Experience

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  Texas Health Resources

  • United States
  • Hospitals and Health Care
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • ITS Manager - Patient Access

    • Jul 2019 - Present

  • EHR Architect

    • Apr 2015 - Present

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  Currently seeking new opportunities

  • Senior Analyst

    • Feb 2015 - Mar 2015

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  Loma Linda University Medical Center

  • Senior Analyst

    • Jan 2013 - Jan 2015

    Responsible for bringing 5 subspecialties/31 departments under the specialty of Cardiology live from initial DBV stage through a successful go-live. Build included, beyond smart tools, OTG, results routing, printer mapping, SER and EMP records, EAP's, and much more.

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  Catholic Health Services

  • Melville, NY

  • Senior Consultant

    • Jul 2012 - Dec 2012
    • Melville, NY

    Created a very extensive doc flow sheet for PT to be used for the entire encounter visit. Also assisted with build for Cardiac Rehab, Nutrition, pulmonary Rehab. Analyzed client current HM build and presented them with a smoother, easier tool to use

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  Renown Health

  • Reno, Nevada Area

  • Senior Analyst/Builder - Consultant

    • Jan 2012 - Jun 2012
    • Reno, Nevada Area

    Working with the FTE to build a subletted system to be used and integrated with the existing Renown build. 9 new Service Areas needing to be recreated from the top to bottom wherever there is a discrepency between the areas. Current responibilities include Ambulatory security, Charge Capture, Preference Lists, and profile/department build

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  University of Florida/Shands

  • Lead Builder

    • Jun 2010 - Jun 2011

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  Texas Health Resources

  • Consultant

    • 2011 - 2011

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  Mount Sinai Medical Center

  • United States
  • Hospitals and Health Care
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Analyst

    • Feb 2010 - Jul 2010

    Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, analysis of department current state workflow, collecting data, developing and building Smart Tools that will allow the end-users to efficiently use the Epic system while adhering to the JCHAO and HIPPA standards.Building out the department from the SER and EMP level to the Profile, DEP record and security classes.Lead a team of 4-12 Epic consultants, depending on go-live state. Manage schedules and keep staff within allotted hours, verify staffing is covered sufficiently depending on department needs.Collect and respond to issues discovered during implementation, and if I am unable to resolve the issue myself, I send it to the correct person or team and follow the issue through to completion.Offer continued support to departments that have previously gone up on Epic and have discovered new issues or have optimization requests.

  • Team Lead

    • Feb 2010 - Jul 2010

    Please see description above as both titles are combined within the same job.

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  UW Health

  • Lead Analyst

    • Sep 2009 - Jan 2010

    Responsibilities included, but were not limited to, initial analysis of three separate departments, one of which is going live “Big Bang”, collecting data via clinical staff and shadowing staff to capture unique workflows Facilitating weekly meetings with each department to discuss progress, concerns, etc.Incorporate current workflows into equivalent Epic workflowsBuild Doc Flow sheets, Questionnaires and Smart ToolsBuilding and testing workstation records, Order Transmittal testing.Building In Basket pools and registries and verifying correct staff is attached to each one.Build Department profilesBuild Reason for Visit Preference Lists for each departmentWrite and test Integrated Testing scriptsDesign and/or update workflow and floor plan Visio’s

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  Children's Medical Center Dallas

  • Epic Analyst

    • Apr 2008 - May 2009

    Responsibilities included, but were not limited to, involvement in roll-out strategy planning, issue resolution and mitigationActing as liaison to all members of clinical staff, collecting pertinent information from clinics, assessing client needs, workflow analysis, analyzing the information and determining the best Epic tool to use to convert the paper information into an electronic versionWorking with the inpatient team on coordinating the build strategy for Virtual DepartmentsWorking the command center during go-live implementation, handling go-live troubleshooting and issue resolutionWork on integrating current systems with EPIC, verifying all information is captured in both environmentsBuilding and maintaining all aspects of Ambulatory security, including InBasketImplementing multiple specialties from inception to go-liveInvolved in unit and integrated testing

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  Stanford Hospital and Clinics

  • Epic Ambulatory Consultant

    • 2009 - 2009

    Responsibilities included, but were not limited to, initial workflow observation and analysisCollecting data via the clinical staff, determining the best Epic tool available to meet their needs, creating the tools and supporting the use of said toolsOn-site support during go-live. Offering support both in clinic and in the department office.Building tools “on-the-fly” to meet specific end-user needs, enabling them to work more efficiently and minimizing the potential for errors.Trouble-shooting and correcting issues that arose during the official go-live period and continuing to do so for the week following go-live.

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  Dean Health System

  • Epic Analyst

    • Jun 2002 - May 2008

    Began working reception and being a part of the Candence go-live. Went on to become an MA and was involved in the pilot for Epic go-live. Member of the Nurse User Group, working on workflows, etc to be implemented in EpicJoined the Epic team and became certified in Epic Ambulatory 2005 edition.Responsibilities included, but were not limited to; Clinical Decision Support Tools, Smart Tool build, Print Group and Report design and build, programming point build, Navigator build and maintenanceNavigator headersProfile build and maintenanceDeveloped, built and tested Filters, Snomed GroupersManaged various organization projects mandated by the OMA (Office of Medical Affairs) from inception to implementation. Integrated projects into existing EMR build. Examples include Diabetes Focus Long Visit, Smoking Cessation, Depression Management and Immunization Health Maintenance.Involved in developing training material used in tools built for above mentioned Task ForcesParticipated in two successful Upgrades, including reviewing, analyzing and rating Release Notes to determine impact on organization, building and testing new tools availableInvolved in Collaborative Build with SSM in St. Louis, working directly with InPatient team to develop a working system on multiple levelsOwner of multiple Master Files and Category Lists at the Regional LevelResponsible for routine EMFI checks on changes to Master Files and Category Lists that come from the Community Lead LevelInvolved in multiple clinic implementationsInvolved in unit and integrated testing