Career Summary:

I have a successful record in leading teams. I am able to define, communicate, and fulfill assigned goals and break complex issues into manageable parts. I am considered a change leader and am highly regarded among my peers and team. Certified in EPIC Radiant. Proficient in General Radiography, Mammography, and Computed Tomography.

Professional Experience:

Confidential, 

Team lead for Testing

Valley Health System, VA

• Provide radiant and cupid support to end users
• Completed tickets and build tasks

Confidential

Team lead for Testing , IL

• Build for 2014 Upgrade and Integrated Testing
• Built New EAP’S which included - Build, validation, and adding to PAC’s Dictionary
• Worked with Department Managers to make sure Procedures, Supplies, Visit Types, Pools, and Resources are correct for what they do currently.
• Helped work tickets for PAC’s, Commissure, and EPIC related issues.

Confidential Dearborn, MI

• Manage day to day operation of Imaging Department including General Radiography, CT, Ultrasound, MRI, Mammography, and Nuclear Medicine
• Staff Scheduling
• Developing all policies and procedures
• Partnered with radiologist to insure quality images are produced
• Active Member of the Radiation Safety Committee
• Successfully prepared and completed JCHAO and DNV inspections
• Work side by side with other departments to ensure we are taking care of patients thoroughly and efficiently
• Responsible for all inspections, including State of Michigan
• A CR accreditation for all mammography machines and Ultrasound machines.
• Responsible for more than 60 employees
• Budget
• EPIC Liaison for Oakwood Southshore Medical Center
• Would help with NEW EPIC build when needed

Confidential Dearborn, MI

• Analyzed current workflows, worked with subject matter experts to build the most efficient workflows within EPIC.
• Team lead for Testing
• Application testing
• Integrated testing
• Map record testing
• User acceptance testing
• Charges
• Pen Rad
• Awarix
• eCW
• Team lead for Security
• Built user templates.
• Built the provider records.
• Worked very closely with end users to make sure they had the access they needed.
• Team member of one EPIC implementation which included one hospital and multiple H.O.D.’s.
• Placed in the position to develop multiple Radiant enhancements, such as new procedure types, departments, and visit types. Built workflows for Radiologists and department technologists, including Navigators, HTMLs, Questions, Questionnaires, Order Sets, Control Sheets, External Result Report, and Best Practice Advisories.
• Build Mammography Application.
• Built the IR workflow within EPIC.
• Sedation Narrator
• Navigators for RN, TECH, Resident, and Radiologist
• Consult Notes
• Procedures
• Code Narrator
• Extensive weekly unit and integrated testing with other teams to ensure Radiant enhancements do not break workflows or adversely affect other module.
• 21 years clinical experience in General, CT, and Mammography.
• 10 years management experience.
• Documented disaster recovery plan/coordination for PACS, extensive integrated testing and implementation with Radiant, Powerscribe Voice Recognition.
• Works directly with multiple vendors to implement multiple hardware and software integrations.    
• Worked with Principal Trainer to write lesson plans for training.

Confidential Dearborn, MI

• While Radiologist talks to patient, I call Physician to make sure it is ok to schedule the patient for the procedure
• Explain to the patient exactly what is going to go on during the biopsy procedure
• Schedule the procedure
• Send script and any procedure and diagnosis codes the Physician offices need to ensure patient has everything approved for procedure.
• Goal is to have average turn from additional views to biopsy within 24 hours.
• When pathology reports are final, I faxed result and called physicians.
• I have a lot of physician contact which builds trust. We are now having physicians who want us to take care of their patients from screening to diagnosis. Setting up preference cards for each physician and a policy is in place to describe procedure.

Confidential Brownstown, MI

• starting an Imaging Department from inception
• Responsible for all inspections, including State of Michigan
• A CR accreditation for all mammography machines and Ultrasound machines.
• Became "Center of Excellence” in Ultrasound and Breast Imaging, was currently working on Cat Scan
• Supervising all imaging departments
• Coordinate working uninsured patients and supported BCCCP program
• Worked with Physicians and Physician offices on their preferences in Breast Imaging
• Worked with offices on doing same day, next day biopsy appointments.
• Budget
• Staff Scheduling
• Developing all policies and procedures
• Partnered with radiologist to insure quality images are produced
• Active Member of the Radiation Safety Committee
• Successfully prepared and completed JCHAO and DNV inspections
• Work side by side with other departments to ensure we are taking care of patients thoroughly and efficiently
• Patient Satisfaction scores 99 percentile for 5 years straight. We received the Summit award from Press Ganey two years in a row.
• Very high Employee Satisfaction scores. Worked the floor when I could to build a relationship with the staff. Firm believer that if you have happy employees your patients will be happy with the care they are delivered.
• Proficient with Henry Ford applications (IDX, STENTOR, ISITE)

Confidential, Dearborn, MI

• General Radiography procedures, Mammography, Special Views, Stereotactic Biopsy, Needle Localizations.
• Proficient with Stentor and IDX
• Produced quality radiographs

 Confidential, Michigan

• Responsible for Team Leaders and Staff Technologists (CT), Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound
• General Radiology and Operating Room
• JCAHO and AOA inspections
• R e-development of policies and procedures
• Department restructuring
• Day to Day operation of an Imaging Department

Confidential, Michigan

• Responsible for Team Leaders and Staff Technologists (CT), Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound
• General Radiology and Operating Room
• JCAHO and AOA inspections
• Re-development of policies and procedures
• Department restructuring
• D ay to Day operation of an Imaging Department

Confidential, Michigan

• General Radiology Procedures
• CT Procedures
• Mammography Procedures

Computer Skills include:

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• EPIC
• PAC’s
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Invision
• IDX
• Commissure
• Rad Works