Tara Pickrel joins Brookings Health System as quality director

BROOKINGS Tara Pickrel, RN, recently joined Brookings Health Systems team as the organization’s new quality director.

In this role, Pickrel will provide education and training to drive organizational improvement efforts and to support staff competence. She will also oversee clinical data submissions as required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and administer the physician peer review process as required by federal and state regulations for hospitals. In addition, Pickrel will provide quality assessment and performance improvement activities as required by federal and state regulations for all Brookings Health System entities. She will collaborate with team members to develop and implement organizational improvement initiatives.

Pickrel has over 20 years of nursing experience, including critical care, operating room and performance improvement. She most recently served as a clinical risk analyst for Sanford Health in Sioux Falls.

Pickrel received her licensed practical nurse certificate from Lake Are Technical College in Watertown, and her associates degree in nursing from the University of South Dakota. She holds both a bachelor’s degree and masters degree in nursing from Western Governors University in Salt Lake City.

Individuals who want to join Brookings Health Systems Top 20 Rural Community Hospital team can find a position right for them at brookingshealth.org/Careers.