Jim Allard, DNP, RN, NEA-BC,

Dr. Jim Allard is the chief nursing officer at Medical City Children’s Hospital and Medical City Women’s Hospital—Dallas. Jim’s clinical and leadership tenure spans 23 years in nursing. As a front-line clinician he worked in pediatric critical care with a focus on pediatric congenital heart. As a driven nurse leader since 2008, Jim’s interests include civility, shared governance, evidence-based practice, MAGNET and Just Culture principles. Jim’s current responsibilities include strategic development and oversight of nursing services, inclusive of all Women’s and Children’s areas.

Prior to his most recent role, Jim has served in various leadership roles in HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake, The Woman’s Hospital of Texas, Medical City Children’s, Children’s Health Dallas, Memorial Hermann Children’s Hospital and Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Jim earned a doctorate of nurse practice at Texas Christian University, and master of nursing administration from the University of Texas Arlington. He holds a certification from ANCC as a Nurse Executive Advanced and is a member of ANA, TNA, TONE, AONE and ACHE. He has served on the TONE Membership Committee, Texas Team Practice Committee. He was appointed to the TNA Policy Council where he has chaired the Maternal Mortality Task Force, and most recently, he serves as the Workplace Advocacy and Practice Committee Chair. Community service includes serving on the ANA Professional Issues Panel as a Steering Committee member, updating the fatigue position statement. Jim has been an ACHE member for three years. He was involved with the LGBTQ Forum, serves as the ACHE of North Texas chapter liaison to ACHE’s LGTBQ Committee, and he was appointed to serve as vice chair of the chapter’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Jim’s personal leadership vision is “To develop the leader in every nurse.”