Clinch Valley Health Names Kay Grizzel Clinical Education Specialist
May 9, 2024
Kay Grizzel, RN, BSN- Clinical Education Specialist- Registered Nurse Residency Coordinator of the Registered Nurse Apprenticeship Program at Clinch Valley Medical Center
Clinch Valley Health announced that Kay Grizzel has accepted the position of Clinical Education Specialist- RN Residency Coordinator of the RN Apprenticeship Program at Clinch Valley Medical Center. Grizzel is a familiar face at Clinch Valley Health as she has more than 30 years of nursing experience.
The hospital has been in the process of enrolling in a new nurse residency program for new nursing graduates. The program is developed to help graduates and new nurses adjust to their new roles, improve assessment skills, and have an assigned preceptor to assist them. The program will be in the Delores Mulkey Education Building beginning in Summer 2024.
"I am excited to welcome Kay to her new role at Clinch Valley Heatlh," said Clinch Valley Health Chief Nursing Officer Beth Stiltner, "Key's extensive nursing experience will be a wonderful resource for the students."
Grizzel say, "I am excited to work with the RN Residents that will be enrolled in the new apprenticeship program, their preceptors, mentors, nurse Leaders and other members of the Clinch Valley Team. My goal is to integrate the residents into strong, competent RNs who love being a part of the Clinch Valley Health Team and want to stay onboard longer. It is an honor to have my office located in the Delores Mulkey Education Building. My hope is that my work in this role will have least a small fraction of the impact on the careers of nurses as the exceptional woman that this building is named for."
Dolores Mulkey is a Registered Nurse who has dedicated more than 50 years of service to Clinch Valley Medical Center as a Nursing Supervisor. She was an educator for over 44 years for Clinch Valley Medical Center, Tazewell County, and Southwest Virginia Community College.
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