Valerie Summerlin

Serve as Administrative Surveyor for the Medical Rehabilitation Accreditation Section, coordinating surveys, finalizing site reports, and submitting findings to CARF since Oct 2002.

Employed over 200 contingent workers to run ICU/IMCU/MS and post-COVID services, serving 4,000+ inpatients and 3,500+ outpatients; managed hospital operations through closure on 2023-04-28.

Transformed nursing model of care to reduce costs by $300,000 annually, raised nurse engagement to 88% and lowered vacancy under 10%, and cut transportation costs by $190,000 annually.

Provided quality and safety improvement consulting focused on regulatory compliance (Joint Commission, CMS, CARF), policy development, and implementation coaching for performance improvement initiatives.

Served as nurse executive accountable for nursing, therapy, pharmacy, professional development, quality and regulatory compliance across system facilities and led rehabilitation service lines and outcomes management.

Acted as nurse executive for hospital services across clinical, quality, utilization review and led a consolidation that reduced 20 management positions while redesigning patient care delivery systems.

Oversaw clinical practice during merger planning and implementation, directed program development and accreditation of the rehabilitation service line, and streamlined admissions processes to improve efficiency.

Led clinical practice across the post-acute continuum, designed and operated an Alternate Care Site during COVID-19 serving thousands of inpatient and outpatient infusion patients, and established a Professional Development & Clinical Practice department.

Served as nurse executive for two locations, implemented a staffing productivity system saving $350,000 annually and tele-sitting initiatives that cut sitting costs by $400,000 in year one while driving DMAIC quality improvements.

Activities and societies: Sigma Theta Tau; Fellowship from the American Lung Association

Master of Science degree from the University of Maryland, Baltimore; completed with recognition in Sigma Theta Tau.

Activities and societies: Sigma Theta Tau

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from the University of Maryland, Baltimore; inducted into Sigma Theta Tau.

Activities and societies: Phi Theta Kappa

Associate of Arts degree from Hagerstown Junior College; inducted into Phi Theta Kappa.