Kasey Paulus is the senior vice president and chief nursing executive for WellSpan Health. Kasey is responsible for the WellSpan nursing strategic plan, nursing practice, and operations for 4,600 nursing team members across WellSpan Health, including acute care, ambulatory care, homecare and hospice, and care management services. In her role, she champions several initiatives focused on workforce and care model redesign, driving innovation through the lens of people, process, and technology. She is also accountable for increasing the pipeline of nurses through academic partnerships.
Kasey has twenty years of experience in nursing, nursing leadership, healthcare operations, continuous performance improvement, high reliability, and patient safety.
She joined WellSpan in July 2021 where she first served as vice president of Patient Care Services and chief nursing officer at York Hospital. Prior to joining WellSpan, she served as vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer within the HealthPartners System in Minnesota. Prior to her appointment to CNO, she served as vice president of quality and safety for Park Nicollet.
She earned her Bachelor of Arts in nursing from Gustavus Adolphus College, followed by a master's degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix. She is also a certified executive in nursing practice.