Trevor Downes AS R.T.(R)(N)(CT)(MR) (PET) (NCT)

CT Technologist at Western Arizona Regional Medical Center
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(386) 825-5501
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Lake Havasu City, Arizona, United States, US
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Credentials

  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
    American Heart Association
    Feb, 2020
    - Oct, 2024
  • Positron Emission Tomography ( PET )
    NMTCB Nuclear Medicine Technologist Certification Board
    Apr, 2014
    - Oct, 2024
  • Nuclear Cardiolgy Technologist ( NCT )
    NMTCB Nuclear Medicine Technologist Certification Board
    Feb, 2014
    - Oct, 2024
  • Computed Tomography ( CT )
    ARRT American Registry of Radiologic Technologist
    Mar, 2013
    - Oct, 2024
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging ( MR )
    ARRT American Registry of Radiologic Technogists
    Mar, 2013
    - Oct, 2024
  • Nuclear Medicine Technologist ( N )
    ARRT American Registry of Radiologic Technologist
    Mar, 2013
    - Oct, 2024
  • Radiological Technologist ( R )
    ARRT The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
    Mar, 2013
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • Western Arizona Regional Medical Center
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • CT Technologist
      • Aug 2015 - Present

      Staff CT tech working on G.E 16 slice light speed and a Philips 64 . Performing all studies from ED,ICU and outpatients. Staff CT tech working on G.E 16 slice light speed and a Philips 64 . Performing all studies from ED,ICU and outpatients.

  • Havasu Regional Medical Center
    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • CT Technologist/Rad Tech 3rd shift
      • Nov 2014 - Mar 2020

      Performing ED,outpatient & inpatient high quality CT and CTA's. In addition to performing the full range of diagnostic radiography. Performing ED,outpatient & inpatient high quality CT and CTA's. In addition to performing the full range of diagnostic radiography.

  • BayFront Health-Brooksville Regional Medical Center
    • CT Technologist PRN
      • Sep 2014 - Nov 2014

      CT and General Radiology. Performing three 12 hour shifts 7 pm - 7 am. Thursday,Friday,Saturday PRN. Operating both a 16 and 64 slice Philips CT. Daily QA,phantoms,air calibrations.Screening patients lab values,patient preparations. Educating staff,patient and family members of CT procedure and duration of scan. Starting Intravenous access when necessary. Scanning,processing,filming,sending to PAC's and using RIS as necessary. Following all departmental policy and procedures. Providing quality care and imaging to my patients. Assisting staff technologist in radiology as needed and as CT schedule allows. Show less

  • West Hernando Diagnostic Center
    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • CT Technologist,CTA's, Radiologic Technologist ( Digital)
      • Oct 2011 - Mar 2014

      Daily QA, Phantom review,check operations of power injector and room safety.Greet and screen outpatients for proper blood values and patient preparation. Review physicians orders and patient history and patient medications. Ask about any reactions or issues concerning the exam requested. Explain the procedure and what to expect, duration of exam.Begin intravenous IV when necessary. Remove metallic items in the field of view. Follow the policies and procedures established for the various diagnostic imaging exams. Process and post process CT images and send to the reading radiologist via PAC's. Pass in the appropriate patient information,history,ordering physicians script. Burn a CD or create film for the patient or ordering physicians if indicated. Restocked rooms ordered IV contrast and various other supplies. Assisted in radiology in performing digital radiographic exams on outpatients.Worked on a 16 Slice Toshiba Aquillion CT. Show less

  • Wellington Regional Medical Center
    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Nuclear Medicine Technologist,PET,NCT,PET/CT,CT Tech
      • Dec 2002 - Oct 2011

      Per-Diem Nuclear Medicine technologist.Arrived with in 30 minutes of being contacted for ON-CALL (STAT) scans. Started up equipments began appropriate QA/QC tests prior to beginning patient scan.Located patient,explained to nursing and patient the exam and duration of scan.Transported patient from Units or ER to nuclear medicine. Injected patients with proper radio pharmaceutical. Imaged and processed images to departmental guidelines.Called radiologist or contacted Nighthawk and sent exam through PAC's. Safely and comfortably returned patient to unit or ER. Passed on results as available. Provided 9 years of covering 50-90 % of call schedule. Additionally performed Per Diem CT at the medical centers outpatient facility for over a year on a 4 slice GE CT light speed. Show less

  • The Cardiology Center, Inc
    • United States
    • Medical Practices
    • Nuclear Medicine Technologist (NCT), Coronary CTA Tech,CT Tech,Radiology Tech
      • Oct 2002 - Oct 2011

