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Echocardiography Technician

Location:
Pelham Manor, NY
Posted:
June 08, 2014

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Justine Kadoche, RCS, RMA, CET

* ********* ***** **********, ** 10974

845-***-**** Email: acehg2@r.postjobfree.com

WORK HISTORY

**/****-******* *********** ******* Center, Valhalla, NY

Patient Care Coordinator

• Assisted with management of Orthopedic,Post Anesthesia Recovery, Cardiac Care, Medical Intensive Care, and High Risk Maternity Units

• Anticipated needs of nursing staff to provide high quality care for patients and their families.

• Processed lab work including PKU and reported critical values to nursing staff

• Maintained patient files and prepares patient treatment charts

• Answered high volume phones, ordered supplies, and monitored department access.

• Admit and discharge patients in A2K hospital computer system

• Fostered excellent patient and staff communications

• Maintains patient care database by entering new information as it becomes available; verifying findings and reports; backing up data. Protects self, co-workers, and patients by following policies and procedures to prevent the spread of bloodborne and/or airborne diseases.

• Generated OR schedules in HSM

2011 – 2012 Advanced Cardiovascular Care, Wayne, New Jersey

Echocardiography Technician

• Performed Echocardiography 2D, M-Mode, Doppler, color flow mapping, pulsed wave and continuous wave scans in cardiology practice.

• Carotid Duplex Scan/Abdominal Aorta Ultrasounds.

• Prepared patients for exam and explained procedure. Positioned patients for scans; set up and adjusted equipment for each scan.

• Evaluated patients’ studies and recorded results.

• Ordered supplies for medical practice and maintained equipment.

• Trained and supervised new employees in proper use of equipment and office procedures

• Prepared examination rooms and interviewed patients to obtain medical histories.

• Scheduled patients for Echocardiography Scans, Nuclear Stress Tests and EKG studies.

• Administered EKGs on patients and ensured patients comfort during procedure.

• Ability to identify artifacts and interpret EKG results. Identified and resolved electro-cardio-graphic error messages on computer.

• Managed patient scheduling and insurance coverage

• Updated Medical Billing and coding records for office and hospital visits.

• PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES

Current CCI, Cardiovascular Credentialing International, Raleigh, North Carolina

Registered Cardiac Sonographer, RCS

Current AMT, American Medical Technologists, Rosemont, Illinois

RMA, Registered Medical Assistant

Current NHA, National Health Careers Association, Stilwell, Kansas

CET, Certified EKG Technician

Current AHA-American Heart Association

BCLS (Basic Cardiac Life Support) Healthcare Provider

Current HIPAA Certification

EDUCATION

2010 – 2011 Eastwick College, Ramsey, New Jersey

Graduate, AAS-Associate Degree in Applied Science Dean’s List (3.6 GPA)

Major, Cardiovascular Sonography

1981 – 1985 SUNY, State University of New York, New Paltz, New York

Graduate, Major, English/Journalism

1981 Nanuet Senior High School, Nanuet, New York

Graduate, High School Diploma

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Society of Medical Diagnostic Sonographers (SDMS), American Society of Echocardiography (ASE)

CLINICAL SKILLS 2-D, M-mode, Doppler, Color flow/calculations, Echocardiography, Cardiovascular Ultrasound, Carotid Artery Scans, Holter Monitor, Stress Test, Venipuncture, Autoclave, Urinalysis, Spirometry, AED, EKG, OSHA, Uricult, Centrifuge, and Hemocue machines.

EQUIPMENT Experience with ATL, Hewlett Packard, Acuson X-300, Acuson Sequoia, Philips, GE Vivid E, and Siemens, AP Biosonic 3000.

OFFICE SKILLS Microsoft Office: Medical Office Management Software, Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. Web site design experience using Prostores and HTML. Computerized Medical Billing, Medical Transcription, Medical Terminology, Insurance Forms and Billing, CPT and ICD9 Coding, and Scheduling.

OTHER WORK HISTORY:

2003-2008 Logistics Analyst, Footstar, Inc., Mahwah, New Jersey

• Managed operations for two domestic Distribution Centers including routing orders, resolving system issues, filing freight claims, and mediating customer complaints.

• Tracked shipment status from Distribution Center to Intermodal Carriers and retail shoe locations.

06/98-04/03 Administrative Assistant, Manpower, Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey

• Worked as Administrative Assistant for companies including International Helicopter in Northvale, New Jersey.

• Resolved customer service issues and updated reports.

02/93-06/98 Transportation Analyst, United Parcel Service, Mahwah, New Jersey

• Developed technical manuals for UPS Corporate Schools (Customer Based Systems, Networks and OS/2).

• Analyzed transportation data and created reports in Excel. Produced monthly newsletter for Finance Department.

• Captured billing screens and imported text and graphics utilizing Snapshot, Word Excel and WordPerfect.

10/89-02/93 Documentation Specialist, Jet Aviation Business Jets

10/88-10/89 Marketing Coordinator, Philips Electronic Instruments

09/85-10/88 Reporter, Hudson Valley Newspapers



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