Manager Registered Nurse

Qualifications:

Eleven years of experience as a Clinical Informatics Nurse, fourteen years of experience utilizing McKesson products. Eight years of design experience with CPOE, HED, HEC, DAS and Admin Rx. Project manager responsible for the implementation and customer support for new applications. Successful project management with online documentation for Critical Care, Medical Surgical and Emergency department, CPOE design, order build, testing, interface of orders with ancillary departments and end-user instruction and support. HMM knowledge base.

Successful MU2 attestation audit with 3 years Cerner Millennium experience including implementation support, education and training for Physicians, Nursing and Ancillary staff members.

Proficient with Discern Analytics and Power Insight reporting tools. Ability to translate reporting information into pertinent, useful data for distribution within a broad range of audiences.

Graduated Master’s in Business Administration, Indiana Wesleyan University, 2001, and Chamberlain College of Nursing, Masters of Science-Nursing, August, 2016. Five classes needed for completion of a Masters in Informatics degree.

Registered Nurse, BSN (twenty-two years) with multiple skills and varied experience including Cardiovascular Critical Care, Medical Surgical, Telemetry, Emergency Care, Orthopedics, Neurological Intensive Care, Cardiac Intensive Care, Psychiatry, and Pre/Post Surgery. Current unencumbered Indiana and Tennessee licensed Registered Nurse. Currently BLS, ACLS, and PALS certified by American Heart Association.

Two plus years management experience at the director level. Areas managed included Orthopedic/Neuro, Bone Marrow transplant, Oncology, Hematology, and Renal units. Supervised approximately 125 employees. Responsible for retention, supervision, 24 hour accountability, budget, staffing, education tracking, and day to day operations in a 100 and 300 plus bed facility.

Experienced Case Manager working with third-party payees, Medicare/Medicaid and managed care groups. Proficient with InterQual program.

HMM (Horizon Meds Manager) ( eight years) experience with Horizon Clinicals, ER11 and 12 versions implementation upgrade to 10.3 (2 years).

EPIC Credentialed Orders Trainer

Experienced in multiple EMR applications including Cerner, Athena, EPIC, MediTech, Eclypse, McKesson and Quest.

Experienced educator of adult learners. Educator for LPN, Medical Assistants, and General Education students in classroom and clinical setting. Proficient with online learning. Educator for McKesson and Cerner Millennium products for multi-hospital networks. .

Reasonable, methodical, intelligent, accurate, dedicated employee.

Excellent interpersonal skills, effective communication skill, vast management and computer skills including Windows, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and LanSchool.

Experienced independent contractor for multiple hospital corporations, supporting go-live initiatives, education, workflow analysis, design, build of multiple system modules, products and project management over those modules.

Experience:

08/22/17 - Occupational Health Nurse (PRN), TeamHealth, TVA Power Plants, Knoxville, Tennessee

Current Responsibilities include Spirometry testing, Respirator Fit Testing, Zinc and lead screenings, drug screenings, first aid, eye exams, and injury evaluation with referrals to outside resources as needed. Complete supply inventory and requisitioning for stocking Clinic. Respond to any emergencies and assess needs of employees affected.

11/08/16 - Educator/trainer, ICG Consulting Group for St. Joe Hospital, Nashua, New Hampshire

10/01/17 Educator for McKesson Horizon Clinicals EMR documentation training for LNA/HUC and RN’s, onsite biweekly. Educate Providers with Portal, CPOE, and HMR using remote desktop applications.

12/14/15 - RN House Supervisor, IU Health Blackford Hospital

08/24/16 Evening shift Nursing Supervisor for a critical access facility. Serves as a staff nurse in ED and Medical Surgical areas providing patient care. Performs supervisory duties, representing management after hours. Complete staffing and other assignments as needed.

07/15 – Clinical Informaticist Systems Personnel Inc.

