STACI GROSS
Virginia Beach
Summary
Certified Pharmacy Technician with extensive experience at Sentara Virginia Beach, specializing in IV medication management and team leadership. Demonstrated ability to train staff effectively and enhance patient care, consistently meeting high performance standards. Recognized for strong communication and critical thinking skills, contributing to a culture of excellence in pharmacy operations.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Pharmacy Technician - IV Technician
Sentara Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach
09.2016 - Current
- Manage and compound IV medications to include Chemotherapy drugs and maintaining adequate medication levels
- Analyzes information required to complete specialized job functions
- Demonstrates advanced technical skills and ownership for the work area
- Continually seeks out additional training opportunities and stay abreast of new and changing information for assigned areas
- Clean and maintain sterility of the IV room in compliance with Simplifi 795/797/800
- Maintains all patient information/demographics with the highest of HIPAA requirements
- Drug inventory management in accordance with Omnicell/TraceLink requirements
- Responsible for assigned and/or unassigned Omnicell expiration audits
- Collaborate with pharmacists and nursing staff to optimize patient care and safety
- Receive and process verbal and electronic medication requests from nursing staff
- Setup prescriptions by obtaining correct stock container, calculating ingredient amounts, selecting, weighing, and measuring medications
- Receive and post pharmaceutical bulletins to ensure recalled items are removed from stock
- Bulk compounding and pre-packing of unit-dose medications
- Rotate shelved stock to ensure proper issuance according to dates received or establish guidelines, to include removing expired or damaged stock from shelves and following established procedures for their proper disposition
- Inventory and maintain required stock levels to include a backup for the pharmacy buyer
- A.C.E. Award Third Quarter 2021 Recipient
- Outstanding communication skills, detail orientated and reliable
- Operations Team Lead/Senior Pharmacy Technician for the Inpatient Pharmacy since April 2020. Directly in charge of the training of new employees and students from the Virginia Beach Technical and Career Education Center (VoTech), multi-tasking to build a proficient team, supervises staff and motivates others all while maintaining a high level of accountability and flexibility. Also includes writing the schedule, tracking vacation/sick time and providing both positive and negative feedback
- Serves as a board advisor for the Virginia Beach Technical and Career Education Center (VoTech) since 2023.
- Travels to other Sentara locations throughout Virginia to train and bring Omnicell systems online
- Appointed mentor five pharmacy technician mentees
- Receives the highest performance award annually
- Selected/Completed the Aspire Leadership Summit in 2023
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Bedei Compounding Pharmacy Services
Virginia Beach
09.2015 - 01.2018
- Analyzed, reviewed and prepared reports for supervisor's use to include compiling and maintaining documentation on all assigned personnel as well as the other assigned resources
- Completed operational requirements by scheduling, assigning and completing administrative projects; expediting work results
- Maintained a professional and technical knowledge by attending training seminars; reviewing professional publication; and establishing personal networks
- Organized and scheduled meetings with providers to introduce them to our products, services and consistently upheld business ethics and professionalism. Consistently provided excellent customer service
Damage Controlman Second Class (SW)
United States Navy
07.1992 - 05.2009
- Responsible for ship stability, firefighting, fire prevention, as well as chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) defense
- Trained shipboard personnel in the operation, maintenance and repair of damage control systems, equipment, life saving devices, and various fire-fighting methods
- Served as ship liaison between Norfolk Naval Shipyard and all contractors
- Maintained personnel information/records and career counselor for over 200 personnel
- Compiled and maintained documentation and managed information on all assigned personnel
Education
ASSOCIATES OF APPLIED SCIENCES - PHARMACY TECHNICIAN
STRATFORD UNIVERSITY
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA12.2014
Skills
- Motivation and initiative
- Time management
- Interpersonal communication
- Problem solving
- Pharmacy equipment maintenance
- Critical thinking
References
- Isaiah Mills, CMDCM USN, available on request
- Michelle Hedrick, PharmD, available on request
- Brooke Murling, PharmD, available on request
- Shelba Cape, Pharmacy Technician, available on request
Licensure Certification
- State Registered Pharmacy Technician, Virginia Board of Pharmacy, 0230025702, 12/31/21
- National Certified Pharmacy Technician, Virginia Board of Pharmacy, 10065792, 12/31/21
Timeline
Certified Pharmacy Technician - IV Technician
Sentara Virginia Beach
09.2016 - Current
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Bedei Compounding Pharmacy Services
09.2015 - 01.2018
Damage Controlman Second Class (SW)
United States Navy
07.1992 - 05.2009
ASSOCIATES OF APPLIED SCIENCES - PHARMACY TECHNICIAN
STRATFORD UNIVERSITY
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