MAS, MHA, FNAP. Executive Vice President and CNO for RWJBarnabas Health (West Orange, N.J.). Ms. Holecek oversees a nursing staff of over 11,000 and drives nursing-related patient care services for RWJBarnabas Health, New Jersey’s largest academic health system. She established the Institute for Nursing Excellence to promote professional development, innovation and research. Ms. Holecek also implemented the system’s first professional nurse practice council and launched multiple nursing collaboratives to foster evidence-based practices. She also developed transition of care nurse roles to support safe discharges. She has led RWJBarnabas facilities to earn multiple Magnet designations and U.S. News & World Report accolades.
