Holly Tate

• Oversees all daily operations of the adult and pediatric echo labs at the medical center and 12 + off-site facilities
• Creates successful work schedules for each team member to ensure fully staffed shifts
• Monitors workflow to improve employee time management and increase productivity
• Responsible for ensuring exams meet the hospital's high-quality standards
• Orders and maintains all equipment and supplies required for staff to perform their daily duties
• Solicits patient and physician feedback to identify and improve on areas of weakness
• Evaluates employee performance; coach and train to improve weak areas.
• Demonstrates leadership by implementing necessary changes to policies and procedures to improve operations
• Educated staff on organizational mission and goals to help employees achieve success
• Leads meetings, QA projects, and PI projects in a collaborative manner in order to meet organizational and departmental goals

• Performed all echocardiography exams including transthoracic, exercise stress, pharmacological stress echoes, transesophageal echoes, and assisted with structural heart procedures
• Provided detailed preliminary reports
• Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications
• Provided training and assistance to students and fellows
• Demonstrated excellence in time management, communication, problem-solving, patient care, and diagnostic imaging.

· Recipient of numerous honors and awards , including the coveted Pitsenbarger Award for Academic Excellence, Airman of the Quarter Awards for superb performance, and the Leadership School Distinguished Graduate and Academic Excellence Awards.

· Created patient interview packets for three programs, improving wait time by 40%.

· Processed a high number of medical waivers for aviation examinations with zero processing errors or returns and conducted hundreds of medical records reviews for security clearances with no errors; and reviewed/processed 1,300+ questionnaires assessing medical fitness with 100% accuracy.

· Managed a database serving 6,000+ personnel to ensure minimal downtime.

· Completely revamped the supply inventory section to meet infection control standards and improve patient care needs, achieving 100% compliance.

· Monitored communicable disease trends for 470+ employees and maintained medical records.

· Served as President and Secretary of the Medical Group Booster Club; contributed to a boost in personnel morale.

• Provided Flight Medicine support to a large air logistics center, with broad responsibility for reviewing medical records, screening patients, taking vital signs, and recording medical histories
• Tracked standards for all aircrew members and ensured personnel met medical flying qualifications
• Assisted Flight Surgeons in minor surgical procedures
• Designed, coordinated, and conducted in-service training for 22+ technicians, significantly improving job knowledge and patient care.
• Assisted with lifting and moving patients.
• Conducted patient intake and triage procedures.
• Collaborated with medical professionals to communicate patient needs with accuracy and speed using hospital and medical codes.