Noreen Bernard
Chief Nursing Officer @UCHealth
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WORK HISTORY
Chief Nursing Officer @UCHealth
Lead multi-campus strategy development and operational execution for complex, matrixed health system to advance their operational performance and improve patient care through innovative initiatives. Manage team of 12 leaders and several hundred employees across acute care, critical care, women’s services, oncology, rehab therapy, pharmacy, infusion, and other service areas. Oversee operations, risk management, strategy, workforce, and fiscal duties for 34 cost centers, training/mentoring for other CNOs, and care role implementation.Served in influential leadership roles to improve workforce development models, nurse leader onboarding, relationship building, talent pipelines, and organizational restructuring. • Drove double-digit operational growth YOY for inpatient volume, ER visits, perioperative cases, and outpatient visits. Expanded hospital bed capacity by 150%+.• Established one of Colorado’s largest nurse-led monoclonal antibody infusion clinics during the pandemic, serving several hundred patients every week.• Improved quality and safety Vizient rankings up to the 96th percentile.• Reduced falls with injury by 70%+ through implementing the Johns Hopkins Activity Mobility Program. Program expanded across the entire health system.
EDUCATION
University of Northern Colorado
Bachelor of Science (BS)
University of Colorado
Master of Science (MS)
Grand Canyon University
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
ABOUT NOREEN BERNARD
CHIEF NURSING EXECUTIVEComplex & Matrixed Health System Leadership, 20+ Years of SuccessPassionate, innovative senior leader dedicated to improving people and profits alike through driving culture and organizational transformations. Recognized for combining doctoral-level education with extensive leadership expertise to design and implement programs dedicated to attracting and retaining top talent, improving patient safety and care outcomes, and saving significant time/money/effort.>> CAREER HIGHLIGHTS <<• Captured millions of dollars in savings and drove double-digit YOY operational growth.• Led workforce and program planning, execution, transformation, and expansion across systems.• Initiated and attained national recognitions and awards for hospitals, including ANCC Magnet, Pathway to Excellence, and Commission on College Nursing Education (CCNE) accreditation.• Supported and mentored leaders at all levels, including other CNOs. Brought best practices to hospitals and healthcare systems and built new leadership development programs to nurture talent.• Authored and presented numerous topics on nursing, healthcare, and leadership.• Sat on multiple boards in vice chair and nurse leader roles. Participated in executive councils.
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