In Community Pharmacy
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
Melbourne, VIC09.2017
Skills
- Experience in preparation of aseptic compounds such as clinical trials, antibiotic allergy and immunology outpatient clinics, intravenous preparations, elastosmeric devices for hospital in the home, parenteral admixtures, and non sterile formulations
- Experience educating university students, work experience students, pharmacists, and interns
- Organised and performed student tutorials, sterile validations and training, dispensary training, and emergency department training
- Contributed to the redesign of two technician roles to increase scope, capability, and responsibility
- Implemented several workflow optimisation initiatives successfully, in various areas of the pharmacy department
- Experience in data collection for student, intern and resident pharmacist projects as well as internal team projects
references
Belinda Richardson (Deputy Director of Pharmacy) Austin Health
belinda.richardson@austin.org.au
Baljot Atwal (Supervising Grade 2 Manufacturing Pharmacist/Resident Pharmacist) Austin Health
baljot.atwal@austin.org.au
Russell Ingram (Owner/Pharmacist) Terry White Chemmart Yarrawonga
yarrawonga@terrywhitechemmart.com.au
Timeline
Grade 3 Pharmacy Technician
Austin Health Pharmacy Department
01.2020 - Current
Pharmacy Assistant, Pharmacy Dispensary Technician
Terry White Chemmart
09.2013 - 12.2019
Certificate IV - Hospital/Health Services Pharmacy Support
SWC Training
Certificate IV - In Community Pharmacy
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
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