Radiology 10.2024 PDF
Radiology 10.2024 PDF
Radiology 10.2024 PDF
845.849.6403 ● Knappster1026@yahoo.com
SUMMARY
Experienced Healthcare leader with over 14 years of progressive leadership experience in operations, finance,
and organizational leadership. Seeking impactful role within a company to utilize my professional experience
to be a transformational member of a team.
EDUCATION ■CERTIFICATIONS
Marist College – Poughkeepsie, NY
MBA – Financial Management
Rochester Institute of Technology – Rochester, NY
M.S. Degree – Master of Health Systems Administration w/ concentration in Finance
Rochester Institute of Technology – Rochester, NY
B.S. Degree – Diagnostic Medical Sonography
American Healthcare Radiology Administrators
Certified Radiology Administrator
American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
ABD/GEN, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, RVT
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Health Alliance of the Hudson Valley, Kingston, NY 3/2023-present
Chief Ultrasound Technologist
⮚ Establish scanning protocols that abide by accrediting body standards
⮚ Run operations for 24/7 staffing model ultrasound department
⮚ Perform diagnostic ultrasounds on inpatients, emergency department patients, and outpatients
⮚ Manage daily workflow for exams between ED, IP, and OP exams
⮚ Capital equipment evaluation
⮚ Lead staff training and education
⮚ Establish and monitor ultrasound scanning quality assurance
White Plains Hospital, White Plains, NY 1/2022-3/2023
Senior Ultrasound Technologist
⮚ Establish scanning protocols that abide by accrediting body standards
⮚ Run operations for 24/7 staffing model ultrasound department
⮚ Perform diagnostic ultrasounds on inpatients, emergency department patients, and outpatients
⮚ Manage daily workflow for exams between ED, IP, and OP exams
⮚ Capital equipment evaluation
⮚ Lead staff training and education
⮚ Establish and monitor ultrasound scanning quality assurance
Valley Medical Group, PC-Greenfield, MA 5/2015-1/2022
Radiology/Ambulatory Surgery Center Administrator
⮚ Oversee daily operations of 4 Radiology departments in 4 different offices to include 3D Mammography, US, BD
and CR /DR systems
⮚ Responsible Mammography ACR and MQSA including developing EQUIP program.
⮚ Oversee MQSA QA program
⮚ Develop hanging protocols for Tomosynthesis studies with the radiologists
⮚ Create marketing and outreach programs for mammography and DBT
⮚ Negotiate, purchase, project plan, and install three Dimension DBT systems
⮚ Oversee Surgical Center administrative and business operations
⮚ Capital purchasing and budgeting
⮚ Interface with medical staff to increase volume and education on radiology
⮚ Process improvement plans to improve patient experience and quality.
⮚ Direct management of 27 FTEs and 40 staff members.
⮚ Implemented vascular training to staff sonographers to broaden exams available to patients
⮚ Implementing Pediatric Ultrasound program to better serve the community
⮚ Growth of 4% since arrival utilizing staff scheduling manipulation and patient access for exams
⮚ PACS administrator for group
⮚ RFP development and negotiating for PACS/RIS replacement
⮚ Recruitment and negotiation of physician group for Radiology for reading services
⮚ Administrator for surgery and procedure center with tasks of Medicare QA, CMS/DPH survey, and AAAHC
accreditation
⮚ Business planning for growth within the surgery center and radiology
⮚ Decrease clinical expenditures by 30% in the ASC through contract negotiations and supply management
Vassar Brothers Medical Center – Poughkeepsie, NY 3/2012-5/2014
Clinical Manager of Imaging
⮚ Point of contact when director is not on campus.
⮚ Establish proper FTE utilizations in department to coincide with desired variance level.
⮚ Collaborate with director to purchase capital equipment.
⮚ Assist director with operational and capital equipment budgeting.
⮚ Direct supervision over IR/XR, ultrasound, and all women’s imaging to include direct supervision of 50+FTES and
indirect supervision of 105 FTE’s union and non-union employees
⮚ Handle day-to-day operations of entire imaging department.
⮚ Handle staff evaluations, progressive disciplines, investigations, and union arbitrations
⮚ Manage staff schedule and payroll directly overseeing ultrasound, interventional radiology, women’s imaging, and
diagnostic x ray. Manage outpatient and inpatient workflow.
⮚ Establish protocols and projects to increase efficiency and workflow within department.
⮚ Develop Breast MRI PI program which increased annual volume of 105 to 660 exams during 1st year of
implementation.
⮚ Part of Cancer Committee, Cancer PI sub-committee, stroke committee, and Emergency Department committee