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From our Chief Nursing Executive
John Muir Health is an exceptional place to be a nurse. Both Concord Medical Center and Walnut Creek Medical Center are Magnet designated and our culture throughout the health system supports innovation, interprofessional collaboration, excellence in quality outcomes, work-life balance and professional growth.
If you are interested in joining our exceptional nursing team, I invite you to learn more about the career opportunities available for you.
Michelle Lopes, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Magnet® Designation
The nurses of John Muir Health Walnut Creek and Concord Medical Centers are proud to have received Magnet recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest and most prestigious distinction that a healthcare organization can achieve for nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes. We are committed to upholding all of the principles in the Magnet Model: Transformational Leadership, Structural Empowerment, Exemplary Professional Practice, and New Knowledge and Innovation.
See other Awards & Recognition
Evidence-Based Fellows Program – Bringing Best Practices in Care to Our Patients
Each year, six nurses participate in the Evidence-Based Fellowship program, which supports them in implementing evidence-based projects in their departments. In September, the Fellows present their projects to nursing colleagues at the Evidence-Based Practice and Innovation Symposium.
Professional Publications and Presentations
John Muir Health nurses value professional growth, life-long learning, and engagement in professional organizations. Not only do our nurses attend national conferences to learn more about developments in evidence-based practice, but many of our nurses are selected to deliver presentations or have authored articles and books to share what we are doing at John Muir Health and to make an impact on the advancement of nursing and the health of the communities we serve.
Date |
Contact |
Topic |
Conference/Website |
Presentation/Publication |
2020 |
Nicole McCaughin |
AWHONN Position Statement: Role of the Registered Nurse in the Care of the Pregnant Woman Receiving Analgesia and Anesthesia by Catheter Techniques |
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March 2020 edition of Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nurses (JOGNN) and April 2020 edition of Nursing for Women’s Health (NWH) |
2020 |
Jamie Vincent |
What You Should Know About COVID-19 and Your Pregnancy |
Health4Mom Website |
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2020 |
Trudy Lovell | Changing frontline leadership structure to improve patient safety and staff satisfaction |
Association of California Nurse Leaders (ACNL) Annual Program |
Poster Presentation |
2020 |
Laura Chung |
Prevention of Hospital Acquired Infections: Implementation of Critical Care Nursing Bundles to Prevent Ventilator, Central Line and Foley Infections |
6th World Congress on Nursing and Healthcare |
Podium Presentation |
2019 |
Roxanne Holm, Jacqui Middlemiss, Deborah Macy, Gilbert Fuentes, Beth Browder |
Rethinking Your Unit Council Structure: An Innovative Approach to Professional Governance in Healthcare |
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2019 |
Thomas Koehler |
Aromatherapy as an Additional Treatment for Pre-Operative Anxiety |
Assc. of Perioperative Nurses(AORN) Conference & 2019 ANCC Magnet Conference |
Poster Presentation |
2019 |
Carmen Cheung, Angelito De Padua Jr., Shaheen Sohi |
Lighting the Way: Embracing Differences and Celebrating Diversity |
2019 ANCC Magnet Conference |
Poster Presentation |
2018 |
Jamie Vincent |
Placenta Accreta: Mitigating Risk with CNS Lead Multidisciplinary Team Coordination |
Perinatal Leadership Forum |
Poster Presentation |
2018 |
Jamie Vincent |
Considering Cord Blood Banking or Donation |
Health4Mom Website |
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2018 |
Linda Minnich |
Avoiding Pressure Injuries with Root Cause Analysis and Action |
AORN |
In Focus Article |
2018 |
Zenaida Carbon |
Early Extubation after Cardiac Surgery Patients |
33rd Euro Nursing and Medicare Summit |
Podium Presentation |
2018 |
Tammy Montoya, Heather Crowder |
Implementation of Aromatherapy to Facilitate Pain Management in Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty Patients |
38th Annual Congress of NAON |
Poster Presentation |
2017 |
Heather Crowder, Linda Minnich |
Implementation of Collaborative Skin Assessment Protocol to Prevent Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers |
NAON and American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses |
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2017 |
Roxanne Holm, Jacqui Middlemiss, Deborah Macy, Gilbert Fuentes |
Improvement in Engagement Through Unit Council Redesign |
2017 ANCC Magnet Conference |
Podium Presenation |
2017 |
Nancy Gibbs, Joanna Mills | CLABSI Reduction Seen with Multifactorial Nurse Initiative |
2017 ANCC Magnet Conference |
Poster Presentation |
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