Valyanne Castro Sanchez
Bradenton
Summary
Organized and motivated employee eager to apply time management and organizational skills in various environments. Seeking entry-level opportunities to expand skills while facilitating company growth.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Pharmacy Assistant
Farmacia Castro - Lilliana Sanchez
Salinas, Puerto Rico
06.2023 - Current
- Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals.
- Demonstrated leadership by making improvements to work processes and helping to train others.
- Promoted high customer satisfaction by resolving problems with knowledgeable and friendly service.
- Approached customers and engaged in conversation through the use of effective interpersonal and people skills.
- Managed pharmacy inventory.
- Communicated with doctors for clarifications on patients' prescriptions.
- Participated in the ordering of controlled and non-controlled substances.
- Responded to telephone inquiries and provided information about order status, store hours and pharmacy procedures.
- Helped pharmacy staff prepare medications and fill orders.
- Opened incoming supplies and stocked in correct locations.
- Teamed with peers, technicians and pharmacists to prioritize and complete orders.
- Restocked shelves and prepared expired drugs for return.
- Prepared medication labels with item name and quantity.
- Entered current customer, payment and inventory information into system to keep data accurate.
- Answered customer questions about prescribed and OTC medications.
- Verified prescriptions by contacting physicians' offices and receiving approval.
- Updated and submitted documentation for insurance, store and liability purposes.
- Managed inventories, rotated stock, removed expired or damaged drug products and resolved discrepancies in drug counts.
- Efficiently processed cash register transactions for new and refilled prescription orders.
- Created new customer profiles and updated demographics, allergies and new medications in pharmacy computer systems.
- Communicated with insurance companies for billing purposes.
- Transmitted claims to insurance companies for payment and reconciled EOBs.
- Supported pharmacist in preparing daily prescriptions.
- Compiled customer demographic, allergy and medical history background.
- Coordinated patient prescription counseling with pharmacist.
- Fulfilled additional pharmacy duties during staff absences, workload adjustments and emergency situations.
- Participated in prescription pharmaceutical and over-the-counter product inventory audits.
IPPE Institutional Pharmacy Intern
HCA- St. Petersburg General Hospital -LauraLee O Walsingham
St. Petersburg, Florida
05.2022 - 06.2023
- Checked pharmacy area regularly to ensure it was kept neat, clean, and free of debris.
- Entered data and prescriptions into patient profiles.
- Participated in ICU patient rounds
- Calculated creatinine clearance of patients and dosed Vancomycin accordingly.
- Studied the pharmacokinetics of Vancomycin, Daptomycin, Ceftriaxone, Zosyn and Aminoglycosides.
- Participated in restocking of crash carts.
- Participated in Medication Reconciliation for ER patients
- Monitored patients’ labs periodically and recommended the pertinent dose adjustments
- Received, processed, and labeled prescriptions and verbal orders for patients.
- Cleaned the non-sterile room every day following the correct protocol.
- Participated in a P&T committee with pharmacist and physicians.
- Observed different methods of compounding for antibiotics
- Prepared TPN orders to get delivered to patients’ homes with their respective supplies for the length of treatment.
- Learned about nursing home regulations.
APPE Advanced Community Pharmacy Intern
Bay Pines VA Health System - Ann Kossover-Rayow
St. Petersburg, Florida
02.2023 - 03.2023
- Answered customer questions regarding refills, insurance troubleshooting, and status updates on prescriptions.
- Interpreted and processed medication orders under the supervision of a pharmacist.
- Checked pharmacy area regularly to ensure it was kept neat, clean, and free of debris.
- Delivered personable customer service at pharmacy drop-off and pick-up counters.
- Used pharmacy software to verify prescriptions.
- Analyzed prescribing trends to monitor compliance and prevent excessive usage.
- Followed company guidelines for scanning and keying in items.
- Prepared single-dose medication packages for patients in the hospital.
- Completed removal of all expired or soon-to-be expired products in the pharmacy.
