Resume of Candidate # 325748, working together as a team to provide the best comprehensive care available for the patient; and to promote the department's commitment to quality within the community.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large Healthcare Facility                                            June 2006 - Present
Currently positioned as locum tenens therapist in clinics throughout the United States.

Large Healthcare Facility                                            March 2004 - April 2006
Radiation Therapy Supervisor
Manage department consisting of two linear accelerators, simulation, CT, and HDR equipment.

Direct supervision over radiation therapists, nursing, and office staff.
Instrumental in hiring three FTEs, replacing locums of more than three years. Eliminated overtime averaging twenty-five hours per week.
Raised departmental standards to achieve the 100 % Patient Satisfaction. Commendation for the forth quarter of 2005 and first quarter of 2006.

Large Teaching Hosptial                                                March 1994-December 2001                                                                  

Staff Radiation Therapist                                              February 2003-February 2004
Responsible for patient treatment, chart recording, scheduling and billing in respect to ICD 9 codes and Medicare reimbursement.

Developed a quality assurance program to prevent late starts for new patients. Gathered and charted information over a two-year period, 1997 to 1999, pinpointing problem areas and suggested changes for implementation. Composed the policy and procedure manual for the cerrobend mold room.

Radiology Staffing Company                                          March 2002 - January 2003
Locum Tenens Radiation Therapist
Served as temporary placement staff therapist, allowing time for my educational pursuit and a broader knowledge of current treatment modalities. Assisted Tim Ochran, Ph.D., with the installation and implementation of NOMOS IMRT at the Paris Cancer Center, Paris Texas.

Trained with staff therapists on BAT ultrasound in conjunction with IMRT at St. Joseph Cristus Hospital, Bryan Texas. Introduced to Virtual Sim, MLC and Varis record and verify at El Paso Cancer Center, El Paso Texas.

Large Healthcare Facility                                            October 1992 - June 1996
Radiologic Technologist
Performed radiologic exams and procedures as a part-time technologist while studying radiation therapy at Large Cancer Center.
Continued part-time employment upon graduation and placement at Large Teaching Hospital, focusing on emergency room radiologic procedures.

Radiation Therapy Supervisor
Oversee treatment and all ancillary areas of department to insure maximum efficiency. Monitor productive hours versus target ratio.
Work closely with Radiation Oncologists and physicist to prioritize new patient start dates. Outline employee schedules, call, and vacation.
Interview and hire new personnel, submit 90-day evaluation.
Initiate employee conference and implement disciplinary action when required. Schedule and record preventive maintenance for all equipment. Monitor daily QA procedures; report to physics.
Requisition materials from corporate and non-corporate vendors.
Review all port films and ultrasound scans. Evaluate patient chart, treatment plan, and R&V prior to new start; correct discrepancies.
Select and compile brief history of new patients for weekly chart rounds.
Initiate service recovery for patient satisfaction.

Staff Therapist
Linear accelerator warm-up, beam measurement and calculation for QA.
Simulation of treatment field. Dose calculation for emergent patients.
Cerrobend block fabrication and verification. Scheduling of patient treatment and simulation. Weekly check of treatment charts.
Ordering and stocking of medical and technical supplies.

University of St. Francis

Pending graduation December 2007

Radiation Therapy Program Certificate                          August 1993 

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Radiologic Technology Program Certificate                   October 1991

Autry Technology Center

 

 

                           

Varian 6 100, 2100 C/CD, 2300 EX, and iX linear accelerators with OBI for IGRT
Siemens Mevetron MD, KD, 77, and Primus Linear accelerators
General Electric Saturn and Elekta linear accelerators
Siemens, Varian and Oldelft simulators
Varian and NOMOS IMRT
CMS I-Beam, BAT, and Son Array ultrasound
Oldelft Therapax 3 Orthovoltage
Lantis, Impac, Varis, ARIA, and Primeveiw record and verify systems
TBM 3 and Sentinel beam monitoring systems with Argus record and verify
Huestis cerrobend block fabrication
       

 

 

Current GPA 3.87 with 124 hours accumulated towards BSHA.

Award of Merit, Texas Society of Radiologic Technologists for clinical research paper; The Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer. (1993) Tex-Rays, 41(3), p. 11-13.

President of the 1993 graduating class, M.D. Anderson Radiotherapy Program.

The Houston Medical Imaging Society Scholarship Award, 1992.

The Academic Achievement Award, Autry Technology Center, 1991.