Teri Bechtel

To continue my twenty-seven year career as a valuable member of the Cerner team with a commitment to excellence, by seeking a new position with opportunities to further contribute to Cerner’s Mission and Vision by utilizing diverse Healthcare IT expertise, Clinical experiences, personal skills, and established strengths

• 2017 Application Services Excellence Award
• 2003 Performance Award
• 2001 Achievement Award
• 1999 Merit Award
• 1999 Recognition Award for developing an Implementation Simulation Program

• Registered Nurse License - August 2005 - Current

• Proven ability to successfully lead IT projects with strong analytical, decision-making, organizational, & interpersonal skills along with adaptability to ever-changing priorities & challenges
• Motivated to quickly learn, effectively lead, & proactively apply critical-thinking skills to new projects & applications
• Accomplished in simultaneously managing multiple projects & contributing added-value with strengths in recognizing optimization opportunities, identifying project requirements through detailed workflow analysis, mitigating risks, and integrating Best Practices to streamline processes, improve outcomes, & decrease costs
• Encourage individual & team success by mentoring others in clinical processes, builds, Best Practices, & ‘White Papers’
• Confidently able to present, communicate, and adapt both style & content to achieve effective outcomes when working with a variety of stakeholders including clinicians, technical staff, and various levels of management
• Adept ability to collaborate across multiple disciplines & technologies with skills in translating & coordinating regulatory, functional, and operational requirements into clinical solutions that support the continuum of patient care
• Knowledgeable on HL7 standards with skills in defining specifications & performing root-cause analysis based on 16 yrs. experience with integrating & supporting data related to ADT, Orders, Results, Imaging, & external links at multiple sites
• Creatively & methodically approach various challenges; Resourcefully research and solve problems for seamless support
• Experienced & proficient in creating multi-disciplinary education materials and providing hands-on training that fosters positive user experiences & contributes to successful rollouts, as evidenced by the delivery of detailed documentation, presentations, & specialty guides, along with positive user feedback
• Decreased the number of physician deficiencies by 88-93% while reducing the time spent assigning deficiencies by 75-92% through the establishment of customized reports, interface adaptations, and ordering process changes at SHH
• Increased the automated accuracy of ED throughput metrics by 35-45% with accompanying reductions in manual compilation efforts & audit turnaround times by identifying & applying optimizing solutions in EDIS at SHH
• Enhanced system functionalities for the successful attestation of Meaningful Use Stage 2 & to meet regulatory requirements for stroke certification, admissions, medication reviews, & audits at SHH
• Strategically developed & implemented a proactive solution for automating & resolving interface errors (across customer sites), thereby contributing to timelier patient care through a decrease in user-reported census issues
• 2017 Cerner Health Conference- Approved presenter for ‘Serial Lab Orders’ and ‘Lab Specimen Workflows’
• 2016 Cerner Health Conference- Co-presenter of “When Seconds Matter- Improving Response Time & Treatment for Stroke Patients”, a customized approach to stroke order sets with automated consult notifications at SHH
• Simulation Case Manager and key analyst in the development of an “Implementation Simulation Program”