Promotions, workshops, awards Ophthalmology Coordinator Janae Kegeris,


BSN, RN, CNOR, recently was named the Indiana Academy of Ophthalmology Advocate of the Year. Kegeris works in the Riley Outpatient Center Surgery Center at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health.


IU Health Methodist Hospital Clinical Nurse


Specialist Michelle Deckard,MSN, CCRN-CMC, has been chosen to receive the Arctic Circle Excellence Award from Medivance. Deckard will receive an educational grant recognizing her work on temperature management (hypothermia post-arrest), including staff/peer education.


Byron Atkinson,MHA, RN, has been named


interim executive director of throughput services-care management for IU Health Methodist, University and Saxony Hospitals, Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health and Care Alliance.Atkinson previously served in interim nursing leadership roles at IU Health Methodist Hospital, assisting Chief Nursing Officer Linda Chase with critical care services, nursing quality and professional practice, and operations. In his new role,Atkinson will be responsible for


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assessing and analyzing the current state of care management and for making structure and process recommendations to enhance care management implementation.


Vince Holly, a clinical Holly


nurse specialist at IU Health Bloomington Hospital, has been selected to receive a 2012 American Association of Critical Care Nurses Circle of Excellence Award. This national award carries


a lifetime of recognition in the AACN Circle of Excellence. Holly was nominated for the award based on his extensive clinical nurse specialist work both from critical care and system-wide perspectives. He leads initiatives that have direct impact on improving patient care and patient outcomes. He will be recognized at the AACN National Teaching Institute next May.


The St.Vincent Professional Nurse


Recognition Award was presented to Megan Brown, RN, Janmarie Draga, BSN, ONC, RN, Mary Fischer, CNS, CCRN, PCCN, RN,Amy Gainer, NP, Julia Reiberg, BSN, CPON, CPN,


On the Pulse


RN, and Judy Ward, RN, for demonstrating the highest standards of nursing practice. The purpose of the PNRA is to advance the interest in promoting professional nursing and excellence in the professional nursing practice, and aims to demonstrate the high value placed on the attributes of clinical competence, role development, clinical leadership and team building. The nurses awarded with the PNRA exhibit a strong commitment to her community, in addition to her place of work. Each recipient offers her expertise and time to numerous community, health and teaching groups to improve her community.


Charles Randolph Jr., Randolph Jr.


R.N., has been appointed director of clinical informatics for Franciscan St. Francis Health. Randolph most recently served as project manager for the development and


implementation of the Epic electronic health records at Franciscan St. Francis’ three hospitals and affiliated medical offices throughout central Indiana.


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