Jason C. Cain MSN, RN NE-BC

Before beginning his federal career, he served as the Director of Nursing for the North Campus and outpatient services at Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian, Mississippi. He is an experienced nurse leader and clinical nurse with 27 years of nursing experience. He has served as a staff nurse in medical-surgical, intensive care, and ambulatory-surgical roles. At Anderson, he was a staff nurse, nurse manager, Director of Surgical Services, and Director of Nursing. For six months, Mr. Cain also served as the Interim Director of Perioperative Services at Christus Health in Shreveport Highland Clinic in Shreveport, Louisiana.

He joined G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center as the Chief Nurse of Acute Care in February 2022.

Mr. Cain is from Hickory, Mississippi, which is located in Newton County. He graduated from Newton County High School in Decatur, Mississippi. He later graduated from East Central Community College in 1998, receiving his Associate of Science Degree in Nursing from Louisiana Tech University in 1996. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from The University of Southern Mississippi in 2000 and his Master of Science in Nursing from The University of Mississippi Medical Center in 2017. He holds Executive Nurse Board Certification through American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and has received Lean Healthcare training.

Mr. Cain has been married to his wife, Anna, for over 29 years and has three children. He enjoys cooking, hunting, fishing, and being outdoors. He grew up farming and working in the construction business with his dad in Chunky, Mississippi.

In his role as Deputy Associate Director for Patient Care Services (DADPCS), he provides organizational oversight for Nursing in the following areas: Acute Care, Mental Health, Perioperative Services, Ambulatory Care, Employee Health, Wound Care, and the Community Living Center, as well as supervisory oversight of the Post 911, Health Promotion Disease Prevention, and Safe Patient Handling Programs. The Deputy ADPCS is responsible for ensuring timely, continuous, high-quality, and safe nursing care delivered to patients. Additionally, he assists the Associate Director of Patient Care Services (ADPCS) in guiding the overall management of the practice of nursing and the nursing profession across the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center.