Medical Records Home Health

Richard Harker, RN

(M) 240-***-****

**** ********* **., ****** ******, Maryland 20903

*********@***.***

Professional Profile

Nursing experience in clinical nursing including ICU, CCU/Telemetry, Open Heart Surgery, and Home Health; Clinical medical record review and abstraction; Utilization and Quality management; Data and database management

Nine years clinical nursing experience in Medical ICU, Open Heart ICU, CCU, Telemetry, Hemodialysis, and Home Health

Over twenty years experience abstracting medical records for national registries (STS and ACC), quality and utilization, and litigation

Twenty-five years working with productivity applications, primarily Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, and Access

Able to work independently and in teams

Knowledge of healthcare quality improvement processes and quality measures

Adept at problem analysis and resolution

Experienced in electronic health records (EHR) including Epic and Cerner (now Oracle Health)

Twenty years working remotely

Professional Accomplishments

Most recently worked under a federal contract for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) abstracting use of illicit and prescribed medications for the Drug Awareness Warning Network (DAWN).

Work History

September 2019 to June 2025

Remote Medical Record Abstractor, Westat, Rockville, Maryland

September 2016 to November 2018

Senior Business Analyst, Telligen, Columbia, Maryland

November 2014 to September 2016

Data Analyst, Self-employed, Silver Spring, Maryland

September 2007 to October 2014

Corporate Database Manager, Performance Improvement Department, MedStar Health, Nottingham, Maryland

2000 to May 2007

Cardiac Data Administrator, Washington Adventist Hospital, Takoma Park, Maryland

1999 to 2000

Clinical Research Analyst, FMAS-DynHITS/DynCorp, Reston, Virginia

1995 to 1999

Database Coordinator/Web Coordinator, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC

1990 to 1995

Senior Coordinator, Utilization Management, Washington Adventist Hospital,

Takoma Park, MD

1989 to 1990

Medical Abstractor/Healthcare Coordinator, National BioSystems, Rockville, Maryland

1987 to 1989

Regional Manager, Delmarva Foundation for Medical Care, Easton, Maryland

1986 to 1987

Staff Nurse – Intensive Care Unit, Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, DC

1981 to 1985

Staff Nurse/Charge Nurse – Intensive Care Unit, Washington Adventist Hospital,

Takoma Park, Maryland

1980 to 1981

Staff Nurse, Visiting Nurse Association of Washington, Washington, DC

1978 to 1980

Staff Nurse – Medical ICU and Hemodialysis, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC

Education

BA

Wittenberg University

Springfield, Ohio

Diploma in Nursing

Washington Hospital Center School of Nursing

Washington, DC

Masters Level Courses – Information Systems Management

University of Maryland University College

College Park, Maryland

Oracle 9i DBA

Johns Hopkins University

Columbia, Maryland

Licenses

RN (Active) – Maryland R071673

RN (Inactive) – Washington, DC RN38318

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