Tasha Ang

Experience

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  Singapore Sailing Federation

  Jan 2009 - Jul 2017

  Sailing Athlete
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  Changi General Hospital

  Feb 2017 - Mar 2017

  Allied Healthcare Job Shadowing

  Attended job shadowing for Physiotherapy, Diagnostic Radiography, Speech Therapy, Radiation Therapy and Occupational Therapy to learn more about a career in Allied Health

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  Easmed

  May 2019 - Sept 2019

  Biomedical Engineering Intern

  Liaised with several hospitals across SingaporeTrained to do preventative maintenance and repair for surgical devices and ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) treatment units In-house repair, servicing and preventative maintenance of CPAP (Controlled Positive Airway Pressure) devicesAttended several ENT courses hosted by Singapore General HospitalAttended Cadaver Courses at Singapore General Hospitals’ Academia Building and Changi General HospitalAttended 18th ASEAN ORL-HNS Congress

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  Changi General Hospital

  Feb 2020 - May 2021

  A&E Healthcare Assistant

  Assisted A&E nurses in triage of patients with COVID-19 symptomsEscorted patients with COVID-19 symptoms to the fever isolation facilityPPE and N95 mask fittedProvide travel history and declaration form for patientsAssisted members of public in filling the formTemperature taking and screening of patients and visitorsAssisted in handling cases with COVID-19 symptoms and fever casesAssisted in administrative dutiesAdhered to all infection control standardsAttended safety and infection control briefings hosted by CGH Show less

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  Easmed

  Mar 2020 - Sept 2020

  Biomedical Engineer

  Worked in a fast paced environment to provide efficient and effective services for a wide range of surgical and medical devicesTravelled to different locations to provide technical support to all hospital / healthcare personnel in the commissioning, operation, repair and preventative maintenance of medical equipmentTrained and certified to do preventative maintenance, commissioning and repair of several surgical and medical devices in brands such as Sutter, Stryker, Cook Medical, Fiagon etcIn-house repair, servicing and preventative maintenance of CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) devicesSupervised all engineering administrative dutiesLiaised with biomedical engineers and healthcare support staff / nurses from several hospitals, clinics and nursing homes in Singapore Show less

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  Gleneagles Hospitals, India

  Jan 2021 - Feb 2021

  Radiography Intern

  Prepared and positioned patients for general outpatient xray examinations Explained xray procedures to patients, checked LMP of female patientsExplained the use of diagnostic ionising radiation andPerformed radiologic examinations as ordered with minimal supervisionAdjusted xray equipment, determined proper technique, set exposure factors to obtain xray images of diagnostic quality

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  Sengkang General Hospital

  May 2021 - Jul 2021

  Radiography Intern

  Prepared patients for general xray examinations - inpatient, outpatient and dental settingsWarm up of xray machinesPreparation of xray room prior to radiography examinationsExposed to a variety of patient demographicsProvided patient care and communicationPerformed routine xrays with minimal supervisionAssisted in adaptive techniques and specialised views to better visualise pathologies for less mobile patientsAssisted with documentation of patient case notes

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  RadLink Group

  Jul 2021 - Sept 2021

  Radiography Assistant

  Provided frontline support for the centreMaintained patients’ recordsAttended to patient’s needs and enquiriesCo-ordinated radiologist reporting schedules Scheduled and managed medical appointmentsHand-delivered urgent reports to VIP clinics (if thereis a mismatch with dispatch timings)Assisted in service delight / recovery cases for VIP patientsAssisted in planning dispatch workflow to ensure report delivery time is optimizedGenerated dashboard for operations requirement if requiredWorked together with Front Desk and Coordinators, ushering patient into each of the sub-waiting areasCoordinated patient flow at the centreAssisted radiographer in preparing patients for radiology exams (General, CT, MRI, US, BMD)Sorted out xray films Show less

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  Changi General Hospital

  Sept 2021 - Nov 2021

  Health Screener

  Temperature taking and screening of patients and visitors for contact tracingAssist patients and visitors with Safe Entry Assist in handling cases of patients with COVID-19 symptomsAssist in handling patients with postive ART or PCR testsAssist in handling fever casesGuidance of patients to appointment locationsCrowd control and patient registrationAssist in administrative dutiesEscort of patients to A&E

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  National Neuroscience Institute

  Nov 2021 - Dec 2021

  Radiography Intern

  Assisted radiographers in positioning of patients for CT and MRI scansObserved angiography, angioplasty and embolisation cases Justification of clinical diagnosis with request formPerformed head CT examinations with minimal supervisionAssisted in CT reconstruction Assisted in patient preparation for several exams Assisted in hospital administrative dutiesProvided patient care and communicationAssisted in a multi-disciplinary team consisting of radiologists, radiographers and nursesPreparation of MRI, CT and angiography rooms prior to procedures Show less

