Value-Driven Leadership and Policy with Dr. Khaliah Fisher-Grace

Khaliah Fisher-Grace is Registered Nurse with balanced clinical and leadership experience, and a solid educational foundation. She started her nursing career as a Clinical Nurse in a Cardiac and Thoracic Stepdown unit, at a Northeast Ohio academic medical center and climbed the clinical ladder. She has more than a decade of teaching experience as a community college adjunct faculty member, teaching LPN and RN students in the lab and clinical settings. In addition to teaching LPN and RN students, Khaliah served four years as an instructor in the American Red Cross Nurse Assistant Training Program. She is currently a part-time Professor of Nursing at Capella University. Since 2010 Khaliah has blended her clinical experiences with systematic approaches to attaining high quality patient outcomes in her positions of Quality Improvement and Senior Quality Improvement Nurse. In these roles she has led transdisciplinary teams to develop processes that will improve safety and quality for patients at the individual hospital and health system level. She previously held the position of Principal Advisor for Accreditation at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and she is also the chair of the Health System's Policy Oversight Council.  In both of these roles she collaborated with teams to ensure sustained compliance with regulatory and organizational requirements.  Most recently she developed a policy team within her organization, and she leads the team as the System Director of Policy. Khaliah obtained both her BSN and MSN in Healthcare Management from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. She earned her PhD in Nursing from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. Using her experience, education, and voice to serve her profession and her community Khaliah has held leadership, membership and volunteer positions in many organizations. She is a Past President of Greater Cleveland Nurses Association, and a past member of the Ohio Nurse Review Committee. In her community she supported victims of sexual assault in her volunteer role as a Hotline Advocate for the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center. She is an active member of the Greater Cleveland Alumnae Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated as well as the Cleveland Heights/University Heights Chapter of the League of Women Voters.Connect with Dr. Khaliah on:LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/khaliah-fisher-graceJoin the conversation by sending comments or questions to [e-mail].  1. Subscribe to the Nurse Wellness Podcast2. Download your FREE resource 3 Questions to Ask When You're Stressed3. Join the Wellness Hub for Stress Solu