Jennifer K. Wasielewski MBA, RN, FACHE

As the Acting Associate Director, she provides oversight for the following  SAVAHCS services Engineering, Financial Management, Health Administration, Pharmacy, VA Police Services, Emergency Management, Privacy, and Facility Planning Programs, and serves as the facility liaison to Human Resources Management Service. 

In her prior role, she was appointed as Assistant Director for the SAVAHCS starting in October 2021. Ms. Wasielewski  provided oversight for the Chaplain, Center for Development and Civic Engagement (Voluntary Services), Environmental Management Service, Supply Chain Management (Logistics), Organizational Experience Service, Medical Media, Public Affairs, Veteran Experience Office, Healthcare Technology Management (Bio-Med) and will serve as the liaison to Contracting, Information Security Office, Information Technology Service, Prosthetics Service, and Veteran Canteen Service.

Ms. Wasielewski worked as an Emergency Department RN and in multiple other Emergency Department leadership roles in the private sector for 12 years before joining the VA in 2007 as the Nurse Manager of the Emergency Department at the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital. Past roles include serving as the Acting Chief Nurse of Inpatient Services at Hines VA Hospital and Acting Health Systems Specialist for the Emergency Medicine National Program Office prior to moving into the role of Chief of Prosthetics and Sensory Aides Service at Hines VA Hospital in March of 2019. 

She has an MBA in Healthcare Administration from Saint Xavier University and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Illinois. She achieved her Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation in October 2025.