CHRISTINA KOCHAN, RN-BSN
*********.*********@*****.*** 607 Carson Drive, Prescott AZ 86303 928-***-****
“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.”
-Michael Jordan
DEDICATED AND HIGHLY MOTIVATED REGISTERED NURSE CLINICAL INFORMATICIST
WITH 7 YEARS OF CLINICAL EXPERIENCE AND 1.5 YEARS IT LEADERSHIP
EXPERIENCE SOLIDLY CREDENTIALED AND DIVERSELY EXPERIENCED
COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL BACKGROUND IN ADULT AND GERIATRIC HEALTH
THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF CMS AND JCAHO STANDARDS 7 YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE WITH CERNER APPLICATIONS
OBJECTIVE
EAGER TO ADVANCE CAREER TO FIND SOMETHING BOTH CHALLENGING AND
REWARDING LOOKING FOR A COMPETITIVE LEADERSHIP ROLE
Bachelors Degree Science of Nursing Northern Arizona University
2008 Magna Cum Laude
EXPERIENCE
Cerner IT Works/Yavapai Regional Medical Center
Prescott, AZ
Clinical Informaticist September 2012 – Current
Project Manager-NHQM and Meaningful use e-measures Transitioned the quality
abstractor’s workflow from retrospective review to concurrent review over 3 months
Developed and lead education for 400+ nurses Redesigned workflow for providers, nurses,
and abstractors to support new quality platform Educated 50+ providers on workflow and
system functionality through elbow to elbow support
Project Manager-Cardiac cath lab workflow optimization Alpha partnership for Cerner and
Merge First stand alone Cardiac documentation module to be integrated with a EMR
Thorough gap analysis performed to differentiate workflow and technology limitations
Provided department with workflow steps necessary to increase efficiency and optimize the
technology 1-2 additional cases added a day Presented at CHC national conference
Project Manager-Community provider remote access 100+ office visits over 3 months to
ensure technological and end user stability for remote EMR access Streamlined remote
access request and decreased request time by 25% Redesigned policy to support new
process Created and managed remote access database Conducted workflow gap analysis
for obtaining clinical documentation and presented to administration
Employee satisfaction survey volunteered to design and initiate departmental action plan to
promote employee satisfaction
Frequent presentations to decision makers Daily collaboration with C-suite member
Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center a magnet facility Phoenix, AZ Registered Nurse-
Progressive Care Unit December 2008-September 2012
Project Leader-Spearheaded a large evidence based practice project for use of a delirium
management protocol across multiple Banner facilities Nurse preceptor for nursing students
and new graduate RNs Charge/lead nurse Cerner super user Designed and taught
vascular management class to new graduates
Flagstaff Medical Center Flagstaff, AZ
Nurse Extern-Cardiac Catheterization Lab December 2007- December 2008
Performed within the nursing scope under supervision of RN Advanced cardiac nursing
Developed a semi-automated acuity scoring system Cerner proficiency as end user
Verde Valley Medical Center Cottonwood, AZ
Nurse Extern-Critical Care December 2006- December 2007
Performed within the nursing scope under supervision of RN Advanced cardiac nursing
Cerner end user
Northland Eye Care Flagstaff, AZ
Ophthalmic technician 2005-2006
Performed routine vision acuities and tests Front office work Eye glass sales Developed
and utilized effective call back system
SKILLS
• Collaborative team player
• Clear understanding of integration and
• Innate Leadership ability
• Microsoft suite proficiency
• Clinical workflow specialist
• Confident public speaker
• Visual appealing educational and workflow materials
• Highly developed interpersonal communications
• Creativity
• Unconventional out of the box thinking