Senior Consultant @ Senior Consultant certified in EPICCare Ambulatory, Clin Doc, Orders, Order Transmittal Masters, HOD. Full cycle build experience, from analysis to build and go live support, including post go live optimizations. Worked in numerous speciality clinics and inpatient including the ED (ASAP).
Prior work history as a Licensed Physician Assistant with 10+ years of inpatient and ambulatory patient care as well as office management. From June 2008 to Present (7 years 7 months) Build Analyst @ From 2012 to 2012 (less than a year) Clinical IT Manager @ From 2010 to 2011 (1 year) Clinical Project Manager @ From 2010 to 2011 (1 year) Lead @ From 2009 to 2010 (1 year) Ambulatory Analyst @ Speciality clinic work flow analysis and department/system build. Clinics included Pulmonology, Ophthalmology, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. From January 2009 to November 2009 (11 months) Senior Analyst @ From 2009 to 2009 (less than a year) CPOE Analyst @ Analyzed, organized and built hundreds of smart groups and order sets for a multitude of departments.
Built dozens of grouper records and criteria records
Suggested improvements in naming conventions and synonym use
Participated in Epic and team meetings
Provided go-live support From July 2008 to December 2008 (6 months) Ambulatory/Inpatient EMR Analyst @ Clinical Informatics
Design, build and validate of EPIC functions
Include: Security, Profiles, Roles, Reports, Print Groups, Navigators (multi- template), Smart Tools, Orders, Order Panels, Order Transmittal, etc.
Lead optimization teams: Improved system to accommodate department and user specific needs
Workflow analysis for all roles
Analyst support for numerous clinics
Design and implementation of reference materials, education materials
Implementation and go live
New staff training: Providers, Nurses, Clerks, Students
Mentored colleagues through EPIC certification process
Built, tested, and validated periodical system upgrades From January 2005 to June 2008 (3 years 6 months) Physician Assistant @ Spearheaded all aspects of practice transfer from Mount Sinai
Coordinated start-up of new office including OR and clinic scheduling
Designed office materials, including billing forms and patient education materials
Responsible for patient care, including pre- and post-operative management and office procedures
Presented weekly patient education lectures and assisted with research projects and data collection From October 2003 to August 2004 (11 months) Physician Assistant @ Handled hospital admissions, patient work-ups, diagnosis, operations and post-operative management – Inpatient and Ambulatory clinic
Designated contact for VIP, international, and medically/surgically complex patients
Served as key liaison to insurance companies for complex cases
Supervised, trained and delegated assignments to medical assistants
Authored and designed office materials and patient information manual From June 1998 to November 2003 (5 years 6 months)
Physician Assistant, Medicine @ Western University of Health Sciences From 1994 to 1996 BS/BA, Biology/English @ University of Rhode Island From 1990 to 1994 Robyn Kessler is skilled in: Ambulatory, Epic Systems, Inpatient, Ambulatory Care, CPOE, EHR, EMR, Healthcare Information Technology, Healthcare Management, Hospitals, Clinical Research, Healthcare, Informatics, ASAP, Healthcare Consulting, GoLive