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Maria Satovich

Inver Grove Heights,MN

Summary

Skilled Polysomnographic Technologist bringing 6 years of related experience working with acute patients. Expert experience in sleep with demonstrated success of growing and developing the infrastructure for an all inclusive Sleep Center. Adept at observing and monitoring patient conditions and readings to provide critical input for interdisciplinary care. Seeking to bring knowledge and skills to challenging position. Results driven in Management with 16 years of progressive experience. Exceptional leader, change manager and complex problem solver. Proven skills in operations, ordering, policy development and process improvements. History of making substantial impacts with forward-thinking, resourceful and adaptable strategies. Successful at setting goals, key business decisions and financial operations. Training of doctors, fellow employees, and patients in all areas of sleep.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Registered Polysomnographic Technologist

Veteran Affairs Medical Hospital Center
Minneapolis, MN
12.2018 - Current

Demonstrated critical thinking to analyze complex situations, through interpretation of data to apply ventilation therapies.

Provide patient service skills by implementing iCare and aiming to exceed the veterans' expectations.

  • Training and education of doctors, employees, and patients in all areas of sleep. Including development of training materials.
  • Developed SOP's and Q&S for the Sleep Center
  • Performing routine equipment checks, troubleshooting, maintenance and inventory
  • Ordering of supplies for Sleep Center, patients’ DME needs, and HST's
  • Assist medical director, sleep center director, and manager, in all aspects of the sleep center operations
  • Started up and successfully moved Sleep Center multiple times
  • Helping to achieve AASM accreditation
  • Set up patients with PSG's, MSLT's, MWT's, HST's, and DME
  • ABG draws, use of all medical equipment including Hoyer
  • Summarized technical data to assist physicians to diagnose brain, sleep or nervous system disorders
  • Implementation of ISR's

Interim Supervisor

Veteran Affairs Medical Hospital Center, Sleep
03.2018 - 11.2018
  • Oversight of sleep center staff and job functions
  • Making sure compliance for optimal care and education are obtained
  • Collect, analyze and integrate patient information in order to manage patient database
  • Participate in professional development
  • Provided education for sleep center staff during weekly depart- mental meetings
  • Trained physicians and other key staff on Nihon Khoden - Polysmith 10 program
  • Training of sleep center facility for all incoming staff
  • Improve department operations and patient care
  • Brought unity to become a comprehensive sleep center that incorporates all types of sleep testing, DME, education
  • SOP's, templates for CPRS
  • Negotiated contracting and wrote proposals
  • Resolved patient and employee complaints

Registered Polysomnographic Technologist

Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare
St Paul, MN
10.2019 - 08.2020
  • Left due to job tour change at VA due to pandemic
  • Gathered, analyzed, and applied appropriate therapy from interpreted scientific information, for patients in acute care with brain, bone and movement conditions
  • Wrote and develop training materials
  • Helped run meetings
  • Inventory needs, stocked items

Tech II RPSGT

North Memorial Hospital
Maple Grove, MN
12.2015 - 12.2017
  • Perform PSG’s in accordance with AASM standards for accurate collection of scoring/analysis of physiologic sleep. Determining appropriate ventilation therapies. Application TCM and O2.
  • Identifying cardio, respiratory, anatomy and physiology. Pathophysiology of sleep disorders and related comorbidities
  • Education of patients in sleep and accessing ESS
  • Facilitate meetings
  • Inventory and stocking of supplies
  • Summarized technical data to assist physicians to diagnose brain, sleep or respiratory system disorders
  • More than doubled key satisfaction and quality ratings
  • Fortify use of ISR's

Methodist Hospital, Tech
St. Louis Park, MN
10.2015 - 12.2015
  • PSG's
  • Patient education
  • Inventory
  • ISR's

CEO/CFO/Head Designer

Madelin Rose Floral
Bloomington, MN.
05.2006 - 09.2015
  • Successfully ran multi award winning floral shop, with 20 employees.
  • Specializing in modern design in uniquely and highly fashioned floral techniques to meet array of custom arrangements for all occasions.
  • Designing of florals in different mediums, bridal coordinator, and landscaping design.

Manager and Lead Designer

Stems and Vines
Cliff Road, Eagan, MN
01.2004 - 04.2006

Human Resources Assistant and Generalist

Saks Fifth Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
  • Payroll, benefits, legal issues, and OSHA standards
  • Installed and educated on system programs and procedures
  • Performance and disciplinary reviews
  • Education and training of employees including management
  • Ran meetings for all staff, including upper management
  • Hiring board

Education

Graduated AAS degree - Polysomnography

Minneapolis Community & Technical College

Floral Certificate - Floral Design And Management

Hennepin Technical College
Minneapolis, MN

Bachelor of Arts - Business Management

Globe University MN School of Business
Minneapolis, MN

Skills

  • Analytical & Critical Thinking of Acute Patients
  • Advanced knowledge Ventilation Therapies
  • Quality assurance and development of SOP's
  • Education, Training, Development, Program Leader
  • Budget tracking, Ordering of supplies & Equipment
  • Problem-Solving
  • Teamwork, Team building & Collaboration
  • Motivate, Inspire, Encouragement of others
  • Self-Motivated with Multitasking Abilities
  • Attention to Detail
  • Goal planning & attainment
  • Cultural Awareness

Timeline

Registered Polysomnographic Technologist

Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare
10.2019 - 08.2020

Registered Polysomnographic Technologist

Veteran Affairs Medical Hospital Center
12.2018 - Current

Interim Supervisor

Veteran Affairs Medical Hospital Center, Sleep
03.2018 - 11.2018

Tech II RPSGT

North Memorial Hospital
12.2015 - 12.2017

Methodist Hospital, Tech
10.2015 - 12.2015

CEO/CFO/Head Designer

Madelin Rose Floral
05.2006 - 09.2015

Manager and Lead Designer

Stems and Vines
01.2004 - 04.2006

Human Resources Assistant and Generalist

Saks Fifth Avenue

Graduated AAS degree - Polysomnography

Minneapolis Community & Technical College

Floral Certificate - Floral Design And Management

Hennepin Technical College

Bachelor of Arts - Business Management

Globe University MN School of Business
Maria Satovich