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T r i s h a J . B a r r e t t
C N M T - P E T / C T
****-******* ******* ****** *********** and Research Institute PET/CT Technologist - Oncology
-Responsible for opening/closing various depts and mobile units.
-Traveling position-Work at 7+ sites including stand alone and mobile units.
-All pt care, prep, IV’s, scanning and processing images.
-Axumin and NETSPOT injection/imaging.
-Ludithera and Xofigo treatments.
2012- 2018 Imaging For Life, LLC/MaxHealth – Sarasota, FL Lead CNMT PET/CT Technologist/Nuclear Cardiac SPECT NMT
- Responsible for all opening/closing duties for the imaging dept.
- Hot Lab/record management, RAM license renewal, Biohazard trainer.
- All patient care, IV startup/injections, scanning, and processing procedures.
- PET/CT protocol implementation in Oncology, Brain, Amyvid, and Rb-82 Cardiac stress testing.
- General nuclear SPECT cardiac studies.
- Opening of new cardiac offices in multiple locations.
- ACR certification/recertification procedures.
2006 - 2009 Advanced Cardiology - Bradenton, FL
Chief Nuclear Medicine Stress Technologist
-Lead technologist in office.
-Hot lab management/set-up, camera QC/operation, and data processing.
-Patient prep, IV's, stress testing, Radiopharmaceutical ordering/manipulation/ administration.
-Opening and closing duties.
-Obtained ICANL certification for company.
2005 – 2006 Fletcher Allen Healthcare – Burlington, VT General Nuclear Medicine Technologist
-Responsible for all general nuclear medicine technologists’ duties (IV injections, radiopharmaceutical handling/manipulation/kit preparation, image acquisition/processing, patient care).
- Perform a wide variety of imaging studies including: PET/CT, Nuclear Cardiology, and General Nuclear Medicine.
-Participated in trial radiopharmaceutical treatments and several research imaging protocols.
-Work with PACS system and other software applications including: Image Cast, Vantage, Pegasys, Tsunami and Vision.
- Camera Systems: ADAC Forte, Sophy, DST Xli and XL, GE PET/CT Scanner. I am a self-motivated individual that works in the nuclear medicine field as a lead PET/CT Technologist. I work in a fast-paced and challenging environment and have years of experience doing PET/CT’s on oncology patients, Alzheimer's studies using both FDG and Amyvid, Rb-82 cardiac stress tests, as well as general SPECT nuclear cardiac stress MPI studies. I have over 17 years of experience working in nuclear medicine in a variety of different settings. It is my goal to become a member of a respectable company/team that exhibits such skills as superior patient care, organization, multitasking, teamwork, and dedication. C L I N I C A L E X P E R I E N C E
C O N T A C T S
3721 50th Ave N
SAINT PETERSBURG,
FLORIDA
33714
The University of Vermont
School of Allied Health
Sciences
Degree Attained:
Bachelor of Science in
Nuclear Medicine
Technology
Diploma awarded:
May 20
th
2001
Awarded The Technologist
Achievement Award of
Excellence
Based off of grades, clinical
performance, Competency
exams, and my overall
accomplishments during my
4+ years involved in the
Nuclear Medicine Program
and my Internship at The
Lahey Clinic of Burlington,
MA.
• SNMMI
-The Society of Nuclear
Medicine and Molecular
Imaging – 2002-2017
• ASNC
-The American Society of
Nuclear Cardiology – 2015-
2016
2005 – 2005 Murdock Family Medicine – Port Charlotte, FL General Nuclear Medicine Technologist - PRN
-Completed studies were general Nuclear Cardiology (exercise and chemical stress).
- Performed various other organ system scans including: bone, renal, thyroid and gastric emptying studies.
- Camera Systems: Siemens ECAM and Single-Head Sophy. 2002 – 2005 Blake Medical Center – Bradenton, FL
On-Call CNM Technologist
- Covered 2-3 nights of emergency pager call per week.
- Imaging Protocols Performed: Lung Ventilation/Perfusion, Hepatobiliary Function, Gastrointestinal Bleed Localization and Emergency Bone Scans.
- Used several different systems to process/produce necessary images. Systems include: Tele-Rad, Syntrac and Meditec.
- Camera Systems: ADAC Forte and Dual-Head Sophy.
2002 – 2004 Imaging for Life – Sarasota, FL
Chief P.E.T. Technologist
- Full-time employee (40+hours/week).
- Primary responsibilities included: ordering daily radiopharmaceuticals, performing quality control on camera/departmental equipment, IV injections (butterfly and IV catheters), selecting/executing appropriate examination protocols, processing/printing patient films and exam documentation.
- Placed in charge of setting up several aspects of the clinic prior to its opening
(including radiation safety protocols, record keeping system and modification of patient protocols).
- Camera Systems: Siemens Accel, Dedicated P.E.T. Scanner. 2002 – 2002 Bradenton Cardiology – Bradenton, FL
Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist (Cardiology/stress)
- Full-time employee (40+ hours/week). Busy outpatient cardiology clinic scheduling up to twenty outpatient scans per day.
- Cardiac studies performed: Same-day Thallium Rest/Stress and MUGA scans. Stress protocols included: Regular Exercise Stress and Persantine/Adenosine/ Dobutamine Chemical Stress tests.
- Other skills learned: EKG lead placement and BP monitoring.
- Camera System: Dual-Head Sophy.
2001- 2002 Boston Children’s Hospital – Boston, MA Pediatric Nuclear Medicine Technologist
- Full-time employee (40+ hours/week). Fast-paced pediatric nuclear medicine department in a large, world-renowned children’s center.
- Common Body Systems Examined: Skeletal, Cardiac, Renal, Urinary Tract, Hepatobiliary, Tumor, Lungs, and Brain (including seizure studies).
- Performed some FDG-Coincidence Imaging(P.E.T.).
- Special skills acquired: Urinary catheter placement,, Pediatric IV insertion and excellent pediatric patient care skills.
- Camera System: Siemens ECAM, GE dedicated PET Scanner, ADAC Forte. C E R T I F I C A T I O N S
A T T E N D E D C O N F E R E N C E S
-National SNMMI Annual Meetings
-ASNC Annual Meetings
-FNMT Annual Meetings
-Online Webinars
C L I N I C A L E X P E R I E N C E ( C O N T . )
P R O F E S S I O N A L
O R G A N I Z A T I O N S
• NMTCB
• CNMT
• PET//CT TECH
• ACLS
– Advanced Cardiac Life
Support
• BLS
-Basic Life Support
• ACR
-Certification
-Recertification
• BRACCO
-Rb-82 Generator Operator
• Emergency First
Responder