Frank Pirri R (RT) R(MRI) R(CT)

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631-***-**** (home) 516-***-**** (mobile) advp12@r.postjobfree.com RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST

INTERVENTIONAl / CARDIOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIST

CAT SCAN / MRI TECHNOLOGIST

Professional Radiology Technologist with 25 years of experience in the clinical imaging field with background from VAMC Northport School of Radiological Sciences. A self-directed professional with superior problem solving and communications skills. Working together with staff members as a team to meet patients and doctors needs to ensure maximum productivity without compromising patient care. Experience in Radiology/ Cath Lab/ Cat Scan and Interventional Radiology modalities, including emergency department, OR sterile Technique and Angiography procedures. Scrub in for diagnostic and interventional angio studies. Working as team member during diagnostic and interventional angiography procedures. Operate radiology equipment, enter patient data, operate and test fluoro, and prepare sterile table during on call duties.

AREAS Of EXPERIENCE

Staff Radiologic Technologist. Interventional Radiology/ Cath Lab / Cat Scan

• Maintained knowledge of cardiac cath lab procedures, BCLS and ACLS certification, ASRT Directed Reading for CE credits.

• Proficient in diagnostic and invasive cath procedures including ECG monitoring, hemodynamics, calculations of blood saturation values.

• Experienced in scrub and sterile technique for EP and Cardiac and vascular diagnostic and interventional procedures.

• ECG Recognition, Arrhythmia interpretation, cardiac pressure wave from analysis and measurements.

• Cat Scan Technologist with heavy trauma experience, and contrast injection studies. EXPERIENCE

Northport VA Medical Center, Northport, NY Oct. 2012 to present Interventional Radiology Tech. On-Call Duties

NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY Dec. 2010 to Oct. 2012 Cardiovascular Tech. EP Lab / Cath Lab

EP LAB/ CATH LAB/ ANGIO SUITE

• Setting up room and patient for angiography procedures and ablation procedures.

• Scrub-in for device implants, lead extractions.

• Sterile technique for all procedures, trained in OR sterile technique.

• Extensive 3-month orientation in Angio/ Cardiac procedures, set-up, scrub, sterile technique, ECG interpretation.

• Set up for interventional procedures in cath lab and angio suite for diagnostic and interventional procedures.

• Inventory and stock rooms for next case and or next day. Brookhaven Hospital, Patchogue, NY Oct. 2008 to Jan. 2011 Vascular Cardio interventional Radiologic Tech

• Duties include special procedures for angioplasty and vascular stenting.

• Diagnostic cardiac cath procedures.

• Patient and equipment preparation on a case by case basis.

• Assist in transition of special procedures to a Hybird suite for angio and cardiac catheterization procedures.

Huntington Hospital, Huntington, NY March 2006 to October 2008 Cardiovascular Technologist / Radiologic Tech / Cat Scan Tech

• Prepare equipment/ start-up room every day.

• Test fluoroscopy and MedRad injector.

• Hemodynamic monitoring and recording

• Communicated with service personnel for efficient operation of equipment and applications, also hospital Bio medical team for optimum equipment performance.

• On-call duties for emergency PCI/ STEMI.

North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY Jan. 2004 to March 2006 Cardiovascular Technologist

• Knowledge in diagnostic left heart and right heart procedures, hemodynamic, arrhythmias recognition, JECG monitoring.

• Knowledge in interventional procedures and equipment needed for such including quality assurance to ensure equipment is functioning properly.

• Prepared equipment and patient for procedure sterile table and equipment.

• Monitored patient during procedure, recorded homodynamic data.

• Involved in valve studies, peripheral studies, equipment education, clinical and application training.

• On-call duties for Emergency PCI

Huntington Hospital, Huntington, NY 1991 to 2001

Staff radiologic Technologist / OR Tech / Cat Scan Technologist ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Invasive Catheterization Technologist; Computed Tomography Technologist – Registered (CT); Register Radiology Technologist; Continuing education credits and readings and conferences. Registered MRI and CT technologist.

EDUCATION/ TRAINING / LICENSES

Extensive Orientation / Training in ANGIO Procedures at NYU Langone Medical Center Certificate in Sectional Anatomy & Imaging Strategies, 2009 MRI Registry Review Program Certificate, 2009

Suffolk County Community College, Selden, NY

Associates Degree

VAMC Northport School of Radiological Sciences, Northport, NY Certification in Radiologic Technology

St. Francis Hospital 10/23/2008

The “ABC’s” of the Cath Lab Patient Conference

Stony Brook University School of Health Technology and Management Certificate from MRI Continuing Professional Education Program (10-month program) North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY

ECG/ Arrhythmias Recognition, Hemodynamic, Intra-aortic Balloon pump, BCLS. ACLS, Rotoblator, angiojet, Cardiac stent insertion (PCTA), Angioplasty, IVUS operation State Department of New York, Department of Health, 1991 Current with continuing education credits with ARRT and ASRT. AFFILIATIONS

1991 to present: The American Society of Radiological Technologists and The American Registry of Radiological Technologists.

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