About ONS
Mission
The Office of Nursing Services (ONS) provides leadership, guidance and strategic direction on all issues related to nursing practice and nursing workforce for clinical programs across the continuum of care and across the spectrum of care delivery sites that impact our veterans.
Vision
VA Nursing is a dynamic, diverse group of honored, respected, and compassionate professionals. VA is the leader in the creation of an organizational culture where excellence in nursing is valued as essential for quality healthcare to those who served America.
Key Staff
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VA Core Values
Because I CARE, I will:
Integrity: Act with high moral principle. Adhere to the highest professional standards. Maintain the trust and confidence of all with whom I engage.
Commitment: Work diligently to serve Veterans and other beneficiaries. Be driven by an earnest belief in VA’s mission. Fulfill my individual and my organizational responsibilities.
Advocacy: Be truly Veteran-centric by identifying, fully considering, and appropriately advancing the interests of Veterans, Service members, and other beneficiaries.
Respect: Treat all with whom I work and those whom I serve with dignity and respect. Show respect to earn it.
Excellence: Strive for high quality and continuous improvement. Be decisive in leadership, accountable for my actions, willing to admit mistakes, and rigorous in correcting them. |
Cathy Rick, RN, PhD (h),
NEA-BC, FAAN, FACHE
Chief Nursing Officer (full biography) cathy.rick@va.gov
202-461-6962
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James Harris, DSN,
APRN-BC, MBA, CNL, FAAN Deputy Chief Nursing Officer james.L.harris@va.gov
202-461-6988 |
Karen M. Ott, RN, MSN Clinical Executive karen.ott@va.gov
202-461-6966 |
Anna C. Alt-White, RN, PhD Director, Research & Academic Programs anna.alt-white@va.gov
202-461-6963 |
Alan Bernstein, MS, RN Director, Career Development & Workforce Management alan.bernstein2@va.gov
202-461-6958 |
Christine Engstrom, PhD, CRNP, AOCN Director, Clinical Practice christine.engstrom@va.gov
202-461-6960 |
Marthe Moseley, PhD, RN, CCRN, CCNS, CNL
Associate Director, Clinical Practice Marthe.Moseley@va.gov
210-617-5300 x14631 |
Suzanne Thorne-Odem, MS, RN
Clinical Practice Program Manager suzanne.thorne-odem@va.gov
202-461-6715 |
Beverly Priefer, RN, PhD Associate Director, Research & Academics beverly.priefer@va.gov
608-280-7080 |
Becky Kellen, RN, MS Associate Director, Career Development & Workforce Management becky.kellen@va.gov
202-538-0562 |
Pamela Pickett, RN-BC, MS Nursing Informatics Specialist Pamela.Pickett@va.gov
802-296-6380 |
Mimi Haberfelde, RN, MS Nursing Informatics Specialist mimi.haberfelde@va.gov
415-336-9422 |
Rosell Knight, RN, MS Special Projects rosell.knight@va.gov
202-461-6700 |
Christine E. Kasper, PhD, RN, FAAN Professor, USUHS, Graduate School of Nursing ckasper@usuhs.mil
301-295-9698 |
Mary Pat Couig, MPH, RN, FAAN Intermittent, Special Projects marypat.couig@va.gov
202-465-6878 |
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Office Staff
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