Quality Assurance Years Experience

Michele Walsh

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City: Drexel Hill

State: PA

Zip: 19026

Country: USA

Phone: 610-***-****

Skill Level: Any

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Primary Skills/Experience:

Extremely professional mammographer with over 15 years experience, dedicated to producing optimal diagnostic images, excelled at obtaining successful stereotactic biopsies and providing superior patient care experience. Enjoyed educating patients to procedures, importance of self breast exams and timely mammograms.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from Hahnemann Univ., Philadelphia PA 1/2001 to 8/1987 (Radiologic Technology Science)

Job History / Details:

Summary

Extremely professional mammographer with over 15 years experience, dedicated to producing optimal diagnostic images, excelled at obtaining successful stereotactic biopsies and providing superior patient care experience.

Enjoyed educating patients to procedures, importance of self breast exams and timely mammograms.

Highlights

ARRT certification

EVIVA expertise

HOLOGIC SAPHIRE BIOPSY SYSTEM expertise

HOMER Needle System

CERNER system operation

LORAD equipment operation

HOLOGIC equipment operation

Mammography certification

Accomplishments

Facilitated Accreditation for Stereotactic Biopsy Procedures 2011.

Worked collaboratively to achieve Accreditation for Breast Care Center of Excellence 2012.

Performed approximately 4-5 Stereotactic Biopsies per day.

Assisted Radiologist with Breast Needle Localizations,aproximately3-5 per day.

Commended frequently by patients for attentive and caring service.

Trained multiple technicians in appropriate techniques and procedures for successful breast needle localizations.

Responsible for documenting standard for procedure.

Mentored new staff on tactics, techniques for successful stereotactic biopsies.

Supported Ultrasound Department,assisted Ultrasound guided biopsy procedures.

Acted as liason,guided patients through process and explanations of procedure in preparation for different biopsies.

Charted biopsy procedure outcomes, documented pertinent case information.

Contacted patients follow up post biopsy.

Managed flow of medications and equipment procured for biopsies.

Performed Quality Assurance Tests and maintained Quality Control logs.

Annual volunteer for Linda Creed Screening day.

Takes Care Award

Experience

September 2000 to March 2012

Riddle Hospital Main Line Health System Media, PA

Mammographer

Produced high quality screening and diagnostic mammograms

utilizing all patient safety techniques.

Performed stereotactic breast biopsies utilizing Eviva Hologic Saphire system with high rate of sucess. Commended frequently on accuracy localizing challenging lesions.

Assisted Radiologists in needle localizations of breast using Homer Mammalok system.

Interacted closely with radiologists in screening biopsy cases for appropriate modality.

Worked in collaboration with radiologists, sonographers and other healthcare team members.

Supported Ultrasound Department.

Oriented and trained new staff on proper procedures and policies.

Requested scripts from doctors and verified insurance and coding.

Obtained pertinent patient history, prior to study.

Explained procedures to patients to reduce anxieties and increase patient cooperation.

Positioned patients for optimal comfort before procedures.

Tailored care to meet the specific needs of each patient.

Enjoyed challenging cases requiring techniques to visualize faint calcifications, access difficult locations and compensate for extreme body habitus.

Precisely callibrated stereotactic equipment daily prior to biopsies.

Notified appropriate service for maintainance/repair according to contracts.

Verified type of radiology procedure prior to exams using the HIPAA guidelines for two identifiers.

Followed all appropriate procedures to minimize patient's exposure to radiation.

Utilized Cerner system for tracking workload and charging accounts.

Education

1987 Hahnemann Univ. Philadelphia, Pa

Associate of Science Radiologic Technology Science

Agfa-Gevaert Award for Exceptional Humanistic Traits in Radiography.

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