Brandon Frenkel

Nordic Sr. Application Analyst (2023 to Present)

Project: Provincial Health Services Authority Aug 2023 to present

Role: Informatics Specialist

• Work to transition ambulatory clinics at the BC Children’s and Women’s Hospital to current provincial wide used Cerner model. Work includes designing presentations and leading virtual sessions with providers and clinicians to help design workflows that align with current implemented strategies and best practices developed for the organization.

Project: Oracle Health (Cener Works) Jan 2023 to Aug 2023

Role: Application Analyst (Powerchart)

Noxubee General Hospital

• Assisted Go Live implementation as support and troubleshooting issues related to documentation and orders for the inpatient setting.

Blue Mountain Hospital

• Lead virtual session for Cerner implementation related to the nursing space. This included design and build of following: I-view (DTAs and position related I-view band assignment), Orders, Powerforms, Tasking, Basic rules related to tasks for patient admissions. Provided test script analysis/design and on site assisted testing. Lead virtual education session with Subject matter experts on Cerner model workflow.

MODOC Medical Center

• Lead virtual session for Cerner implementation related to the nursing space. This included design and build of following: I-view (DTAs and position related I-view band assignment), Orders, Powerforms, Tasking, Basic rules related to tasks for patient admissions. Provided test script analysis/design and on site assisted testing. Lead virtual education session with Subject matter experts on Cerner model workflow.

• Analyzed computer and information technologies to determine applicability to nursing practice, education, administration and research.
• Spearheaded training programs for health information technology.
• Used informatics science to implement technological solutions to resolve clinical or health care administrative problems.
• Drafted training materials, presentations, manuals and SOPs to support informatics policies and procedures.
• Developed, implemented and evaluated informatics solutions and data structures to support patients and health care professionals.
• Used informatics science to design and implement health information technology applications, resolving clinical or health care administrative problems.
• Collaborated with management in multiple departments to drive clinical process change initiatives.
• Designed and implemented documentation and workflows within the CERNER EMR
• Educated Physicians and other clinical staff on proper workflow, as well as, onboarded new physicians, residents, and other clinical staff on EMR use.

• Assessed and prepared patients for procedures, performing initial and ongoing patient assessments.
• Participated in bedside reporting and handoff at change of shift and for patient transfers.
• Implemented treatment plans, monitored vitals and administered medications for patients in ICU.
• Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions.
• Updated physicians on patient test results and assisted in developing care plans.
• Performed blood and blood product transfusions and intravenous infusions to address patient symptoms or underlying causes.
• Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.
• Documented nursing intervention and patient and family responses accurately and in compliance with hospital policies.
• Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
• Oversaw patient admission and discharge processes to coordinate related paperwork.

• Reviewed physician orders and participated in medication management to optimize patient safety.
• Maintained reports to provide oncoming shift with full patient status.
• Explained treatment procedures, medication side effects, special diets and physician instructions to patients.
• Read physician orders and administered therapies, treatments and medications.
• Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
• Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
• Supervised nurse administration of oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients as prescribed, monitoring responses for adverse reactions.
• Answered patient questions and provided take-home materials for further information.
• Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care.
• Worked in CCU maintaining patients on ventilators, on vasopressors, ballon pumps, and LVADs.
• Recovered patients from open heart surgery, cath procedures post MI