Amy Salgado

About Amy Salgado

Doctorally prepared Registered Nurse Executive with 20+ years of progressive leadership experience driving enterprise-wide nursing standards, regulatory alignment, and evidence-based practice across multi-state healthcare systems. Proven leader in establishing and advancing organization-wide nursing authority structures, shared governance models, and affinity leadership councils aligned with American Nurses Association (ANA) Scope and Standards of Practice for Nursing Administration.Expert in system-level NDNQI integration, nursing-sensitive indicator optimization, and legislative/regulatory monitoring to proactively translate policy into practice. Demonstrated success leading cross-functional nursing leaders and clinical teams to improve retention, workforce engagement, and quality outcomes while achieving measurable financial impact, including $9.8M in cost savings through standardized care model execution.Recognized for fostering cultures of accountability, leadership development, and professional practice excellence through structured governance, performance dashboards, and evidence-based leadership strategies. Trusted executive advisor to senior leadership on nursing scope, compliance, and professional practice transformation. Selected as: Best in Nursing for American Health Council 2017, a 40-under-40 Tucson’s inspiring leader 2015 and Tucson Fabulous 50 Nurse in 2014.

Experience

1. Regional Clinical Director Nursing Standards, Professional Practice & Transitions of Care

   Cityblock Health

   Oct 2021 — Present

   Regional Clinical Director – Nursing Standards, Professional Practice & Transitions of CareProvide enterprise-level oversight of nursing standards, professional practice governance, and performance across seven states within a value-based care delivery model.• Lead system-wide nursing authority structures aligned with ANA Scope & Standards, ensuring consistent professional practice, regulatory compliance, and role clarity across markets.• Serve as executive advisor to senior and market leadership on nursing scope of practice, delegation, and compliance risk mitigation.• Provide system-level oversight of nursing-sensitive indicators, integrating quality benchmarks into executive dashboards to drive accountability and transparency.• Monitor emerging federal and state legislative and regulatory changes impacting nursing practice; translate requirements into policy updates, workflow redesign, and compliance education.• Facilitate cross-market nurse leader councils and shared governance forums to advance professional practice alignment and affinity leadership collaboration.• Drive evidence-based leadership strategies that strengthened nurse retention and workforce stability across multiple markets during periods of rapid growth and operational change.• Partner with Compliance, Legal, and Quality teams to embed regulatory governance and audit readiness into nursing operations.• Standardized Transitions of Care programming across seven states, resulting in measurable improvement in HEDIS-aligned quality outcomes.• Developed enterprise nursing performance dashboards enhancing executive visibility into clinical outcomes, compliance metrics, and workforce trends.

Education

• Grand Canyon University

  Doctor of Nursing Practice, Nursing Administration

  2014 — 2016

• Grand Canyon University

  Master's degree, Nursing Leadership and a Post Masters in Nursing Education

  2006 — 2009

Skills

• Coaching
• Leadership Development
• Transitional Care
• Healthcare
• Clinical Research
• Medicare
• Treatment
• Inpatient
• Nursing
• Medicine
• Education
• Educational Leadership
• Staff Development
• Hospitals
• Nursing Education
• Healthcare Management
• Policy
• Patient Safety