WALTER EMERSON, RT (R)

**** #** *. ****** ****** Rd. Tucson Arizona 857**-***-***-

**** ab1whj@r.postjobfree.com

Highlights of Qualification

Extensive experience in Healthcare ranging from clinical care to

Administrative responsibility.

Demonstrated process improvements resulting in increased productivity

and patient satisfaction/safety.

Strong verbal and written communication interaction with individuals

at all levels.

Detailed policy and process writing ability.

Strong leadership and organizational skills.

Resourceful, effective multi-tasking ability to complete tasks on

time.

JCAHO regulations-guidelines.

Self motivated, resourceful and accountable.

Studer Principles.

Project Manager $20 million construction of Surgical Heart and

Vascular Institutes, Department of Interventional Radiology.

Experience

5/2011 Carondelet St. Joseph Hospital [400

BED] LEVEL II Tucson, Az.

Manager Imaging Services/Interim

Director

[NM, CT, US, XR, IR, MRI, Clerical,

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Engaged 75 associates.

Enhanced daily productivity schedules for all departments for

efficiency.

Delivered stringent budgetary allocations on annual/ monthly

consistently.

Developed capitol, purchasing, and operational and planning budgets.

Improved efficient through-put of patients in departments, Six Sigma

processes.

Promoted Physician relationships.

Monitored Physician(s) credentials and privileges.

Conducted random safety audits to maintain compliance for, 'Best

Practices'.

Configured and maintained annual fiscal budgets for all departments.

Coding/Billing review for complete service reimbursements.

Monthly meetings and daily safety huddles.

Development and hiring of all staffing.

Annual performance evaluations.

PACS, Teletracker, Kronos, RIS, Excel, Word, Centralized Scheduling

6/2005-5/2011 St. Anthony's Medical Center [600 BED] LEVEL I St.

Louis, Mo.

Manager, Heart and Vascular Institute

Department of Vascular

Intervention/Neuro-Interventional Radiology

Overseen diverse 25 team members; RN's, RT's, PA and 5 IR Physicians,

ensuring an attuned team environment.

Ensured patient throughput in department.

Accountable for department's annual/monthly financial gross revenues for

OP/IP, supplies, salaries and wages, productive/non productive hours, UOS

[units of service]

Responsible for monitoring Physician(s) credentials and privileges.

Capitol budget and purchasing.

Policies and Standard's of Behavior.

Established PICC Team for hospital.

Coding and charges.

Departmental monthly meetings.

Oversee educational competencies for department.

Partnered Physician relationships.

Development, hiring, and annual performance evaluations of all staffing.

Develop/Install GE Mac Lab System in department.

PACS, GE Centricity

WALTER EMERSON

5363-#20 N. Sabino Canyon Rd.

314-***-****

Tucson, Arizona 85750

ab1whj@r.postjobfree.com

8/2001-6/2005 St. Anthony's Medical Center St.Louis, Mo.

Vascular Interventional/Neuro-Interventional

Radiology

Technologist/ Team Lead

Primary responsibility to ensure that both Inpatients and Outpatients

received treatments in a timely manner throughout the day.

Charges and coding.

Scrub all Neuro and IR procedures.

Maintained proper communication between Physicians and team members.

Preceptor for new radiologic technologist.

Procedures involvement:

*US/CT Guided biopsies-drain,*RFA and

Cryoablations,*Neurointerventional procedures/treatments* Intracranial

Stenting/gluing

*UFE's, *Chemoembolizations, *Stroke Intervention/Thrombolysis*DVT

Therapy*Peripheral Stenting/Thrombolytic Treatment

*Kyphoplasty/Vertebroplasty*PICC insertions*Pain

Management

EDUCATION

Associates in Applied Science-St.Louis Community College-Forest Park

Bachelors of Radiologic Sciences-Healthcare Admin.-Senior Northwestern

State University

PROFESSIONAL AFFLIATIONS

Annual speaker St. Louis Community College-Forest Park Radiology

Program

Pima Medical Institute Clinical Radiology Advisory Board Member

[students]

ARRT

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