BRANDON MENENDEZ
St. Johns, FL,United States
Summary
Knowledgeable Healthcare professional with significant background in radiology. Committed to building and managing high-performing teams to regularly surpass expectations. Administers budgets, coordinates logistics and maintains smooth department operations.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CAT SCAN Supervisor
HCA Memorial Florida Jacksonville Hospital
06.2023 - Current
- Provides clinical expertise to ensure all patients receive high quality, efficient care
- Ensures proper QA and QC procedures are performed
- Enforces all policies and procedures the CT department
- Runs and reviews "Taken" list daily to ensure that all completed exams are properly closed out in Meditech and in PACS
- Checks for exams in PACS that are left in "arrived" status daily and conducts appropriate follow-up action to close the loop of service
- Merges exams in PACS from their department when necessary
- Holds regularly scheduled staff meetings and conducts in-service training CT
- Performs and submits fair and unbiased performance evaluations
- Creates and maintains appropriate work and call schedules.
- Advises management on recruitment strategies, sources, and special programs.
Director, Radiology Department
Keller Community Hospital
08.2019 - 06.2023
- Director duties include coordinating activities for all modalities within the Radiology Department such as Ultrasound, Mammography, Diagnostic, CAT Scan and MRI
- Project management of equipment- purchasing and implementation
- Works directly with the Chief of Information Management Division to ensure seamless and consistent workflow of the Department PACS system
- Tracks, analyzes, and reports the status of the announcement, selection, and on-boarding of all vacancies of Registered Radiology Technologist, and administrative staff
- Serves as an advisor and resource person to policy and working groups to facilitate the modernization and delivery of high-quality healthcare needed to meet the Keller Army Community Hospital Radiology Department goals and objectives
- Develops, plans, and assigns work to be accomplished, sets priorities, develops goals, and schedules assignments in accordance with difficulty and requirements of the work, taking into consideration the capability of the staff involved.
- Prepares and submits narrative and statistical data
Supervisor, Diagnostic Radiology
Dwight D. Eisenhower Medical Center
07.2016 - 08.2019
- Responsible for operations and the staff of the Diagnostic Radiology department as well as budget and human resource utilization
- Specialized in building cohesive efficient teams; Steered the Planning and growth of the Diagnostic Radiology department
- Worked closely with the radiologists, administrative, and medical staff to facilitate the growth and quality of services for the community
- Led, implemented, and maintained quality improvement programs and initiatives
- Represented entities in system-wide decision-making processes
- Led the planning and implementation of new systems and equipment
- Responsible for personnel actions involving key subordinates and for effective labor/staff relations through coordination with Human Resources
- Carried out specific studies and projects that assist the Chief of Radiology to aid in program and managerial issues and decisions
- Maintains high levels of work production and sustains a high degree of database accuracy on all types of personnel actions.
Supervisor, Interventional Radiology
Dwight D. Eisenhower Medical Center
07.2015 - 07.2016
- The Interventional Radiology supervisor’s role is to manage the day-to-day operations of the Interventional Radiology team, while streamlining delivery of high-quality diagnostic services and enhancing the patient experience
- Took on the responsibilities of inventory management, creating schedules, payroll, and managing a team of 4 interventional radiology technologist and one registered nurse, while simultaneously working directly with patients to resolve issues and ensure proper patient flow
- Participated in central Radiology councils to provide decision making and expertise in IR for the development of supplies, service contracts, and capital purchases
- Managed the hiring, training, quality oversight, safety, and overall technical performance of staff within IR
- Communicated cohesively with various members of the hospital staff at various levels within the organization to achieve the goals and vision of the organization.
Program Director, Radiologic Technology Clinical Education
Tripler Army Medical Center
06.2011 - 06.2015
- Managed the Army Radiology Clinical Phase II program; Planned, coordinated, facilitated, administered, and monitored, activities on behalf of the academic program and in coordination of the goals of the academic and clinical faculty; These activities ensure the high quality of students learning experience during clinical education; Assisted with the development and assessment of the clinical education component of the curriculum as the Program Director; Coordination and implementation of the clinical education component of the curriculum including site placements, site visits, and evaluation; Responsible for facilitating students’ clinical education; Responsible for ensuring clinical education program compliance.
Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist / Cat Scan Technologist
Blanchfield Army Community Hospital
11.2008 - 06.2011
- Performed high quality radiographic procedures for Radiologist interpretation while meeting departmental standards; Operated portable radiographic equipment; On-call Computed Tomography Technologist; Performed the following procedures: myelography, multiaxial tomography, gastrointestinal studies, venography, hysterosalpingography, arteriography; Maintained patient and procedure logs; Adhered to radiation safety standards; Trained, supervised and evaluated United States Army Soldiers in meeting their Phase II requirements of their Radiology Program; Assisted in training new employees within the BACH Radiology Department.
Education
Education
Skills
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Data Analytics
- PACS
- Inventory Control
- Staff Management
- Schedule Development
- Operations Management
- Process Improvement
Certification
- The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Registered (2012 to Present)
- Certified American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS)
References
Elizabeth Register, HCA South Atlantic Division Imaging Systems Administrator, 843-471-5556
Augustah Poutre, Keller Army Community Hospital, US ARMY, Radiologist, 845-938-6669
Jeffrey Hedges, Tripler Army Medical Center, US ARMY, Chief Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist, 254-394-9866
Brandi Hicks, US ARMY, Radiologist, 810-964-9007
Timeline
CAT SCAN Supervisor
HCA Memorial Florida Jacksonville Hospital
06.2023 - Current
Director, Radiology Department
Keller Community Hospital
08.2019 - 06.2023
Supervisor, Diagnostic Radiology
Dwight D. Eisenhower Medical Center
07.2016 - 08.2019
Supervisor, Interventional Radiology
Dwight D. Eisenhower Medical Center
07.2015 - 07.2016
Program Director, Radiologic Technology Clinical Education
Tripler Army Medical Center
06.2011 - 06.2015
Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist / Cat Scan Technologist
Blanchfield Army Community Hospital
11.2008 - 06.2011
Education
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