OU Health Nursing Executive Leadership Team

A Message from the Chief Nurse Executive

Welcome to OU Health Nursing!

As the state's only comprehensive academic health system, OU Health is dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care and nursing plays a vital role in that mission. Every day, our nurses provide high-quality, complex care, driven by expertise, hard work, and a relentless commitment to improving lives through healing and discovery.

As Chief Nurse Executive, it is truly a privilege and honor to work alongside an extraordinary team. Our nurses bring the OU Health Way to life, exemplifying our core values: Patients First, Relentless Excellence, Integrity, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Learning. Through our Nursing Professional Practice Model, which defines nursing excellence in harmony with OU Health's values, we strive to set the standard for nursing excellence and patient care with a culture of safety at the core of all we do.

We invest in our teams so we can build a positive practice environment and support each team members’ career growth with market leading compensation and rewards offerings.

• $1 million is invested every year to support team members in advancing their education through the Degree Accelerator Program, covering the cost of obtaining a BSN, PhD, or DNP in partnership with the University of Oklahoma Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing.
• Certification and continued education opportunities are offered through Guild, providing access to additional degree paths and professional development resources.
• Based on our performance for key quality outcomes, the Employee Incentive Plan rewards all team members with an annual bonus opportunity.
• The OU Health Nursing Career Advancement Program supports nurses in expanding their expertise, leadership, and professional development through a clinical ladder that includes recognition and bonus opportunities.

Learn more about our benefits and total rewards
If you’re looking for a place where you can grow, thrive, and contribute to a team that’s committed to nursing excellence, I invite you to join us. I’m so proud of the work we do, and I’m excited for what the future holds for OU Health Nursing. Together, we will continue to make a difference in the lives of our patients and our communities.

Stefanie Beavers, DNP, R.N., NEA-BC

Chief Nurse Executive

Meet the Nursing Executive Team

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  Stefanie Beavers, DNP, R.N., NEA-BC

  Chief Nurse Executive

  Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Oklahoma Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing

  • Read more about Dr. Beavers.

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  Amber Nealy, DNP, R.N., NE-BC

  Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Support Services, Cancer Division

  Health Professions Educator, University of Oklahoma Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing

  • Read more about Dr. Nealy.

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  Michelle Welander, DNP, R.N., NEA-BC, FACHE

  Chief Nursing Officer of Children’s Services

  Health Professions Educator, University of Oklahoma Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing

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  David Allen, DNP, R.N., CCNS-BC, CCRN-K

  Chief Nursing Officer of Adult Services

  Health Professions Educator, University of Oklahoma Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing

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  Tracey Kiesau, DNP, APRN-CNP

  Vice President of Nursing Administration & Advanced Practice

  Volunteer Faculty, University of Oklahoma Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing