Experience

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  The Tasting Panel Magazine

  • Arizona Contributing Editor

    • Mar 2022 - Present

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  The SOMM Journal

  • Phoenix, Arizona, United States

  • Arizona Contributing Editor

    • Jun 2021 - Present
    • Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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  Write On Rubee, LLC

  • Phoenix, Arizona Area

  • Writer/Owner

    • Apr 2015 - Present
    • Phoenix, Arizona Area

    I'm a freelance food, beverage and travel writer, author of two books - Arizona Wine: A History of Perseverance & Passion and Phoenix Cooks - and in 2016 was inducted into the Arizona Culinary Hall of Fame. I've written for local and national print and online publications such as Phoenix Home & Garden, PHOENIX magazine, The SOMM Journal, The Tasting Panel, Time Out, AZ Wine Lifestyle, the Arizona Republic, A Taste of AZ magazine, WhereTraveler, Four Seasons Resort, Montage, and Experience Scottsdale and the Arizona Office of Tourism . My WriteOnRubee Instagram has been recommended as a travel resource in San Diego Magazine, listed as one of 10 Phoenix Food Instagrams Guaranteed to Make You Hungry on VisitPhoenix.com, and won Best Food Instagram in Arizona Foothills Magazine. I've also been recognized with a Foodist Award for Best Food Writer by the Arizona Restaurant Association and as Most Influential in Valley Food by Arizona Foothills magazine, and my website WriteOnRubee.com has won PHOENIX Magazine's Best Food Blog and is a four-time winner of Best Local Food Website from Arizona Foothills.

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  Integrity HD

  • Medical Device
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Editor and Quality Assurance Supervisor

    • Apr 2017 - Jan 2022

    Editor and Quality Assurance Supervisor in Healthcare Documentation. Edited and proofread medical documents for physicians and hospitals across the country. Skilled in medical terminology, medical documentation, medical record keeping, and employee coaching, education, and training. Utilized 30 years of experience in specialties such as Allergy and Immunology, Pediatric Surgery, Gastroenterology, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Orthopedic Surgery, Medical Oncology, Cardiology and Cardiac Heart Surgery, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Nephrology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Pulmonology, and Urology. Proficient with ESOne, Emdat, Inscribe, Editscript and eScription software platforms.

  • Senior Quality Assurance Editor

    • Apr 2014 - Apr 2017

    Editor and Quality Assurance reviewer in Healthcare Documentation. Edited and proofread medical documents for physicians and hospitals across the country. Skilled in medical terminology, medical documentation, medical record keeping, and employee coaching, education, and training. Led entire company team as a Quality Assurance and Healthcare Documentation Editor in medical editing and employee training. Proofread medical documents and edited specialties of acute patient care such as Allergy and Immunology, Pediatric Surgery, Gastroenterology, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Orthopedic Surgery, Medical Oncology, Cardiology and Cardiac Heart Surgery, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Nephrology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Pulmonology, and Urology.Proficient with Emdat, Inscribe, Editscript and eScription software platforms.

  • Healthcare Documentation Editor and Quality Assurance

    • Mar 2014 - Apr 2014

    Healthcare Documentation Editor. Proofreading medical documents and editing specialties of acute care with a focus on Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology, Orthopedic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Cardiology, Endocrinology.Proficient with Emdat and Inscribe platforms.

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  AZ Wine Lifestyle

  • Phoenix, Arizona

  • Food and Cocktail Writer

    • 2008 - 2015
    • Phoenix, Arizona

    Researching and writing 1000-word restaurant reviews and cocktail articles, performing interviews, proofreading, copy editing, and photography.

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  M*Modal

  • Healthcare Documentation Specialist and Editor

    • Oct 2012 - Jan 2014

    Transcribed, edited and proofread specialties of acute care including Operative Reports, Discharge Summaries, Radiology, Endocrinology, and Rehabilitation Medicine.Utilized FutureNet and Fluency/DocQscribe software programs.

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  MxSecure, Inc.

  • Scottsdale, AZ

  • Medical Language Specialist and Editor

    • Jun 2011 - Oct 2012
    • Scottsdale, AZ

    Transcribed, edited, and proofread specialties of acute care with a focus on Cardiology, Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Neurology, Electroencephalograms and Sleep Medicine. Utilized Express Scribe, AnyModal, and MxEditor software programs.

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  North Shore Medical Transcription, Inc.

  • Peabody, MA

  • Medical Transcription Editing and Quality Assurance

    • 1993 - Jun 2011
    • Peabody, MA

    Functioned as a Medical Transcriptionist, Voice Recognition Editor and Quality Assurance Editor.Trained new employees, conducted quality assurance, and created the company training manual.Transcribed, edited, and proofread specialties of acute care such as Allergy and Immunology, Cardiology, Cardiac Catheterizations, Electrophysiology, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, General Surgery, Gastroenterology, General Internal Medicine, Gynecology, Hematology, Hepatobiliary, Infectious Disease, Oncology, Nephrology, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Pathology, Psychiatry, Pulmonology, Radiation Oncology, Rheumatology, Travel Medicine, Neuropsychology, and Vascular Medicine for Lahey Medical Center, a multi-specialty hospital of 450+ physicians with inpatient and outpatient facilities.Utilized Word and Dictaphone Enterprise Speech and ExEditor software programs.

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  Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

  • Burlington., MA

  • Medical Technologist and Administrative Assistant

    • 1985 - 1995
    • Burlington., MA

    Various positions in 10 years of employment in the Cardiology Department: Medical Assistant and transcriptionist of electrocardiograms, cardiac catheterizations, Holter monitors, and pacemaker, electrophysiology, and echocardiogram reports.Electrocardiology technician and member of the Code Blue Team in the acute care setting of the Cardiac Care Unit, Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Room, and Operating Room.Exercise technologist administering stress tests and cardiac Holter monitors.Employee Education Coordinator managing training of employees and set-up of satellite locations.Employee Relations including compiling and editing the department cookbook.Utilized Word, Excel, and PowerPoint programs.