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  Minmed Group Pte Ltd

  Jan 2022 - Feb 2022

  Nasopharyngeal Swabber

  Conducted prevailing screening process for visitors at Quick Test CentersAssisted in quarantine zone in full PPEDirected visitors to vacant sample collection stationSupervised visitors in self-administration of Antigen Rapid Tests (ARTs) Performed ART for visitors having difficulties self administeringConducted nasopharyngeal swab procedure for collection of specimens when necessaryAssisted with preparation and collection of specimens

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  IHH Healthcare

  Feb 2022 - Mar 2022

  Radiography Intern

  Assisted radiographers for positioning of patients for Portable xraysPositioned patients for PET scansPositioned patients for General xraysObserved general and vascular ultrasound scansObserved ultrasound and mammography biopsiesObserved general mammography scansObserved PET scans Observed nuclear medicine scansPreparation of patients for radiology examinationsPreparation of xray, ultrasound, mammography and PET scan rooms prior to radiologic examinationsExposed to a variety of patient demographicsProviding patient care and communicationPerformed general routine xrays with minimal supervisionAssisted with documentation of case notes and PACSPerformed adaptive techniques and specialised xray views to better visualise pathologies for less mobile patients Show less

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  Sengkang General Hospital

  May 2022 - Jul 2022

  Radiography Assistant (MRI)

  Received and prepared patients for MRI and xray examinationsPerformed patient portering and general dispatching servicesMaintained stock inventory for MRI departmentAssisted radiographers with positioning of MRI examinationsAssisted in MRI Safety ScreeningAssisted radiographers with MRI sedation / GA casesProvided MRI preparation instructions and post contrast / sedation aftercare to patientsAssisted clinical staff with patient transferring Maintained cleanliness of MRI equipment Show less

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  JurongHealth Campus

  Jul 2022 - Aug 2022

  Radiography Intern

  Positioned non routine and routine patients for xray examinations (Adaptive radiography)Assisted radiographers for ICU and ward portable xraysAssisted radiographers in II positioning for Operating Theatre casesPerformed surgical radiographyAssisted radiographers with medical documentation Worked in a multi disciplinary team to conduct Barium Studies (BS, BM, BFT), Arthrograms, Lumbar Punctures and Video Fluoroscopic Studies with radiologists, nurses and speech therapistsPerformed patient transfer for inpatient examinationsMaintained patient confidentiality, comfort and careMaintained cleanliness of xray equipment Show less

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  Khoo Teck Puat Hospital

  Oct 2022 - Nov 2022

  Radiography Intern

  Assisted radiographers in positioning of patients for CT scansAssisted radiographers in positioning of patients for MRI scansMaintained infection controlAssisted in preparation of scan rooms prior to CT / MRI scansAssisted in CT colonoscopy proceduresAssisted in CT cardiac proceduresAssisted in inpatient / outpatient settings for CT / MRI

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  Tan Tock Seng Hospital

  Nov 2022 - Nov 2022

  Radiography Intern

  Positioned patients for general xray examinationsAdjusted exposure settings to patient habitusApplied adaptive radiography Worked alongside multidisciplinary staff in the ED settingAssisted in portable xraysAssisted in surgical radiography - urography and orthopaedic cases Assisted in patient transfers in the ED settingMaintained infection control

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  Khoo Teck Puat Hospital

  Jan 2023 - Jan 2023

  Temp Radiology Assistant (CT, MRI)

  Prepared contrast using power injector (CT, MRI)Conducted MRI safety screening (outpatient, inpatient, ED)Assisted radiographers with positioning (CT)Maintained stock inventory (CT, MRI)Assisted with ICU and sedation cases (CT, MRI)Administrative duties - documentation of case notes and labelling (CT, MRI)Provided aftercare and pre-scan instructions for patients (CT, MRI)Conducted timeouts for inpatient scans (CT, MRI)Assisted with stroke protocol (MRI)Prepared patients for CT and MRI scansMaintained cleanliness of CT and MRI equipmentAssisted in changing of MRI coils Show less

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  IHH Healthcare Singapore - India Office

  Mar 2023 - Apr 2023

  Radiography Intern

  Assisted radiographers with positioning (CT, Fluoroscopy, Angiography)Administrative duties - documentation of case notes (CT, Fluoroscopy, Angiography)Assisted in surgical radiographyMaintained equipment and room cleanliness (CT, Flurosocopy, Angiography)Assisted in patient transfersMaintained infection control

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  Sengkang General Hospital

  Apr 2023 - Apr 2023

  Radiography Intern

  Assisted radiographers with positioning (CT, Dental)Prepared contrast using power injectorsAssisted in 3D Reconstruction of CT Brain scansAssisted in administrative duties - documentation of case notes (CT, Dental)Assisted in patient transfersMaintained infection control

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  Sengkang General Hospital

  Oct 2023 - now

  Radiographer II