Safety Officer Technologist

Lisa Hotz

**** ******* ****, ***** *****, OH ****1

216-***-**** - **********@*****.***

Professional Summary

Experienced Radiology technologist in Pediatric and Adult Cardiology with over 12 years of experience in Congenital Heart. Excellent reputation for resolving problems, improving patient outcomes, and being a great person to come to for knowledge and teaching about congenital heart defects. Talented radiology technologist with more than years' experience in multimodal and 3D diagnostic imaging. Highly skilled in producing cross-sectional images to help physicians diagnose, treat and manage wide range of illnesses. Patient-focused on there experience the hospital. Expert in determining imaging needs, positioning and immobilizing patients, developing images following quality control and established processes. Quick to build rapport with patients and successful in easing anxieties while increasing cooperation.

Productive Pediatric Radiology Cath Lab Technologist with more than 12 years of progressive expertise in Cath lab clinical settings. Highly knowledgeable in multimodality imaging. Skilled in providing patients with educational information and instruction to ease anxiety and produce high-quality, high-resolution images.

Skills

Microsoft Office, Windows, Publisher

Telephone Skills

Excellent Communication Skills

Typing (35+wpm)

Professional Patient Care

Cantitronics, Sensis, Syngo, Qsight

Has done volunteer work for the hospital

Marketing materials, Telephone Skills, Billing, Emailing,

Worked with Toshiba, Siemens

Ultrasound,EKGS, Xray,

Bi plane and 3D imaging

Adult and Pediatric Congential Catheterization

Multitasking

Excellent Communication

Creating Compliance

Oracle

Patient Care

Pricing

Documentation

Radiation Safety

Imaging, Scheduling

Inventory, Sorting, Organizing, Contracts

Team lead

Teaching

Inventory auditing

Task delegation

Quality control

Data analysis

Tool repair and maintenance

Order fulfillment

Educational support

Goal development

Team leadership and collaboration

Radiologic Technology

BLS

PALS

ACLS

Work History

10/2016 to Current

Pediatric Cath Lab Radiology Technogist

Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital – Cleveland, OH

Rotations through CT, MRI, Special Procedures Philips and Siemans C-arm Responsibilities Billing for : Cath, EP, Tilt angio injections Managing

Scrubbing in a sterile fashion

Helping the Physician placing stents, ballooning, placing devices

Scrubbing with the physician for diagnostic, interventional, and biopsy cases for heart transplants

Setting up sterile table

Able to record/ document in Sensis

Able to run a Siemens biplane C-arm

ACT, Blood gas, SATS machine use daily

Able to use Ultrasound

Knowing how to order and set up Qsight

Safety officer for the lead

3D Imaging with the Leonardo on the Siemens system

Performs all duties of the Invasive Cardiovascular radiology technologist with direction from the RN and/or MD

Functions as a clinical and technical resource, demonstrating strong basic knowledge of technical equipment in the area of specialty

Circulates to rooms during all catheterization procedures and assists during catheterization procedures

Interacts with cath lab staff and physicians while performing circulating duties

Assumes on call responsibility

Responsibilities: Provides complete documentation and hemodynamic monitoring of patients during procedures, including accurate chronological recording of angiograms and hemodynamic parameters, medication administration, and recording of equipment used during procedures

Circulates in room during all catheterization procedures and anticipates physicians' needs and assists during catheterization procedures to include prepping patients

Anticipates and meets the needs of the patient during catheterization procedures including knowledge of use of hemodynamic equipment, BP apparatus, defibrillator, oximeter and other related equipment

Performs pre/post procedural care of the patient such as educating, prepping, draping, and informing the patient about what to expect

Dresses percutaneous sites with and without sheaths

Provides equipment and supplies to those scrubbing or circulating within the room

Maintains awareness of new equipment and physician preferences of equipment and procedures

Assists in collection of all specimens, including arterial/venous blood specimens, as well as point of care specimens

Successfully removes arterial and venous sheaths based on unit standards

Assists in regulatory and safety monitoring and compliance audits as directed

Interacts with cath lab personnel

Interacts with staff, patients and physicians to support departmental goals by facilitating change and providing feedback or constructive criticism to management

Other duties as assigned

Successfully led key projects which resulted in positive outcome

Developed exceptional attendance record with special attention to punctuality and preparation to work upon arrival

Provided onsite training

Resolved conflicts and negotiated agreements between parties in order to reach win-win solutions to disagreements and clarify misunderstandings

Planned and executed radiology safety

06/2016 to 08/2016

Cath Lab Radiology Technologist

UH Parma Hospital – Parma, OH

Trained on the Toshiba and Heart suite systems

Radiology technologist is scrubbed in for all or most cases

Able to assist the Doctor during cases

Helping with balloons and deploying stents

Help panning and stirring the C- arm system

Sowing in sheath, holding pressure and placing radial pressure bands on patients

Able to do EKG's

09/2010 to 05/2016

Pediatric Cath Lab Radiology Tech II

UH Rainbow Babies & Children Hospital – Cleveland, OH

Pediatric Cath Lab RT

Responsibilities: Head person of Radiation Safety was the first to start a Radiation Safety in the peds cath lab

Scrubbing in a sterile fashion

Setting up sterile table

Able to record/ document on Sensis

Able to run a Siemens bi-plane C-arm

ACT, Blood gas, Sats machine use daily

Started the first companies in the Peds cath lab for the Siemens machine

Trained in INVOS., Ultra sound, Canitroics, Qsight Lead

Has been a safety officer

End of the year sending flies and CD's to Iron Mountain

Coordinates the call schedule monthly

10/2008 to 10/2010

Radiology Technologist/ Charge tech

Uh Case Medical Center – Cleveland, OH

Daily responsibilities doing rounds in the morning, Making sure images where passable to go to the radiologist.

Multitasking form tech to charge tech.

Triaging pt form the ER from critical to sever.

Making sure rooms were clean, and portables were clean.

Making sure billing was correct.

Education

Expected in 12/2020

Bachelor of Science: Radiologic Technology

Pima Medical Institute - Tucson, AZ

Associate of Applied Science: Radiologic Technology

Cuyahoga Community College - Parma, OH

ARRT Certification: Radiologic Technology

School of Diagnostic Imaging Cleveland Clinic - Cleveland, OH

High School Diploma

Padua High School - Parma, Ohio

Accomplishments

Certification:

ARRT

ASRT

Presently in school for my Bachelors in Radiology Science

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