Aimee Ellis

• Founded healthcare executive advisory practice supporting nurse leaders and healthcare systems in workforce stabilization, ethical governance, and operational performance improvement.

• Developed executive-level dashboards, operational playbooks, and briefing tools to support decision-making and leadership development.

• Provided strategic advisory support during periods of organizational transition and operational complexity.

• Executive oversight of adult inpatient and critical care service lines across multi-campus operations with a span of control of 8 nurse leaders and operational impact on approximately 3,000 clinical and ancillary staff.

• Directed multi-million-dollar operating budgets across ICU, step-down, medical-surgical, dialysis, and respiratory therapy services.

• Served as Chief Nursing Officer during executive absences, ensuring continuity of executive nursing leadership.

• Led labor relations strategy and workforce stabilization efforts within unionized environments.

• Mentored nurse leaders in fiscally accountable staffing models, performance management, and succession planning.

• Partnered with executive leadership to align clinical quality, operational performance, and financial stewardship.

Regional clinical operations leadership across multiple states supporting safe and efficient staffing operations.

• Built and implemented enterprise scheduling system (Avantas/Insight), aligning workflows and governance structures to support standardized, safe staffing practices.

• Led large-scale change management initiatives across multidisciplinary teams and regional leadership structures.

• Coordinated patient care activities among multidisciplinary teams, achieving optimal patient outcomes.
• Supervised nursing staff to ensure adherence to protocols and policies, enhancing overall patient care standards.
• Oversaw scheduling and staffing to maintain adequate coverage in all departments.
• Managed patient complaints and resolved issues, contributing to improved service quality and patient satisfaction.