Kathleen Wenham

A registered nurse with 25 years of experience in critical care, procedural, and leadership settings. Collaborative leader partners with service line team and stakeholders to promote engaged, positive work culture, with a focus on patient safety, quality outcomes, and growth of cardiovascular services. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with multidisciplinary team in dynamic, critical, and fast-paced settings. Commitment to organizational vision, focusing on a culture of trust and respect.

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Certified Executive Nursing Practice (CENP)
• Maryland, R135543

• MedStar Union Memorial Hospital Ready Response Team, 01/2017- present
• MedStar North STEMI Team, 07/2015- present
• MedStar Union Memorial Hospital Falls Committee Co-Chair, 01/2018- 2023
• MedStar Nurse Leader Development Program in association with Wharton Business School, 2019- 2020

• MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital Center for Vascular Intervention Lab, 2019. Development of procedural vascular lab at MGSH in collaboration with the multidisciplinary cardiovascular team.
• Radial Lounge, 2017, Planning and developing the state-of-the-art Radial Lounge designed to transform patient recovery in the cardiovascular setting. Development of new patient workflow and fast-tracking of same day stent discharges.
• Observation Unit, 2013- 2015, Responsible for the development and initiation of Observation Unit. Participated in the multidisciplinary movement to optimize observation care and standards for patients.
• Development of Nurse Navigator Program, 2013, Development of a program designed to prepare patients for cardiovascular procedures, including using an automated educational platform and screening patients to identify and mitigate procedural risk factors prior to planned procedures.