TRAVIS CHRISTMAN

Experienced nursing executive with strong track record in healthcare leadership and patient care management. Skilled in strategic planning, policy development, and driving quality improvement initiatives. Strong focus on team collaboration, ensuring reliable performance and adaptability to changing needs. Adept at fostering culture of teamwork and achieving exceptional results.

• Chippewa Valley Technical College Alumni Association Board Member and President
• Chippewa Valley Free Clinic Board Member
• Chippewa Valley Technical College Presidential Search Committee Member
• Leadership Eau Claire Day Chair – Healthcare and Volunteerism, 2021
• Chippewa Valley Technical College Nursing Advisory Board advisor
• Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing
• Eau Claire Youth Cycling, NICA certified coach

• Virtual Simulation Lead Author for Nursing Health Alterations and Nursing Management and Professional Concepts open educational textbooks. (2024)
• Developing Author for Nursing Management and Professional Concepts 2nd Edition(2023)
• Advisory Committee and Peer Reviewer for multiple textbooks (Nursing Ethical Principals, Nursing Pharmacology, Nursing Fundamentals)(2023 & 2024)
• Five consecutive fiscal years the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit maintained its ranking at the >75th percentile in nursing communication for patient satisfaction.
• Executive leader for health system job description review project (2023)
• Core team member - development of RN Career Ladder program (2023)
• Leadership team member for origination of TAVR program (2019)
• Project Manager for centralized telemetry monitoring for Western Wisconsin Division, Reduced use of unnecessary telemetry monitoring through physician ordering process. Was adopted by the entire Hospital Sisters Health System.
• Successfully implemented new technology for patient safety across hospital division related to laboratory specimen collection. Decreasing specimen labeling errors by 75% and increased the efficiency for laboratory personnel.
• Successfully implemented new technology for the treatment of Barret’s esophagus in the digestive health lab at Sacred Heart through collaboration with physicians responsible for performing the procedure.
• Project Manager for disposable blood pressure cuff conversion of entire Western Wisconsin Division of HSHS.
• Recognized by Wisconsin Hospital Association for telemetry improvement project on 2016 quality report. Project reduced unnecessary costs for patients due to inappropriate monitoring and reduced costs for the hospital related to staffing and reimbursement denials.
• Developed process to increase prior authorization of chemotherapy in the inpatient setting leading to significant decrease in medication costs for the organization. Increase in revenue of $500,000 annually.
• Department and executive leader during multiple successful Joint Commission surveys.