Candace Smith has been in health care for 31 years. She is currently Sr. Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer and Clinical Program Consultant for Medline Industries, Inc. Her nursing career began in Buffalo, NY at an 800-bed, level 1 trauma center as a surgical ICU nurse. She worked her way up to the director of a 30-bed operating room department.
From there she relocated to a Rochester, NY medical center where she worked in several nursing supervisory roles and ultimately rose to Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer. Her responsibilities included oversight of all of nursing, pharmacy, diagnostic imaging services, Infection Prevention Services, Wound Care Services, OP walk in care ce...