MEGHAN KENNEDY BSN, RN 1250 West Van Buren Street, #712 meghanakennedy@gmail.

com Chicago, IL 60607 (630) 709-4487 Professional Summary

Personal Cell

Clinical informatics professional seeking a strategic position to synergistically utilize administrative and informatics knowledge and skills to support the implementation, utilization, and optimization of health information technology (HIT), including: Comprehensive knowledge, skills, and understanding of clinical environments and workflows gained through a variety of acute and ambulatory clinical experiences Multi-disciplinary collaborative experiences in achieving multiple successful ambulatory implementations, upgrades, and workflow enhancements for various sized practices Completing the final semester of a dual masters degree program in Nursing Administration and Health Informatics at the University of Illinois at Chicago Highly motivated, flexible, and goal-oriented in utilizing skills and abilities to assist in the effective adoption and enhancement of HIT to improve workflow processes, patient outcomes, and patient and staff satisfaction

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Professional Experience

Elmhurst Memorial Health Care, March 2008 to present Elmhurst, IL

Physician Practice Division, EHR Trainer March 2010 to present Recruited by administration to fulfill the role of EHR trainer and perform the duties of the position including: Preparing and executing the training of clinical staff and providers in all aspects of the electronic health record, including new providers and clinical staff Assisting with preparation and attestation processes for Meaningful Use for all eligible providers (80 +) through proper training, implementation, and reporting Developed and implemented an EHR competency program for new employees Providing day-to-day phone support as well as user support during go-lives Meeting regularly with affiliated practices to assist with EHR training needs, education, and promote workflows Collaborating as a member of several Technology Core Teams to ensure successful implementations, upgrades, and workflow enhancements in various practices Conducting testing of system enhancements and upgrades Performing some template editing and document building Serving an active role on the multi-disciplinary Quality Committee and its associated subcommittees to develop and achieve quality initiatives and benchmarks in patient care through utilization of HIT Elmhurst Clinic Allergy, Dermatology, Float Pool, Registered Nurse March 2008 to present Perform the duties of a registered nurse in all aspects of patient care including: Provide flexibility in working in all multi-specialty departments of the clinic as a member of the float pool

MEGHAN KENNEDY meghanakennedy@gmail.com Collaborate with patients, family members, and medical staff Utilize electronic health records and serving as EHR Super User Assist in training and precepting of new employees Alliance of Chicago, December 2012 to present Chicago, IL
An organization created to share resources and integrate services to promote adoption and utilization of health information technology (HIT) amongst community health centers.

Clinical Informatics, Health Informatics Intern Perform the duties of an informatics intern including: Performing research to assist with various HIT projects including Meaningful Use and Clinical Decision Support Assist project teams in the design and implementation of various HIT projects and initiatives Creation of presentation materials for clients and other Alliance employees

Central DuPage Hospital, July 2007 to February 2008 Winfield, IL

Neuro-Spine Unit & Emergency Department, Registered Nurse February 2008 July 2007 to

Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, June 2006 to January 2007 Downers Grove, IL
Staffing Resource Center (SRC) Float Pool, Student Nurse Extern 2007 June 2006 to January

Education University of Illinois-Chicago, August 2010 to present Chicago, IL

Master of Science in Nursing, Master of Science in Health Informatics, anticipated graduation May 2013 Achievements: Currently maintaining a 4.0 GPA, member of an NIH-funded multi-disciplinary study examining usability related to nursing clinical decision support

University of Illinois Chicago-Urbana Campus, August 2005 to May 2007 Urbana, IL

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Graduated May 2007. Achievements: Deans List Fall 2005 and Spring 2007, graduated Cum Laude

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, August 2003 to May 2005 Urbana, IL

Achievements: Deans List Spring 2005

Professional Certifications & Awards

NextGen Certified Professional in EHR, EPM, ICS, and SCT RN Licensure (Illinois) CPR certification, current Clinical Excellence Award 2009

Professional Affiliations

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meghanakennedy@gmail.com

American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA) American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing University of Illinois Alumni Association (UIAA)

Professional Skills
Computer skills including Microsoft Office, internet utilization, and experience with various electronic medical records systems (NextGen, Meditech, McKesson, GE Centricity, Epic) Meaningful Use Completion of Spanish for Health Care Course

References available upon request