Mariekarl Vilceus-Talty
NJ
Summary
Dynamic and results-driven healthcare executive with over 20 years of experience in maternal and child health. As President and CEO, I lead innovative programs to eliminate healthcare disparities, promote health equity, and advance maternal care quality. My strategic leadership focuses on systemic change, legislative advocacy, and fostering partnerships that uplift marginalized communities. Passionate about health equity and public health, I bring clinical expertise and a commitment to creating a just, inclusive healthcare environment. Recognized for transformational leadership, strategic vision, and a focus on community impact.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
President & CEO
Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey
01.2021 - Current
- Reimagined and executed a new vision to eliminate healthcare disparities in maternal and child health
- Spearheaded the journey to becoming an anti-racist organization, fostering an inclusive and productive work environment
- Expanded and strengthened partnerships with diverse community organizations, ensuring marginalized voices are integral to decision-making
- Secured legislative funding to implement a diverse doula workforce training program
- Founded the Center for Clinical Impact, focusing on clinical expertise and education to improve patient outcomes
Senior Director of Nursing & Patient Experience
Jersey City Medical Center – RWJBarnabas Health
Jersey City, USA
04.2018 - 01.2021
- Managed a team of 700 employees, with a focus on patient safety and experience improvement
- Led initiatives to bridge service gaps in maternal care, advocating for patient-centered approaches to healthcare delivery
- Developed and implemented operational strategies that enhanced clinical care, increasing patient satisfaction scores
- Responsible for nursing operations for 326 inpatient beds
- 24-hour accountability of Inpatient Medical Surgical Services, Maternal Child Services and Patient Experience
- Supervision of nine direct reports overseeing 700 staff members
- Oversight of inpatient annual operating budget of over 35 million dollars
- Improving Patient Experience and HCAHPS results through the development of an engaged workforce, simulations, and leader validation
- Participation in weekly operations review to reduce OT, reduce falls, and hardwire patient engagement best practices
- Successfully led several regulatory surveys including, Joint Commission, CMS
- Maintaining compliance with standards and current knowledge of all regulatory and professional standards of care, which includes DNV, CMS, IHI, ACOG, AWHONN etc
- Utilize creativity in developing quality/performance improvement programs, instructing staff and implementing new and improved standards
- Oversee the development of personnel, supply, and equipment budgets with trans-disciplinary approach
- Accountability to establish, implement and refine long-term unit staffing matrix, competency, operational performance, ie overtime, LOA, retention
- Ensure standard of care compliance and staff competency while maintaining a safe, caring, family centered, culturally sensitive learning and teaching environment
- Participate in strategic planning for hospital services
- While assuming 24-hour accountability for the quality care of all patients
- Establish and maintain a collegial relationship based on trust, education, and mutual respect, with superior patient care as our focus
- Promote the empowerment of the staff by utilizing collaborative approaches and encouraging new ideas, participating as a member of the healthcare team and various interdisciplinary committees to improve patient care and meet patient needs promoting collegial relationships based on mutual respect and support
Director of Maternal Child Health Services
RWJ/Barnabas Health Jersey City Medical Center
Jersey City, USA
07.2014 - 04.2018
- 24-hour accountability of High-risk OB unit: 4 Triage beds, 8 LDR suites, 2 Operating Rooms, 4 PACU beds, 2300 deliveries/year, Antenatal Testing unit, completing 10,000 visit/year 26 bed, Mother/Baby unit and 41 bed NICU
- Supervision of 10 direct reports who supervised 236 staff members
- Managed an annual operating budget of nine million dollars
- Improving the patient experience and HCAHPS scores through the development of an engaged workforce and nurse leader validation
- Participation in weekly Nursing Operations review to reduce over time, reduce falls, and hardwire patient engagement best practices
- Successfully led several regulatory surveys including, Joint Commission, CMS
- Maintaining compliance with standards and current knowledge of all regulatory and professional standards of care
- Utilize creativity in developing quality/performance improvement programs, instructing staff and implementing new and improved standards
- Develop, prepare and monitors the personnel, supply and equipment budgets with trans-disciplinary approach
- Establish and refine long-term unit staffing schedules and ensure adequate daily coverage in accordance with established staffing needs while monitoring operational performance, ie overtime, LOA, retention
- Ensure standard of care compliance and staff competency while maintaining a safe, caring, family centered, culturally sensitive learning and teaching environment
- Participate in the overall planning process for the service
- While assuming 24-hour accountability for the quality care of all patients in the Maternal Child Service through collaboration with the nursing staff and healthcare team
- Hire, retain and achieve staffing ratios and optimal patient outcomes while managing and resolving human resource, labor relation, employee and department safety and risk management issues
- Maintain a favorable environment for experiential learning for the staff and students
- Conduct annual performance appraisal and competency evaluations
- Initiate progressive disciplinary action and educational recommendation when adherence and compliance to organizational expectations were not achieved
- Establish and maintain a collegial relationship based on trust, education and mutual respect, with superior patient care as our focus
- Promote the empowerment of the staff by utilizing collaborative approaches and encouraging new ideas, participating as a member of the healthcare team and various interdisciplinary committees to improve patient care and meet patient needs promoting collegial relationships based on mutual respect and support
Clinical Adjunct Professor (part-time)
Phillips Beth Israel School of Nursing
New York, USA
08.2012 - 05.2014
- Clinical supervision and instruction of students in an Associate degree program college setting, as well as in a controlled hospital, extended care, and/or laboratory environment
- Accountable for instruction, supervision and evaluation of a diverse student population and standard of care
Nurse Manager, Education Specialist, Labor & Delivery Maternal Child Health Services
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
Jamaica, USA
06.2003 - 12.2010
- 24-hour accountability of High-risk OB unit: 6 Triage beds, 12 LDR suites, 3 Operating Rooms, 5 PACU beds, 2600 deliveries/year
- Maintain compliance with standards and current knowledge of all regulatory and professional standards of care, which includes JCAHO, CMS, IHI, ACOG, and AWHONN
- Utilize creativity in developing quality/performance improvement programs, instructing staff and implementing new and improved standards
- Develop prepares and monitors the personnel, supply, and equipment budgets with trans-disciplinary approach
- Establish and refine long-term unit staffing schedules and ensure adequate daily coverage in accordance with established staffing needs while monitoring operational performance, ie overtime, LOA, retention
- Ensure standard of care compliance and staff competency while maintaining a safe, caring, family centered, culturally sensitive learning and teaching environment
- Participate in the overall planning process for the service
- While assuming 24-hour accountability for the quality care of all patients in the Maternal Child Service through collaboration with the nursing staff and healthcare team
- Hire, retain and achieve staffing ratios and optimal patient outcomes while managing and resolving human resource, labor relation, employee and department safety and risk management issues
- Maintain a favorable environment for experiential learning for the staff and students
- Conduct annual performance appraisal and competency evaluations
- Initiate progressive disciplinary action and educational recommendation when adherence and compliance to organizational expectations were not achieved
- Establish and maintain a collegial relationship based on trust, education and mutual respect, with superior patient care as our focus
- Educate staff in new and existing department procedures and systems
- (e.g
- Information systems, fiscal responsibility, emergency drills etc.)
- Promote the empowerment of the staff by utilizing collaborative approaches and encouraging new ideas
- Participate as a member of the healthcare team and various interdisciplinary committees to improve patient care and meet patient needs, promoting collegial relationships based on mutual respect and support
Nursing Supervisor (part-time)
St. Barnabas Hospital
Bronx, USA
06.2003 - 05.2007
- Provide resources and manage staffing for patient care units and patient care needs
- Oversee administrative and clinical issues or concerns throughout the hospital on weekends
- Provide leadership extension to staff and facility
Nurse Manager Maternal Child Services
St. Barnabas Hospital
Bronx, USA
09.2000 - 06.2003
- Assume 24-hr accountability for the quality of care of all patients in the Labor & Delivery unit through collaboration with the nursing staff and the healthcare team
- Plan, direct, control, coordinate, implement quality improvement programs, and policies and procedures relative to unit operations and nursing services
- Allocate and assume responsibility for appropriate staffing based on patient care needs and clinical competency on 24-hr basis
- Serve as clinical resource person
- Conduct annual performance appraisal and competency evaluation
- Initiate progressive disciplinary action and educational remediation when policies are violated and/or minimum performance standards are not met
- Promote staff development by identifying learning needs and encouraging continual professional development
- Maintain an open line of communication with all nursing personnel
- Maintain a trans-disciplinary approach to patient care, education, and safety to ensure a favorable environment for experiential learning for the staff and students
Education
Master in Arts - Nurse Executive Program
Columbia University
New York, New YorkLegal Nurse Consultant Certificate -
Hofstra University
Hempstead, New YorkBachelor of Science - Nursing
Adelphi University
Garden City, New YorkSkills
- Strategic Leadership & Vision
- Maternal & Child Health Expertise
- Health Equity & Social Justice Advocacy
- Stakeholder & Community Engagement
- Legislative Advocacy & Policy Development
- Program Innovation & Implementation
- Clinical Expertise & Patient Outcomes
- Anti-Racist Organizational Development
- Public Speaking & Media Relations
Awards & Recognitions
- 2024, EWNJ Salute to Policy Makers Honorees
- 2020, Nurses with Global Impact Award
- 2018, March of Dimes Nurse Leader of the Year nominee
- 2017, Leadership in Simulation Award
- 2016, March of Dimes Nurse Leader of the Year Nominee
- 2016, Jersey City Medical Center Leader of the Year finalist
- 2015, Jersey City Medical Center Nurse Excellence Award –Transformational Leader recipient
Languages
- French Creole, Non-medical interpreter
- French, Non-medical interpreter
- Spanish, Non-medical interpreter
Membership
- American Nurses Association (ANA)
- American Association of Nurse Executives (AONE)
- Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)
- The Haitian American Nurses Association of Greater New York (HANA)
- The Honor Society of Nursing Sigma Theta Tau (STTI) - Columbia University Alpha Zeta Chapter
Licensure & Certifications
- New York State Registered Professional Nurse License, 431538
- New Jersey Registered Professional Nurse License, 26NR17413900
- Nurse Executive Board Certification
- Legal Nurse Consultant Certificate
Timeline
President & CEO
Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey
01.2021 - Current
Senior Director of Nursing & Patient Experience
Jersey City Medical Center – RWJBarnabas Health
04.2018 - 01.2021
Director of Maternal Child Health Services
RWJ/Barnabas Health Jersey City Medical Center
07.2014 - 04.2018
Clinical Adjunct Professor (part-time)
Phillips Beth Israel School of Nursing
08.2012 - 05.2014
Nurse Manager, Education Specialist, Labor & Delivery Maternal Child Health Services
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
06.2003 - 12.2010
Nursing Supervisor (part-time)
St. Barnabas Hospital
06.2003 - 05.2007
Nurse Manager Maternal Child Services
St. Barnabas Hospital
09.2000 - 06.2003
Master in Arts - Nurse Executive Program
Columbia University
Legal Nurse Consultant Certificate -
Hofstra University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Adelphi University
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