DNP, NEA-BC, NPD-BC
Referring to herself as the CEO (Chief Enthusiastic Officer) of her personal and professional life, Dr. Janette Moreno has journeyed as a minority healthcare leader from the Philippines to California, from the bedside to the boardroom, grounded with core values of excellence, professionalism, courage, and joy.
Dr. Moreno completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of the Philippines Manila in 1994, obtained the Master of Science in Nursing from University of Phoenix in 2010 and completed her Doctorate in Nursing Practice, Executive Leadership from the University of San Francisco, California in 2016. She was the Director of Nursing Education, Practice, and Professional Development at the Brawerman Nursing Institute, Cedars-Sinai from 2020 - 2024. She also served as the Director of Professional Development and Education at Stanford Children’s Hospital from 2017 – 2020. She worked at Stanford Healthcare from 2004 – 2017 with a clinical background as a critical care nurse focused on cardiovascular surgery prior to becoming a director, educator, clinical practice coordinator, and program manager.
With more than 20 years of clinical and leadership experience, she has extensive experience with clinical and academic teaching, mentoring, coaching, consulting, curriculum development, and professional development of nurses at all levels of care in various health care settings. She has presented nationally and internationally and shared best practices of clinical excellence outcomes on professional/shared governance, professional practice, leadership development, mentoring and succession planning. She is well published in peer-reviewed journals on professional governance, Caring Science, professional practice excellence, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.
She is a faculty for the Association of California Nurse Leaders (ACNL) Foundations for Leadership Excellence and a Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP) team lead appraiser for the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). She is a Caritas Coach and has integrated mindfulness and resilience as a transformational caring leader. She has led several organizations’ strategic integration of the Theory of Caring Science and Model of the Professional Role into practice environments that led to clinical excellence outcomes. She received the DAISY Nurse Leader of the year award in 2022. Her first book entitled “Human Caring Through Healing Haiku: A mindful journaling for healthcare providers,” was published in spring 2024.
She served as the chair of Membership Experience Committee for the ACNL for 3 years and she is currently Bylaws Chair for the American Nurses Association/California. She is currently the Education Chair and Executive Board of Director for the Philippine Nurses Association, West LA Chapter. She is the inaugural chair of Nurture HOPE (Holistic Opportunities Promote Empowerment), a Mental Health and Wellness Integration Program for PNA Southern California/West LA Chapter. She serves as the Board of Director, Southern Region for ACNL since 2023. In 2021 – 2022, she served as the Mentorship Program Chair for Women in Healthcare Los Angeles. As a Role-driven practice coach, she was appointed from 2023 - 2024 as the inaugural Executive Director for the O’Rourke Institute for the Advancement of Professional Practice.