Nurses Are: Innovators | Robyn Bariffe

Nurse Leadership Rooted in Purpose: Robyn Barriffe’s Journey to Chief Nursing Officer

Robyn Barriffe, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CCRN-K, didn't set out to become a nurse. A single mother of four, she felt something like a divine nudge and went for it. More than two decades later, having led nursing teams at NorthShore Health System in Chicago, Novant Health in North Carolina, and most recently Atrium Health Pineville, where she guided the hospital to its first-ever ANCC Pathway to Excellence designation, Robyn has just taken on the CNO role at Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside in Jacksonville, Florida. Across every institution, her philosophy has remained the same: the organization is the patient, and quality metrics, teammate engagement, and patient experience are vital signs.

Advancing Nursing Innovation Through Human-Centered Design

Now, as a Johnson & Johnson Nurse Innovation Fellow, Robyn has discovered a framework she believes the profession has been missing. The fellowship, led by Marion Leary, PhD, MPH, RN, of Penn Nursing, pairs human-centered design methodology with Wharton leadership training and culminates in each team of fellows pitching a solution to a real problem inside their own health system.

About See You Now Podcast

SEE YOU NOW is a podcast that shines a light on the real people changing the status quo in health: from nurses working in labor and delivery, with infectious diseases, and in hospice; to nurse allies in politics, business and tech. Created in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson and the American Nurses Association.

For more information on the podcast bundles, visit ANA's Innovation Website at https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/innovation/education.

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