Ms. Parn leads enterprisewide people strategy for more than 27,000 team members. She aligns workforce strategy with organizational goals to support patient care, operational performance and long-term sustainability. Ms. Parn oversees recruitment, retention, employee development, total rewards and culture development, and serves as a key advisor to the CEO on workforce planning, succession, and employee health and wellbeing. She also leads physician and advanced practice provider recruitment and the Provider Services Center of Expertise. Under her leadership, OSF achieved its strongest physician and APP hiring year in fiscal year 2025, recruiting 269 hospital-based and 143 ambulatory and specialty physicians and APPs. Ms. Parn advanced education and workforce development with apprenticeship programs, stipend programs, expanded tuition reimbursement and continuing education platforms, engaging more than 5,000 employees and resulting in a $3.11 return on every dollar invested in education benefits, focusing on clinical roles. OSF earned national recognition from Forbes, including “America’s Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals” for 2025 and “America’s Best-in-State Employers” for seven consecutive years. Employee engagement metrics are up over three years ago. Turnover rates have improved overall to 13.5%, and with nurses specifically, are at 10.9%. These rates are both below the state turnover benchmarks of 20% and 16%-18%, respectively.
