RAD Transcription : Resumes : Janell DeMello Resume

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Hackensack Radiology Group - Radiology - Hackensack, NJ

05/08 to 05/10

Transcription of all MRI/CT/PET through company AGFA RIS system. Dictation obtained using Winscribe via internet.

Oregon Advanced Imaging - Radiology - Medford, OR

05/08 to Present

Transcription of all MRI/CT/PET through company Fusion RIS system. Dictation obtained using Dictaphone iChart via internet.

Nighthawk Pros - Radiology - Royersford, PA

09/07 to 12/07

Radiology transcription within Amicas for multiple facilities throughout the United States. Turnaround time less than 15 minutes. Setup computer on two transcriptionist's computers to transcribe utilizing my Dictaphone EX125 call-in system.

Camelback Imaging - Ahwatukee and Scottsdale

05/08 to 9/08

Transcription of all MRI/CT/PET scans. Dictation through my Dictaphone Express Server utilizing Olympus hand-held recorders with docking stations and automatic upload to server. Company sold practice to Insight Health who implemented their own transcription service.

Oak Tree Imaging Center - Radiology - Pasadena, CA

12/04 to 02/08

Transcription of all MRI/CT as well as surgical procedure reports. Word documents are made ready for transcription complete with demographics and referring physician's names and addresses. Reports are typed and then faxed to Oak Tree for additional info or corrections. Once reports are signed off, they are made available to physicians online via my Secure FTP Server . Reports are also transferred via Print2PACS by pacsgear to PACS/Stentor. Images and Reports are available online to referring physicians via PACS as soon as procedure has been completed. Employ three radiology transcriptionists and one data entry person. Company does not have a RIS system integrated into their PACS, therefore requiring a lot of extra time and expense for transcription services.

STEDMAN'S RADIOLOGY WORD BOOK, 4th, 5th, & 6th Editions (6th Edition release in 2009)

07/02 to Present

Editorial Advisory Board Member. Review upcoming publications for necessary modifications and additions. Acknowledgement on page vii, paragraph 2.

Silver Spring Open MRI- Radiology - Silver Spring, MD

09/05 to 07/06

Transcription of all PET/CT scans. Reports are typed and made available to physicians online via my Secure FTP Server.

RadNet Management Incorporated
Santa Rosa Imaging, Santa Rosa,CA/Vacaville Imaging, Vacaville,CA

07/97 to 05/06

Radiology transcription to include MRI, CT, mammography, sonography, and plain x-rays via DDS for Vacaville Imaging and Santa Rosa Imaging. Presently on per diem status with Santa Rosa Imaging. Transmission and printing of reports via secure HIPAA-complaint pcAnywhere protocol.. Built computer and placed on site. Design and implementation of templates and macros for expediting turn-a-round time. Creation of physician database and forms for merging physician information into reports. Presently per diem status.

Diagnostic Medical Imaging Associates - Radiology
Fairfield, CA (Owner sold business in July 2005)

03/97 to 07/05

Radiology transcription for multiple facilities in the Marin and Solano County. Facilities to include Breast Center of Northern Solano County; Mill Valley Medical Group; Family Doctor Medical Group;transcription includes plain x-rays, mammography, sonography, and DEXA bone density scans. Implementation of in-office Digital Delivery System for transcription of dictation at two outside sites via remote transcribers. Supervision of four transcriptionists and two part-time data entry employees. Transmission of reports by pcAnywhere. Built computer and placed on site for Breast Center of Northern Solano County. Design and implementation of all templates with scanning of individual site letterheads to incorporate into the reports. Employed two transcriptionists.

Stuart Shipko, M.D., Pasadena, CA

01/03 to 04/05

Comprehensive Psychiatric Examinations for Social Security.

Healdsburg District Hospital, Healdsburg, CA

10/04 to 01/04

Transcription of all radiology reports, mammography, DEXA, sonography, CT, and plain x-ray. Transfer and print reports directly to x-ray department.

Lowell Birch, D.C., Santa Rosa, CA

11/03 to 07/04

Permanent and stationary evalations for worker's compensation and personal injury.

Vital Imaging/7 Sites (Company went Bankrupt), Lajolla, CA (Corporate office)

03/01 to 04/03

Management and transcription for multiple sites: Arizona Heart Institute, Plano, (MRI only), Lajolla, Pasadena, Bellevue, and Salt Lake City. Radiologists utilized my digital call in system with 8 available phone lines. Reports transferred via secure hard drive mapping using high speed data access. Turn-a-round time anywhere from 1-2 hours to maximum of 24 hours. Radiology transcription including EBCT full body health screening evaluations, virtual colonoscopies, MRI, and PET/Fusion studies.

Palm Drive Hospital, Sebastopol, CA., J.J. Parker, M.D.

11/01 to 3/02

Management and transcription of all radiology reports, including CT, MRI, x-ray, mammography, and DEXA bone density studies. Employees: 4 transcriptionists, 2 data entry.

St. Mary's Regional Medical Center. Reno, NV

5/00 to 11/00

Radiology transcription via Lanier VoiceWrite EX and MARS II, all modalities. Design and implementation of MARS II mneumonics to macros. Configuration of KEA software TCP/IP protocol to access St. Mary’s Network and allow transcription within MARS II from a remote site.

John Hopkins Bayview Medical Center - Radiology Department. Baltimore, MD

5/99 to 10/99

Radiology transcription via remote Philips transcriber into IDX, all modalities.

Thomas P. Miles, M.D. - Orthopaedic Surgery. Healdsburg, CA

4/93 to 5/99

Duties to include medical-legal transcription of Independent Medical Evaluations and Qualified Medical Evaluations for Workman's Compensation Injuries and Personal Injuries; AOE/COE.

