Debra K. Jorae, RN, BSN, MSN

Unit: Coronary Intensive Care Unit

Education:

• BNS from the University of Detroit, Mercy
• MSN from the University of Phoenix

Committees:

• Leadership Advisory Council
• Value Analysis Team
• Sparrow Rapid Response Team
• Keystone ICU
• CICU Unit Based Council
• Critical Care Service Line Council
• Cardiology Section Meeting
• Acute Care Leadership
• Door to Balloon Committee
• Heart Failure Clinical Team
• Heart Failure Physicians Management Group
• Safety Council
• Nursing Research Council
• Nursing Leadership Council
• Critical Care Services Team
• Accreditation Readiness Team

Professional Organizations:

• American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN)
• American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE)
• Michigan Nurses Association (MNA)
• Sigma Theta Tau-International

Nursing Experience:

• Staff RN for 6 Years
• Supervisor for 2 Years
• Nurse Recruiter for 1.5 Years
• Nursing Manager for 10 Years

Team Philosophy: Team work is the basis of what we do for our patients and families. We work together to provide the best quality of patient and family focused care in a critical care setting.

What Debra likes about her specialty area:
We provide compassionate care to all of our patients and their families.