Professional Profile of RJD

Professional Highlights

• Direct Nursing Clinician experience in various healthcare settings combined with extensive  Cerner Millennium implementation and support experience.
• Extensive hands-on design and build experience in iNet/iView including BMDI, CareNet Clinical Documentation and Orders Management.
• Has a detailed understanding of Millennium architecture.  
• Strong interpersonal, communication and problem solving skills in both design/build roles and Project Management.
• Very motivated when working on customer projects to consistently learn and apply new skills to benefit HPG customer sites.
• Proven ability to deliver innovative teaching and instructional skills that strengthen understanding and learning.

Vendor/Application Expertise

• Application Specialist areas include iNet/Iview, BMDI, Orders Management, Clinical Documentation,  PowerChart and FirsNet.
• Expertise in Design and Build of Orders, CareSets, PowerForms and PowerNote
• Expert analytical skills required for Millennium unit and integration testing.
• Has engaged frequently with Nursing to drive clinical design / redesign of all clinical documentation
• Acted as project lead for PAL / Nursing Orders and Tasks
• Solid skills in applying and testing of OCDs.
• Skilled with Cerner® Implementation Methodology and Microsoft Project.
• Experienced with providing Project Architect services to resolve cross-departmental design and implementation issues enabling the applications to work reliably with one another.

Hands-On Consulting Skills

• Excellent skills in enterprise wide application design, build and training.
• Experienced in compiling implementation plans, integration testing scripts, and coordinating successful end-user training curriculums, and support regimes.
• Solid experience working in a clinical situation, understanding the process and needs of the healthcare environment
• Extensive experience offering quality best practice recommendations surrounding product functionality and clinical process

Recent Consulting Assignments

Project Lead/Senior Consultant – Large West Coast Health System
March 2007 – Present

• Project team member for iNet project
• Participate in design and build of iNet and BMDI
• Engage with nursing to drive clinical design / redesign of all clinical documentation
• Act as project lead for PAL / Nursing Orders and Tasks
• Maintain current orders catalog

Project Analyst/Senior Consultant – Large Midwest Health System
March 2004 – March 2007

• Conduct system-wide testing – through integration – for Cerner Orders and INet modules
• Responsible for overall orders build validation and system testing
• Work with orders management team overseeing the system build, order tracking design and testing, and troubleshooting
• Verify with client that end users build meets needs
• Serve as liaison between client and build specialists

Project Analyst/Senior Consultant – Large Western Health System
March 2001 – March 2004

• Managed data collection and proof of concept design sessions for INet
• Managed project plan, resources, and budget for individual site implementations
• Served as liaison between site project lead, Cerner IT, Cerner content specialists, onsite IT, onsite content specialists, and end users
• Conducted site surveys for hardware configuration compliance
• Trained end users
• Provided onsite support for 2-3 weeks post “go-live”
• Developed test scripting and problem resolution

Previous Clinician/Nursing Experience

Horizon/CMS Healthcare Corp.                                                                               October 1995 – June 1998
Healthcare Technical Staff Educator

• Served as project director for pilot implementation of Long Term Care Network and eventual implementation in long term care facilities
• Trained clinicians on the use of computer software for electronic medical assessment and eventual electronic submission for reimbursement as well as order entry to bring all facets of order management into the facility
• Developed assessment tools for evaluation of pilot program
• Trained as a “supertrainer” for total quality management of management staff and front line staff

Destin Healthcare and Rehab Center - Beverly Corp.                                      June 1995 – October 1995
Staff Nurse

• Developed model for primary care on 28 bed Medicare unit
• Served as relief shift supervisor for primary care/Medicare unit

The Bluffs Nursing Home - Horizon Healthcare Corp.                                            
June 1994 – May 1995
Resident Care Coordinator

• Functioned as ADON responsible for computer operations, monthly reports, resident/family complaints, staffing, overseeing operation of a 16 bed Medicare unit and 104 SN beds, staff disciplinary actions, hiring, and set up and maintenance of TB and HBV records
• Implemented clinical PC and network hardware for a clinical software package to meet HCFA guidelines
• Managed the integration of electronic orders into a previously non-electronic operation

Fort Walton Beach Care Center - Advocare Corp.                                          September 1993 – June 1994
Staff Nurse and Nurse Manager

• Developed care plans
• Served as MDS troubleshooter
• Supervised all shifts for a 16 bed Medicare and 44 bed SN wing

 

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