Ms. Osborn oversees nursing across Renown Health, Nevada’s first nonprofit academic health system and the 162-year-old community cornerstone for northern Nevada, Lake Tahoe and northern California. She joined the system in 2011 and serves as the primary nursing voice for over 2,700 nurses and clinical staff across four hospitals, 10 urgent cares and specialty practices, focusing on clinical excellence, workforce development and a person-centric approach. She has been instrumental in implementing evidence-based practice and strengthening recruitment and retention. Under her leadership, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses recognized Renown’s intensive, critical care and progressive care units with “Beacon Awards for Excellence” three times in a row, and this year added a fourth honoree, the telemetry unit. Working with donors and the University of Nevada, Reno, Ms. Osborn has created an academic pipeline to address the nursing shortage via full-ride scholarship funding for up to 24 nursing students each year. Scholarship recipients may also complete a paid apprenticeship at Renown, with guaranteed hospital jobs following graduation and licensure. A strong advocate for the nursing profession, she was highly effective during a recent legislative session as nurse representative for Nevada Hospital Association, working to strengthen support for nursing, patient safety and access to high quality care statewide. She is past president of the Nevada Organization for Nurse Leaders.
