Nathan Light
McKinleyville,CA
Summary
Self-motivated and detail-oriented healthcare professional with 6+ years of direct patient care experience and ongoing health IT experience. Experienced with both hands-on skills and as an end-user of EHR systems. Passionate about innovating healthcare operations and learning as much as I can to further my contributions.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
EMR Site Specialist
Open Door Community Health Centers
McKinleyville, CA
01.2023 - Current
- Provided direct support to clinical operations and patient care teams to facilitate the introduction, acceptance, integration, and optimal use of the Epic application in the clinic.
- Responsibility for solving issues staff may experience with Epic software and answering employee’s questions regarding use of Epic software.
- Train staff on ongoing Epic updates and assisting new providers in onboarding.
- Serve as Cogito SME providing reports in Reporting Workbench, SlicerDicer, and Radar (dashboards)
- Ongoing enrollment in Epic self-study proficiency courses to expand Epic reporting knowledge and expertise.
Ophthalmology Surgical Technologist
Shasta Eye Medical Group
Redding, CA
07.2020 - 01.2023
- Reviewed surgical requirements and prepped operating room with appropriate tools, equipment and instruments.
- Prepped patients prior to surgery by sterilizing the area, placement of surgical drape, and insertion of eye speculum.
- Assisted surgeon by passing instruments, sterile supplies, and management of the phacoemulsification machine throughout operation.
- Maintained reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment, including decontamination, cleaning, sterilizing, storing and distributing.
Medical Scribe
Shasta Community Health Center
Redding, CA
07.2017 - 07.2020
- Input details about patient histories, physical examinations, medications and other information into electronic charts.
- Submitted referrals to specialists and ordered labs/ diagnostics with accurate ICD-10 coding.
- Developed advanced skills/knowledge with EHR system
- Recorded, stored and reported medical coding information to create statistics of healthcare encounters.
- Maintained high accuracy rate on daily production of completed reviews.
- Contributed largely in training over 20 scribes on the floor as well as assisted in training super users when new graduate NP/PA cohorts were brought into the organization
- Heavy experience in family practice with rotations in ophthalmology, podiatry, endocrinology, urgent care, maternity, and pediatrics.
Skills
- Detail oriented
- EMR Software
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Organization and Prioritization
- Calm under stress
- Computer proficiency
- Epic self-study proficiencies obtained in Cogito, Cogito Tools Administration, Caboodle Data Model
Timeline
EMR Site Specialist
Open Door Community Health Centers
01.2023 - Current
Ophthalmology Surgical Technologist
Shasta Eye Medical Group
07.2020 - 01.2023
Medical Scribe
Shasta Community Health Center
07.2017 - 07.2020
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