Experience

Providence Alaska

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Epic Interface Developer

  • Dec 2011 - Present

  Deploy new interfaces and maintain existing interfaces in Siemens OPENLink interface engine and Corepoint Integration Engine to ensure delivery of data between systems.Participate in data conversion of historical data from Siemens Syngo Radiology to Epic.Support interface validation for software upgrades.

• Database Administrator

  • Apr 2011 - Dec 2011

  Assisted customers with Access Database problems and enhancement requests.Performed database management using SQL Server Management Studio, including new installations, maintenance job set-up and monitoring, and database restoration.Supported Epic Bridges interfaces.Maintained HL7 interfaces on Seimens OPENLink.

• Systems Analyst

  • Jul 2007 - Apr 2011

  Assigned to Epic InPatient Orders team. Tasks included order catalog build, orders transmittal lead, data courier, change control, preference list and order set build for the Emergency Department, best practice advisories, and result review tree.Provided support for Cerner system integration to various systems, including: McKesson Star, Horizon Medication Manager, GE Centricity, Atlas LabWorks, Horizon Ambulatory Care, Horizon Practice Plus, Horizon Physician Portal and Sentri7. This included analysis of HL7 specifications, troubleshooting errors, maintaining test catalogs and alias mapping common tables between systems.Used Discern Explorer to design reports and extract data required by customers. Created update statements with Discern Explorer to correct data inaccuracies.Worked from the Cerner UNIX prompt to run utilities to build and maintain print queues, manage and troubleshoot application servers, find and stop looping processes and examine files.Maintain Cerner's result reporting functionality to include the design of charts, automated generation of reports, routing of paper, faxed and electronic charts.Created an Access database to facilitate documentation of changes to the laboratory system.Wrote documentation to aide Epic teammates in running Chronicles queries, FTP of data, importing data into Epic and taught a review class on preference list functionality in Epic.Developed and ran the test plan for the HelpStar implementation.Worked on process automation to include implementing a patient integrity application in Cerner Millennium and an automated billing process for microbiology infection control cultures.

• Laboratory Business System Analyst

  • Oct 2000 - Jul 2007

  Participated in conversion from Cerner Classic to Cerner Millennium. Oversaw Anatomic Pathology and Microbiology build.Wrote Discern Explorer queries to meet customer needs.Implemented Medical Device Interfaces to Vitek and BacTecMonitored daily operations of Cerner Laboratory Information System.Trained new users in basic Cerner concepts and system usage.Ensured appropriate laboratory billing, including Medicare compliance.

• Medical Technologist – Microbiology

  • Feb 1997 - Oct 2000

  Cross-trained into all areas of the microbiology lab to include: setups, serology, routine culture interpretation, mycology, parasitology, quality control, gram stains and fluorescent stains.Acted as database coordinator for the section. Built new, and maintained existing procedures, templates, and mnemonics used in the Cerner Laboratory Information System.Maintained the Infection Control reporting system in Cerner.



Baptist Medical Center

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Medical Technologist

  • Sep 1995 - Oct 1996

  Applied sterile processing techniques to prepare specimens for routine microbiological testing. Performed Acid Fast Bacteria processing, culturing, and stain interpretation. Ordered tests and recorded results using Pathlab Laboratory Information System. Applied sterile processing techniques to prepare specimens for routine microbiological testing. Performed Acid Fast Bacteria processing, culturing, and stain interpretation. Ordered tests and recorded results using Pathlab Laboratory Information System.



United States Air Force

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• US Air Force, Enlisted

  • Jan 1986 - Dec 1991

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