Elizabeth Mattison
Cleveland,MN
Summary
Proactive Registered Polysomnography Technologist and Phlebotomist Technician with extensive experience in patient care and sleep study procedures. Enhanced sleep center operations through quality improvement initiatives, interdisciplinary collaboration, and efficient equipment management. Expertise in patient education, detailed documentation, and maintaining high standards of cleanliness and patient safety.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Polysomnography Technologist
Mayo Clinic Health System
2009.07 - Current
- Elevated patient care standards within the sleep center by actively participating in quality improvement initiatives and applying feedback from performance evaluations.
- Promoted a hygienic and safe environment within the sleep center by maintaining cleanliness standards and following infection control protocols.
- Operated polysomnography equipment to record electrical activity of brain waves and other physiological variables.
- Documented routine observations to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results.
- Optimized polysomnography equipment performance through regular maintenance checks, calibration, and troubleshooting. Work directly with IT, HTM and Natus technical support to troubleshoot software and equipment issues.
- Minimized disruptions to the sleep center's daily operations by maintaining an organized inventory of necessary supplies and equipment, anticipating needs well in advance. Order all necessary sleep equipment and supplies to ensue daily operation.
- Kept abreast of industry advancements through continuous education courses, staying current on best practices in sleep medicine techniques. An example of this would be the inter-scorer reliability records set forth by the AASM.
- Demonstrated commitment to ethical practices by strictly adhering to HIPAA regulations when handling confidential patient information throughout all stages of the care process.
- Contributed to the development of more effective treatment plans by collaborating with multidisciplinary team members and sharing insights from sleep study data analysis.
- Collected and analyzed patient information to identify and meet patient-specific mental and physical limitations. Triage these patients and set them up as a 1:1(one sleep technologist to one patient ratio) sleep study.
- Streamlined workflow processes within the sleep center by creating organized systems for managing patient records and scheduling appointments. Work directly with the scheduling team to ensure these patients are getting their sleep study and follow up in the most timely manner.
- Improved sleep study success rates by maintaining accurate documentation and delivering timely results to healthcare providers. Create sleep study reports in the Natus software for provider review the day after the sleep study.
- Monitored study-tracing quality to achieve artifact-free signals.
- Enhanced patient comfort during sleep studies by implementing personalized care plans and adjusting equipment settings accordingly.
- Training new technologists on proper procedures for conducting sleep studies, enhancing overall staff.
- Increased patient satisfaction scores by providing thorough pre-study instructions, addressing concerns, and offering post-study follow-up support as needed. Technologist education visits to help increase compliance for sleep study patient's.
- Managed team member work, oriented new employees and assigned tasks.
- Summarized technical data to assist physicians to diagnose brain, sleep or nervous system disorders.
- Initialize and download oximetry, home sleep test and actigraphy devices. Create reports for the testing and send to provider for interpretation.
- Set up and monitor patients for a variety of daytime sleep studies including MSLT, MWT, Pap Nap and PSG's.
- Adjust schedules accordingly to accommodate PTO.
Phlebotomist Technician
Biolife Plasma Services
2007.07 - 2009.07
- Reduced patient anxiety through compassionate communication and expert venipuncture techniques.
- Spoke with patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear, or anxiety and optimize cooperation.
- Minimized patient discomfort during blood draws by utilizing proper tourniquet application, needle selection, and insertion techniques.
- Packaged and shipped specimens to central lab daily.
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Human Biology
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Mankato, MN05.2007
Skills
- Sleep Study Interpretation
- Patient Education Techniques
- Medical record documentation
- Active listening abilities
Certification
- RPSGT - Registered Polysomnographic Technologist: 6/4/2011-present
- Basic Life Support (CPR and AED) Certified through American Heart Association: 2009-present
Timeline
Registered Polysomnography Technologist
Mayo Clinic Health System
2009.07 - Current
Phlebotomist Technician
Biolife Plasma Services
2007.07 - 2009.07
Bachelor of Science - Human Biology
Minnesota State University, Mankato
- RPSGT - Registered Polysomnographic Technologist: 6/4/2011-present
- Basic Life Support (CPR and AED) Certified through American Heart Association: 2009-present
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