Jude began her employment at CBHA in December, 2013. Her job title at that
time was Clinical Systems Optimization Specialist. Her title remains the
same today. “However, the duties have been expanded; many enhancements/upgrades
have been made over the years,” Jude said. “We have one coming
up in the near future.” Jude does a lot of clinical workflow optimization
with the providers and their teams to enhance efficiency. “Everyone
tries to do their best; each provider has their own style and their team
learns to adapt to that style. Each team is very different. Providers
like to train their team so everyone is on the same page resulting in
an efficient workflow.”
Jude was nominated for this honor by Courtney Stein and Kristen Stevens.
They said Jude consistently has a positive attitude. “That attitude
is on display whenever you’re around her. She strives to improve
processes at CBHA as one of her focuses at work is better Centricity workflows
to enhance efficiency. She works every day to come up with ways to make
each of our day to day jobs easier. Jude puts patient’s needs first
knowing the best way to do this is to give the employee what they need
to be successful. She is a self-starter and never needs to be told what
to do. Jude is always professional and takes ownership of her duties and
accepts responsibility for her actions. She can be counted on to help others.
Jude’s favorite thing about working at CBHA is being able to help
staff members with their daily EMR needs, whether it’s fixing an
issue, or building a form, or improving a process. Most of the staff are
acquainted with Centricity. “I try to help everyone in each department
with their concerns,” she said. “It’s not just clinical
teams but other departments as well i.e. Eye Care.” Jude also really
enjoys staff training. She does in-depth Centricity training for medical
providers and medical students.
Jude had just returned from an overseas trip on Tuesday night, June 18th. She was back to work on Wednesday , feeling a bit jet lagged, when Kristen
asked her if she could have a word with her in the hallway. Thinking it
to be a personal matter or something serious she followed Kristen. It
was then she noticed “the others” and realized what was going
on. She was so surprised. “It is lovely to be appreciated and named
Firestarter of the Month,” she said.
There was a time when Jude was an avid reader. “I have rearranged
things since our daughters were born. Travel is high on my list of interests
now. Bashar and I love to travel with our two little girls. Yasmeen will
be five in October; Zeena celebrated her third birthday in March of this
year. They are already seasoned travelers.” They just returned from
a trip to Germany where they visited Jude’s sister, then they spent
a number of days in Istanbul, Turkey and ended their trip in Austria where
they did the “Sound of Music” tour. “The girls were
so excited to be there. They have watched the movie so many times at home
and know the words to all the songs.”