INDIANAPOLIS
– Susan H. McRoberts, vice president and chief nursing officer for Franciscan
St. Francis Health, has been named as one of the first recipients of the Top
100 Alumni Legacy Leaders Award at the Indiana University School of Nursing.
The
award, which recognizes alumni’s outstanding contributions to nursing
education, clinical practice, leadership and research, coincides with the
school’s celebration of its 100th anniversary.
“We’re
extremely proud of our Top 100 Alumni Legacy leaders,” said Marion Broome, PhD,
IU School of Nursing dean. “Their contributions have made a deep and lasting
impact on the profession and in the health care system.”
McRoberts
began her career at Franciscan St.
Francis
in 1980 as manager for inpatient mental health services. She later served as
director of behavioral health services and director of quality management.
As
chief nursing officer, a position she assumed in 1997, she is responsible for
the overall nursing practice, staffing and budget for more than 1,400 nurses
who work at Franciscan St. Francis’ hospitals in Indianapolis, Mooresville and
Carmel. She is an integral member of the administrative and clinical leadership
of those three campuses and their parent organization, the Mishawaka,
Ind.-based Franciscan Alliance.
A
resident of Greenwood, McRoberts is an associate adjunct professor at the
IU School of Nursing
and active in the school’s graduate programs.
McRoberts
received her undergraduate in nursing and her master’s in nursing
administration from IU. Certified in Advanced Nursing Administration, she is a
member of the American and Indiana State Nurses Association, American and
Central Indiana Organization of Nursing Executives, and the Indianapolis
Coalition for Patient Safety.
She
also is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, a national nursing honor society and the Indiana
Center for Nursing, the latter of which she is a charter member.
McRoberts
and other honorees will be recognized June 21 in downtown Indianapolis as part
of the 100th Anniversary Celebration Weekend.
The
IU School of Nursing is one of the largest schools of its kind in the nation.
About 40 percent of Indiana’s nurses are graduates of the school.
