MINI ELSE MARIA JOSEPH
Rex Hospital **** Roland Glen Road Cary NC 27519
919-***-**** ************@*******.***
OBJECTIVE
To apply the knowledge and experience gained as a registered Nurse and the skills obtained
through education in Health care informatics to the field that merges both healthcare and
information technolcogy as well as improve quality of care and patient safety in any health care
environment.
EDUCATION
Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ
M.S., Nursing Expected May 2015
Emphasis on Healthcare Informatics
University of Calicut Kerala, India
B.S., Nursing December 1989
WORK EXPERIENCE
Registered Nurse since 2002 onwards-General surgery post -operative
Registered Nurse in Durham regional Hospital 2001-2002.
Registred Nurse in Carver Living center-DURHAM-2001
Registered Nurse in ROYAL HOSPITAL-SULTANATE OF OMAN- MUSCAT 1993-2001
CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR IN LISSI HOSPITAL- COCHIN-1992-1993
ESCORTS HEART INSTITUTE IN NEW DELHI-INDIA. 1990-1992
QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
Graduate of Masters of nursing with Emphasis on Healthcare Informatics
Bachelor of Nursing with a variety of clinical experience as bedside nurse since twenty years
including teaching.
LICENSURE
Registered Nurse in Northcarolina
SKILLS AND VALUES
Able to build team and communicate well
Attempts to bridge the gap between health care professionals and information systems.
Active participant in Clinical systems implementation
Intrinsically organized and flexible.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Hospital workflows
EHR compliance.
Clinical order set contents.
Experience with Cerner EHR and CPOE
Health care regulatory compliance.
Able to collaborate knowledge of health care and information systems, in order to achieve
meaningful use of electronic health records.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Working as Registered Nurse with Rex Hospital surgery Department since 2002.
• Experienced and skilled in care of postoperative patients who had undergone various
abdominal and urology surgeries.
• Proved efficiency as charge nurse and preceptor
• Acquired staff nurse level 4 Status with enhanced knowledge in profession.
• Able to collaborate well with members of the unit including Unit Manager, Team leaders
and Colleagues.
• Takes active role in initiating evidence based practice projects within the unit through 7
west committee.
• Maintains a thorough knowledge of clinical evidences, health care regulations and
meaningful use requirements in order to assist patients and staff with compliance in all
areas.
LICENSURE/EDUCATION
Masters of Science in Nursing with Emphasis on Informatics from Grand Canyon University
Arizona, USA
Bachelor of Science in Nursing-University of Calicut/Kerala/India
Licensed as Registered nurse in North Carolina.
RELEVANT COURSE WORK.
Health care research analysis and utilization,Ethics policy and finance in the health care system.
Foundations and concepts of healthcare informatics, Health care information and technology,
Health care data management, Business project plan evaluation and development,Health care
Innovation and Evidence based practice project.
CAPSTONE PROJECTS COMPLETED AS PART OF THE COURSE WORK.
In adult postoperative surgical patients with CHF, how does presence of CHF education
in discharge summary compared to lack of CHF education in discharge summary, enhances the
patient compliance to adherence to CHF measures and prevent readmissions for a period of 6
months?
Hand hygiene and health care associated infections.
Implementation of electronic ehalthr ecords in an organization
. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
REX HOSPITAL
Registered Nurse since 2002 onwards-General surgery post -operative
Registered Nurse in Durham regional Hospital 2001-2002.
Registred Nurse in Carver Living center-DURHAM-2001
Registered Nurse in ROYAL HOSPITAL-SULTANATE OF OMAN- MUSCAT 1993-2001
CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR IN LISSI HOSPITAL- COCHIN-1992-1993
REGISTERED NURSE IN ESCORTS EHART INSTITUTE IN NEWDELHI-INDIA.1990-
1992
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Excel,,word,Power Point,Basics Of SQL
FIELDS OF CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE AS AN RN.
LANGUAGES KNOWN
English,Hindi & Malayalam
Immigration status
US Citizen