Expert Details

Healthcare

ID: 734565 Illinois, USA

Expert has developed comprehensive nurse recruitment and retention strategy utilizing multiple platforms including social media and employee branding strategy.

Expert has developed and implemented an integrated care management approach across the continuum at a health system level. In addition, she has led care management for a 700-bed academic medical center.

Expert has worked with two healthcare systems to develop a comprehensive clinical informatics program to support healthcare technology.

Expert has worked for 20 years in leadership positions at large academic hospital. Following that, she was was the first system CNE for two healthcare systems, a $3B and a $6B organizations respectively for the past ten years. She has led a comprehensive patient throughput initiative for a large healthcare system.

Expert was the primary clinical leader in an Epic implementation across a $3B healthcare system.

Expert has been a part of executive leadership teams that implemented patient safety approach across two healthcare systems.

Expert has developed comprehensive shared governance for clinical practice across two healthcare systems.

Expert has participated in several cost reductions for healthcare systems. She has bent the cost curve for nursing care across the past three years through a comprehensive workforce optimization approach which significantly decreased the use of overtime and agency.

Expert has developed comprehensive advanced practice nurse (nurse practitioner) strategy for ambulatory and inpatient across system which included recruitment, retention, onboarding, reimbursement, productivity improvements and job clarity allowing the APC to work at top of license.

Expert led the development of a centralized nursing orientation and onboarding process for a healthcare system.

Expert has functioned as the nursing executive for two children's hospitals.

Expert has developed strategic plans for two large system nursing enterprises .

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Education

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution
Year: 2012	Degree: Doctorate in Nursing Practice	Subject: Leadership	Institution: George Washington University
Year: 2006	Degree: Masters in Nursing Science	Subject: Leadership	Institution: Drexel University
Year: 2004	Degree: Bachelors in Nursing Science	Subject: Nursing	Institution: Saint Francis College of Nursing
Year: 1989	Degree: Masters in Health Administration	Subject: Administration	Institution: University of St. Francis
Year: 1985	Degree: Bachelors of science Health Arts	Subject: Business	Institution: University of St. Francis
Year: 1975	Degree: Diploma	Subject: Nursing	Institution: Barnes School of Nursing

Work History

Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2013 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Senior VP: System Chief Nursing Officer	Department: Corporate Office
Responsibilities: Expert was responsible for the integration, evaluation, and provision of nursing and patient care services across the continuum. She developed the system of nursing care to include recruitment, retention, onboarding, clinical development, and practice for a $6 billion healthcare system consisting of 12 hospitals and 35,000 employees.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2001 to 2008	Employer: Saint Francis Medical Center	Title: Chief Nursing Officer	Department: Administration
Responsibilities: Expert was responsible for planning, directing and evaluating the operations of patient care services for a 700-bed academic tertiary care medical center, including a 110-bed children's hospital.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1999 to 2001	Employer: Saint Francis Medical Center	Title: Executive Director Inpatient	Department: management
Responsibilities: Expert planned and directed care across all inpatient units, including the emergency department for a 700-bed academic hospital.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1997 to 1999	Employer: Saint Francis Medical Center	Title: Director of Regional Services/Teritiary Care System	Department: management
Responsibilities: Expert managed operations for intensive care, emergency medicine, trauma services, helicoptertransfer vehicles, and medical communications. She also developed relationships with transferring hospitals and physicians.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1994 to 1997	Employer: Saint Francis Medical Center	Title: Director of Tertiary Services	Department: management
Responsibilities: She managed operations for intensive care units, as well as the emergency department and OR.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1987 to 1994	Employer: Saint Francis Medical Center	Title: Director of Ambulatory Care	Department: management
Responsibilities: Expert managed operations for teaching clinics, as well as the cath lab, GI lab, and emergency department.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1985 to 1987	Employer: Saint Francis Medical Center	Title: Director of Emergency Services	Department: management
Responsibilities: Expert managed operations for the 80,000-visit Level 1 trauma center emergency department, including transport services.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1984 to 1985	Employer: Saint Francis Medical Center	Title: Nursing Care Manager Emergency Department	Department: management
Responsibilities: Expert was responsible for the day-to-day management of this 80,000-visit emergency department.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1983 to 1984	Employer: Saint Francis Medical Center	Title: Coordinator EMSMIC Services	Department: management
Responsibilities: Expert was tasked with the day-to-day management of emergency medical services for the paramedic region, including Life Flight helicopter operations.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1981 to 1983	Employer: Saint Francis Medical Center	Title: Regional Nurse Coordinator Trauma Services	Department: management
Responsibilities: Expert functioned as regional nurse educator for trauma course for this Level 1 trauma center.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1977 to 1981	Employer: Saint Francis Medical Center	Title: Emergency Department	Department: staff nurse
Responsibilities: She provided care to patients of this Level 1 Trauma 80,000-visit emergency department for the 700-bed hospital.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1976 to 1977	Employer: Saint Francis Medical Center	Title: Neonatal ICU	Department: staff nurse
Responsibilities: Expert provided care in a Level 3 neonatal ICU.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1975 to 1976	Employer: University of Iowa	Title: Neonatal ICU	Department: staff nurse
Responsibilities: Expert provided care in this Level 3 neonatal ICU.

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Associations / Societies
Illinois Organization of Nurse Leaders American Organization of Nurse Executive American College of Healthcare Executives

Licenses / Certifications
Registered Nurse Nurse Executive Advanced Board Certified (2008 to present)

Fields of Expertise

recruitment strategy, patient care management, medical informatics, health care management, medical record, electronic medical record, patient safety, health safety, clinical governance, health care cost control, ambulatory care, nursing, nurse practitioner, orientation process, employee training, children's hospital, strategy development

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