Experience

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  Farmers insurance

  Jan 1980 - Aug 1990

  Sr. programmer/systems analyst/supervisor

  Supervised: Team of ten programmer/systems analysts, responsible for over 140 programs, written in various programming languages. Systems included: Inventory Control, 1099s, various Accounting processes, Worker's Compensation, Auto Claims, Home Claims, Commercial Truck Claims.Developed:1.) STAT team to address daily program abends, immediate fix of failed production runs. Improved response and resolution times by 50% overall 40 systems under my supervision.2.) Systems Analyst crosstraining program - to address absence of responsible and knowledgeable back-up resources.3.) Designed and instituted - Program and Systems documentation standards 4.) Designed/Developed Claims data flow process between Home Office and all Regional Offices. Programmer:1.) IBM DPCX Inventory system2.) Reports generation - IBM Assembler, Cobol, RPG. Show less

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  Northridge hospital medical center

  Oct 1995 - Aug 1998

  Nursing positions

  Nursing TechnicianTelemetry Monitor TechnicianUnit SecretaryPhlebotomist

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  Antelope valley medical center

  Aug 1997 - Mar 2014

  Direct report to CIO. Ensuring collaborative work with Executive Team, Medical Staff Committees, Executive Service Line Directors, Support Services Directors, Clinical Managers, Clinical Educators and Clinical End Users.Direct and oversee clinical computer systems development, integration, implementation and maintenance support.Team member - vendor contract review and approval for clinical systems, equipment and services. Senior Management Committee member of clinical and IT teams driving hospital-wide change initiatives.Clinical/IT Translator - Liaison and SMEResponsible for clinical systems builds affecting ARRA attestation requirements and clinical change management required towards successful attestation.Manage department budget and needs for Clinical Informatics and Physician Education teams. Show less Developed and lead change to provide nursing staff with required knowledge and skills to elevate and advance nursing practices:1.) Centralized evidenced-based nursing education program to hospital nursing staff.Program provided basic to advanced nursing skills training to Emergency, Intensive Care, Progressive Care, Telemetry, Medical/Surgical, Procedures, Couplet Care (Post-partum and Newborn) levels of care. 2.) PICC and IV insertion team - servicing all adult patients with average of 500+ PICC insertion or Ultrasound IV insertions per month.3.) Preceptor program - providing leadership skills training and consistency of preceptor training methodology and practice. 4.) Monthly training schedule including BLS, ACLS, PALS, NPR, New Nurse Orientation, Basic ECG, Clinical Computer Systems, Annual Competency requirements.5.) Nursing competency and skills requirements documentation system.6.) Electronic Shared folder of clinical information necessary to provide safe patient care - accessible by all nursing staff.7.) Scheduled and developed Quarterly Changes and Updates meetings with nursing staff to provide time to incorporate changes into nursing practice, obtain feedback from bedside care providers and communicate concerns or suggestions to nursing executives. Collaborative process improved nursing morale and was identified by Nurse Union Leaders as positive change towards nursing's need for education and management support.8.) Coordinated first SIM MAN simulation training lab. Show less

  • Director - Clinical Informatics

    Jun 2010 - Mar 2014

  • Clinical Nurse Education Leader

    Nov 2007 - May 2010

  • Various Clinical Management and Staff positions

    Aug 1997 - Oct 2007
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  University of antelope valley

  Oct 2006 - Oct 2022

  Associate professor - nursing

  Developed class content following WASC and ACICS requirements. Certified On-line instructor - RN to BSN program focused on developing seasoned nurses into Nursing Leaders.Developed Intravenous Catheter Insertion and Blood Withdrawal certification program. Also primary instructor. Lead Didactic Instructor for VN program producing VN NCLEX candidates with 100% pass rate.

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  Coast plaza hospital

  Mar 2014 - Oct 2022

  Systems director - clinical informatics

  Direct report to Corporate CIO. Key lead for the organizations's clinical transformation including assessment, evaluation, planning and implementing clinical documentation, work with stakeholders in understanding of clinical workflow and functions of clinical documentation, order entry, results retrieval, bedside medication verification, charging, system analysis, workflow design and system design, system test and processing, assist in establishing and monitoring Quality measures and metrics and execute and manage IT project process and governance throughout the hospitals. Show less

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  Vn-consulting

  Aug 2023 - now

  Informatics director