- Participated in the mailing process of medications to Veterans.
APPE Inpatient Acute Care Medicine Pharmacy Intern
Bay Pines VA Health System - Peter A. Pasek
St. Petersburg, Florida
01.2023 - 02.2023
- Interpreted and processed medication orders under the supervision of a pharmacist.
- Entered data and prescriptions into patient profiles.
- Entered patient information into the computer system and updated existing data.
- Participated in patient rounds and communicated with physicians about any changes to be considered on patient medication regimens.
- Completed Vancomycin pharmacokinetic notes where any dose adjustments or duration of therapy recommendations were addressed.
- Completed admission notes on patients where any changes in medications, doses, vaccines, or labs were addressed.
- Participated in patient rounds and made recommendations to physicians regarding any dose adjustments or changes in treatment.
APPE Mental Health Pharmacy Intern
Bay Pines VA Health System- Aimee Jensen
St. Petersburg , Florida
10.2022 - 12.2022
- Entered patient information into the computer system and updated existing data.
- Solicited medical history information from patients to provide the best and most effective medical advice.
- Delivered educational group meetings for Veterans in the program for tobacco cessation, suicide prevention, Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), depression, and cannabis use.
- Counseled Veterans on basic aspects of their medications, the importance of adherence, and multiple ways to ensure adherence to medications.
- Interacted with physicians about important lab monitoring values for certain medications and possible side effects.
- Interviewed patients upon arrival in order to better understand how well their condition/s were controlled with their current medication regimen and recommended any pertinent changes to their regimen based on patient specific needs.
- Reviewed Veterans drug test results and determined if a confirmatory test was necessary.
APPE Infectious Disease Pharmacy Intern
Bayfront Medical Center - Ashley Lockwood
St. Petersburg, Florida
09.2022 - 10.2022
- Interpreted and processed medication orders under the supervision of a pharmacist.
- Analyzed prescribing trends to monitor compliance and prevent excessive usage.
- Provided recommendations for patient infections based on guidelines and primary literature
- Participated in Medication Reconciliation upon admission of patients.
- Participated in the development of strategies to overcome drug shortages
- Participated on the management of inventory in the central pharmacy
- Developed an SBAR for all the pharmacists relating to the new PSV20 vaccine.
APPE Advanced Institutional Pharmacy Intern
HCA-Brandon Regional Hospital - Sherif Mageed
Brandon, Florida
08.2022 - 09.2022
- Compounded and prepared medications according to prescription orders.
- Supported timely and proper processing of prescriptions in collaboration with healthcare professionals.
- Interpreted and processed medication orders under the supervision of a pharmacist.
- Checked pharmacy area regularly to ensure it was kept neat, clean, and free of debris.
- Participated in the management of the annual inventory of the pharmacy.
- Provided initial and adjusted doses for patients on Vancomycin and Aminoglycosides.
- Provided initial and adjusted doses for patients on Warfarin, Heparin/LMWH, and DOACs.
- Participated in the dosing of medications for pediatric patients.
- Compounded oral syringes for pediatric patients.
- Participated in Medication Reconciliation for patients in the hospital.
- Participated in correct disposal of controlled and non-controlled medications.
- Identified patients who were candidates for PO drugs and converted IV to PO doses of medications.
APPE Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Intern
Tampa General Hospital - Nishi Karamsadkar
Tampa, Florida
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Advised patients regarding the proper use of new medications and OTC products.
- Communicated with patients with compassion while keeping medical information private.
- Used pharmacy software to verify prescription and insurance information.
- Entered data and prescriptions into patient profiles using EPIC software.
- Advised patients on potential drug interactions and side effects, proper dose timing, and medication storage.
- Entered patient information into the computer system and updated existing data.
- Trained patients in how to use devices to promote optimal medical support.
- Solicited medical history information from patients to provide the best and most effective medical advice.
- Provided patients counseling on how to properly use an insulin pen
- Participated on Medication Reconciliation for CCM patients.
- Provided patient education pamphlets to better educate patients on their chronic conditions.
- Recommended dose adjustments to patients’ warfarin dose based on target INR.
- Participated in management of DVT/PE treatment and prophylaxis.
- Provided education for patients with DMT1 and DMT2 in terms of treatment options and nutritional goals.
IPPE Community Pharmacy Intern
Walgreens Pharmacy - Blanca Kahana
Sarasota, Florida
05.2022 - 06.2022
- Answered customer questions regarding refills, insurance troubleshooting and status updates on prescriptions.
- Advised patients regarding proper use of new medications and OTC products.
- Supported timely and proper processing of prescriptions in collaboration with healthcare professionals.
- Interpreted and processed medication orders under the supervision of a pharmacist.
- Checked pharmacy area regularly to ensure it was kept neat, clean, and free of debris.
- Communicated with patients with compassion while keeping medical information private.
- Delivered personable customer service at pharmacy drop-off and pick-up counters.
- Used pharmacy software to verify prescription and insurance information.
- Entered data and prescriptions into patient profiles.
- Advised patients on potential drug interactions and side effects, proper dose timing and medication storage.
- Administered vaccines to immunize patients against communicable diseases.
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy - Pharmacy
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Bradenton06.2023
Bachelor of Science - Natural Sciences
Universidad De Puerto Rico
Cayey06.2019
Skills
- Verifying Orders
- Processing Orders
- Submitting Insurance Documents
- Labeling Prescriptions
- Ordering and Stocking Medications
- Relationship Building
- Critical Thinking
- Time Management
- Problem-Solving
- Detail-Oriented
- Customer Service
- Resolving Customer Issues
- Operating Register
- Record Keeping and Documentation
- Advising Patients
- Quality Assurance
- Problem Solving
- Insurance Verification
- Collaboration and Teamwork
- Employee Training
- Data Entry
- Inventory Management
- Prescription Filling
Languages
Spanish
First Language
English
Proficient
C2
Additional Information
Research
Evaluation of False-Positive Fentanyl Urine Drug Screens 01/18/2023
Impacting Patient Care
Bay Pines VA Health System
Principal Investigators: Dr. Katherine Callaham, Dr. Shannon Gilhooley, Dr. Meghan Duquette, Dr. Aimee Jensen
- The primary objective of the study was to assess the rate of false-positive fentanyl results in urine drug screen
- I participated in the process of data collection through manual extraction from Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) chart reviews.
Clinical Licenses/Certifications
- Pharmacist License ID: PS66379 Expires: 09/30/25
- Pharmacy Intern License ID: PSI40499
- Immunization Certification
- Basic Life Support Certification Expires 04/2024
Timeline
Pharmacy Assistant
Farmacia Castro - Lilliana Sanchez
06.2023 - Current
APPE Advanced Community Pharmacy Intern
Bay Pines VA Health System - Ann Kossover-Rayow
02.2023 - 03.2023
APPE Inpatient Acute Care Medicine Pharmacy Intern
Bay Pines VA Health System - Peter A. Pasek
01.2023 - 02.2023
APPE Mental Health Pharmacy Intern
Bay Pines VA Health System- Aimee Jensen
10.2022 - 12.2022
APPE Infectious Disease Pharmacy Intern
Bayfront Medical Center - Ashley Lockwood
09.2022 - 10.2022
APPE Advanced Institutional Pharmacy Intern
HCA-Brandon Regional Hospital - Sherif Mageed
08.2022 - 09.2022
APPE Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Intern
Tampa General Hospital - Nishi Karamsadkar
06.2022 - 08.2022
IPPE Institutional Pharmacy Intern
HCA- St. Petersburg General Hospital -LauraLee O Walsingham
05.2022 - 06.2023
IPPE Community Pharmacy Intern
Walgreens Pharmacy - Blanca Kahana
05.2022 - 06.2022
Doctor of Pharmacy - Pharmacy
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Bachelor of Science - Natural Sciences
Universidad De Puerto Rico
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