Nurse Informatics Specialist

Holly

Education2006-Present                 University of Maryland            Rockville, Maryland
RN to MSN
1994-1999                     Northern Virginia Community College Fairfax, VA
Associate in Applied Science Degree in Nursing

Professional experience12/2007-Present            Adventist Rehab Hospital/AHC        Rockville, MD
Nursing Informatics Specialist
Design, Build and Testing of Cerner Millennium – Electronic Medical Record for 5 entities of AHC for Nursing and all ancillary departments.
Initial design of build including standardization between entities when possible.
Documentation of all current state and future state processes.
Build of all orders, care plans, care sets, OEF’s, power forms, tasks, DTA’s, charges and security and privileges.
Performed all Unit, System and Integration testing.
Performed Regression testing after Domain Copies and installation of new code packages.
Assisted with train domain strategy for training of all staff.
Assisted with cut over plan for go-live
9/2005-12/2007              Adventist Rehab Hospital               Rockville, MD
Assistant Manager/Charge Nurse
Charge nurse for 55 bed Acute Rehab Hospital.
Assignment delegation to RN and CNA staff.
Address all complaints from patients, physicians and staff.
Education of staff on observed needs.
Quarterly and Yearly Staff Reviews
Hospital Representative for Implementation of “Care Excellence” (Implementation of Cerner Millennium – Electronic Medical Record.
Daily care of 4-5 patients including Stroke, Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Orthopedic, Trach/pulmonary recovery, Cardio/thoracic surgery.
8/2004-9/2005                Virginia Hospital Center            Arlington, Virginia
Assistant Patient Care Director
Assistant to Patient Care Director on Acute Pulmonary Rehab/Telemetry Unit (Ventilator Dependent)
Employee annual reviews
Counseling of staff when appropriate
Budget reviews
Payroll
Hiring and training new staff
Address all complaints from patients, physicians and staff
Ensure unit is functioning at high level of standards
Preceptor for new personnel.
Self-Governance committee unit representative.
Daily care of 4-5 ventilator dependent, trached patients.  Managed vent weaning process from AC, IMV, CPAP, T-Collar and T-piece, downsizing of trach size, Speaking Valve trials, Capping process and decannulation.

6/2003-8/2004                Northern Virginia Community Hospital    Arlington
Charge Nurse and Nursing Supervisor
Charge Nurse for Pulmonary Care (Ventilators) / Telemetry floor.
Care of 4-5 ventilator dependent, trached patients both chronic and acute.  Managed vent weaning process from AC, IMV, CPAP, downsizing of trach size, Speaking Valve trials, Capping process and decannulation.  Also assisted with the terminal weaning process.
Nursing supervisor for hospital and staff
8/2002-6/003                 Northern Virginia Community Hospital    Arlington
Admissions Nurse and Nursing Supervisor
Coordinator for all patient admissions to ICU, Telemetry, Med-Surg and ventilator units including bed control for entire hospital.
Completed all admission assessments and care plans for all patients.
Reviewed all admission assessments and care plans completed by night shift staff.
Initiated all admission orders.
Implemented referrals to appropriate interdisciplinary teams.
Chart audits and reviews for quality assurance.
Patient education committee-chairperson – analyzed all past and present patient education and implemented ways to improve and increase education to patients.
Medication Performance Improvement Committee – member.  Continuous evaluation of medication administration process and implemented ways to improve that process.  Presentation to JCAHO in 12/02 regarding accomplishments and ongoing tasks.
Nursing supervisor for hospital and staff.
5/2000-8/2002                Northern Virginia Community Hospital    Arlington
Charge nurse and Preceptor
Charge nurse for Medical/Telemetry unit
Delegated tasks and assignments to RN and CNA staff.
Preceptor for new graduates and new personnel.
Cross-Trained to ER and Nursing supervisor
Wound care committee – (unit representative and leader) helped to institute committee, which included reviewing, and changing wound care policy and procedure manual, training employees on the treatment of wounds and researching new products/information.
Pain management committee – (unit representative) helped to institute committee, which included reviewing charts and implementing new ideas on how to better control a patients pain.
Policy and Procedures committee – (unit representative) helped to institute committee, which included reviewing and changing policy and procedures manual.
Nursing/Pharmacy committee – attended monthly meetings and implemented changes to current policies, which helped to improve communication between nursing and pharmacy staff.
9/1999-5/2000                Northern Virginia Community Hospital    Arlington
Registered Nurse
Acute care nurse on a medical/Telemetry unit
Performed daily nursing care for 6-7 patients.
10/1995-8/1998              Logicon Ultrasystems, Inc.          Fairfax, Virginia
Administrative Assistant/Receptionist
Created and updated financial spreadsheets in excel
Assisted with proposals
A/P and A/R
Generated financial reports.

AccreditationsCurrent Registered Nurse license in Maryland and Virginia
ACLS Certified
Telemetry Certified
CPR and First Aid Certified
Volunteer experienceRock Creek Valley Elementary School (Health Room), Rockville Maryland (2000-2006)
Urbana Middle School (2007-Present)
Red Cross Waterfront festival, Alexandria Virginia.  June 2000, June 2001, June 2002, June 2003, June 2004.
State of Maryland disaster response team.
Awards receivedNorthern Virginia Community Hospital – Nurse of the year – 2002