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Kepshire Robert

Robert Kepshire

MBA, MA, MS, RN, CENP
Consultant

Background

  • Registered Nurse for over 35 years
  • RN licensure in Georgia (eNLC)
  • Professional nursing experience in emergency care, trauma care and flight nursing
  • Over 30 years of nursing and hospital operations leadership roles

Mr. Robert "Bob" Kepshire has over 35 years of experience in healthcare where he has held clinical roles in emergency, trauma and ground/air transport care. He has held numerous administrative roles within patient care services: emergency care, critical and intermediate care, inpatient medical/surgical care, ambulatory care and clinical support services.

Mr. Kepshire has experience in accreditation readiness, quality and process improvement, medication safety, clinical project management, team facilitation, and clinical ethics. He has served on several committees for both state/national nursing organizations, healthcare industry workgroups, and has served as the editor-in-chief of a professional nursing journal.

Prior to joining Joint Commission Resources, Mr. Kepshire has served as a Hospital Administrator and Chief Nursing Officer for an acute care community hospital, which was part of a regional healthcare system, where he championed the provision of high quality, safe, cost effective and patient-focused care

Professional Experience

  • Administrative Director of Nursing, Athens Regional Medical Center. Athens, GA, USA
  • Chief Nursing Officer, Tenet Healthcare/Spalding Regional Medical Center, Griffin, GA, USA
  • Clinical Project Specialist, University Hospital, Augusta, GA, USA
  • Director of Clinical Operations Emergency & Express Care Services, Medical College of Georgia Hospitals, Augusta, GA, USA
  • Director of Critical & Intermediate Care Services, University Hospital, Augusta, GA, USA
  • Director of Emergency & Community Services, University Hospital, Augusta, GA, USA
  • Editor-in-Chief Men in Nursing, Lippincott, Williams & Watkins, Ambler, PA, USA
  • Emergency Department RN, The Methodist Hospitals/Southlake Campus, Merrillville, IN, USA
  • Flight Nurse, University of Chicago Aeromedical Network, Chicago, IL, USA
  • Hospital Administrator & Chief Nursing Officer, University Hospital McDuffie, Thomson, GA, USA
  • Manager of Emergency Services, Columbus Regional Hospital, Columbus, IN, USA
  • Manager of the Mobile Intensive Care System & EMS Training, The Methodist Hospitals, Gary/Merrillville, IN, USA
  • Nursing Service Coordinator, The Methodist Hospitals, Gary/Merrillville, IN, USA

Professional Affiliations or Certifications

  • American Organization for Nursing Leadership
  • Certified in Executive Nursing Practice (CENP)
  • Certificate in Health Care Finance for Nurse Executives – HFMA & AONL
  • Certificate in Healthcare Ethics Leadership – Healthcare Ethics Consortium/Emory University Center for Ethics
  • Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing

Education

  • Master of Business Administration, University of South Carolina-Aiken, Aiken, SC, USA
  • Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies, Saint Leo University, St. Leo, FL, USA
  • Master of Science in Nursing, Purdue University Northwest, Hammond, IN, USA
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Purdue University Northwest, Hammond, IN, USA
  • Associate in Applied Science in Nursing, Purdue University Northwest, Hammond, IN, USA
  • Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA