FROM STAFF AND NEWS SOURCES MEDICAL LAKE – The Department of Social and Health Services has announced that Jayme Skehan, RN, MSN, DNP has accepted the position of Chief Nursing Officer at Eastern State Hospital. The announcement came in a July 24 news release from DSHS.
Skehan is not new to Eastern. She came to the hospital in 2017 through a consulting firm as the Interim Quality Director. That year, she assisted the facility in maintaining its accreditation by the Joint Commission. According to its website, the Joint Commission - founded in 1951 - is an independent, not-for-profit standards-setting and health care accrediting organization. It is governed by a 21-member board of commissioners that includes physicians, administrators, nurses, employers, quality experts, a consumer advocate and educators.
Skehan subsequently transitioned to the position as Interim Chief Nursing Officer at ESH. Originally from the Bronx, New York, Skehan has earned a bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in the field. She worked at the nation's top acute care teaching hospitals, Mount Sinai and New York Presbyterian, both in New York.
"We are extremely lucky to have Jayme at Eastern," Sean Murphy, DSHS Behavioral Health Administration Assistant Secretary, said in the release. "Her commitment to excellence is second to none and we are lucky to have her choose to work for us when, quite honestly, she could work anywhere in the nation."
"Jayme's demonstrated commitment toward providing safe, high quality care for the patients we serve and determination for excellence for and with staff is exceptional," Eastern State Hospital Chief Executive Officer Mark Kettner said. "Her years of health care clinical and leadership experience will continue Eastern on its forward path toward excellence."
Skehan begins her official new duties on Aug. 1, 2020.
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