Supporting the Epic Willow team at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center.

My role is as a Beacon analyst assisting Cottage Health System with a full scale Epic implementation.

I assisted the University of Texas Southwestern Medical facility with an Epic 2014 upgrade project. My role was a Willow analyst.

Assisted the Beacon and Willow team with protocol build, oncology medication build, system configuration, integrated testing, and Go-Live.

Assisting with a new Epic implementation project for the Franciscan Health System under the direction of Deloitte LLP

• Responsible for the Willow module as the only on-site Willow resource• Configured or built new medications added to formulary or ambulatory usage• Processed the monthly medispan medication files to the live system• Medication data courier responsibility • Assisted with Beacon related issues involving medications

• Built oncology order groups and protocols • Built oncology specific smart groups and smart sets• Customized and built oncology medication records per clinician request• Participated in protocol validation sessions with clinicians• Assisted with Beacon Go-Live and support• Knowledge transfer with team members being certified in Beacon

Go-Live support command center, floor support, staff training Go-Live preparations for two Richmond area hospitalsMedication build for mixtures and compounded medicationsCreation of additional pharmacy reportsUpdates to existing pharmacy medication labelsMedication population to departmental preference listsPharmacy related smart sets buildEpic to Pyxis medication confirmation and testing

Responsibilities: Assisted the client's Rx team with their upgrade from Epic Spr06 to Spr07. • Built additional new medication records and mixtures • Participated with unit and integration testing scripts prior to system upgrade• Updated medications on smart sets in the Production environment• Tested Epic system updates that were incorporated in the upgrade environment• Assisted with updating medication records, preference lists, smart sets, and formularies after First Data Bank system updates• Resolved system ticket requests for medication additions or changes and analyzed the impact to implement

Assignment at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX Assignment at Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA • Responsible for troubleshooting the Rx and Beacon modules for build corrections• Contributed to spreadsheet medication build and configuration• Built Rx label and mixing documentation reports• Configured pharmacy Epic printer setup for labels and reports• Assisted with protocol medication validation and configuration• Participated in Go-Live for user support for Rx and Beacon modules• Imported medication build spreadsheets• Maintained hospital medication formulary and NDC maintenance• Reviewed system definitions and offered suggestions when appropriate or required• Epic master file maintenance when necessary or required in shaping the system• Analyzed and built OCC configurations for medication system display• Populated smart sets and smart groups with required medications• Collaborated with staff for medication build validation

• Key Player in the optimization and enhancement for Epic 07 upgrade• Resolved Rx billing issues with medication and NDC record configurations• Evaluated pharmacy related issues with the Beacon module• Assisted team members with system live support

• Instrumental member of the Epic pharmacy, orders, CPOE, and oncology teams • Liaison communicator for cross team issues• Developed procedural orders, medication orders, order sets, and chemotherapy protocols • Designed system reports for pharmacy, nursing, and physicians• Assisted with building order sets and maintaining correct medication records were inserted• Created system reports, pharmacy consult orders, oncology protocols, and medication records• Conducted presentations on “Hospital Protocols and Guidelines” and “Pharmacist Consults” to hospital stakeholders for review and validation• Major contributor in the design, validation, and build sessions that incorporated feedback from stakeholders for tailoring the new system for departmental work-flows• Executed procedural and unit test scripts for verifying the build before system Go-Live• Performed floor support and command center duties during the organizational system Go-Live