Results oriented informatics leader with more than three decades of strategic and operational leadership experience in clinical informatics, project management, HMIS sales and service. Strategic thinker with demonstrated ability in establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with physician, nursing and c-suite leadership. Proven project leadership expertise in clinical workflow and clinical transformation processes for EMR/EHR adoption and optimization. Medical device sales, education and training. Honored with The Standards of Leadership, Customer/Market Place Focus Award. Clinical career includes direct patient care at one of the largest not-for-profit teaching facilities in the nation holding the positions of staff nurse in the medical-surgical department, critical care registered nurse (CCRN) in telemetry and coronary intensive care unit and as an operating room nurse (ORNII) in the cardiac catheterization laboratory and vascular lab. Clinical experience in not-for-profit teaching facility included participation in clinical research in the cardiac catheterization laboratory.
Education:
• MSHIM University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine (anticipated December 2016)
• Bachelor of Applied Science Health Service Administration, HIS subplan (BASc-HIS),2013
• California State University, Long Beach, California, 1987-1988
• Associate of Science Degree, Nursing, Polk State College, 1984
• Associate of Arts Degree, Polk State College, 1982
Certifications:
•American Nurse Credentialing Center certification in Nursing Informatics
(RN-BC)
•SPC (HCINF-CT)
•Yellow Belt-CPI
Licensure:
•Registered Nurse in CA, FL, and HI
Memberships:
ACHE
ANIA
Committee Chairperson Florida Chapter ANIA Advocacy & Regulation
AHIMA
AMIA
ANA
AONE
FONE
SCONE
HIMSS
Co-Chair Central/North Florida HIMSS Advocacy & Public Policy Committee
Committee Member, CNFL HIMSS Healthcare Informatics and Analytics