Megan Pashulka
Calgary,AB
Summary
Currently working in a temporary 0.7 FTE position in the CT department at the PLC hospital. I have over 3 years of experience in CT and IR and well as the time I spent doing my practicum. I am eager to learn and grow in my career and expand my skill set and capabilities as a technologist.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medical Radiology Technologist II
Peter Lougheed Centre, AHS
02.2024 - Current
- Improved patient experience by maintaining a compassionate and efficient approach during radiologic procedures.
- Streamlined workflow by efficiently managing patient schedules and accommodating urgent cases when needed.
- Provided comprehensive patient care, addressing concerns and explaining procedures to alleviate anxiety and ensure understanding.
- Performed a variety of scans including vascular scans, angios, routine scheduled exams, emergency and inpatient exams.
- Read the reason for exam and clinical history in order to choose the correct protocol for the patient.
- Exhibited strong problem-solving skills when faced with challenging cases or equipment malfunctions, resulting in minimal disruptions to workflow.
Medical Radiology Technologist II
Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre
08.2020 - Current
- Educated patients on procedure details, provided instructions and answered questions.
- Facilitated positive care experience for patients, establishing rapport and applying interpersonal skills to reduce anxiety and promote cooperation.
- Assisted in achieving fluoroscopic and ultrasound images to assist the radiologist in performing various procedures.
- Scrubbed in with the radiologist to assist in various interventional and angiography procedures.
- Set up and maintained sterile trays and sterile fields.
- Reviewed physicians' orders to determine medical imaging needs and operated radiologic equipment to capture, develop and produce diagnostic images.
- Scanned patients for various CT exams including cardiac scans, a variety of angiograms and colon scans and completed the appropriate reformats and Terarecons for said scans.
- Initiated IV's on patients prior to scanning and ensured patency of IV during the injection of contrast media.
- Safely access CVAD's to administer contrast media to patients.
- Used critical thinking to combine exams in an efficient manner as well as modifying scans depending on patient anatomy and ability.
- Used my knowledge of pathology and anatomy to determine whether scans are proficient and to bring any concerns to the radiologists.
Service Worker
Red Deer Regional Hospital
04.2020 - 08.2020
- Transport patients on stretchers, beds and in wheelchairs from all over the hospital to Diagnostic Imaging for their exam.
- Kept the department stocked with linens.
- Helped to get patients ready for their exams when needed and ensured that the proper paperwork was included in the charts.
- Helped in the interventional suite with setting up sterile trays, flipping the room between patients and assisted in patient transfers when needed.
- Assisted in interventional cases, helped set up the ultrasound and fluoro equipment for various exams.
- Assisted in CT with changing patients for exams, helped to flip the room between exams. Got patients on and off the CT table.
Education
Diploma - Medical Radiology Technologist -
Southern Alberta Institute Of Technology
Calgary, AB08.2020
Skills
- Determined and driven
- Eager to learn
- Reliable
- Able to work on a team and individually
- Flexible
- Hard worker
- Reliable
- Efficient
- Works well in a fast pace and high stress enviornment
Certification
- CPR - Heart and Stroke - BLS Provider
- It's your Move!
- Medication Management Authorization Program
- IV Certification
- CVAD Authorization
- CT 2/3 Prerequisite and CT 2, currently working on CT 3
Timeline
Medical Radiology Technologist II
Peter Lougheed Centre, AHS
02.2024 - Current
Medical Radiology Technologist II
Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre
08.2020 - Current
Service Worker
Red Deer Regional Hospital
04.2020 - 08.2020
Diploma - Medical Radiology Technologist -
Southern Alberta Institute Of Technology
- CPR - Heart and Stroke - BLS Provider
- It's your Move!
- Medication Management Authorization Program
- IV Certification
- CVAD Authorization
- CT 2/3 Prerequisite and CT 2, currently working on CT 3
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