Joseph Kennon RN, BSN, MHA, NREMT-P, CEN

Director of Nursing Emergency Services: 44 bed emergency department and 62 bed intensive care unit in a 496 Bed Acute Care Level III Trauma Hospital with additional 12 bed emergency department and 8 bed intensive care unit at additional cite. Supervision of all unit employees and house supervisor, One Call Access and Transfer Center, Chest Pain V PCI Accreditation, JC Primary Stroke Center Accreditation, Chair of Baptist Health Emergency Department Consortium. Highest patient experience and employee satisfaction scores in the health care system.
Team Lead/Manager Chest Pain Unit: Supervision of all unit employees, payroll, unit productivity and staffing, chart audits, quality control and improvement, orientation and training all new hires, and expansion of same unit model to another unit.
Team Lead Emergency Department: Shift manager, unit flow coordinator, direct reporting to administration.

• Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse 2016-present
• Certified Emergency Nurse 2015-present
• Nationally Registered Paramedic 1996-present

• ENA achievement Award Nurse Researcher Award (2020)
• ENA National Conference Speaker Austin, TX (2019)
• ENA Achievement Award, Nurse Manager (2019)
• 100 Great Nurses Honoree (2017)
• NWA ENA Conference Presenter, “ED Flow and Throughput” (2014)
• Outstanding Nursing Students (2010)
• FSEMS Paramedic of the Year (2009)
• Outstanding Clinical Paramedic Student (1996)

• Emergency Nurses Association
• EMT Associates of Arkansas
• River Valley ENA Chapter Chair (2017-2019)
• National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians