Raydene M. Rita, RN, MSN
CSR Consultant, Joint Commission Resources 
Raydene Rita has spent most of her health care career in nursing leadership roles and brings expertise in quality improvement, patient safety, regulatory compliance, and risk management to her role as a CSR Consultant.
Ms. Rita has extensive health care management experience in acute care settings as well as experience in long term acute care and academic settings. She has demonstrated proficiency in regulatory compliance and performance improvement application and methodology, and as a specialist in standards compliance.
Prior to joining JCR, she served as Director of Quality Management, Corporate Director of Accreditation for a large medical system, and Director of Quality and Case Management where she was involved in accreditation and certification for hospital, critical access hospitals, lab, behavioral health, home care, hospice, ambulatory, and disease-specific care programs. She has led numerous successful surveys during her career as well as proven regulatory compliance during CMS surveys.
Ms. Rita received her basic nursing education as a diploma graduate from Riverside Methodist School of Nursing, Columbus, OH; a bachelor of science in nursing from Capital University, Columbus, OH; and a master’s degree in nursing, with a focus in nursing administration, from The University of Akron, Akron, OH. She is affiliated with Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society.