Chris Kerlin

Experience

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  Mercy Regional Medical Center

  Jan 2009 - Feb 2018

  Lead Nuclear Medicine Technologist

  Oversees daily nuclear medicine operations at two major hospitals and affiliated satellite facilities while managing 7 direct reports. Maintains radiation safety programs and all associated dosimetry for 200+ employees while serving as an assistant radiation safety officer. Educate and onboard new physicians of all disciplines as well as all new radiological and non-radiological ancillary staff. Effectively communicate and coordinate diagnostic patient testing and treatments with hospital staff, departments, nursing staff and a variety of doctors including cardiologists, endocrinologists,hospitalists, pathologists, pulmonologists, radiologists, surgeons and wound care while observing strict Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare (JCAHO) standardsProficient in all Technetium-99m, Thallium-201 and Iodine-123 based imaging procedures as well as therapeutic Iodine-131 for thyroid ablation and Samarium-153 for bone metastases. Compassionately perform nuclear medicine procedures on a wide variety of hospital inpatients fromER, intensive care, (Cardiovascular ICU, Medical ICU and Surgical ICU), rehabilitation and short stay departments while being cognizant of IV sites and pumps, cardiac telemetry, respiratory ventilators and wound vacuum units. Expert at performing IV needle puncture (over est. 6000) and proficient with imaging on GEMillennium and Philips BrightView nuclear gamma cameras Show less

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  Superior Medical Care

  May 2009 - Aug 2014

  Nuclear Medicine Technologist

  Work under and regularly communicate with a group of 20 different physicians that includecardiology, internal medicine, pediatrics, podiatry, sleep medicine and surgeryMaintain detailed patient and radiopharmaceutical records for review by medical physicist and ODHstate nuclear inspectors while staying compliant with Health Insurance Portability and AccountabilityAct (HIPPA) regulations Practice aseptic and radiation safety techniques while performing nuclear medicine studies that detect and evaluate multiple pathologies including cardiac, endocrine, gastrointestinal, hepatic, skeletal and renal diseaseProficient with Siemens E-CAM nuclear gamma camera and FONAR upright MRI machine imageacquisition, processing and maintenance Show less

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  OM Healthcare

  Jan 2011 - Aug 2014

  Chief Nuclear Medicine Technologist

  Reorganized and manage nuclear medicine department in compliance with strict Ohio Department of Health and Nuclear Regulatory Commission standardsPerform nuclear cardiology stress testing under the direct supervision of an independent board certified cardiologist that include pharmacologic and exercise protocolsEvaluate contraindicated cardiac medications as it relates to each patients testing, as well as theinfluence of cardiac hardware such as pace makers, defibrillators and stentsEarned and maintain nuclear medicine cardiology accreditation from the American College ofRadiology (ACR) ensuring optimum test quality and reimbursement Show less

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  Epic

  May 2016 - Feb 2018

  Credentialed Trainer

  Credentialed trainer in Epic Orders and Radiant

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  American Interiors

  Oct 2018 - May 2021

  Project Manager
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  Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

  May 2021 - now

  Resource Analyst