Rebecca Willis
Wauwatosa,WI
Summary
Diligent problem-solver with a resourceful approach to challenges and organized style. Leverages sleep medicine expertise to manage job functions. Excellent communicator with a focus on results.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sleep Lab Supervisor
Children’s Wisconsin
10.2021 - Current
- Responsible for day to day operations of sleep center
- Helped design 12 bed sleep center, providing detailed information to design team
- Developed workflows to provide more efficient outcomes
- Update policies & procedures following best practice guidelines
- Conducts staff meeting and newsletters to keep the team updated
- Troubleshoot equipment
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Work collaboratively with other department, providers and teams
- Perform HR responsibilities of hiring, terminating, coaching, orientating team
- Conduct annual performance reviews, help set goals, and follow up throughout year
- Development of team implementing scoring standards for night team
- Developed talent by meeting with new team members to ensure successful transition to team.
Lead Polysomnographic Technologist
Aurora Medical Center Summit
08.2015 - 10.2021
- Achieved re-accreditation of sleep center via American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- Developed new quality assurance program aligned with accreditation standards
- Implemented system wide policies & procedures following best practice guidelines
- Maintain staff competencies annually
- Advise and update staff on procedural changes
- Manage daily operations within the sleep center
- Act as a role model and resource to all staff
- Maintain sleep equipment for proper function
- Assist with HR duties and hiring new staff
- Review and score sleep studies
- Maintain communication with medical director and other sleep staff physicians
- Direct efforts and provide guidance on more complex cases
- Educate patients on home sleep tests and run day sleep studies as needed
- Monitor productivity and staffing.
Polysomnographic Technologist II
Aurora Medical Center Summit
02.2012 - 08.2015
- Transitioned from night shift to day shift
- Verified integrity of collected data
- Trained new sleep staff
- Helped maintain daily sleep center functions
- Scheduled sleep studies
- Performed day sleep studies including home sleep testing
- Scored sleep studies for in lab testing and home testing
- Verified insurance authorization for sleep testing.
Polysomnographic Technologist I
Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center
08.2008 - 02.2012
- Performed overnight sleep studies
- Implemented therapeutic intervention such as BPAP, CPAP, ASV & oxygen administration
- Utilized AASM guidelines to successfully titrate sleep apnea patients
- Educated patients on sleep apnea
- Implemented appropriate interventions for patient safety
- Maintained flexible work hours to adapt to changing schedules.
Administrative Assistant
Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center
11.2006 - 08.2008
- Scheduled appointments for the sleep center
- Billing of sleep studies
- Insurance authorization.
Education
Master’s in Business Administration - Project Management
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
05.2025
Bachelor of Business Administration - General Business
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
05.2021
Associates of Applied Science - Polysomnographic Technology
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
05.2016
Accredited Sleep Technologist Education Program (A-STEP) -
American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)
05.2010
Skills
- AASM Accreditation Process
- Policy & Procedure Development
- Quality Assurance
- Registered Sleep Technologist
- Workday
- Microsoft Office
- EPIC
- Leadership Experience
Certification
Registered Polysomnographic Technologist 10/2011 - Current
Timeline
Sleep Lab Supervisor
Children’s Wisconsin
10.2021 - Current
Lead Polysomnographic Technologist
Aurora Medical Center Summit
08.2015 - 10.2021
Polysomnographic Technologist II
Aurora Medical Center Summit
02.2012 - 08.2015
Polysomnographic Technologist I
Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center
08.2008 - 02.2012
Administrative Assistant
Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center
11.2006 - 08.2008
Master’s in Business Administration - Project Management
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Bachelor of Business Administration - General Business
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Associates of Applied Science - Polysomnographic Technology
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Accredited Sleep Technologist Education Program (A-STEP) -
American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)
Registered Polysomnographic Technologist 10/2011 - Current
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