Director, Nursing and Patient Care Services, Main Operating Room and Sterile Processing Department
Boston Children's Hospital
West Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States
Andrew began his career as an operating room nurse at Cincinnati Children's Hospital where he found his passion for the neurosurgery and trauma patient populations. As a staff nurse, Andrew worked dilgently as the chair of the OR unit practice council and thoroughly enjoyed teaching new orientees, students, and co-ops. After finishing his MSN, Andrew went on to teach at Xavier Uniersity as an adjunct faculty member. Turning his sights to leadership, Andrew has had progressive opportunities to advance. Andrew was Clinical Manager of the Specialty Resource Unit at Cincinnati Children’s in Cincinnati, Ohio for 4 years and then accepted his first OR Director of Surgical Services position at St John’s Health in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Following that, moving the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC, Andrew worked on multiple expansion projects. He is currently the Director of Nursing & Patient Care Services in the Main Operating Room and Sterile Processing Department at Boston Children's Hospital. Andrews new position began alongside the arrival of Covid-19 and he was faced with a new set of unexpected challenges as he assimilated into his new role. While at Boston Children's, Andrew has restructured the OR Leadership team with the appointment of service line leaders and dedicated OR training management. Andrew has been instrumental in developing and laying out the format of a new clinical building that includes new workflows such as a case cart delivery system.
I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Monday, March 21, 2022
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM CDT