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Clinical Quality Coordinator
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
chicago, Illinois
Kristen M. Gracz, MSN, RN, CNL, CRRN
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Patient Safety and Accreditation
355 East Erie Chicago, IL 60611
P:312-238-1043 F: 312-238-7594
kgracz@sralab.org
Kristen Gracz is the Clinical Quality Coordinator at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. In this role, she works closely with the patient safety and accreditation, and outcomes management teams to promote, support and evaluate patient quality and performance improvement activities. This department provides assistance with strategy and direction for reports that integrate data analysis related to clinical quality.
With a background in Clinical Nurse Leadership, Ms. Gracz has implemented multiple quality improvement projects, developed educational content for various hospital-wide staff improvement initiatives, established multiple nursing and inter-professional program pilots, which have been disseminated as hospital-wide initiatives. She also maintains an active role in research, and is a contributing author to a recent publication (2020) on Quality of Life metrics in the spinal cord injury population.
Ms. Gracz received a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology in 2004 and worked in the field as an Exercise Physiologist and Wellness Coach. She developed an interest in leadership and held various management positions. She knew that she wanted to provide more in depth clinical knowledge and attention to her clients. When interests in clinical care and research sparked, she pursued a Master’s Degree in Nursing in 2012.
Ms. Gracz is a member of the Association of Rehabilitation Nursing and is certified in Clinical Nurse Leadership and Rehabilitation Nursing. Her goal is to foster and environment of interdisciplinary collaboration surrounding patient safety, best practices, and quality patient care.
Saturday, October 24, 2020
10:00 AM – 11:15 AM EST