EDUCATION
DUKE UNIVERSITY Durham, NC
. Bachelor of Science in Nursing
(2012-2013)
. Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Seattle, WA
. Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics and Health Information
Management (2008-2009)
. Dean's List
. Capstone Project
o King Country Jail Health Service (JHS), Seattle, WA
Feb. - Jun.2009
Data Abstraction and Analysis
Conducted a research study around the process of chart completion
and chart analysis.
Worked with health records program manager to recommend, develop
and implement new procedures and processes for chart completion and
chart analysis.
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Clinical Experience (896 Hours)
. Medical/Surgical I, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC
168 hours
. Medical/Surgical II, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC
168 hours
. Psychiatric, Alamance Regional Medical Center, Burlington, NC
56 hours
. Community Health, Partners in Caring & Harm Reduction
56 hours
. Maternity, North Carolina Maternity Center, Chapel Hill, NC
112 hours
. Pediatric, North Carolina Children's Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC
112 hours
. Geriatric, Croasdaile, Durham, NC
56 hours
. Medical/Surgical III, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC
168 hours
WORK EXPERIENCE
Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA Sep.2010 - Dec.2011
HIM Information Analyst
- Ensured completeness and accuracy of 350+ inpatient and outpatient
records daily according to The Joint Commission, CMS, and SMC
guidelines
- Increased medical staff efficiency by responding to their needs in a
timely manner and assisting them with chart completion and recovery of
missing documents
- Examined all deficiencies to justify the suspension of MDs from
medical staff privileges
- Monitored and assisted over 100 medical staff members regarding chart
deficiencies and pending suspensions
THE POLYCLINIC, Seattle, WA Oct. 2009 - Present
HIM Specialist II (Pier Diem)
- Operated a state of the art electronic medical record system (EPIC) to
scan 200+ records daily
- Trained and assisted an 8 person scanning team on analyzing patient
records for completeness and accuracy to scan
- Performed random Quality Assurance audits on 100+ scanned documents
and reported findings to the Medical Record Supervisor
RELATED SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS
- Volunteer, Duke School of Nursing, Information Session Panelist, May
2012 - Present
- Volunteer, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA, August 2009 -
2011
- Certified, Registered Nurse (RN), current through 7/12/2014
- Certified, Basic Life Support, current through October 2013
- Certified, Registered Health Information Administration (RHIA)
ACTIVITIES & AWARDS
- Founder, Mela Non-Profit Organization, Seattle, WA, June 2009 -
Present
- Member, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
- Member, American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)