Chase Joins North Oaks Health System as Director of Risk Management, Regulatory and External Review

Julie Chase, MS-PSL, BSN, RN, CPPS, has joined North Oaks Health System as Director of Risk Management, Regulatory and External Review.

Chase’s appointment marks a return to the health system where she worked for a span of 12 years in the 1990s and 2000s in a variety of areas as a staff registered nurse and charge nurse. In 1997, she received the health system’s Nurse Excellence of the Year Award.

In her new role, Chase will work to ensure the health system’s compliance with existing and emerging requirements governing health care quality, safety, service, technology and operations.

“With a proven track record for setting and achieving goals in fast-paced environments coupled with teambuilding expertise, I have every confidence that Julie will excel at leading our risk-related process improvement efforts and ensuring our accreditation and regulatory readiness,” affirms Kirsten Riney, chief nursing officer for North Oaks Health System.

A Certified Professional in Patient Safety™ through the Institute for Healthcare Improvement based in Boston, Massachusetts, Chase graduated from the University of Illinois in Chicago with a master’s degree in Patient Safety Leadership. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Southeastern Louisiana University. Professionally, she belongs to the Louisiana Association for Healthcare Quality.

For the past 4 years, Chase has served as risk manager for Tulane Medical Center and Tulane Lakeside Hospital. Before that, she was a clinical educator for Slidell Memorial Hospital for more than 7 years during which time she championed a grant-supported handwashing education program that reached approximately 3,000 school-aged children annually. Other patient care experience includes 2 years as a surgery unit nurse at Northshore Regional Medical Center in Slidell and 3 years as an infusion center nurse with Slidell Memorial Hospital.

Chase was recognized among the Great 100 Nurses of Louisiana in 2016. That same year, Slidell Memorial Hospital recognized her as an Employee Champion and Commendation Award recipient for contributions to its Pressure Ulcer Prevention Rapid Improvement Team. She also received a Commendation Award in 2012 for developing and coordinating a Nurse Tech program and was elected to the hospital’s Nursing Excellence Council.