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Svetlana Roshass

Niles,IL

Summary

Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Neurodiagnostic Technologist

NorthShore Health Centers
Skokie , IL
2022.02 - Current
  • Independently preparing patients for an IOM test and/or monitoring (SSEP, EMG, EEG, ABR, TcMEP) by accurately placing recording electrodes and using established protocols required for the procedure.
  • Recognize technically inadequate signals, abnormalities/potential changes, obtain troubleshooting assistance if necessary, and report by communicating to a coordinator, appropriate neurologist and surgeon.
  • Obtaining and recording medical and or neurological history from patient or chart.
  • Explaining monitoring procedure and equipment to patients.
  • Completing billing information and report data upon completion of procedure and daily archiving of patient data.
  • Assisted with the training of new technologists in all aspects of neurodiagnostics.
  • Participating in department in-services, monthly staff meetings and continuing education.
  • Participating on an on-call schedule to provide emergency diagnostic services after hours (weekends and holidays).
  • Introduction to NCV tests

EEG Technologist

Elmhurst Hospital
Elmhurst , IL
  • Administration of EEG using Nihon Kohden instrument
  • Working knowledge of 10 20 electrode placement systems and attachment of electrodes using paste
  • Ensure customer service and satisfaction is afforded highest attention and priority.

Neurophysiology Technologist II

Rush Medical Center
Chicago , IL
  • Independently preparing patients for test and/or monitoring by accurately placing recording electrodes and using established protocols required for the procedure
  • Recognize technically inadequate signals, abnormalities/potential changes, obtain troubleshooting assistance if necessary and respond appropriately by communicating to a coordinator, appropriate neurologist and surgeon
  • Obtaining and recording medical and or neurological history from the patient
  • Explaining monitoring procedure and equipment to patients
  • Completing billing information and report data upon completion of procedure and daily archiving of patient data
  • Staff education and cross-training and encouraging teamwork through interdepartmental communication and constructive problem resolution
  • Participating in departmental in-services, monthly staff meetings and continuing education.

Human Resource Senior Level Manager Supervisor

Best In-Home Service, Inc.
Northbrook , IL
  • Drive business through aggressive management initiatives resulting in increased revenue
  • Establish strategic relationships to leverage significant long term business opportunities
  • Train and motivate new hires for operations to ensure optimal efficiency.

Intraoperative monitoring technologist II

Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago , IL
  • Monitoring patients during surgery to ensure integrity of the central nervous system as well as selected cranial nerves
  • Preparation of patients before and after procedures
  • Implement strategic planning during surgical procedures
  • Commitment to the patient's recovery process.

EEG Intraoperative monitoring

Memorial Hospital
Chicago , IL
  • Monitors all modalities of Evoked Potentials (Somatosensory Evoked Potentials, Motor Evoked Responses, Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response and/or processed (EEG) activity or patients during surgical procedures
  • Cranial nerve monitoring during brain surgery
  • On-line interpretation of potentials and appropriate and timely communication of changes to surgeon.

Education

Associate of Arts - Associate of Electroneurodiagnostic Technology

East-West University
Chicago, IL
05.2003

M.D. - Doctor of Medicine

Donetsk Medical School
Ukraine
01.1993

Nursing

College of Nursing
Ukraine
06.1984

Skills

  • Equipment Troubleshooting
  • Recordkeeping Abilities
  • Patient Care
  • EEG Recording/ IOM monitoring
  • Staff Supervision
  • Excellent Communication
  • Analytical and Critical Thinking
  • Team Building

Certification

American Heart Association CPR, 08/2019

References

References available upon request.

Languages

Russian
Professional
Ukrainian
Elementary

Timeline

Neurodiagnostic Technologist

NorthShore Health Centers
2022.02 - Current

EEG Technologist

Elmhurst Hospital

Neurophysiology Technologist II

Rush Medical Center

Human Resource Senior Level Manager Supervisor

Best In-Home Service, Inc.

Intraoperative monitoring technologist II

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

EEG Intraoperative monitoring

Memorial Hospital

Associate of Arts - Associate of Electroneurodiagnostic Technology

East-West University

M.D. - Doctor of Medicine

Donetsk Medical School

Nursing

College of Nursing

American Heart Association CPR, 08/2019

Svetlana Roshass