Clare O’Geary
Deputy Director for Patient Care Services, Chief Nursing Officer
VA Portland health care
Phone: 503-220-8262, ext. 57203
Dr. Clare O’Geary, DNP, was appointed as the VA Portland Health Care Deputy Director, Patient Care Services on June 6, 2021.
Her previous position was the VA Portland Associate Chief Nurse Executive, Hospital and Specialty Medicine which she held since May 2018. Other VA experience includes Deputy Nurse Executive at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, GA (2011-2018); Chief Nurse Primary Care at the Oklahoma City VA Medical Center (2007-2011); Associate Chief Nursing Service, Education at the Oklahoma City VA Medical Center (1997-2007); and several Nurse Manager positions at the Oklahoma City VA Medical Center (1995-1997). Prior to joining VA, Dr. O’Geary worked 13 years in the private healthcare sector at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco and Fresno Community Hospital. She also was a member of the faculty at College of San Mateo and San Francisco State University.
Dr. O’Geary earned her Associate Degree in Nursing from Fresno City College; her BSN and MSN from University of California, San Francisco; and her Doctor of Nursing Practice from Augusta University. She is certified at the Nurse Executive-Advanced level by the American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC) and as a Clinical Nurse Leader by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). She is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE).