Pharmacy Technician / Acting Production Specialist - Baxter
(2018-01)
- Perform routine sanitization of hoods, workstations, scales, and pumps to open the cleanroom for daily operation.
- Clean and deactivate non-viable devices, active air, VHP and LIRA Equipments.
- Manage cleanroom technicians, prioritize batches, and maintain ancillary supplies and MFUs to meet daily requirements.
- Precisely log all equipment readings from environmental monitoring.
- Coach and mentor cleanroom technicians on aseptic practice, controlled movement, and airflow disruption.
- Collaborate with staff and supervisors on process improvement and efficiency; report deviations to management.
- Compound, reconcile, pick, prepare, and label finished products.
Lead Technician / Compounder - Apolab ULC
(2015-01 - 2018-12)
- Hired, scheduled, and trained IV technicians manage daily cleanroom operations.
- Prepared and managed daily hospital batch orders, prioritizing by quarantine and delivery date.
- Compounded IV antibiotics, TPN, narcotics, infusers, cassettes, syringes, and sterile/non-sterile injectables (epidural, epinephrine, lidocaine).
- Performed calculations, maintained mixture breakdown records, and conducted daily/monthly cleanroom sampling.
- Pre-checked admixtures for accuracy and completeness against worksheets.
- Ensured cleanroom supplies and equipment were sterilized using depyrogenation oven and autoclave.
Lead Infusion Technician - Marchese Healthcare
(2012-01 - 2015-12)
- Prepared IV medications (antibiotics, TPN, chemotherapy, syringes), maintaining the cleanroom suite to USP 797 requirements.
- Performed sterile-to-sterile withdrawal, reconstitution, and manipulation of powders/liquids into bags and syringes, including neonatal TPN via advanced compounder.
- Prepared, packaged, and labelled medications with drug name, strength, route, quantity, and administration time.
- Managed reorder logs and coordinated proper disposal of IV-related items.
Pharmacy Technician (Long-Term Care) - Shoppers Drug Mart
(2006-01 - 2012-12)
- Supported nurses and physicians in applying policies to ensure patient safety, rights, and comfort.
- Managed daily orders from nursing stations and physicians, ensuring timely delivery to resident homes.
- Performed data entry into HealthWatch, third-party adjudication/billing, and accurate prescription dispensing.
- Maintained pharmacy stock through inventory control; reconciled packing slips and invoices with vendors.
Pharmacy Technician - Guardian Pharmacy
(2002-01 - 2006-12)
- Supported pharmacists with prescription dispensing and extemporaneous compounding using the Nexxsys system.
- Maintained high standards of client relations and performed technical duties per job classification.
Pharmacy Technician - Peel Memorial Hospital
(2000-01 - 2002-12)
- Deciphered physician orders, filled prescriptions, stocked ward cupboards and unit-dose systems.
- Prepared intravenous admixtures, including chemotherapy and TPN, and pre-packaged solid/liquid unit doses.
- Managed distribution and control of narcotic and controlled drugs and related inventory.
