Instructive story of Laurie, MSN, RN, FACHE, an interim nurse leader navigating COVID-19, uncertainty, and death in the Pacific Northwest.

Crisis Does Not Create Leaders, It Reveals Them

 

Kirby Bates Associates is sharing another great example of dynamic leadership in action. We invite you to read this moving and instructive story of Laurie, MSN, RN, FACHE, an interim nurse leader navigating COVID-19, uncertainty, and death in the Pacific Northwest.

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Home to the first reported case of COVID-19 in the U.S., a hospital in a large city in the Pacific Northwest felt the impact of the novel coronavirus well before the rest of the country. By mid-March, the number of COVID-positive patients was steadily increasing.

Specializing in quickly and carefully matching highly qualified contemporary interim healthcare leaders with healthcare organizations in transition, Kirby Bates Associates recommended Laurie to lead the effort at the facility. Her extensive experience as a nursing leader coupled with her background in the ICU made her the best person for the job.

The circumstances were extreme; however, healthcare leaders like Laurie are prepared for anything.

“I believe good leadership starts by sitting at the side of people,” she explains. “This is just what we do. We drop into an unfamiliar, often stressful situation, and we immerse ourselves. We’re not here forever, oftentimes our engagements are short, — so we say, ‘What are your priorities for my time here?’ and ‘How can I help you the most?’ That’s how you begin.”

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Kirby Bates Associates leads healthcare organizations to achieve high quality, cost-effective patient care through a comprehensive portfolio of proven leadership services. We build long term relationships with diverse candidates and clients to understand their unique culture and goals. Our team of healthcare leaders has a deep understanding of interprofessional relationships and contemporary leadership practices necessary to improve the delivery of patient care and the lives of everyone we touch.