Interim CT Program Director - Aya Healthcare - Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
(2025-03)
- Development of a "paid to train" CT program with focus to train and scan within three months
- Creation of a robust clinical rotation for CT program utilizing five hospitals and one outpatient site
Interim Director of Radiology - Ascension Health - St. Joseph's Medical Center-Chicago
(2024-08 - 2025-03)
- Responsible for hospital and off-site Imaging Center operations
- Performance management of ongoing operational disruptions from online cyber attack
- Identified and resolved operational issues in mammography resulting in decreased days to screening
- Created a performance improvement plan for ACR to resolve ongoing accreditation issues in CT
- Implementation of an MR safety program for all non-MRI hospital staff with zone enforcement
- Implemented system-wide changes in MRI pre-screening resulting in decreased wait times
- Identified inaccurate data within x-ray productivity model with creation of a positive value
- Identified a savings opportunity in MRI resulting in recouping +/$50,000 in supplies
- Successful IEMA state inspection with one recommendation
Interim Director of Radiology - LeaderStat Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital
(2022-10 - 2024-04)
- Successful onsite ACR inspection and re-accreditation for US/CT/MRI
- Active participant Joint Commission readiness inspection team
- Active member of Chartis staffing model review team
- Completion of two successful MQSA inspections
- Creation of technologist competencies for all modalities in preparation for JCHAO
- Implementation of Penrad mammography tracking program
- Project manager for installation of NM/SPECT CT/stereotactic breast biopsy
- Successful Completion of NM state inspection
- Protocol optimization for CT to include creation of dose tracking capture
- Implemented quarterly radiation safety committee meetings
Interim Radiology Consultant - Huron/BE Smith - Marin Healthcare
(2022-03 - 2022-08)
- Tasked with review of operational environment of Interventional Radiology operations within the OR
- Process improvement driven by a patient safety complaint to the Joint Commission (JC)
- Detailed review of exam case mix type/appropriate IR procedures performed in OR suite
- Flow study completed with justification to reduce FTE nursing/radiology staff ratio per procedure
- Patient flow analysis identified numerous inefficiencies and gaps within the department
Interim Radiology Leader - Kirby Southern California Hospitals
(2021-11 - 2022-03)
- Interim leader supporting a two-hospital system
- Oversite of all modalities at both sites
- Collaborative management with outside mobile MRI services provider
- Created MRI safety policies/procedures for MRI Safety
- Implemented annual MRI safety program for all hospital staff
- Budget neutral modification of call staffing structure with significant decrease in salary costs
Senior Manager of Imaging, MRI Safety Officer (MRSO) - Kaiser Permanente
(2016-01 - 2021-10)
- Active member of the joint labor relations committee supporting labor management relations
- MRSO and MRI safety chair for Kaiser Permanente Washington (KPWA)
- Active collaboration with MR MD to develop and implement MRI safety initiatives
- CT subject matter expert responsible for aligning dose on all CT unit's system wide for DOH compliance
- Active member of Radiation Safety committee
- Operational oversight of seven MRI sites monitoring MRI safety and operational leadership
- Trained Kaizen leader with several projects that resulted in significant increase to operational efficiency
Director of Imaging Services - Piedmont HealthCare
(2012-01 - 2015-10)
- Director of ten stand-alone sites within a multi-specialty physician led group
- Responsible for all QA/QC/compliance/inspections/radiation safety for all sites
- Project manager for imaging equipment
- Successful implementation of a centralized scheduling system
- Negotiation of contracts with a focus on standardization and cost reduction
- Identification and resolution of coding/charge capture opportunities within imaging services
Director of Imaging/Director of Cardiac Cath Lab - Davis Regional Medical Center
(2009-05 - 2012-01)
- Project manager for installation of Cath lab/Angio suite, CT, Digital mammography, NM, MRI
- Program leader for shared interventional radiology/cardiology procedure growth
- Key leader in chest pain accreditation initiative resulting in approved STEMI site
Manager of Outpatient Imaging Services/MRI Services - CaroMont Health
(2006-08 - 2009-02)
- Manager of imaging services for five sites
- Revamped MRI staffing model utilizing technical assistants in MRI versus MRI Technologist
- Expansion of hours of operation at all sites resulting in increased volumes
- Creation of system-wide centralized scheduling platform
- Oversite of on-site lab drawing station
