Andrea Rodriguez named director of clinical operations

Andrea Rodriguez, MSN, RN, CNOR, has been appointed director of clinical operations for the GI labs at Wilmington and Christiana hospitals, the Christiana Hospital ORs and the Christiana Surgicenter.

Rodriguez has been a nurse at Christiana Care for 18 years. Prior to her first appointment as a director she progressed through a variety of roles, including nursing assistant, staff nurse, patient care coordinator, staff educator and nurse manager.

Rodriguez completed the inaugural certificate course in health care leadership from the University of Delaware and Christiana Care in 2012. She is committed to nursing excellence and improving nursing operations and workflow processes.

She has a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Wilmington University and a master’s degree in health care administration from Wilmington University.

In addition to her role as nursing leader, Rodriguez also serves the community as councilwoman of the town of Smyrna.