Tina Gaarder, RN, Clinical Analyst
**** *. **** ***. ***********, MO 65807; *********@****.***; Home: 417-987-
7395
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
** ***** ** ******** **** RN with 6 years recent EMR implementation
experience to include Epic and Cerner applications. My focus has been on
the design, build validation and implementation of clinical documentation.
I am currently certified in Epic Clindoc and ASAP Summer '09 versions.
Have recent implementation experience with over 10 implementations in the
past 5 years. 2 full life cycle implementations with the most current with
Epic applications. I am a certified Credentialed Trainer with experience
developing and testing test scripts for integration, unit and functional
testing events.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
A.S. (ADN), Nursing, Northwestern State University, Shreveport, LA 1991
Cerner Training: Power Chart, Cerner Care Net (Clinical Documentation and
Power Orders)
CERTIFICATIONS
Epic Clinical Documentation Summer 09 version
Epic ASAP Summer 09
EXPERIENCE
Sisters of Mercy Health Systems-St. Louis, MO
April 2008-Current
RN/Application Coordinator- Epic Clinical Documentation
Large multidisciplinary integrated project within an urban medical center
implementing Epic applications
Design, build, and implementation of Epic Clinical applications
specifically, Clinical Documentation.
Build: flow sheet templates, flow sheet rows, accordion reports,
navigators, sections, care plan,
patient education activities, LDAs, Best Practice Alerts, .
Develop current and future state workflows.
Provide application support to end users pre and post Go-Live.
Managed and troubleshoot reported issues and communicated resolution to
client leadership.
Implement Integration, Usability and Application testing.
Coordinate with Epic staff to resolve system issues and address user
concerns.
Managed regional downtime activities to include, jobs, batches, runs and
BCAs.
Organize and prioritize reported issues using Maximo application.
Liaison between clinical staff and the implementation team.
Command Center support for Go-live.
Serve as regional Operational Support Analyst for Epic Clinical
Documentation application.
Morgan Hunter Health Care Inc.
February 2008-April 2008
RN/Consultant/Clinical Analyst-Cerner Optimization Project
Provided clinical end-user support to production environment.
Managed clinical and technical change requests to production environment.
Managed clinical and technical Issues in the production domain.
Implemented build changes as requested by client.
Assessed feasibility of change requests as related to current Cerner
functionality available to client.
Managed the prioritization of issues and changes needed for Production.
StatCom-UT SouthWestestern Medical Center - St. Paul, Dallas, TX
August 2007-October 2007
RN/APPLICATION SUPPORT ANALYST -Consultant
Provided end user support for Statcom Emergency Room patient tracking
application. Re-educate end
users on application function. Identify and troubleshoot issues that arise
from application use. Log
issues and change requests and report to StatCom analysts.
Bon Secours Health Systems, Inc, Marriottsville, Maryland
January 2007-July 2007
Lead team of 4 clinical analysts to include clinicians and informatics
analysts to design and build
electronic medical record for ASAP application, using EPIC.
Responsibilities include: Manage team
assignments and define expectations. Complete PMO responsibilities
including issues, decisions,
status, scope changes, and project plan. Produce detailed Project Plan with
delivery dates, activities,
resource assignments and estimated work effort. Central point of contact
for validating design
decisions with SMEs (Subject Matter Experts) and other Team members. Assist
in direct build,
validation and testing of application. Assess conversion readiness and
report status to project
leadership. Approve outputs for review by Project Leadership. Manage scope
of team's assignments.
Initial review of proposed Change Control requests, Identify potential
project risks and work with
project Leadership to develop/implement mitigation plan.
Computer Task Group, INC., Buffalo, New York
April 2006-June 2006
RN/CLINICAL ANALYST/TEAM LEAD/Consultant
Power forms development and build within Cerner Millennium on 2006 code.
Support client with issues management and team management.
Delegated team member responsibilities related to forms build and
development.
Partner with Application project manager in making decisions related to
forms build and
development.
Create integration test scripts and support end users during integration
testing phase.
Identify and Resolve issues r/t integration testing for: (Cerner
applications)-Firstnet, Meds Integration,
Powerchart, and Emar.
ACS Heath Care Solutions, Dearborn Michigan
August 2005-April 2006
RN/CONSULTANT
Design and build of Power forms as part of Cerner, LIS team-Used my RN
clinical experience
to develop, design and build power forms for mid size urban healthcare
facility. Create integration
test scripts and support end users during testing phase for: Pharmnet,
Powerchart, INet, Clinical
Documentation and CPOE.
Adventist Health Corporate Office, Roseville/California
July 2004-August 2005
RN/CLINICAL ANALYST/Orders/Documentation Management Team
Application build using Cerner Carenet suite with emphasis on Power Orders
and Clin Doc, supported
Orders/Documentation Management Team. Go-live support for 3 of 22 (planned)
sites. Provide
support for Go-live and pre/post Go-live for Powerchart, Orders and
Documentation Management.
Develop from ground up: Cerner Carenet Suite with emphasis on Clin Doc
Power forms to include
design, build, implementation and support. Act as lead for Integration
testing as related to
Powerchart and Clinical Documentation (power forms, task lists, and flow
sheets) Have exposure and
experience working with the following tools: DCP, EKS, Corecode builder and
Content Manager. Build
event codes and event sets. Intermediate Power Orders build and support.
Intermediate CCL as
related to design development and support of reports created.
Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems, Richmond/Virginia
April 2003-June 2004
RN/CONTRACT CLINICAL ANALYST/TESTER
Create test scripts for functional and integration testing. Implement
testing data and conducted
testing for functional and integrated testing for Cerner Millennium
applications: Code level 2005.4 to
include: Powerchart, Firstnet, Pharmnet, PM, PCO and CPOE. Participated
with meds integration
testing. Implement testing for Pharmnet which included order entry and
order verification. Input
information as to the system build and clinical output. Train super-users
and end-users to use CPOE,
Powerchart, Powerchart Office, EMAR and PM. Provide Go-live support as part
of Command Center
staff for Go-live supporting Powerchart, PM, Powerchart Office, EMAR and
CPOE.