10/15 Employed as a contractor as Team Lead for Bone Marrow Transplant with Cerner online documentation standards, orders, mPages, Quick views and customization to meet the needs of the Physicians, Nursing and other associated departments and necessary documentation to maintain accreditation with FACT, CIBMTR, JCAHO, and implementation/integration of TranStem.

03/14 – Clinical Informaticist – Gateway Medical Center/Clarksville Tennessee

07/15 Employed full time in IT department. Completed the conversion from McKesson HCI to Cerner Millennium, June 2014. Responsible for MU2 attestation for hospital and Physician offices and Dragon installation and training for Physicians and mid-level providers. Assisting with Patient Portal access and MU2 qualifications. Completed Athena build training. Training resource for Physicians, Nurses and Ancillary staff. Responsible for submitting all Customer enhancement requests for entire hospital, tracking progress, and completing detailed follow-up for issues. Utilize reporting tools, Discern Analytics and Power Insight, to run metrics associated with implementation, adoption, and Meaningful Use mandated documentation.

01/14 – Fulltime Student – Chamberlain College of Nursing, MSN

08/16

10/13 - Independent Contractor – HCTec

12/13 Employed as Clinical educator/Analyst to implement electronic Medication Reconciliation,

ER 11 and 12 upgrade enhancements for all clinical areas including Physicians, Nurses and

other Ancillary departments. Utilized as a builder/resource for HEO. Responsible for

Physicians, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants, and Nurses training. Developing

education curriculum, ensuring that Meaningful Use 2 directives are included in

knowledge being taught.

12/12 – Independent Contractor – Partners Healthcare IT for Ardent Healthcare

8/13 Employed to work with Pharmacy team using McKesson HMM at Ardent Healthcare for upgrades, testing and integration between Clinical systems and Pharmacy systems, facility go live assistance and support, database entry, completion of Helpdesk tickets and inquiries and numerous other items as assigned. Utilized as an HEO order/outlines builder. Successful implementation of ER11 and 12 upgrades. Worked with team to meet ARRA guidelines and Meaningful Use Stage 1criteria.

7/11 – Independent Contractor - TEK Systems/McKesson Global Division

08/13 Employed as weekend support for implementation of HEO, HED, HLAB, HMM, HEC for CPOE initiative. Employed for a remote position as an Horizon Expert Orders builder for 7.6 SP2 to 10.3.1 upgrade and CPOE initiation. HEC/ HMM build, HEC/HLAB build for /CPOE.. Outline design, build and testing. Responsibilities include design, building, testing and implementation of computerized patient order entry for Physicians, Nurses and other Ancillary Staff. Performed Iform testing and integration between different disciplines and Physician groups. Experience with Zynx order sets and builds. Also, Clinical Educator for McKesson products including HED, HEO, AdminRx, and HEC, and HHS.

7/10 - Independent Contractor – Brooksource for IASIS Healthcare

7/12 Employed as an IT Clinical Analyst mainly working remotely with onsite attendance as needed for testing and go–live support. Horizon Expert Orders builder with 7.6 SP2 and 10.3.1 versions. Responsibilities include design, building, testing and implementation of computerized patient order entry for Physicians, Nurses and other Ancillary Staff to support funding through the Stimulus Act. Iform testing and integration between different disciplines and Physician groups. Experience with Zynx order sets and builds. Educated Physicians, Nurses and Ancillary departments in CPOE and use of IForms. Successful implementation of HEO/Iforms for Physicians at multiple regions containing approximate total of 40 hospitals.

3/10 – Universal Solutions, St. Paul, Minnesota

7/10 Consultant, Educator, Support Specialist, Analyst

Educator for McKesson at several different hospital locations.

Educator for AdminRx, HEO, HED, and HPP. Provider for “Go Live” support during

implementation of McKesson products. Experienced in Order set building, process

management workflow, and test integration of orders in performing departments. Work

collaboratively with hospital disciplines to design and implement on-line documentation to

meet current governmental guidelines and regulations. Educate Physicians, Nurses, and

Ancillary disciplines on CPOE, Portal navigation, AdminRx, Horizon Emergency Care,

Horizon Expert Documentation.

11/07 – St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana

2/10 Registered Nurse, Case Management department

Responsibilities included correct utilization review using InterQual criteria qualifications for reimbursement. Achieving goals developed by facility for insuring admission status is appropriate for third party reimbursement. Notification to third-party payers and clinical supporting admission criteria. Employed as Critical Care Float RN. Staffed multiple critical care areas within the facility.

2/01 – Lutheran Health Network, Fort Wayne, Indiana

1/10 Nurse Informaticist (3/06–1/10); Critical Care/Medical Surgical Registry Registered Nurse(2/01-3/06)

Responsible for design, build and testing of Physician’s order sets for computerized entry by Physicians, Nurses and Ancillary departments. Collaborate with multiple disciplines for online documentation assessments across Lutheran Health Network. Responsibilities included Project management for implementation of online documentation in the Critical Care areas, Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care. Successful adoption attained in all areas. Educator for Physicians, Nurses, and other ancillary staff in McKesson Products including order entry (CPOE). Successful project management for CPOE initial and ongoing adoption within network. Experienced in all critical care areas, including ER and Medical Surgical areas through-out the hospital. Past American Heart Association for Healthcare

provider instructor. Responsible for use and equipment utilized for simulating different heart rhythms during scenarios for Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Basic Life Support/AED/Stroke/First Aid required for Healthcare Provider Certification.

Assisted with training of ancillary staff, assisted physicians with miscellaneous procedures, central line placement, chest tube insertion and removal, Swans-Ganz placement, and peripheral IV insertion.

4/01 – Saint Francis Hospital, Beech Grove, Indiana

9/01 Unit Manager, Center for Joint Replacement, Orthopedic/Neuroscience unit

Unit manager of a 40 bed specialty unit for joint replacement/various orthopedic procedures, Neurological surgeries and related illnesses. Twenty-four hour accountability, staffing Issues, budget preparation, cost management, governmental compliance with JACHO, HIPPA, ISBH, patient satisfaction, problem solving, education, recruitment and retention of licensed and non-licensed staff.

3/00 – Community Hospital East, Indianapolis, Indiana

4/01 Clinical Manager, Renal/Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant

Clinical manager for a 38 bed super-unit consisting of hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, oncology, bone marrow transplant and hematology patients. Also received orthopedic, neurology, cardiac progressive care patients. Responsibilities included staffing of all 3 wings, 24-hour accountability, budget development, coordination and participation in staff education, disciplinary actions, employee evaluations, governmental compliance and patient satisfaction issues. Successful recruiting and retention skills.

11/99 – Riverview Hospital, Noblesville, Indiana

3/00 Clinical Director, Critical Care Services

Clinical Director of ICU and ED. Twenty-four accountability of ICU and ED. Responsible for staffing, education and educational compliance according to hospital and governmental policies, employee evaluations, multiple task forces committees, and participation within the organization a well as the community based agencies.

Part-time Employment:

1/09 – Med Tech College, Fort Wayne, Indiana

4/09 Adjunct Faculty member

Instructed Medical Assistant evening classes Pathophysiology and Ethics and Law. Assisted students as needed with achieving knowledge base of program for individual success.

9/06 – Brown Mackie College, Fort Wayne, Indiana

3/07 Licensed Practical Nurse Instructor

Theory and practicum instructor for Adult LPN students of different backgrounds. Have experience with Fundamentals, Needs of the Older Adult, Muscular Skeletal and Protective Health Needs, Endocrine, Cardiovascular, skills instruction and lecture.

Education:

2016 Chamberlain College of Nursing, Addison, IL

Masters of Science Nursing

2012 EPIC Credentialed Orders Trainer

2012 Completed McKesson 10.3/ER11 & 12 Education and application training

2001 Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, Indiana

Masters of Business Administration degree

1995 Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree

1980 - 1995 Licensed Vocational Practical Nurse

References:

Excellent references available upon request.

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