M ARICOLLEEN HEWITT

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Peotone, IL 60468

815-***-****

accc23@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

A challenging opportunity with a progressive work place, benefiting on the ability to positively contribute to your company. My

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many years of experience in the medical field working with the public would be an asset to your company.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

CARDIAC SONOGRAPHER

Highly skilled career professional with 30 plus years practical experience in hospital, cardiology, primary care environments, and

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managing high patient volume.

Echo Cardiographer with strong patient care, analytical, communication and data control skills. Quickly builds sensitive and caring

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relationships with patients from diverse backgrounds.

Maintains priorities while multi tasking in fast paced and dynamic echo labs. Clear and articulate professional, able to communicate

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well with physicians, peers, and patients.

Self motivated, accountable, dedicated and encouraging. Providing continuous involvement and extra effort to prioritize work flow

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and achieve positive results.

EXPERIENCE

Home Health Medical Assistant

Two Families that I take care of two elderly gentlemen. Care for them with daily activities, assist in bathing, eating and get

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them involved with being active.

Cardiac Sonographer

2/2013 to Present

Silver Cross Hospital Joliet/New Lenox, Illinois 6/1993 – 1/2013

Performed 2D Echo with Doppler, Stress Echo, TEE and Intra Cardiac Echo in the Cath Lab for Pulmonary Vein Isolations.

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Coordinate Patient care, including gathering pertinent information and recording medical histories. Maintain on – going

communication with the Physicians and patients to assist in the explanation of the procedures. In February of 2012 I assisted in

moving Silver Cross Hospital to its new location in New Lenox Illinois.

Cardiac Sonographer

Edward Cardiovascular Institute Naperville, Illinois

Performed 2D Echo with Doppler, Stress Echo and TEE

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Owner/Manager 9/2003 – 9/2010

Three Curves Fitness Centers Manhattan, Illinois; Demotte/Lake Village, Indiana

7/2001 – 3/2011

Running facilities; training, motivating, disciplining, following up, customer relations, marketing, payroll.

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Medical Assistant

Peotone Medical Center, Peotone, Illinois

Performed numerous patient care duties including blood draws, blood pressures, EKG, posterior molds, administering

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immunizations, assisting the Doctor in suturing and minor surgeries. Working the front desk doing billing, telephone contacts,

calling patients with results, contacting the pharmacy for prescriptions. Made house calls for flu shots and blood draws for are

patients that were unable to come to office.

1/1992 8/2000

Cardiac Sonographer

Palos Community Hospital, Palos Heights

Performed 2D Echo with Doppler,Stress Echo and TEE

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10/1991 12/1992

D ata Processing

Holy Cross Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

Entry level computer operator working night shift and brought down the system and did day end processing.

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11/1989 12/1990

Cardiac Sonographer

Holy Cross Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

Performed 2D Echo with Doppler put on and scanned holters monitors, also performed Stress testing.

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1/1984 10/1989

10/1979 12/1983

Emergency Room Technician

Holy Cross Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

Performed EKG’s, Phlebotomy, posterior

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molds, CPR on all codes. Helped initiated

care and assisted the Emergency Doctors

with suturing injuries.

Nurse’s Aide 10/1978 9/1979

H Holy Cross hospital, Chicago, Illinois

Initiated care, worked with patients to provided thorough education regarding

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medical conditions and subsequent treatments.

10/1977 – 9/1978

Nurse’s Aide

Green Tree Nursing Home, Bridgeview, Illinois

Initiated care to confused patient, bath and dressed them and watch them so

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they would not harm themselves. Had eight patients a day to look after.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

High School Diploma

Evergreen Park High School, Evergreen Park, Illinois

CPR Certification

American Heart Association

Certification Emergency Medical Technician

1977

1977 Present

1979

Moraine Valley College, Palos Hills, Illinois

Sonographer Training 1984

Northwestern Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

INTERESTS

Archery

Fitness

Reading

M ACHINE TRAINING

Phillips SONOS 500, 2500, 5500, 7500

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GE Vivid 7 Pro

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GE Dimensions

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McKesson Workstation

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GE Treadmill

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Meditech Workstation

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ON THE JOB TRAINING

My on the job training started at Holy Cross Hospital starting in October 1978. My Emergency Room Technician

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training had rotation in the lab for Phlebotomy and Cardiology for EKG. In 1984 I completely transferred from the

ER to Cardiology. I had training in the Stress Lab with the EKG Interpretation Class and then went on to train for

scanning holters, then to the Echo lab to train with the doctors.

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