Ellen Madrid
Garfield
Summary
Surgical neurophysiology professional with significant experience in intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring and data interpretation. Known for high level of teamwork and adaptability to changing surgical needs, ensuring patient safety and optimal outcomes. Expertise includes somatosensory evoked potentials and electromyography with collaborative and results-driven mindset.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Surgical Neurophysiologist
SpecialtyCare
Philadelphia, PA
05.2024 - Current
- Conducted intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring to ensure patient safety during spinal, vascular and cranial surgeries.
- Evaluated and interpreted neurophysiological data, providing critical information for surgical decision-making.
- Collaborated with surgical teams to optimize patient outcomes through real-time data analysis and feedback.
- Developed and implemented standardized protocols for neurophysiological testing, enhancing operational efficiency.
- Mentored junior staff in advanced techniques and best practices for intraoperative monitoring processes.
Front Desk Receptionist and Manager
Atlantis Surgery Center
Hackensack, NJ
06.2022 - 08.2023
- Front Desk Receptionist and Manager duties: Trained new front desk individuals for three weeks at a time. Preparing charts for patients under Orthopedics, Podiatry, Pain management injections, discectomy, and plastic surgery cases. Breaking down and scanning in patient charts in the assorted cases for billing purposes. Preparing the daily schedule for patients due to arrival on the current day, it is for the surgeons and nurses to allow them to properly for the cases for the current day. Regularly checking the emails that are sent to us and responding accordingly within a timely manner. Assisting our transportation system in patients’ arrival and departure. Supervising the front desk and making sure it is a clean and fully stocked working station, filling up snack trays for patients, the office is in order, printer full of ink, toner, and paper. Handling specimens gathered from surgeries and making sure they are properly transported from the facility to the hospital. Dispensing DVT (Power Flow) boxes to the patients that arrive on orthopedic and plastic surgery days. It is for the prevention of blood clots after surgery. Preparing patient bags for the patients that come in for surgery and making sure they are regularly stocked up. Performing COVID-19 tests for patients that are not fully vaccinated. Also making sure to run a covid screening on every patient, which involves mainly making sure they don't have any symptoms and have a stable temperature. Checking in patients that arrive and making sure the charts prepared for the patients are properly assorted and have all the MRI and clearances before procedure. Organizing the medical file room so that every chart is alphabetized and up to the current year. Also grabbing the returning patient’s files for reference and to add their new procedure to that same file. Preparing the Doctor's and nursing staff's scrubs for the current day and making sure it is regular stocked. Sending the HR of our company's the weekly sign in sheets for the employees, along with the Anesthesiologists' name and date of service.
Substitute teacher
Kelly Services
Lyndhurst, NJ
01.2023 - 06.2023
- Substitute teacher duties: Adhering to the curriculum and lesson plans assigned by the regular teacher. Following procedures and achieving lesson goals. Assigning and explaining homework. Overseeing students outside of the classroom, including in the hallways and cafeteria. Always Complying with all school regulations and policies. Taking attendance and documenting daily notes. Ensuring the classroom and workstations are kept clean and orderly. Overseeing the normal classroom rhythms and activities. Compiling a report for the teacher for when they return.
Data Entry Pharmacy Technician
Geriscript Pharmacy
Pompton Plains, NJ
06.2021 - 05.2022
- Data Entry Pharmacy Technician duties: Enter prescription orders into computer for filling. Fill prescriptions according to quality standards, productivity guidelines and State Board of Pharmacy Regulations. Enter prescription orders using an imaged prescription. Verify all information is complete on the prescription. Communicate with skilled nursing facilities to clarify orders. Send incomplete, unclear, or rejected prescription to appropriate nursing facility for resolution. Update patient profile with all the necessary information from prescription. Ensure that patient’s allergies, therapies, and current medication are updated regularly in patient profile/history.
Pharmacy Technician
Specialty Rx Pharmacy
Ridgefield Park, NJ
09.2020 - 06.2021
- Pharmacy Technician duties: Maintains pharmacy inventory by checking pharmaceutical stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed medications and supplies, placing, and expediting orders, verifying receipt, and removing outdated drugs.
Certified Nurse Assistant
Waterview Center
Cedar Grove, NJ
09.2016 - 01.2020
- Job Responsibilities: provide patient care by giving bedpans, assistance with showers and baths, provide activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary; ambulation, turning position.
