Dr. Wilson leads the systemwide strategic direction and operations of nursing and clinical services at SSM Health, including the health at home program. She also manages responsibilities spanning workforce management, continuous improvement and philanthropy. She is widely associated with building “joy in practice” through modern workforce strategies that support recruitment, retention and flexible staffing in a challenging labor environment. Under her leadership, the system’s nurse extern program has scaled to bring student nurses into paid, credit-bearing clinical experiences, with hundreds of externs participating across multiple states. She has also advanced a comprehensive workforce model that includes flexible options, international nurses and a social strategy that leverages nurse influencers to strengthen engagement and hiring. Dr. Wilson helped establish a major education partnership with Chamberlain University to fund nursing education, enhance readiness and create clear pathways to employment across SSM markets. She has also led care transformation initiatives that improved operational performance, including reducing excess observation time and generating significant cost savings.
