1. Thomas Dewey, RN
3729 Cardiff Avenue, Unit 1, Los Angeles, CA 90034
415-244-0861
tdewey@yahoo.com
Highlights 17 years of experience in the implementation of clinical
information systems at major medical centers across the United
States.
Current Epic certification in Clinical Documentation and
Decision Support.
Extensive build experience with Epic SmartTools, Doc
Flowsheets, Medication Administration (MAR), Navigators,
Narrators, Worklists, Workflow Engine Rules, Care Plans, Core
Measures, Device Integration, Reports, Best Practice
Advisories, Epic Monitor and Data Courier.
21 years of hospital nursing experience working as a staff nurse
RN in a variety of clinical settings. This includes 12 years of
critical care nursing at a major academic medical center.
Experience Application Coordinator, Clinical Documentation Team
UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
January 2015 to present
Optimization and support of all Epic Clinical Documentation functionality
Epic Clinical Documentation Analyst (Contractor)
Catholic Health Initiatives, Tacoma, WA
May 2014 to December 2014
Consultant with the Virtual Health Services department. Worked with
Intensivists, Nursing Leadership and ICU RNs to gather requirements
and develop workflows for Epic Monitor and a patient deterioration
scoring tool for use in a new remote ICU monitoring center (eICU). Built,
tested and deployed Epic Monitor and the scoring tool in less than eight
months.
Epic Clinical Documentation Analyst (Contractor)
John Muir Health, Walnut Creek, CA
September 2013 to April, 2014
Solely responsible for design and build of all inpatient physician note
templates and related SmartTools across all specialties for a March 30th,
2014 go live. Provided post go live support for all ClinDoc functionality.
Application Coordinator, Clinical Documentation Team (Contractor)
UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
September 2012 to August 2013
Came to UCLA six months prior to Epic go-live and took over
responsibilities for MAR and related medication administration build.
Other responsibilities included Device Integration for all inpatient areas
and Clinical Documentation build and support for several ancillary
departments. Provided support and issue resolution through go-live until
leaving UCLA with100% of issues resolvedfor my areas of responsibility.
2. Epic Clinical Documentation Analyst
UCSF MEDICAL CENTER, San Francisco, CA
June 2009 to August 2012
Participated in full cycle, successful implementation of Epic Clinical
Documentation functionality across all inpatient areas including Benioff
Children’s Hospital. Experience with all Epic ClinDoc including
Navigators, Flowsheets, Care Plans, Worklists, Reports and Code
Narrator. Experienced with Data Courier migration tool.
Program Manager
MICROSOFT (THAILAND) LIMITED, Bangkok, Thailand
March 2009 to May 2009
Program Manager for CPOE, EMR and Clinical Documentation
functionality in Microsoft Amalga HIS.
Lead Clinical Analyst
UCSF MEDICAL CENTER, San Francisco, CA
January 2007 to February 2009
Assisted in process redesign and configuration/tailoring of GE Centricity
Enterprise for Physician Order Entry and Clinical Documentation..
Consultant
GE HEALTHCARE IT/IDX SYSTEMS CORP, Seattle, Washington
March 2004 to January 2007
Two and a half years at UCSF Medical Center, most as Team Lead
of Clinical Documentation Team. Led the design, build and
activation of IDX Carecast/GE Centricity Enterprise nursing
documentation functionality across all acute care areas.
Implementation Analyst
IDX SYSTEMS CORP, Seattle, Washington
August 1999 to March 2004
Five years of experience at IDX implementing Lastword and
Carecast Care Documentation modules.
Staff Nurse/RN
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER, Seattle,
Washington
January 1987 to June 1999
Experience in all adult medical and surgical critical care areas
including Cardiac, Neuro and Transplant (Liver, Renal and
Pancreas). CCRN certified at the time.
Education Bachelor of Science in Nursing
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, Baltimore, Maryland
Licenses/Certifications Registered Nurse - licensed in California
ANCC Board Certified in Nursing Informatics (expired Nov 2014.
Recertification in process)
Epic Certified - Clinical Documentation - NVT 2015
Epic Certified - Decision Support NVT - N/A