RWJ University Hospital New Brunswick Leadership

Located At:
One Robert Wood Johnson Place
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901

Courtney Vose Courtney Vose, DNP, MBA, RN, APRN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Dr. Courtney Vose is Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Jersey’s largest premier academic medical center. As the executive leader of Nursing and Patient Care Services, she is responsible for the professional nursing practice of more than 2,200 registered nurses as well as ancillary personnel in inpatient, ambulatory, and procedural settings.

Dr. Vose has more than two decades of progressive leadership experience in hospitals located in New York City and Pennsylvania. Prior to her appointment at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Dr. Vose was Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer at New York-Presbyterian (NYP)/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NYP/Allen Hospital, and NYP/Ambulatory Care Network. She also served as Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing at Columbia University School of Nursing.

A graduate of DeSales University, Dr. Vose earned an Executive Leadership Doctorate in Nursing Practice and a Master of Business Administration. She received a Master of Science in Nursing from Temple University, obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and is a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner. Dr. Vose was a member of the inaugural class of The Health Management Academy and General Electric Healthcare Fellows Program for Nurse Executives, and she completed the Wharton Nursing Leaders Program, University of Pennsylvania, the Wharton School.

Dr. Vose’s contributions to the nursing profession include numerous scholarly publications and presentations. Her expertise includes crisis management, nursing leadership and education, quality improvement, patient safety, and operations management. She held leadership roles for the Organization of Nurse Executives in both New York and Pennsylvania. Dr. Vose holds ANCC national certification as a Certified Nurse Executive, Advanced (NEA-BC) and was inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN).