Ultrasound Supervisor/Echocardiographer

• Apr 2021 - Present

Author

• Jun 2007 - Present

The Son I Seek--December 2011 Slippery--December 2009 Callie of the White Sand (Awards Finalist)--December 2008 Monster White Lies (Award Finalist)--December 2007 Painted Rocks: A Novel (Award Finalist)--June 2007 The Son I Seek--December 2011 Slippery--December 2009 Callie of the White Sand (Awards Finalist)--December 2008 Monster White Lies (Award Finalist)--December 2007 Painted Rocks: A Novel (Award Finalist)--June 2007

Cardiovascular Technologist

• Apr 2021 - Jan 2022

Medical Practice Manager

• May 2014 - Sep 2016

Manage daily operations for busy, growing primary care practices in Omak, Brewster, and Winthrop, WA. Provided leadership to twenty-three providers and their staffs, from Reception to Nursing. In 2016, reduced overtime for the Omak practice more than 40% over the previous year. Successfully recruited five new providers to Confluence Health Omak and Brewster Clinics before the end of 2015. Maintain accountability to senior leadership with regard to goals and achievements. Develop strategic plans and initiatives for improvement activities within the practices. Help manage specialty visitors and employees. Served on the Enterprise Project Management committee for launching of the Methow Valley Clinic. Obtained Lean Management training (Confluence Health Value System), applying it to daily, weekly, and monthly management tasks. Serve as the chair of the Safety Committee at the Omak and Brewster Clinics, and serve on the Confluence Health Safety Committee. Also serve on the Outpatient Falls Prevention Committee and the Confluence Health Falls Prevention Steering Committee. Recognize excellent employees and foster ideas for improvement. Recruit, retain, manage, evaluate, discipline, and seek training activities for a large nursing staff. Worked closely in a physician-practice manager dyad with two different physician managers. Maintain excellent lines of communication with providers, staff, and most importantly, patients. Show less

Planning Phase--Chief Operations Officer

• Sep 2012 - May 2014

Applied for grant funding through Small Business Innovation Research through the United States Navy. Wrote grant documentation and provided oversight during the application process. Initiated communications with manufacturers and other alternative energy companies during the business development phase. Developed Business Plan, Emergency Contingency Plan, Business Continuity Plan, Social Responsibility and Sustainability Plan, and Code of Ethics for EWF, LLC. Communicated with government entities to garner support for alternative energy and development of carbon fiber manufacturing capabilities in rural Okanogan County. Show less

Sonographer/Echocardiographer/Vascular Technologist

• Sep 2010 - May 2014

1997-1998: Traveled every day between LCCH and ODH performing all scheduled sonograms, including general, cardiac, and vascular exams. Used Cemax-Icon teleradiology system to send studies between hospitals and to traveling radiologists. Provided occasional on-call exams. Processed ultrasound films from a matrix printer at LCCH. 2008-2010: Performed scheduled sonograms, using a Siemens ultrasound machine. Used Novarad PACS, CPSI, and Virtual Radiologic systems for exam reporting and archiving. Obtained my Registered Vascular Technologist credential from the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography. 2010-2014 Assisted in the purchase of a new shared-service Philips Ultrasound Machine. Developed and opened a new cardiac ultrasound lab to the Lake Chelan Community, including marketing the modality. Attended the 2010 Fetal and Women’s Imaging Conference in Seattle, WA; attended User Specific Training at Philips Medical Systems Dec. 2010; attended the Siemens Innovations Conference in San Antonio, TX July 2011; attended the SDMS National Conference in Seattle, WA September 2012. Show less

Radiology Supervisor/Manager and Sonographer

• Nov 1998 - Oct 2007

Worked as a contracted Sonographer/Echocardiographer through October of 2014 as well at this same facility. Performed duties as a sonographer, echocardiographer, and vascular technologist, with approximately 130 examinations per month. Responsible for all Department of Radiology supervisory duties including staff hiring/firing and evaluation, acting as a liaison between radiology staff and hospital administration, equipment purchases, budgetary duties, quality assurance, administration of the Novarad PACS system, writing of policies and procedures, scheduling, and ordering supplies (among many other responsibilities.) Technological advances under my supervision included the upgrade to PACS; purchase of a helical CT scanner, dry laser printer, and C-Arm; the addition of Computed Radiography; purchase of a new shared service (general, cardiac, and vascular) and 3-D capable ultrasound machine; addition of a Rad-X film viewer; addition of MRI services (due in February 2006); and upgrading to Digital Fluoroscopy (March 2006.) Integration of a new hospital information system (CPSI) and phone system (Nortel) took place and the department became completely DICOM compatible with the exception of Mammography during my tenure as supervisor. Show less