Candy N. Washington, Msn, Rn-Bc Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, Al, Us

Greenwich, Ct, Us

Telemetry and Dialysis

I have extensive experience as a Travel Nurse requiring rapid rapport building with new healthcare teams - I am a strong communicator and build positive new relationships with ease. I have gained diverse experience on Cardiac Unit, SICU, PACU, Renal (Medical Unit, Stroke Unit, Dialysis) and Psychiatry (Geriatric, Adult, Children, Adolescent) departments. This experience includes:★ Jackson Nursing Travel Agency; 2007 - 2015Contracted to multiple cities across the U.S. and worked diverse nursing units: Cardiac, ER Observation and Children and Adolescent Psychiatric Department. ★ St. Vincent’s/Staffing Solutions; 2009 -2012Cared for patients across diverse hospital units including: Cardiac/Telemetry, SICU, PACU, ER Observation, Oncology and Medical-Surgical. ★ Aces Travel Nursing Agency; 2007 - 2012Contracted to Alta Bates Summit, performed assignments in: Cardiac/Telemetry, Stroke, Renal Medical-Surgical, Orthopedic and PACU Units. ★ RN, Trinity Medical Center; 2007 - 2010Ensured optimal patient outcomes and contracted with in-house agency; floated between Cardiac, Pulmonary Medical-Surgical and Psychiatric Units. ★ DCH Health System; 2007 – 2008Managed patient care within an in-patient Dialysis Unit; administered hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis and provided education on nutrition, signs of infection, urinary output monitoring and home-use of dialysis machines. ★ Piedmont Hospital; 2006 - 2007Contracted with Primer Nursing Travel Agency and provided care to patients in the Cardiac Unit; collaborated with teams to develop and implement individualized plans of care.

I have implemented Cerner Millennium System technology and delivered at-the-elbow training, nursing and provider informaticist, team lead, command center lead, workflow analysis and a trainer within the US healthcare systems, hospitals, and practices across the United States for the last 6 years.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬I work with Clinicians and IT Professionals, refine information systems roadmap, and provide comprehensive training/support across diverse healthcare units. I am a subject matter expert on Cerner system principles and its correlating roles related to practice/organization transformation, quality improvement, compliance, and administrative efficiencies. . A few key projects/successful implementations include: ► Cerner IT consultant/Interim Command Center Leader, Harbor hospital (2017)►Cerner Care Coordinator Trainer, Broward hospital (2017)► Cerner Clinical Strategist, MedStar (2016 - 2017)► Cerner Case Manager Trainer, Broward Healthcare (2016)► Cerner Provider Trainer, Charleston Area Medical Center (2016) ► Clinical Strategist & Advisory Board Member, MedStar Medical Center (2016) ► Cerner Training Project, Broward Health Medical Center (2016)► UMASS Migration Project Consultant (2015) ► Soarian Financial & Scheduling (Siemens) Consultant (2014) ► Cerner Ambulatory-Outpatient, Physician Training & Support (2014) Each situation and organization is unique, so I emphasize flexibility to maximize productive, best-practice system use.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬I enjoy sharing my challenges, accomplishments, and am always open to conversation. For more detailed information on my involvement in these projects, please request my resume.

Fort Myers, Florida, Us

Fort Myers, Florida, Us

Trained Care Coordinators' on a new Cerner application known as Cerner HealtheCare and HealtheRegistries.

Fort Myers, Florida, Us

Fort Myers, Florida, Us

Birmingham, Al, Us

I am currently working PRN at UAB in the Center for Psychiatric Medicine; I provide evidence-based nursing care, implement and manage care plans and provide behavioral/emotional support for children, adolescents, adults and geriatric patients with mental illness and behavioral problems.

Hanover, Md, Us

Jacksonville, Florida, Us

Orchard Park, New York, Us

Hanover, Md, Us

Assisted Providers and Registered Nurses with the hospital’s new electronic health record system (Cerner). Provided guidance and training in the ED and a floated to all medical units within the hospital to help with the transition to the new system. Worked with FirstNet, Powerchart, Adhoc, I-view, CareCompass, Dynamic Documentation, MAR, Scanning medications and specimens. Worked closely with the nurse manager to assist with any workflow and system issues. Assisted with resolving system problems with analysts. Communicated all issues to the Command Center and the resource manager.

Birmingham, Al, Us

Worked with Registered Nurses training Cerner Nursing Module. (Critical Care and Medical Surgery)

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Cerner Dynamic Documentation

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Cerner Dynamic Documentation

Reviewed needs for staffing, Cerner Ticketing intake, ticketing software as well as ticketing resolution and complex ticket escalation. Assisted providers and physician informatics and Nursing informatics with providers workflow.

Trained Providers (Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants) in inpatient setting, assuring correct use of clinical systems and full Cerner EMR adoption; utilized SharePoint and LEAN methodology to identify and rectify resource capability gaps

I attained 240 Clinical Hours in 295-bed facility and played a key role in the planning, design, development and implementation of clinical information systems, patient care processes, and training projects. I assisted with physician elbow support and participated in the following initiatives: ★ Implementation of Epic Barcode/scanner and pyxis with RN and Pharmacy staff; I oversaw workflows and execution of configuration changes within applications. ★ Supported Epic EHR and led redesign of Unit Clerks and Patient Care. ★ Authored CIS/EHR materials and delivered training programs to Unit Clerks and Patient Care Techs across the organization.

Us

Floated to pulmonary, cardiac floor, medical-surgical unit and psychiatric unit

This was my first professional RN employment after completion of Nursing Degree in 2004. I gained hands-on experience and exposure to multidisciplinary team collaboration, models of interventions, medications and calm intervention during crisis situations; served in the Cardiac/Telemetry, SICU and PACU Units.

Tuscaloosa, Al, Us

Post-Master'S Certification, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Master Of Science Nursing (Msn), Nursing Informatics

Bsn, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology