SUSAN E. MILLS
Cell: 925-***-**** ( Email: *******@*******.***
**** ****** ****, ***. ****, Walnut Creek, CA 94597
EPIC APPLICATION PROFESSIONAL (AMBULATORY)
Energetic, self-motivated Business Application Coordinator open to new
challenges, offering a strong background in building relationships and
communicating clearly with individuals at all organizational levels.
Outstanding record of achievement and adept at handling sensitive business
issues with discretion and professionalism across a variety of industries
including healthcare, manufacturing, retail, education, and government.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
< Epic Trainer credentialed with almost three years of Epic Support
Experience.
< Trained Providers and Medical Staff the Epic Ambulatory Application
throughout Northern California, for Kaiser Permanente, for over 30
implementation sites and across most medical disciplines.
< Taught Medical Personnel how to build smart phrases, smart text,
preference lists for medications, procedures and lab or radiation orders,
diagnosis, and adding patient instructions. How to use the in-basket,
working with staff messages, patient messaging and checking lab results.
< Strong training skills with all levels of employees, training up to 40
individuals within a lunch and learn setting.
< Internal and external customer support with experience in organizing and
following up in a timely manner.
< Devising and implementing innovative strategies, assessing learning
styles, building relationships and finding solutions to technical
problems.
< Working on multiple projects simultaneously under high-pressure
situations while consistently meeting strict deadline schedules.
< Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, PeopleSoft and Visio.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
H/P Technology, Inc. Consulting, Phoenix, CA 2010
Epic Application Support for Cedar Sinai Medical Group, Beverly Hills, CA
< Provided excellent Epic Application Support to end users in the Internal
Medicine Department.
< Managed issues and reported any software enhancements requested.
< Observed how end-users chart in Centricity and translated their workflows
as closely as possible into Epic.
Apex Systems, Inc., Consulting, San Bruno, CA 2009
Epic Application Support for Stanford Hospital & Clinics, Palo Alto, CA
< Provided excellent Epic Application training to users within the IVF
Department.
< Helped' to resolve any kind of issues or problems with the application.
< Observed providers charting and made suggestions to improve the way they
chart.
Kaiser Permanente, HealthConnect (Epic Ambulatory Suite), Emeryville, CA
2006 - 2008
Business Application Coordinator
< Provided outstanding Epic Ambulatory application training to KPHC users
throughout Northern California in areas of:
Managing BAC Teams, E&M (Evaluation & Management) Coding, P&I, Department
Walk Through/Observation, Technical Troubleshooting, Written Materials,
Train the Trainer, Leadership, Application Knowledge, Software Build,
Communication, and Infrastructure Support.
< Led teams in the successful implementation of the Epic Software in the
Women's Health and Radiation Oncology Departments, and provided training
in a lunch and learn setting for about 40 people.
< Completed planning and implementation meetings for each department by
collecting clinical background information in order to anticipate issues
and questions about the department that may arise.
< Provided training sessions and created, training materials and workflows
for the providers and provided reference guides for team members in order
to strengthen the team and increase their knowledge of the clinics, while
ensuring a smooth implementation.
< Gained expert knowledge of specialty departments and helped the teams in
a successful implementation.
< Taught providers how to chart effectively so they are compliant with
charge capture functionality.
HR Solutions Consulting, Walnut Creek, CA 2004 - 2006
Human Resources Coordinator for Mothers Cookies, Oakland, CA)
< Assisted the Director with special projects, answered EDD correspondence,
assisted with background checks, filed, answered phones, and distributed
payroll checks.
< Assisted the HR Director with the closure of the plant.
Disability Coordinator for California Pacific Medical Center, San
Francisco, CA
< Assisted employees by providing information about Leave of Absence
policies and laws.
< Answered any questions throughout the entire disability and LOA
processes.
< Worked with employees in order to bring them back to work.
< Performed audits to ensure smooth, legal, and well-documented disability
and LOA processes.
Human Resources Assistant for C&H Sugar Company Inc., Crockett, CA
< Interviewed candidates, offered jobs, performed background checks, set up
medical appointments, helped employees with new hire paperwork, set up
new hire files, tracked applicants, and other related duties.
< Rewrote company policies and company documents.
The Sharper Image, San Francisco, CA 2003 - 2004
Human Resources & Payroll Clerk
< Entered new hire information for over 1,800 seasonal employees to ensure
they were paid correctly.
< Ensured that all new hire paperwork was received and created new hire
files.
< Terminated seasonal employees after the Christmas season and hired others
permanently.
Mount Diablo School District, Concord, CA 2002 - 2003
Substitute Teacher
< Taught children from kindergarten through high school age.
Contra Costa County Human Resources (through Apple One), Martinez, CA 2001
- 2002
Temporary Human Resources Coordinator
< Interfaced with employment agencies and all departments within Contra
Costa County regarding obtaining temporary workers.
< Kept a contract on all temporary workers within Contra Costa County and
worked with payroll department to ensure all agencies got paid correctly.
< Answered an information line and answered questions for Contra Costa
Employees.
< Created and place job ads for any department within Contra Costa County,
ordered supplies for the Human Resources department, and created name
badges for all Contra Costa employees and contractors.
Bestfoods Baking Co., South San Francisco, CA 1998 - 2000
Human Resources Assistant
< PeopleSoft Administration: entered new hires, updated data, and created
queries for management purposes.
< Efficiently coordinated the recruitment needs of District Sales Managers
across in 32 locations.
< Responsible for full-cycle recruitment process: created job ads, received
and logged resumes, reviewed for qualified candidates, scheduled
interviews, screened applicants, performed background checks, set up
physical exams, sent follow up letters, called references, and sent
rejection letters.
< Redesigned the hiring process to expedite hiring and created new
organizational systems.
EDUCATION:
California State University, Hayward, CA
Bachelor of Science, Industrial Psychology