Kirsten Diegel

Healthcare technology and clinical informatics professional with experience supporting enterprise clinical communication implementations for large health systems. Combines more than a decade of frontline clinical experience as a Registered Dietitian with expertise in Epic workflow optimization, testing, implementation, go-live support, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional project coordination. Recognized for building trusted relationships with clinical leaders, operational stakeholders, and technical teams while translating complex clinical and operational needs into practical Epic solutions that improve clinician experience, operational efficiency, and patient care.

Epic Analyst, Unified Communications - TruTeam Staffing (Consultant at Houston Methodist)

(2025-08)

Support Houston Methodist's enterprise implementation of Epic Alert Communicator by partnering with clinical, operational, technical, and vendor stakeholders to deliver scalable communication workflows across one of the nation's largest health systems.

• Coordinate implementation activities including workflow design, integrated testing, go-live readiness, stabilization, and optimization.
• Configure and validate notification distribution workflows, NDW groups, escalation paths, role-based routing, and clinician communication workflows.
• Lead cross-functional testing to validate alert delivery, assignment routing, escalation behavior, and operational readiness.
• Partner with Epic, Stryker, Clinical Informatics, project management, and hospital leadership to investigate and resolve communication workflow issues.
• Coordinate Epic Sign-In implementation efforts across Radiant, ASAP, ClinDoc, Stork, OpTime, Cardiology, and additional Epic applications.
• Develop workflow analyses, issue logs, testing documentation, leadership communications, and implementation artifacts supporting enterprise deployment.
• Support successful Wave 1 implementation and ongoing optimization while contributing to future deployment planning.

Epic Application Analyst – Inpatient Orders - Temple University Health System

(2022-05 - 2025-08)

Served as an Epic Application Analyst supporting inpatient clinical applications and enterprise communication initiatives. Partnered with clinical and operational leaders to implement new Epic functionality, optimize workflows, and support system-wide communication initiatives including Secure Chat, On-Call Finder, and Unified Communications.

• Co-led enterprise implementation of Epic Secure Chat and On-Call Finder across the health system.
• Served as system administrator supporting Unified Communications implementation and optimization initiatives.
• Partnered with hospital leadership to design and implement Epic workflows supporting the Direct Referral Unit for the new Women & Families Hospital.
• Built, maintained, and optimized Epic inpatient order sets and related clinical workflows.
• Participated in integrated testing, supported troubleshooting, issue resolution, and production support for enterprise Epic initiatives.
• Developed and delivered education and training for analysts, clinicians, and end users.
• Collaborated with clinical and operational stakeholders to evaluate existing workflows and implement Epic solutions that supported departmental and organizational goals.

Clinical Dietitian - Temple University Hospital

(2013 - 2022)

Provided inpatient clinical nutrition care across multiple specialty populations while serving as the department's Epic Super User and technology liaison during the organization's Epic implementation. Partnered with analysts to improve clinical workflows, develop documentation standards, and optimize the Nutrition Care Navigator.

• Provided comprehensive nutrition assessment and medical nutrition therapy as part of multidisciplinary inpatient care teams.
• Served as the Nutrition Department's Epic Super User and primary liaison between clinicians and Epic analysts.
• Collaborated with application analysts to design, test, and optimize the Nutrition Care Navigator and documentation workflows.
• Developed clinician education, documentation standards, and workflow improvements supporting Epic adoption.

Clinical Dietitian - Wesley Enhanced Living

(2012 - 2014)

Registered Dietitian/Wellness Specialist - Project Transition

(2011 - 2012)

Office Manager - Buesing Family Chiropractic

(2007 - 2010)

Evening/Weekend Manager - Hill's Cleaners

(2003 - 2006)

M.S. - Nutrition - College of Saint Elizabeth

B.S. - Dietetics & Certificate in Business Fundamentals - University of Delaware