      Sole Nuclear Cardiology Technologist,registered ( NCT ) for a cardiology clinic of 5 cardiologists.Performing 1500 plus stress tests per year 4 days a week. Utilizing various cardiology protocols dual isotope,1 day and 2 day sestamibi .Gated stress and non gated, ERNA's & Hot PYP scans. Achieved ICANL Nuclear Cardiology Lab accreditation in 2008 and again in 2011 Lab # 3672. Performed all Daily,weekly.and monthly QA/QC tests prior to initiating patient exams. Began receiving up to 12 patients, beginning at 7 am through to noon. Greeting patients upon arrival, walking them back to the nuclear medicine lab. Making the patient comfortable, explaining the scan and duration and having them sign a consent form prior to starting an IV. While starting the IV for the radioactive tracer I would be screening and collecting a patient history of medications and whether patient was NPO for 4-6 hours. Imaging would start with the resting phase first, then the patient would enter the stress lab. Physical or pharmaceutical stress testing would be determined by a nurse practitioner or Cardiologist on site. I would inject the patient in the stress lab at the appropriate moment. Imaging the stress acquisition usually 1 hour later. The two sets of imagines would be processed and filmed for the interpretive cardiologist.I would inform the supervising cardiologist of any positive MPI defects as I processed and detected them. Additionally if I visualized any abnormal lymph node or breast uptake of sestamibi I would notify the supervising cardiologists, to the possibility of metastatic disease. The documentation and handling of all log books,health physics material was my responsibility. Additionally Provided Coronary CTA's and various vascular CTA's on a 16 slice GE CT light speed. CTA's as Carotids,COW,Renals,Runoffs.and Coronary CTA's on beta blockers.The CT's were offered every week day and I fit the patients in. CTA's plus Coronary CTA were scheduled for Wednesdays and Fridays. Show less

  • Radiologic Corporation of America
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Nuclear Medicine Technologist, PET/CT Technologist,CT Technologist
      • Jun 2004 - Jun 2007

      PET/CT Technologist. Utilizing a GE PET/CT mobile unit at one two locations. Good Samaritans Medical Center Palm Beach Fl and or Wellington Regional Medical Center in West Palm Beach,Fl. Provided 3-6 full time days a month as a per-Diem PET/CT Tech. Opened the mobile unit 90 minutes to patient arrival, preformed all daily QA and QC. Received the radioactive material and documented the arrival and safe handling of the prescribed doses.Once all equipment was operating safely patients exams could be initiated.Greeting PET/CT patients and explaining the exam. Obtaining proper patient history prior to injecting radioactive tracer. Once a patient injection was achieved documenting the time,location,and dose minus the residual tracer at that time. Tracer uptake times of 45 -60 minutes occurred prior to imaging. Injections occurred only if patients blood glucose levels meet company guidelines. Other wise a PET/CT patient would be rescheduled.Prior exams if any were assembled and provided with the latest scan for reading. Images and patients information,cases were taken to Good Samaritans Medical Center for reading by a radiologist. Performed on average 8-10 PET/CT's per day. Show less

  • Delray/MRI
    • United States
    • Medical Practices
    • MRI Technologist per-diem
      • Oct 2005 - Jun 2006

      Per-Diem MRI Technologist providing 20-30 hours per week for over 6 months. Operating a High field Phillips Magnet.Working as a team providing various Head,neck,spinal,vascular,extremities,joints and abdominal MR's on both outpatients and Delray Medical center's ( INPATIENTS ).Providing disc's and filming images for various ordering physicians.Screening patients,checking for pacemakers and other metallic devises. Positioning and explaining procedures, setting up proper coils and software procedures. Show less

  • Metabolic Imaging of Boca Raton
    • Nuclear Medicine Technologist, PET Technologist
      • Jan 2002 - Oct 2002

      Full service nuclear medicine outpatient facility. Main procedures provided were PET scans both whole body and PET brains.The company was owned and operated by John Kotler M.D. of Holy Cross Hospital Fort Lauderdale, Fl. Dr.Kotler was the chief nuclear medicine physician for Holy Cross Hospital and had an early and abundant knowledge of PET scanning in its emerging days. My position allowed me to share duties with one other PET tech on a split shift performing over a 100 PET scans per month at a fixed site. My duties included screening and providing patient history's. Checking patient glucose levels. Obtaining prior PET scans, and processing,filming and sending the studies to Dr.Kotler or to the University of Miami Medical center for interpretation. Show less

  • Delray Medical Center ( TENET)
    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Nuclear Medicine Technologist, Radiologic Technologist
      • Nov 1990 - Jul 2002

      Provided diagnostic and therapeutic Nuclear Medicine procedures for over a decade.Utilizing 2 ADAC single head gamma camera's and later on a dual head ADAC Forte.The department serviced approximately 5000-6000 patients annually. Nuclear cardiology provided a third of our volume, bone,lung,hepatobiliary,GI Bleeds,Gallium,Indium WBC,99mTC(HMPAO) Leukocyte provided half our volume. DMC was a level two trauma center for Palm Beach county which provided a large amount of , R/O Brain Death scans. After 3 years as a staff tech I was promoted to Chief tech and assumed the responsibility for 8 years.Arranging Radiation Safety Meetings, taking minutes, rewriting all the policies and procedures for Nuclear Medicine. Analyzing vendors for capital equipment expenditures. Providing our site as a Beta site for Snycor ( Cardinal Health ) for new radiopharmeceuticals as they became available. Passing the state of Florida and the JCAHO inspections.Managing a staff of 3 full time techs and 2 per-diems Show less

Education

  • Jackson Memorial Medical Center school of Nuclear Medicine
    Certificate, Nuclear Medicine
  • Massachusetts Bay Community College
    Associate of Science (A.S.), Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer

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