Vice President, Leadership Liaison - Interim Leadership
Cathy joined Kirby Bates Associates in 2022 as Vice President, Leadership Liaison for Interim Leadership Services. With over thirty years of clinical and leadership experience, she specializes in complex operations, disaster preparedness, and change management, notably improving patient and nurse satisfaction.
Throughout her career, Cathy has excelled in reducing nurse turnover, optimizing operational efficiencies, and contributing to long-term strategic planning. Her adept strategy planning has led to improving patient and nurse satisfaction scores, decreasing nurse vacancy rates, reducing premium pay and contract labor utilization, and more for clients all over the country. She has served on numerous advisory boards and mentors graduate nursing students in strategic planning and leadership.
Passionate about developing healthcare leaders and advocating for new graduate nursing professionals, Cathy is known for her strategic vision and commitment to excellence.
Career Experience:
- Nurse Executive, Bayfront Health St. Petersburg
- Sr. Director-Nursing Practice and Patient Care Services, Tenet Healthcare
- CNO, Mercy Hospital
Distinctions:
- Member, American Red Cross Innovation Advisory Board
- Member, System of Nursing Schools Community Advisory Board
- Member, Mercy Academic System of Nursing Schools Community Advisory Board
- Mentor, University of South Florida Business and Innovation Partners
- Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Nursing-Graduate Programs
Education, Fellowships, and Certifications:
- DNP, Nursing, Texas Christian University
- MBA, Business Administration and Management, Columbia Southern University
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