- Upland, California
- January 15, 2019
Dynamic medical imaging professional with over 6 years of comprehensive and progressive expertise. Displays compassion and commitment in all endeavors with diligent attention to detail for optimal end results. Proven crisis and risk-management skills with an advanced ability to quickly evaluate and react to intense situations. Effectively identifies client needs through exemplary communication and analysis and acts as a diligent advocate, providing an honest voice for patients and ensuring their well-being. Emphasis on team building and a focus on service to enhance the community spirit. Strives to cultivate a safe environment for staff and patients and provide superior quality patient services and care with a personal touch. Areas of expertise:
- Leadership Team Development/ Team Building
- Administer budgets totaling in excess of $100K
- Strategic and Project Management
- Medical Equipment and Supply Procurement
- Maintains Regulatory Standards
- Staff Development and Conflict Resolution
Education
Experience
• Supervised and coordinated the operations, training, and integration of all functions in a medical imaging department consisting of 10 personnel (military and civilian) who perform more than 3K procedures annually
• Administered pharmaceuticals for both nuclear medicine diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
• Performed diagnostic computed tomography imaging for both PET/CT and CT dedicated protocols
• Exercised constant ALARA by conducting radiation and contamination exposure test in the working environment to reduce risks of radiation exposure to both staff and patients
• Perform daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly quality controls and troubleshoots on gamma camera, thyroid probe, dose calibrator, and auxiliary equipment problems valued over $4M
• Maintained procedural protocols within SNMI guidelines to keep imaging standards set for the best patient and family centered care
• Optimized patient care by improving communication and teamwork skills among health care professionals as the team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (STEPPS) Trainer
• Sustained 100% accountability of $5.2M of medical equipment and submitted requisitions obtaining an additional $900K of equipment and supplies
• Maintained an annual $250-313K radiopharmaceuticals contract to ensure adequate supplies for quality health care
• Instructed over 77 personnel on safety awareness, safety procedures infection control policies and emergency protocols as Radiology Safety Coordinator
• Tracked over 1400 pending/missing exams of all radiologic modalities to ensure results were well documented to prevent delay in patient care
• Mentored 15 members of the REACH and Wounded Warrior programs resulting in two Marines enrolling into a nuclear medicine technologist program
• "Super User" of Siemens SPECT/CT gamma camera, lead direct training for Siemens CT protcols for all CT technologist and SPECT/CT protocols all nuclear medicine technologists
• On the job training as radiologic technician, performed x-ray, CT, and fluoroscopic exams with minimal supervision and zero discrepancies