Ms. Coughenour is the CNO for California Rehabilitation Institute. In this role, she serves as nursing administrator and is responsible for oversight and leadership of professional nursing practice, standards of nursing care, nursing outcomes, and nursing education.
She has extensive leadership experience in health care management, with a focus on acute and long-term patient care, rehabilitation therapy, reimbursement, case management and quality improvement.
Prior to joining California Rehabilitation Institute, she held leadership positions at two full-service acute care hospitals in South Texas. She served as Chief Nursing Officer at Citizens Medical Center and as Senior Vice President of Patient Care/Chief Nursing Officer at Knapp Medical Center there. Earlier in her career, she led nursing and therapy services at major hospitals and medical centers in Southern and Central California. She was formerly the Senior Vice President of Nursing at Redlands Community Hospital. She holds a bachelor's degree in Business Management, a bachelor's degree in Nursing, and a master's degree in
Nursing Leadership.
Ms. Coughenour is a Certified Rehabilitation Nurse (CRRN) and a member of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses. She is a past president of the Inland Area Nurse Executive Association, and a past member of the Texas Executive Health Care Task Force.