Manager Project

RITA L. CHRISTIANO RN

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Professional Summary

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Project Management

Inpatient and Ambulatory Care settings

Nursing, Radiology, Pharmacy, Physician and Therapy workflows, design, build, testing, standardization, training and maintenance

Application Experience

Cerner PharmNet

Cerner Preferences Maintenance Tool

Cerner Discern Visual Developer

Cerner Bedrock

Cerner PowerChart Database Tools

Cerner MethodM OnlineTool

Cerner MAR

Cerner HNA User

Cerner RadNet

Cerner Powerchart

Cerner Core Event Manager/Event Set Hierarchy

Cerner Core Code Builder

Olympus

EXPERIENCE:

IT Works

At Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia (contract)

6/2017-12/2017 Senior Applications Analyst

Provided pharmacy support, built medication orders, built and updated frequencies, codesets, eventcodes, and ran formulary extracts, utilizing pharmacy database applications (phadbtools.exe), core code builder, core event manager, PharmNet Inpatient Formulary Build (phadbprebuildsuite) and Bedrock.

Instrumental in the application build, testing, and on-site support for the conversion of a new hospital to Cerner technology system. Built new orders (including order senctences, tasks, OEFs, DTAs, nomenclatures) built powerplans, powerforms, iView, Quick Orders mPages, built and updated privileges, rules and ran reports. Utilizing Cerner applications such as PowerChart Database Tools (dcptools), Bedrock, privmaint, prefmaint, Discern Dev, Discern Visual Developer.

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago/Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, Illinois

9/2014-5/2017 Senior Applications Analyst

Project Manager for the Cerner Migration into the new Shirley Ryan Ability Lab (new Research Hospital). Responsible for oversight, leadership and ongoing build/support for CA Patient Flow, Care Compass, VitalsLink, CAMM/DICOM (Device Integrations-twelve new or enhanced devices), RadNet, My Station, StaffLink, PACS, Discern Rules and the new inpatient unit MACU.

Project Manager for the implementation of Advanced Care Documentation (iView) and CareCompass, providing primary build, support and ongoing maintenance for both, utilizing the ESH and DCPtools.

Successfully completed all projects within the required timeline and budget.

Provide leadership and direction to project teams, while gathering requirements, identifying potential usability and ensuring that appropriate level of quality application is continuously maintained. Utilizing Cerner tools such as Ucern, logging SRs, completing DCWs and MethodM.

Work closely with physicians, clinical management and staff to facilitate enhancements of clinical modules to increase the proficiency in documentation and order entry.

Provide ongoing build/support for PharmNet including build, testing, training and troubleshooting, utilizing pharmacy build tools, Phadbtools (price schedules, dispense categories, dispense routing, units of measure, etc.), Phamedmgr; PhaChargeCredit,, cspricingtool (build/update charge codes); Phaprebuildsuite (run formulary extracts), build/run batch reports and cartfills; DCPTools, Multum uploads, writing/running basic CCL queries (running in Backend and Discern Visual Developer), Discern Analytics, Discern Dev.

Provide ongoing build/support for RadNet, including build, testing, training (radiology staff and physicians) and troubleshooting, utilizing DCPTools, AccessionSetup, Raddbtools, Deptorcwizard (settings for exam and report DTAs), CSPricingtool (add bill codes), Corecodebuilder (setup aliases), Coreeventmgr (build/modify event codes); worked with outside vendors for transcription set as well as equipment setup, maintenance and troubleshooting.

9/2005-9/2014 Applications Analyst

Cerner EMR System

Worked directly with State of Illinois IDPH to configure Immunization Registry notification for the facility.

Instrumental in the successful implementation of the new Cerner healthcare software system

Implemented Cerner RxStation and Caremobile with medication barcode scanning; Compiled initial workflow assessment as well as provided primary build, development and maintenance for both implementations.

Provide primary build, development and infrastructure support and maintenance for various Cerner applications including PCO, Powerchart, PharmNet, CareNet, ePrescribe, RadNet, PACS, and CPOE with additional knowledge within other applications such as Sched, Powervision, Discern Explorer, PM Office and Bedrock.

Create necessary training materials and provide training for new applications or changes to existing applications.

Meditech EMR System

Provided primary support and maintenance for the CPOE, PCS, OE, EMR, PHA, ITS (RAD) and LAB Meditech applications.

Successfully functioned as the IS team lead to implement the Meditech Import functionality to import dictated reports, which reduced transcription costs by more than $70,000 annually.

Served as team lead to implement electronic signing of dictated reports for all dictating providers which significantly reduced the turnaround time for availability of final reports in patient’s medical records.

Provided necessary training for newly developed routines.

Created and implements project plans for IS projects as needed.

6/2002-9/2005 Nurse Manager

Developed unit budget for fiscal year.

Facilitated in the increase of the budgeted census for the nursing unit for each fiscal year.

Instrumental in the highest customer satisfaction rating of the nursing unit within the past five years.

Assisted in the recruitment, hiring, and orientation of new, well-qualified staff, while increasing the retention rate of the nursing unit by 20%.

Assisted staff in professional growth and development through education, mentoring, and support.

Provided staff counselling and/or disciplinary action as needed.

6/1995-6/2002 Registered Nurse

Provided direct, hands-on, acute rehabilitative, professional, holistic patient care through education of patient and/or primary care giver

Maintain updated and accurate patient records with daily documentation.

Provided supervision on the nursing unit through the role of Charge Nurse

Provided educational presentations for nursing staff.

Supervised the responsibilities of the LPNs and Patient Care Technicians.

Moraine Valley Community College

2005-2011 Certified CNA Adjunct Instructor

Provide instructions in lecture and lab sessions to educate students in health care basics including medical ethics and law, trends in health care, and exploration of career options, introduction to medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, vital sign measurement, math for conversions, basic cardiac life support skills, and universal precautions training.

Provide education and instruction for lab sessions, nursing supervision and instruction for clinical rotations conducted at acute hospitals and long-term care facilities.

Create training material, quizzes and tests, including Power-Point presentations and handouts.

EDUCATION:

2013 Cerner Corporation

Medication Process Certification

2017 WBTs

Cerner: Discern Explorer

Cerner Millennium: PowerChart Maternity

Cerner Millennium: PowerChart Maternity Ambulatory to Acute Workflow

Health Maintenance Build

Health Maintenance Invitations Build

Troubleshoot: Health Maintenance

2004 Moraine Valley Community College

Certification as Nursing Assistant Instructor and Evaluator

1992- 1995 Olive Harvey College, Chicago, Illinois

AAS Degree in Nursing

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