Meet Our NIS Team

Rob Wonnacott, MSN, RN

Manager of Nursing Information Systems
wonns@med.umich.edu

Manages the administrative and operational activities of the NIS department. He leads many major programs for Nursing such as the call light system, physiological monitors, secondary notification system, pagers, phones, performance management, scheduling and payroll system, etc. He represents the department on hospital committees and other activities ensuring collaboration with hospital-wide groups for systematic and programmatic developments.

Focus on quality and patient safety when implementing and adopting technology in the nursing practice environments and the impact on clinical and organizational outcomes is a key focus. In his practice area, he examines technologies that are necessary to support effective communication, efficient and safe care delivery, as well as those used for administrative processes.

Kristina Bell

Training Specialist Senior
kriander@med.umich.edu

Provides training for new Administrative Assistants and conducts ongoing training of all AAs on the inpatient units. Conducts audits for payroll, HR and Blue Folder accuracy and compliance. She coordinates a team of experienced Administrative Assistants who identify issues requiring problem solving.

Kathy Dunnuck, BFA, BSN, RN

Web Designer Administrator Senior - Nursing Informatics
kdunnuck@med.umich.edu

Holds role of Nursing Webmaster, where she makes information of value available to UMH Nurses, such as policies, procedures, skills, newsworthy events, etc., via an intranet website. She also oversees the nursing internet, providing nursing news, etc. to a world-wide audience. Additionally, she assumes other nursing informatics projects including nursing performance management.

Amanda Hamrick

Training Specialist Senior
filippin@med.umich.edu

Provides training for new Administrative Assistants and conducts ongoing training of all AAs on the inpatient units. Conducts audits for payroll, HR and Blue Folder accuracy and compliance. She coordinates a team of experienced Administrative Assistants who identify issues requiring problem solving.

Nathan Hicks, MSN, RN

Clinical Business Analyst Senior
ndhicks@med.umich.edu

Works collaboratively with Biomedical Engineering, HITS, and Nursing Services to coordinate and integrate new technology at the bedside while improving overall workflow. Facilitates training, quality and safety while supporting implementations across the organization. Other responsibilities include oversight of all cardiac monitors, pulse oximetry devices, SANS, pager notifications, escalation standards, phones and other communication devices. Liaison to Nursing Services providing data interpretation via technology to improve outcomes, generate efficiencies and increase overall satisfaction. Participates on a wide variety of hospital committees, ensuring safety standards are met while introducing new technology.

Jake Parry, MHI, BS

Business Process Consultant Intermediate
jdparry@med.umich.edu

Works closely with nursing administration and nursing leadership to investigate and design solutions to complex needs related to reporting requirements, staffing flows, and payroll data. Serves as a subject matter expert in the use of utilized databases (ANSOS), data visualizations and related staff training. Manages complex project deliverables that require collaboration across nursing stakeholder groups.

Carman Thomas, MPH, 6σGB

Project Manager Senior
thomacar@med.umich.edu

Collaboratively leads NIS cross functional project teams and initiatives through all phases of project life cycle. Partners with functional internal departments and external stakeholders to ensure project outcomes are delivered within scope, timeline and budget.

 

 

 

 

 

Target Audience: All | K. Dunnuck, M. Manley, R. Wonnacott | Updated: July 2022

 

 

 

 

 

Nursing Information Services
brings together professional
nursing practice process
understanding and technology
to address the information
technology needs for clinical,
administrative and research processes.