I currently work at one of the country’s leading academic medical centers, where I help ensure that electronic health record (EHR) clinical documentation and content are consistent with federal and state regulations, as well as with organizational policy. I facilitate the improvement and development of EHR tools. I’m also involved in various aspects of clinical informatics, data analytics, and process improvement projects, among others.

Previous to this, I was an EHR application project team member at two of the United States’ top-ranked healthcare systems, where I was involved in creating and deploying electronic documentation tools, and troubleshooting EHR and documentation, workflow, and project-related issues.

My clinical experience prior to my transition to Nursing Informatics culminated in a role as a Neurosurgery/Trauma critical care nurse at another wonderful, top-ranked academic medical center, where I was also a clinical application superuser for two EHR implementations (IDX CareCast and Epic). See the rest of my work experience on LinkedIn.

My advocacy is twofold – to encourage more clinicians to become involved in informatics-related jobs, roles, and projects, as well as to help them have the tools to excel and be happy in their chosen career path whether it is at the bedside or elsewhere.

I believe that nurses have a wealth of caring experience, critical thinking skills, and in-depth knowledge of clinical situations and workflows that enable us to help each other, our workplaces, and ultimately, our patients and their families, in many different ways.