What does being a Pharmacy Tech entail?

Most importantly, my job entails assisting the pharmacist with filling prescriptions. I data enter prescriptions, submit them to insurance, and count out the medications for the pharmacist to check. I also manage our inventory to make sure we have the most commonly prescribed drugs on hand and so the clinics have medications they need as well. I ensure monthly that our medications are within date, and not expired. If we do have anything that will be expiring soon, I will pull them from our inventory and send them off to be destroyed. My duties also include managing the pharmacy reimbursement insurance payments. I try to keep everything organized for the Pharmacist.

How long have you been a Pharmacy Tech at Georgia Tech?

 Almost 6 years

Why did you decide to become a Pharmacy Tech.?

 I worked as a Pharmacy Tech to get myself through college. Once I graduated and got my "office job," I realized it was not a good fit for me. I missed the interaction I had with people while I was a technician. As a technician, especially here at Tech, I get to apply what I learned in business school as well as have the interaction with patients that I missed.

What do you enjoy most about working at Georgia Tech?

There are lots of things I enjoy about working at Tech! I like all of the benefits Tech offers its employees. I love the work/life balance atmosphere. Most importantly, I enjoy the people I work with at Stamps Health Services.

What do you enjoy doing outside of work?

 I like to read and enjoy doing yoga. Mostly, I enjoy spending time with my family and all my fur babies!

What are you most proud of accomplishing within your job?

I have updated our ordering system so that it is more efficient and easier to use. Beforehand, we had to walk the shelves to see what we needed and manually send it to our wholesaler. Now, once we fill a prescription, that medication is deducted from our inventory. At the end of the day, I will generate an order from our database that will tell us what we need to order. There is also a seasonal aspect to this process. When there are fewer students on campus our pharmacy inventory needs change, which means I go through our entire inventory at least twice a year to adjust what we keep on hand.