Tim Banks
Houston,TX
Summary
Professional clinical consultant with robust expertise in healthcare solutions and patient care optimization. Demonstrates strong skills in data analysis, strategic planning, and regulatory compliance. Highly adaptable and dependable, known for fostering collaborative team environments. Strong communicator with focus on achieving measurable results and improving patient outcomes.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Clinical Consultant – Federal Clinical Adoption
Oracle Health – Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense
02.2022 - Current
- Assist in review and validation of high impact workflows for the perioperative and anesthesia departments while providing gap analysis review and proposed solutions at multiple Veteran’s Administration and Department of Defense installations
- Provide clinical relevance to VA/DoD solution consulting teams through all client events
- Drive clinical engagements utilizing VA National Standard methodologies and practices to ensure timely implementation of all perioperative and anesthesia solutions
- Lead weekly calls with VA/DoD perioperative solution teams to discuss future state workflow, provide product demos and provide updates on readiness for Go Live
- Establish and develop relationships with key stakeholders on perioperative and anesthesia teams
- Forecast quarterly project hours based on current Veteran’s Administration assignments and validate weekly when necessary
- Assist in the creation and monitoring of Veteran’s Administration-specific key performance indicators and value objectives, ensuring alignment throughout all phases of engagement
- Identify and report project risks for perioperative and anesthesia teams and propose/present opportunities for resolution
- Mentor new clinical consultants to the Federal perioperative team as necessary
Senior Clinical Consultant – Commercial Clinical Adoption
Cerner
05.2020 - 02.2022
- Drive clinical engagements utilizing Cerner methodologies and practices to ensure timely implementation of solutions spanning the entire suite of applications
- Manage and assist in the validation of all applicable clinical model workflows and their desired impacts
- Maintain responsibility for clinical adoption of solutions by all clinical staff through development of relationships with key stakeholders
- Forecast quarterly project hours based on current client assignments and validate weekly when necessary
- Assist in the creation and monitoring of client-specific key performance indicators and value objectives, ensuring that all phases of the engagement align with them
- Validate that specific project deliverables are implemented in clinical areas when specified
- Conduct outcomes assessments and communicate findings to executive and project leadership while also providing recommendations for improvement
- Develop appropriate training plans for all clinical staff based on available resources, financial and time constraints
Senior Manager/Clinical Consultant
Picis
10.2016 - 05.2020
- Manage day-to-day activities of six clinical consultants and project managers while maintaining an active travel schedule to current customer implementations. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Develop learning plans and carry out training for anesthesia and nursing staff for commercial and Veteran’s Administration clients in perioperative departments as well as critical care
- Lead development of standardized ‘model’ build from a clinical perspective to streamline and expedite implementation times
- Responsible for the hiring of new clinical consultants and interview potential candidates for various Professional Services roles
- Consult on project timelines, contract/financial scoping, and content for non-standard projects such as upgrades and de-centralization of customer databases
- Assist sales with customer demos as needed and train sales team members on Picis systems
- Forecast project revenues based on scoped contract offerings and assist with post-sales adjustments when necessary
Process Consultant
Picis
05.2007 - 10.2016
- Responsibilities include implementation and training/consulting of perioperative and critical care software for multiple hospital clients, including both commercial and Veteran’s Affairs (VA) Health Systems.
- Manage multiple clients simultaneously in various stages of implementation
- Educate and motivate clients on all aspects of the Picis Perioperative system (PreOp Manager, OR Manager, SmarTrack, Anesthesia Manager, PACU Manager, Critical Care Manager) while providing ‘Best Practice’ consulting
Operating Room Nurse
Texas Children’s Hospital
07.2006 - 05.2007
- Responsible for managing patient care in the perioperative environment from patient pickup in the preop setting to discharge in the PACU
- Independent setup of the operating room for surgery to include opening of sterile supplies, counting instruments and supplies, preparing and delivering intraoperative medications and prepping patients per surgeon protocol
- Assist the anesthesiologist with induction/emergence of patients and assist with intubations, arterial lines and administration of anesthetic medications as ordered
- Function as a circulating/scrub nurse in various services of the perioperative setting including but not limited to General, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, ENT, Urology and Plastics
Learning Specialist/Implementation Consultant
Picis
09.2003 - 07.2006
- Responsibilities include implementation and project management of perioperative software for multiple hospital clients; covering handoff from the Sales Team to the software Go Live for as many as 7 multi-facility clients concurrently.
- Attend kickoff meetings with new clients and perform multiple software demos for executive level staff
- Provide ‘best practice’ consulting for the installation of Picis software throughout the implementation process
- Travel to client sites (90%) to perform trainings on all aspects of OR Manager and Security Manager systems
- Assist sites in creating end user training materials and manuals for education of staff nurses
- Project management and milestone tracking of the implementation process for each client
- Assist in data collection and installation of various interfaces for the OR Manager product, including interfaces to admissions modules, materials management and billing/accounts receivable
- Assist with the creation of standardized teaching plans for the various OR Manager training sessions
- Aid in the training of Picis employees wishing to increase their knowledge of the OR Manager product
- Manage time and client bookings independently and keep implementation projects on track
- Be responsible for tracking and forecasting
Operating Room Nurse/Perioperative Systems Analyst
Texas Children’s Hospital
03.2001 - 08.2003
- Responsible for managing patient care in the perioperative environment from patient pickup in the preop setting to discharge in the PACU
- Independent setup of the operating room for surgery to include opening of sterile supplies, counting instruments and supplies, preparing and delivering intraoperative medications and prepping patients per surgeon protocol
- Assist the anesthesiologist with induction/emergence of patients and assist with intubations, arterial lines and administration of anesthetic medications as ordered
- Function as a circulating/scrub nurse in various services of the perioperative setting including but not limited to General, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, ENT, Urology and Plastics
- Implement and maintain the Picis OR Manager nursing documentation system
- Build all documentation screens for scheduling, pre-admit testing, preop, periop and postop settings
- Assist in the construction of a preference card template and train service coordinators on the build process
- Construct and analyze various Crystal Reports for the perioperative setting including the nurse’s Perioperative Chart, First Case Delays, and Surgeon/Case Type Monthly Count Report
- Develop training plans and organize training classes for all levels of users
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Galveston, Texas01.2000
Bachelor of Science - General Studies
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas01.1998
Skills
- Clinical Informatics
- Workflow Adoption
- Data Analytics
- Quality Improvement
- Healthcare IT
- Client Consulting
Timeline
Senior Clinical Consultant – Federal Clinical Adoption
Oracle Health – Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense
02.2022 - Current
Senior Clinical Consultant – Commercial Clinical Adoption
Cerner
05.2020 - 02.2022
Senior Manager/Clinical Consultant
Picis
10.2016 - 05.2020
Process Consultant
Picis
05.2007 - 10.2016
Operating Room Nurse
Texas Children’s Hospital
07.2006 - 05.2007
Learning Specialist/Implementation Consultant
Picis
09.2003 - 07.2006
Operating Room Nurse/Perioperative Systems Analyst
Texas Children’s Hospital
03.2001 - 08.2003
Bachelor of Science - General Studies
Texas Tech University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
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