Sherlyn Wachtel, PhD, RN, CNS-CC, CCRN-K

CHRISTUS Health

• RN: 40 years of experience at all levels of staff nurse and leadership roles from Supervisor to Executive Director of Service Line. Areas of experience include ED, Trauma, Flight Nurse (EMT/RN), Cardiovascular, Critical Care, Research and Community Health at CHRISTUS Spohn, Brackenridge Hospital Austin, Seton Medical Center Austin, and the Baptist Health System in San Antonio.
• Obtained ADN from Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, TX in 1981; BSN & MSN at UTHSCSA (’91-’95) Currently hold an Advanced Practice RN license in the State of Texas as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Critical Care. Served in this role providing outcomes management for Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Critical Care patient populations. Have held a CCRN national certification for 26 uninterrupted years.
• Served as Adjunct Faculty at TAMUCC, College of Nursing for 2 years as both undergraduate and graduate faculty
• Obtained PhD in Nursing with a focus in Clinical Research at UTHSC-Houston. Dissertation work included electronic data capture of patient data from existing clinical technology systems for a multi-site randomized clinical trial in the Texas Medical Center St Luke’s Episcopal and The Methodist hospitals
• National State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research presentation on data acquisition and device integration in Washington, DC. Poster presentation Society of Critical Care Medicine 43^rd Critical Care Congress in San Francisco, CA.
• Currently participating in a product development research studies; 1 grant funded
• Served 2 years on the State of Texas CVD and Stroke Partnership Steering Committee to implement the Governor’s Health Plan. Submitted application for Corpus Christi to achieve ‘Heart Healthy Cities Recognition’ from Texas Department of Health and Human Services 2008
• Four children; 3 college graduates + 1 currently enrolled. 6 + 1 grandchildren ranging from 1 expected in November to 19 years!
• Three (3) years in Information Services as an IS Business Partner. Role works with facility leaders on clinical needs/problems to leverage a technology solution