
Clinical Analyst at Accision Health
Greater Nashville Area

Clinical Analyst at Accision Health
Greater Nashville Area
I have a rich work history in multiple settings and conditions. I spent 7 years in aviation as a Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic, 7 years in the US Army as a Behavioral Science Specialist and the past 13 years in Nursing Informatics. My down time is spent as the Media Ministries Team Leader of a large church. We create multimedia presentations for use in-house, stream video on the Internet live and record DVD's of the service.
Working in these varied settings with multiple systems has given me a unique skill set from which to address issues and find solutions. Regardless if the solution demands a hardware solution, software solution, or a little of both - I am equipped to identify the appropriate solution and implement it at minimal cost.
~ MILITARY EXPERIENCE ~
I have 7 years experience as a Behavioral Science Specialist, a mental health/drug and alcohol counselor. This was during the late 1980's and I began using computers to automate the tasks in our mental health clinic record keeping.
~ NURSING EXPERIENCE ~
I have 4 years experience in telemetry and medical surgical nursing, 10 years experience in nursing informatics (combining nursing and computerized documentation), and 1 year psychiatric nursing experience.
~ MEDITECH EXPERIENCE ~
Senior Clinical Analyst using Meditech software. Experienced NPR report writer, strongest in the NUR and ADM modules. Developed strong use of "attributes" in building screens to enable the system to become intuitive for the end users. Developed and implemented a standardized documentation system across a group of 10 hospitals. This allowed staff to be shared between them and agency staff to be able to work at any of the facilities. Developed standardized ways to write complex attributes to eliminate errors and enable more facilities to use advanced programming in their documentation.
Meditech NPR Writing, Microsoft Office Expert, Networking Specialist, Voice over IP specialist, Allworx VoIP System Administrator.
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 2009 — Present (3 months)
Consulting with various entities (including Community Health Systems) regarding deployment of Clinical Documentation Systems.
(Hospital & Health Care industry)
March 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)
Working for an agency builds flexibility as each shift brings its own unique challenges. Each facility has its own specific policies and preferences. To be successful working for an agency, you must learn to subvert your desires and support the organization where you are currently working.
(Religious Institutions industry)
June 1998 — Present (11 years 6 months)
Design, install and maintain a mid-sized pier to pier computer network that includes streaming media to the Internet weekly. Design, install and maintain a complete Voice over IP phone system using the Allworx phone system (www.allworx.com). Manage, schedule and train a team of at least 30 volunteers.
(Hospital & Health Care industry)
June 1997 — December 2007 (10 years 7 months)
Designed and maintained all clinical documentation tools used within the hospital. Collaborated on division-wide and company-wide initiatives. Gave presentations both within and without HCA regarding indepth use of the Meditech Magic system.
ASDN , Registered Nurse , 1993 — 1995
My hobbies include: off roading in my H3, playing my marimba, and working with audio and visual media. I lead our church's Media Ministry Team and we stream services over the Internet live as well as record DVD's and CD's. I enjoy editing video files and working to make technology plain and simple for the non-techies!