Project Manager Medical Device

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Summary & Objective

Accomplished health care professional with 20 years of experience in

various US and UK health care systems (privatized and socialized) and with

the ability to quickly identify and resolve organizational issues and data

challenges, seeks an IT Clinical Consultant / Analyst role within a US

health care organization.

Relevant Skills

Technical

. Bedside Medical Device Interfacing (BMDI)

. MOSAIQ, Cerner, Siemen's Soarian Critical Care, Eclipsys, Centricity,HL7,

Crystal Reports

. American Registry Radiologic Technologists (ARRT certified)

Leadership & Administrative

. Project management

. Quality control and documentation

. Exceptional organizational and interpersonal skills

. Excellent written and oral skills

Professional Highlights

Essexmanagement LLC, Bethesda, MD March 2010

- Present

Business Analyst, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD

Working on a clinical initiative within the NCI caBIG(R) program called

CTRP. The purpose of the program is to establish a comprehensive database

containing regularly updated information on all NCI-funded clinical trials.

NCI will use this information to coordinate research efforts to optimize

our nation's investment in cancer research. Gathering business requirements

for this clinical trials reporting portal. For example

. Creating Use Cases for registration and accrual reporting within CTRP.

. Developing wireframes and similar documentation for hand off to the

technical team.

. Representing requirements using analysis models (diagrams).

. Managing requirements traceability information.

. Identify and document system deficiencies and recommend solutions.

. Creation of project plan for Business Analyst team which includes tasks

and timelines to meet handoff deadline

MedSys Group Consulting

Principal Consultant, Virtua Healthcare, Voorhees, NJ

May 2009-March 2010

Determine functional requirements for Bedside Medical Device Interfacing

(BMDI) project using various forms of data collection, documentation, and

analysis. For example:

. Implementation of BMDI in Siemens Soarian Critical Care including

startup, design, unit testing and integrated testing for clinical

implementation project. Also, coordinated the application support for

the clinical staff.

. Collaborated with nursing and respiratory therapists on clinical

documentation to successfully leverage the technology to automate

vital sign collection

. Established business needs requirements through extensive partnership

and teamwork with nursing staff; devised and documented solutions

based on collated information

. Steered high-level meetings, design and status meetings

. Applied knowledge and experience of Project Management Life Cycle

concepts

. Trained end-users and support staff including the creation of detailed

troubleshooting guides and how-to manuals

. Adhered to aggressive timelines

Harvard University Medical School Affiliated Hospitals and Institutions

Application Development Specialist III, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston,

MA 2006-2009

Created, reviewed, and edited requirements, specifications, business

processes, and recommendations related to Bedside Medical Device

Interfacing (BMDI) project. For instance:

. Defined clinical application scope and performance objectives.

. Primarily responsible for the implementation and support of the

Bedside Medical Device Interface to Cerner's PowerChart Electronic

Medical Record (including some familiarity with Cloverleaf Interface

Engine)

. Worked with the technical lead involved in the successful

implementation of the Medication Administration application called

CareMobile (Pharmacy)

. Coordinated the interaction between hospital clinical users, relevant

IT groups and the vendor to assist clients in achieving their

information systems objectives.

. Provided primary support role for the Eclipsys Critical Care

application

. Negotiated with vendors and ISD systems staff to assist clients in

achieving their information systems objectives.

. Acts as a consultant to clients, as needed, to improve work flow,

productivity and procedures in client

. Provided support of various Cerner products such as Message Center,

Orders, Iview, Powerplan, Tasks, Event Set hierarchy, CareMobile,

SurgiNet etc

. Builds CCL reports and gained extensive knowledge of backend

troubleshooting using CCL queries.

. Work with and gained familiarity with HL7 messages

Systems Analyst, Partners Healthcare Inc., Boston, MA

2005 - 2006

Participated in an electronic medical record (EMR) adoption effort as part

of an initiative focusing on information-systems investments in quality and

utilization.

. Installed GE Centricity server and set up network for organization.

. Built various templates and drug formularies.

Applications Analyst and Project Manager, Partners Healthcare Inc., Boston,

MA 2001-2005

Served as primary point of contact and source of support for clinical users

of mission-critical eScription software (a voice recognition dictation

system). For example:

. Worked with EMR trainers to ensure successful eScription "go-lives"

and trained users in the software.

. Troubleshot system by analyzing HL7 messaging.

Responsible for maintenance of mission-critical oncology management system

called "MOSAIQ" (Collaborated closely with vendor's (IMPAC Medical

Systems') implementation and support team.)

. Determined requirements using interviews, surveys, site visits,

document analysis, competitive product analysis, and workflow

analysis.

. Defined scope and technical requirements for MOSAIQ and ECLIPSE

treatment planning software-based projects involving the development

of project specifications and quality-assurance test plans.

. Coordinated multiple functional areas in radiation oncology department

and developed custom reports using Crystal Reports.

. Analyzed and resolved IT problems, maintained budget for department,

and managed changes due to ongoing renovations.

Hospitals in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Radiographer, St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

1998-2001

Radiographer, Guy's Hospital, London, UK

1996-1998

Senior Radiographer, Royal United Hospital, Bath, UK

1992-1996

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Harvard University Medical School Affiliated Hospitals and Institutions

Radiological Technologist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC),

Boston, MA 2008-2010

. Perform routine X-ray capture and examination using PACS

. Maintain records as required by the state and in accordance with BIDMC

protocol.

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree with Honors, Radiography (Imaging)

1992-1995

Guy's Hospital Medical School, London, United Kingdom

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