Areas of expertise

Change Management

Project planning

Project reporting

Resource Management

Risk identification

Troubleshooting

Vendor management/interaction

HIPAA

SOX

Medical staff workflows

Patient Care and Safety

Consensus building

Management of requirements and expectations

Communication

Trust building

Mentoring

Software experience

Meditech EHR (C/S & Magic)

GE Centricity

Eclipsys

Epic

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Forward Advantage

NextGen

NextGate

Visio Personal summary

Highly motivated, talented and experienced professional in healthcare Information Technology with demonstrated successes as a Project Manager/Lead and as a Senior Clinical Analyst. Dedicated to ensuring projects are delivered to the highest quality, meeting customer’s agreed requirements and within budget and time constraints by effective organization, inclusion, continuous analysis, consensus, tasking, managing and active communications.

Career History

Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) • Corpus Christi, TX

Senior Clinical Analyst Feb 2013 - Present

Weekly, monthly and on-demand reporting of projects status; modifications to principals, scope, requirements, timeline and costs

Daily support, troubleshooting and resolution of EHR issues for multiple facilities and medical staff clients with focus on Patient Care System (PCS), Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE), Medication Administration and Reconciliation (MAR), Health Information Management (HIM) for Appropriate Access inquiries, internal and external Laboratory (Lab) results into EHR via HL7 interface.

Principal agent/liaison for determination and communication of design requirements and data mapping for development and implementation by external (enterprise) resources

Worked with and/or assisted Compliance Director to ensure clinical staff aware of and adhered to SOX and HIPAA/HITECH requirements as directed by company policies in day to day operations as well as vendor interactions

Quarterly 1-on-1 with Unit Directors for workflow process understanding and improvement, identification of unit specific support requirements for enterprise resolutions

Medical staff education of existing and new methods, procedures and processes through “training the trainer” approach

Planning and Team Lead on EHR upgrades and enhancements

On-going analysis of clinical applications/modules along with custom design screen/template (CDA) building

IT representative on Quality and Process Improvement teams along with Meaningful Use teams

Paris Regional Medical Center • Paris, TX

Nursing Informatics Analyst & Project Manager Sep 2011 – Feb 2013

Project Lead for clinical staff and liaison for major upgrade of EHR across multiple campuses and practices. Reported directly to IT Director.

Provided impact analysis and statements for clinical workflow changes required by systems upgrades and regulation changes

Identify, organize and allocate IT resources for resolution of system issues based on priority; patient safety and care is always 1st priority

Medical staff education of existing and new methods, procedures and processes through “training the trainer” approach

Custom report specifications gathering and design

Planning and local Project Leader on EHR upgrades, enhancements

Testing and mapping confirmation of external HL7 interfaces for laboratory data from/to EHR

On-going analysis of clinical applications/modules along with custom design screen/template (CDA) building

Primary/lead IT representative on Quality and Process Improvement team, Meaningful Use Team and Medical/IT team

Simple Solutions • Sulphur Springs, TX

Contractor - Clinical Analyst & Project Lead/Manager Jun 2009 – Mar 2014

Provided clinical knowledge and guidance to sole proprietor on EHR projects in TX and IL

Provided guidance on SOX and HIPAA/HITECH requirements

Requirements gathering and data mapping for crosswalks to vendors on interface projects

Analysis and generation impact-risk reports on system implementations and changes to clinical processes

Liaison between IT and medical staff for determination of requirements, explanations and development of realistic project plan timelines.

Prioritization and identification of resources required to meet accepted project requirements

Development of testing plans, staff education and troubleshooting of implementation issues

Worked remotely with minimal on-site visits to achieve all expectations

Baylor Heart Hospital • Plano, TX

Staff Nurse May 2009 – Jun 2011

Day Surgery-Post Recovery; Non-Invasive Nursing

Direct patient care

Specialist/Super-User/Educator for transition from GE Centricity to Eclipsys

Contract Staff & Travel Nursing • Multiple Locations in TX & NC

Staff Nurse Oct 2005 – May 2009

Direct patient care

Charge Nurse

Specialist, on-site staff training and troubleshooting of EHR systems

State of Tennessee • Nashville, TN

Programmer/Analyst I Dec 1997 – Dec 2000

Education

Temple College • Temple, TX

A.A.S, Nursing, awarded May 2005 Aug 2003 – May 2005

Durham Tech Community College • Durham, NC

Computer Science courses Aug 1990 – May 1991

Offices/Honors

President, Associate Degree of Nursing Student Organization, Temple College

Post-Member of Curriculum Committee, Associate Degree of Nursing Organization, Temple College

Honor Graduate - 2005, Temple College

References

Available on request.

Travel/Relocation

Yes, as needed.

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