Medical Records Clerk
Comprehensive Behavioral Healthcare
Lyndhurst, NJ
05.2019 - 08.2019
- Medical Records Clerk duties: maintaining patient index, creating and processing patient-care records, identifying and correcting errors in reports, maintaining confidentiality and accuracy of patient records information, delivering records to healthcare providers timely, releasing patient information in compliance with established policies and regulations, assisting with departmental audits and research, utilizing paper and electronic systems to organize and file patients' documents.
Front Desk Receptionist
St. Mary’s Hospital
Passaic, NJ
08.2018 - 01.2019
- Front Desk Receptionist duties: assist patients upon arrival with inputting there information, welcomes and greets all patients and visitors, in person or over the phone, answers the phone while maintaining a polite, consistent phone manner using proper telephone etiquette, responsible for keeping the reception area clean and organized, registers new patients and updates existing patient demographics by collecting detailed patient information including personal and financial information facilitates patient flow by notifying the provider of patients' arrival, being aware of delays, and communicating with patients and clinical staff respond to inquiries by patients, prospective patients, and visitors in a courteous manner, keeps medical office supplies adequately stocked by anticipating inventory needs, placing orders, and monitoring office equipment, protects patient confidentiality, making sure protected health information is secured by not leaving PHI in plain sight and logging off the computer before leaving it unattended.
Concierge, Receptionist, Recreation Assistant
Atrium Post-Acute Care of Wayne
Wayne, NJ
07.2017 - 08.2017
- Job Responsibilities: assist patients upon arrival with television and phone services, inform and ask patients about their daily activities make excel spreadsheets of television and phone service, take pictures for patients’ profiles, make cookies for visitors, change coffee every four hours or so, answer phone calls and directing them to correct extension, make patient’s charts, make patient name bracelets, direct visitors to correct patient, distribute paychecks to staff, transport patients to church service, transport patients to ice cream parlor, assist patients with feeding, arts and crafts with patients.
Certified Nurse Assistant
Maple Glen Center
Fair Lawn, NJ
01.2015 - 09.2016
- Job Responsibilities: provide patient care by giving bedpans, Assistance with showers and baths, provide activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary; ambulation, turning position.
Certified Nurse Assistant
Lincoln Park Care Center
Lincoln Park, NJ
04.2014 - 08.2014
- Job Responsibilities: provide patient care by giving bedpans, Assistance with showers and baths, provide activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary; ambulation, turning position.
Education
College Preparatory Program -
Garfield High School
Garfield, New JerseyCertified Nurse Assistant Preparatory Program - undefined
Best Care Training Institute
East Orange, New JerseyAssociate degree - Natural Sciences and mathematics
Bergen Community College
Garfield, New JerseyPhlebotomy Preparation Program - undefined
ORI Medical Technology Institute
Union City, NJBachelor’s degree - communications of science and Disorders
Temple University
Philadelphia, PADoctorate Certificate - Intra Neuro Monitoring
Bloomsburg University
Bloomsburg, PA08-2024
Skills
- Computer Knowledge of: Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Strong communication skills
- Critical thinking
- Patient safety prioritization
- Professional development commitment
- Spinal cord monitoring
- Compassionate patient care
- Teamwork
Language
Spanish (Fluent, read, write, and speak)
Timeline
Surgical Neurophysiologist
SpecialtyCare
05.2024 - Current
Substitute teacher
Kelly Services
01.2023 - 06.2023
Front Desk Receptionist and Manager
Atlantis Surgery Center
06.2022 - 08.2023
Data Entry Pharmacy Technician
Geriscript Pharmacy
06.2021 - 05.2022
Pharmacy Technician
Specialty Rx Pharmacy
09.2020 - 06.2021
Medical Records Clerk
Comprehensive Behavioral Healthcare
05.2019 - 08.2019
Front Desk Receptionist
St. Mary’s Hospital
08.2018 - 01.2019
Concierge, Receptionist, Recreation Assistant
Atrium Post-Acute Care of Wayne
07.2017 - 08.2017
Certified Nurse Assistant
Waterview Center
09.2016 - 01.2020
Certified Nurse Assistant
Maple Glen Center
01.2015 - 09.2016
Certified Nurse Assistant
Lincoln Park Care Center
04.2014 - 08.2014
Certified Nurse Assistant Preparatory Program - undefined
Best Care Training Institute
Associate degree - Natural Sciences and mathematics
Bergen Community College
Phlebotomy Preparation Program - undefined
ORI Medical Technology Institute
Bachelor’s degree - communications of science and Disorders
Temple University
Doctorate Certificate - Intra Neuro Monitoring
Bloomsburg University
College Preparatory Program -
Garfield High School
Community Service
Special Olympics of New Jersey, Assistant, 2011, Present