Michael Clarke

Delivers virtual nursing care through a digital platform, coordinating assessment, patient education, care planning, monitoring, and transitions. Uses Epic daily to document and coordinate care, and monitors quality metrics while serving as a mentor and patient navigator.

Teaches BSN and graduate-entry pre-licensure nursing students in classroom and online environments, developing course content and facilitating learning. Also taught a required foundational course for incoming undergraduates.

Supported program strategy, implementation, quality, and operational coordination for a pre-licensure graduate-entry nursing program. Chaired curriculum/outcomes faculty work and led new-student and new-faculty orientation.

Led nursing excellence and transformation functions including nursing practice, professional development, clinical informatics, and patient experience. Oversaw the Journey to Magnet and advised C-suite leaders on nursing strategy.

Led data-driven process improvement using Lean, PDSA, and DMAIC to redesign clinical workflows and improve throughput. Developed an expedited discharge protocol that reduced bed-capacity gridlock by 10% and led major capacity-expansion projects.

Led professional development strategy and enterprise training for a nursing workforce of more than 2,000. Developed a competency assessment framework and established the Nursing Leadership Academy.

Managed unit operations, staffing, coaching, training, performance management, quality, safety, and patient experience. Implemented an action plan that increased employee engagement by 25% year over year.

Provided direct nursing care on cardiac surgery stepdown and medical intermediate care units. Participated in organization-wide regulatory and accreditation survey activities.

Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from The George Washington University, completed in 2023.

Master of Business Administration degree from Indiana University.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Georgetown University.

Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Andrews University.