Community Hospital - Diagnostic Imaging Service (DIS). Santa Rosa, CA

11/92 to 8/96

Duties to include radiology transcription of MRI, CT, mammography, sonography, and nuclear medicine reports; copying and distribution of private physician's copies, inpatient report delivery, and filing of daily dictation. Design and implementation of templates and macros for accuracy and expedition of DIS reports and department employee time scheduling. Patient inquiry using SAINT computer system. Retrieval of reports and x-ray jackets. Design of cost analysis spreadsheets. Clerical duties including: Operation/maintenance of the computer, typewriter, Dictaphone, calculator, FAX, and copy machine. Clinical supervision of SRJC Medical Transcription Externship students including proofreading all reports and completion of performance evaluation.

Community Hostpital - Diagnostic Imaging Services. Medical Transcription Externship Program MSR73 (3 Units)

8/92 to 12/92

(144 hours)

SRJC Medical Transcription Externship Program performed in the Diagnostic Imaging Services Department of Community Hospital.

Duties to include radiology transcription of MRI, CT, mammography, sonography, and nuclear medicine..

EDUCATION: Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA

6/90 to 6/93 GPA: 3.75

Medical Terminology HLC60 (3 units); Mastering Medical Language I MSR68A (4 units); Mastering Medical Language II MSR68B (4 units); Beginning Medical Transcription MSR70A (1.5 units); Intermediate Medical Transcription MSR70A (1.5 units); Advanced Medical Transcription MSR71 (1.5 units/times two; 3.0 units); Medical Transcription Externship MSR73 (3 units); Beginning WordPerfect 5.0 BOT77.3 (1.5 units), Intermediate WordPerfect 5.1 BOT78.3 (1.5 units), Advanced WordPerfect 5.1 BOT79 (1.5 units), Computerized College Accounting I BK50 (3.0 units), Lotus 123 CIS61 (3 units), Advanced Lotus 123 CIS62 (3 units), Anatomy/Physiology ANAT 51 (1 unit), and Microsoft Word for Windows CIS65.11 (3 units).

Advanced Medical Transcription specialties including Nuclear Medicine, Radiology, Psychiatry, Pharmacology, Laboratory, Orthopedics, OB/GYN, Dermatology, Cardiology, Otorhinolaryngology, Urology, Ophthalmology, Endocrinology, Pulmonary Medicine, Hematology and Oncology.

Online classes completed with CEA units and Certificates. Advanced Microsoft Word 2000; Advanced Microsoft Excel 2000; Building PC’s; Troubleshooting, Repairing, and Maintaining PC’s; HTML Web Building 58.51a and advanced HTML 58.51b; and Windows XP.

SKILLS:

Very self-motivated with strong organizational skills. Leadership quality. Excellent working knowledge of technical medical-legal terminology. Outstanding work performance as documented on Community Hospital Performance Planning and Appraisal, 7/93 and 8/95.

Typing speed: 100 words per minute.

Highly experienced with the IBM PC hardware and a wide variety of software programs including MS Word, Corel WordPerfect 8 (proficient in macros/merge), MS Office 97/2000/2003, Win95/98SE/XP, pcAnywhere (TCP/IP), Norton hard disk utilities, Productivity+, ProComm Plus,TurboTax, Quicken, Fastback, KEA, Winfax Pro 8, WordPerfect 5.1 & 6.0 & 6.1 for Windows, CuteFTP, Crescendo Digiscribe XL, Dreamweaver, Chartware, Crystal Reports, and many other programs. Experienced in hard drive cloning for roll-out of multiple systems.

Highly experienced with telephone (4, 6, and 8 conductor) wiring and installation and electrical (110) wiring and installation. Ethernet card with CAT 5e wiring and installation for networking computers, standalone and servers. Multilinking several modems together for faster ISP dialup logon speed. Extensive tools/accessories necessary to complete any of these tasks. Maintenance on all my equipment and vehicles.

HOBBIES:

Building/networking computers. Offshore fishing. Custom build all my own fishing rigs.
Certified SCUBA diver.

EQUIPMENT:

Dictaphone Enterprise Express EX125 dictation server with 8 line call-in access equipped with Transnet remote transcription, and 2 VDI remote transcription superstations.

Personal computers, all of which I have built. (3) 2.4 GHz 512 RAM 80 gigabyte HD,CD-ROM, CD-Writer, DVD Writer, ZIP 100 drive, USR modems and ethernet (Windows XP Pro), Toshiba Satellite 2.4 GHz laptop with Windows XP Pro, networked together with the Dictaphone dictation server. (3) Toshiba Laptop Computers.

Five Dictaphone C-phone transcribers/dictation telephones with microphones. Four Dictaphone standard-sized transcription machines, two Lanier microcassette transcribers. HP Laserjet 3200 Printer/Fax/Copier/Scanner; Brother MFC 8300 Fax/Printer/Copier. Two Hewlett-Packard 4L laser printers. Hewlett-Packard Officejet 300 Printer/Fax/Copy machine. HP D3700 Photo Printer. Philips Digital remote transcribe station.

Integra phone/internet service, 10 phone lines. Netfire II high speed internet access with 6 static IP addresses, dedicated fax line with busy overflow service, web hosting for www.radtranscription.com, A.T.&T. phone service, 3 phone lines. Brinks security protection (Fire/Burglary). Shred-it shredding service. Extensive medical reference library.

PERSONAL/PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

David L. Nicolas, R.N.- Director of Nursing, Third Street Surgery Center, Los Angeles, CA (818)535-7589

Deborah Baker-Bowers - Independent Contractor
(530)672-0531

Cindy Warner- Regional Manager - RadNet, Inc.
(707)975-3019

Barbara Garcia - Front Office- Oak Tree Imaging
(626)577-2525

Additional references available upon request.