SHARON PIERSON

• Educated patients on procedure details, provided instructions and answered questions to minimize anxiety and improve cooperation.
• Reviewed physicians' orders to determine medical imaging needs and operated radiologic equipment to capture, develop and produce diagnostic images.
• Handled private and confidential information in compliance with hospital policies and procedures.
• Applied and positioned equipment to take images following set parameters.

Explained procedures to patients and families and answered questions to ease anxiety and encourage patient cooperation.

• Performed QC and digital mammography and performed Bone Density exams
• Worked with MRS, RIS, PACS, Penrad systems
• Also, performed digital x-rays.

• Performs Radiological, mammography and Bone Density procedures for clinics and hospitals.

• Performs digital 3-D mammography on Hologic Dimensions, ductograms, Bone Density, and responsible for daily operations of breast center
• Works on RIS, PACS and Penrad Systems
• Stereotactic Biopsy procedures
• Also, assist radiologist with Ultrasound Guided Breast Biopsies and breast ultrasounds
• Additional duties include QC, digitizing patient films, ordering supplies, patient scheduling, training new personnel.

• Performed QC and digital mammography on Hologic Selenia and GE Senographe and performed
• Bone Density exams
• Briefly worked on Hologic Dimensions 3D Tomosynthesis machine
• Worked with MRS, RIS, PACS, Penrad systems.

• Responsible for establishing mammography Program
• Duties also included maintaining digital QA/QC and performing digital mammography on the
• Hologic Selenia, digital x-rays and working with RIS and DR PACS systems
• Duties also including staffing, ordering supplies, scheduling patients.

• Responsible for establishing mammography Program and maintained digital QA /QC programs
• Also, duties included performing digital mammography exams on the Siemens Novation DR
• Worked with CAD, RIS and PACS systems
• Other duties included staffing, managing employee's schedules, ordering supplies, scheduling patients
• Also, performed digital x-rays.

• Responsible for mammography QA/QC program, ACR and MQSA inspections and accreditations
• Other duties include mammograms, breast biopsies, localizations, ductograms, bone density and routine digital x-ray exams
• Worked with CAD, RIS and PACS systems
• Duties also including staffing, managing employee's schedules, ordering supplies, scheduling patients.

• Duties included performing QC, mammograms, digital stereotactic biopsies and localizations, galactograms and bone densitometry exams
• Other duties were performing all digital fluoroscopy, special procedures and routine digital x-rays exams
• Worked with MRS, RIS and PACS systems.

• Duties included performing QC, mammogram, needle localizations, galactograms, patient education, ordering supplies, some darkroom duties and patient scheduling
• I received a promotion in 1996 and became the Chief Technologist and was responsible for the daily operation of the Radiology Department
• Responsibilities included employee management, staffing, and billing, and purchasing, medical records, maintenance of equipment, patient registration and scheduling
• Duties also included maintaining certifications and accreditations on all equipment in addition to preparing and supervising the department for JACHO, MQSA and TDH inspections
• Other duties included maintaining the QA/QC programs and working with the Radiologist and
• Administration and other department heads to make decisions on changes to be made to help the department operate more efficiently
• I received additional training to perform stereotactic biopsies and continued to perform some mammographic and radiological procedures.