While serving as the chief nursing officer at two Temple University Hospital locations — the Episcopal campus and Northeastern campus — Dr. Carter Short has been focusing on strategic initiatives that will help to align performance measures with the system’s main campus. Under her leadership, TUHS earned Magnet certification, a Feb. 16 news release shared with Becker’s said.
Her broad nursing management experience includes knowledge of multiple hospital departments including surgery, med/surg, telemetry, rehabilitation and ambulatory care. She is also well-versed in the business side of nursing, including accreditation, electronic health records and revenue cycle.
Dr. Carter Short is as community-oriented as she is committed to nursing education, both in the classroom and at the bedside. She often recruits nurses to assist with community-related health projects and has created a nursing education model that will enable and encourage nurses to pursue opportunities to teach.
