Crystal Russell
About Crystal Russell
Crystal Russell serves as a Strategic Growth Manager, leveraging her extensive background in healthcare quality improvement and program management. With experience in various nursing and quality roles, she focuses on addressing healthcare challenges and optimizing clinical data utilization.
Current Role at Q-Centrix
Crystal Russell serves as the Strategic Growth Manager at Q-Centrix since 2021. In this role, she collaborates with hospital teams to develop tailored growth strategies. She utilizes a diverse team of clinical data experts and analytics to address the unique needs of healthcare organizations. Her focus is on creating effective pathways for growth that align with the goals of the hospitals she works with.
Previous Experience in Healthcare
Crystal Russell has a significant background in healthcare, having worked in various roles. She was employed at Central Maine Medical Center as a Cardiovascular Intensive Care Nurse from 2006 to 2010. Following that, she served as an RN Surgical Quality Specialist at MaineGeneral Health from 2011 to 2019. She also held the position of Senior Quality Program Manager at MaineHealth from 2019 to 2021, contributing to quality improvement initiatives.
Education and Expertise
Crystal Russell earned her Bachelor's degree in Registered Nursing from the University of Southern Maine, completing her studies from 2001 to 2006. Her educational background supports her expertise in clinical quality departments. She focuses on providing solutions to contemporary healthcare challenges, particularly in program management and quality improvement.
Career Progression and Focus Areas
Crystal Russell has a progressive career history that emphasizes program management and quality improvement. She has addressed challenges such as nursing staffing shortages and the optimization of data utilization throughout her career. Her experience spans various roles that have equipped her with the skills necessary to navigate complex healthcare environments.
Role at Q-Centrix as Senior Abstraction Specialist
Before her current position, Crystal Russell worked at Q-Centrix as a Senior Abstraction Specialist from 2013 to 2015. In this role, she contributed to data abstraction processes, which are essential for quality reporting and improvement in healthcare settings. This experience laid the groundwork for her later strategic role within the organization.