Ellen L. Sands
637 S. W. 645th Avenue
Horseshoe Beach, Fl. 32648
Phone: 352-498-0804
E-mail: esands@netzero.net
OBJECTIVE: To let my years of experience work for you. To gain rewarding full time or part time employment with a Medical Transcription company, Hospital, or Radiology Group. My description of the perfect job would be to sit down with a stack of x-ray reports to be transcribed or edited. I am seeking a home-based position. A company that offers good benefits would be great. I have always had an hourly position and have never worked on production. I would prefer employee status but would consider IC status.I am willing to work weekends, any days of the week, first or second shift. I am an Acute Care/Diagnostic Radiology MT/Editor. Experienced in transcribing and editing MRI, MRA, Angiogram, Arteriogram, CT, US, Nuclear Medicine, PET, Venous Ultrasound, all phases and modalities of Radiology .
EXPERIENCE: 35+ years experience as a Radiology MT with 7 years experience as a Radiology Editor. Self-taught Radiology terminology, anatomy, word processing and Meditech program which many hospitals throughout the country use. I have worked with some wonderful Radiologists over the years who taught me from the ground up and taught me very well. I learned many years ago to transcribe per the Radiologist and/or per the client. It oftentimes is what the Radiology group as a whole or the individual Radiologist prefers. I also learned that confidentiality is of the utmost importance. The patient is the #1 priority. That patient's report has to be accurate.
03/23/06-11/13/06: Served an eight month term as Clerk of the Circuit Court for Dixie County, Florida. I was appointed as Clerk by Governor Jeb Bush. I lost as a Republican in the General Election due to it being a strictly Democrat county. I worked as Clerk-Auditor for the Board of County Commissioners. Managed 17 employees. Carried out all the duties required of a Clerk of Circuit Court.
11/02/99-04/18/06: Worked as a Radiology MT and was promoted in June of 2000 to Radiology Editor for Spheris. I edited Radiology reports for several hospitals across the country. While working for Spheris, I saved the company $300,000, saved an account and gained two more accounts for the company. While working for Spheris and at the same time serving as Clerk of the Circuit Court, I decided I had to resign from one or the other. I had pneumonia and was working at night for Spheris. I resigned without proper notice which I have vowed never to do again. I have always been noted for my integrity and felt I should include this in my resume. I loved being an Editor in Radiology. Some of my duties included being a mentor for MT's. I trained all new MT's. I filled in for supervisors when they were gone to meetings. Sometimes I covered for two supervisors at one time. I would be given hospital accounts across the United States along with the Account Specs. I would learn each account. The MT's would put reports in a "Held" position in Meditech. I would pull up the dictation, print out the report and edit each report, make any corrections needed, fill in any missing words or blanks, spell check every Held report and then submit to the appropriate Radiologist for signature. When time permitted, I transcribed Radiology reports. The company provided me with the equipment needed to do my job. I have my own computer which is new. I have high speed with Net Zero. I have a Dictaphone C-phone, foot pedal, headset and also have a WAV (USB) pedal. I have experience with Lanier Transcribers as well. I have Stedman's spell checker on my computer plus a plethora of reference books including updated ones. I did a lot of "teaching" of terminology for Special Procedures as a lot of transcriptionists had never transcribed Special Procedures when they were hired even though that was a requirement on the applications. Radiology is my great love!
01/96-03/97: Osceola Regional Medical Center, Kissimmee, Florida. Worked as Supervisor of Transcription. Managed 8 transcriptionists. Provided Radiology TAT at 10 minutes to 4 hours. Was responsible for scheduling employees. I also was responsible for computerized payroll. Transcribed Radiology as time permitted. Was transcribing at night to help Kissimmee Outpatient Center get caught up and was offered a full time position as lead MT. I took the offer.
03/97-11/02/99: Kissimmee Outpatient Center. Lead MT (only MT for 7 months). Transcribed Radiology reports. This facility has been sold three times or more. The only employee who is still there that I know is Linda Saitta in CT. My husband retired in October, I was hired by Edix (now Spheris) in October and we moved to Horseshoe Beach, Fl. in late October. I worked for Spheris until 04/18/06.
I lived in North Carolina for several years and worked at St. Joseph's Hospital in Asheville, N. C. and also later worked at McDowell Hospital. I do not remember the dates as it was several years ago. I transcribed Radiology reports at both hospitals in the 70s and 80s.
REFERENCES:
Former Gov. of Florida, Jeb Bush
The Capitol, Tallahassee, Fl.
James G. Caridi, M. D.
Associate Professor of Radiology
University of Florida, Gainesville, Fl.
Sharon Chancellor - Spheris
Home Phone: 228-388-9770
Work Phone: 877-741-4618
Fran Barre - Radiology Editor - Spheris
Work Phone: 800-601-9659
J. Daniel Jones, M. D. - Radiologist
Orlando, Fl.
Work Phone: 407-843-3202
Brenda H. Dees - Finance Dept. (Clerk's Office)
Phone: 352-498-1205
MCRG
Drs. Jones, Mahan, Weiss, Harding, Chin, and others
20 W. Kaley Avenue
Orlando, Fl. 32806
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