Dorrie Whitbeck MSN/MHA
Interim Associate Director for Patient Care Services - ADPCS/CNE
VA Albany health care
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Dorrie Whitbeck has been appointed the Interim Associate Director of Patient Care Services in Albany, bringing 34 years of Nursing Experience to the position.
Dorrie Whitbeck has been appointed to serve as the Interim Associate Director of Patient Care Services (ADPCS) in Albany.
Dorrie has served at the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center for 34 years. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from SUNY Plattsburgh (1991), and a Master of Science and Master of Health Administration from the University of Phoenix (2015).
During her tenure at the VA, Dorrie has held a variety of nursing positions including staff roles on acute care and ICU and as a care manager role in specialty clinics. She found her passion in Home Based Primary Care as a staff RN in 2004 and remained in that program as the Nurse Manager/ Program Director until becoming the Associate Chief Nurse for Geriatrics and Extended Care in 2021.
Dorrie served as chair of the Nurse Professional Standards Board for over a decade and continues to be available to RNs and Managers to assist with the new Qualification Standards and 2024 changes implemented by the Office of Nursing Service. She serves on several facility and nursing committees and enjoys the reward of mentoring nurses from all areas.