Julia Muller-Petermann
Williamstown,NJ
Summary
Dr. Petermann is an experienced healthcare leader currently serving as the Director of Admissions for a hospice agency. With a strong background in hospital administration, she brings extensive expertise in patient care coordination, operational leadership, and interdisciplinary collaboration to support high-quality end-of-life care. She has over a decade of leadership experience across multiple healthcare settings. Prior to her current role, she served as an Emergency Department Manager at a large multi-hospital health system, overseeing clinical operations, staffing, quality initiatives, and regulatory compliance for a high-volume emergency department. She also held the position of Nursing Supervisor, providing leadership oversight across hospital units and managing both emergent and non-emergent patient care delivery. In addition to her clinical leadership roles, Dr. Petermann is deeply committed to education. She has served as an educator for multiple universities, helping to prepare and mentor the next generation of nursing professionals. Her passion for teaching is rooted in her dedication to advancing evidence-based practice and fostering professional growth among healthcare providers. Dr. Petermann earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice in Leadership and her associate degree in nursing. She is licensed in multiple states and holds various certifications in clinical practice, leadership, and education. Her career reflects a longstanding commitment to excellence, patient-centered care, and the continuous development of health care teams.
Overview
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Certification
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24
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Admissions-Hospice Agency
Vitas Healthcare
New Jersey
11.2025 - Current
- The Director of Admissions for a hospice agency is responsible for overseeing the entire admissions process, ensuring that patients and families receive timely, compassionate, and efficient access to hospice care. This leadership role involves managing a team of active admissions nurses and program schedulers, coordinating a seamless transition into hospice, and delivering seamless service while maintaining high standards of care.
- The Director serves as a key liaison between referral sources, clinical teams, patients, and families, ensuring a seamless transition into hospice services and supporting informed decision-making.
Forensic Nurse Examiner
Camden County Prosecutors Office
01.2024 - Current
- The Forensic Nurse Examiner (FNE) is a specially trained registered nurse responsible for providing comprehensive medical forensic care to patients who have experienced violence, trauma, or abuse. This role includes conducting forensic examinations, collecting and preserving evidence, providing expert testimony when required, and delivering compassionate, trauma-informed care. The FNE works closely with law enforcement and multidisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure proper documentation, evidence integrity, and patient advocacy.
Emergency Department Manager
Jefferson Health Systems (formerly Kennedy Health Systems)
Stratford, NJ
02.2014 - 11.2025
- Currently manages a thirty-bed emergency department in a community hospital that is part of an eighteen-hospital facility that crosses over two states. Duties include but are not limited to: staffing, recruiting, team engagement, budgeting, audits, interdisciplinary collaboration, and research projects. Joint Commission and Department of Health Surveys.
Nursing Supervisor
Jefferson Health Systems (formerly Kennedy Health Systems)
Stratford, NJ
02.2014 - 11.2025
- Facilitated leadership qualities as a nursing supervisor of the hospital, including but not limited to: staffing, customer relations, and all emergent/non-emergent situations that arise throughout the working shift.
- Facilitated the first nursing nightshift council.
- Coordinated and facilitated a Unit Secretary Council
- Assisted with Gift of Life and Mortality Forms to monitor and keep a continuous record.
- Facilitated the ongoing education and information to our supervisors.
- Strives to continuously improve workplace and personal diversity.
Team Manager
Vitas Innovative Hospice
12.2011 - 06.2015
- Functioned as the unit manager of an In-Patient Hospice Unit. Responsibilities included all aspects of running an in-patient hospice unit and helping with our home care hospice teams. Including, but not limited to public and employee relations, staffing, budgets, payroll, equipment, supply orders audits, education, manager/staff meetings, including attending our host hospital's meetings and abiding to their regulations in conjunction with the Vitas standards, policies, and Medicare regulations. While participating in a weekly Administrator On-Call rotation.
- Coordinated a routine physicians on-call rotation.
- Facilitated self-scheduling on an eight-week rotation.
- Coordinated regular supervised visits, which improved patient care and satisfaction while decreasing our company budget.
- Created a new administrator on-call procedure.
- Created and facilitated a monthly education program for our home health aides.
Staff Nurse
05.2002 - 01.2011
- Med/Surg
- Telemetry
- Emergency Room
Education
Doctorate of Nurse Practice - Leadership
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Downer Grove, IL02-2021
Master’s degree - Executive Nursing
Chamberlain School of Nursing
Downer Grove, IL06-2012
Associate degree - AS of Nursing
Gloucester County College
Sewell, NJ05-1999
Skills
- Enrollment forecasting
- Collaborative Problem-solving
- Compliance monitoring
- Cross-functional teamwork
- Innovative solutions
- Planning and coordination
- Admissions oversight
Accomplishments
Assisted with initial Magnet certification and recertification through the ANCC.
Assisted with the Department of Health (DOH) and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) surveys within the hospital setting, including preparation activities, participation during site visits, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, documentation requirements, and patient care protocols.
Certification
- New Jersey Compact Nursing License
- New Jersey Forensic Nursing License
Timeline
Director of Admissions-Hospice Agency
Vitas Healthcare
11.2025 - Current
Forensic Nurse Examiner
Camden County Prosecutors Office
01.2024 - Current
Emergency Department Manager
Jefferson Health Systems (formerly Kennedy Health Systems)
02.2014 - 11.2025
Nursing Supervisor
Jefferson Health Systems (formerly Kennedy Health Systems)
02.2014 - 11.2025
Team Manager
Vitas Innovative Hospice
12.2011 - 06.2015
Staff Nurse
05.2002 - 01.2011
Associate degree - AS of Nursing
Gloucester County College
Master’s degree - Executive Nursing
Chamberlain School of Nursing
Doctorate of Nurse Practice - Leadership
Chamberlain College of Nursing