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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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