New patient services director
St. Joseph’s Hospital-North in Lutz has named Joanne McCarn, from San Antonio, its new patient services director, a role that McCarn started in February.
In the new role, McCarn is a member of the leadership team and participates in planning, organizing, policy development and priortity setting.
She works closely with nursing, clinical and medical teams in providing, monitoring and evaluating patient care and services.
McCarn oversees nursing personnel, and leads and evaluates the nursing team, and sets nursing objectives and long-term goals.
She has been with BayCare for more than 20 years starting as a mobile pool nurse providing coverage and filling in nursing shifts throughout BayCare hospitals.
She’s been a charge nurse, assistant nurse manager and nurse manager at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa.
McCarn is the recipient of both Nurse Manager Excellence and Clinical Nurse Excellence awards from the Tampa hospital.
“Being part of BayCare for over 20 years and having spent the last 15 years at St. Joseph’s Hospital Main (Tampa), I was somewhat apprehensive about leaving my St. Joseph’s Hospital Main family,” McCarn said in a news release.
“What has made this transition easy for me is the warm welcome I have received from everyone! I certainly feel the same family type atmosphere here at St. Joseph’s Hospital-North, as well as the camaraderie shared among this awesome team,” McCarn said.
Delivering comfort for those in need
Members of the GFWC Lutz-Land O’ Lakes Woman’s Club (in green shirts) donated and delivered hand-sewn comfort items to Moffitt Cancer Center and an AdventHealth hospital. The women also supplied hygiene items and clothing for residents of the Angel Senior Living assisted living facility. The club delivers items to various local facilities on a monthly basis. For information, visit GFWCLutzLandOLakesWomansClub.org.
