Charlene Grove, MS, BSN, RN

Charlene Grove, MS, BSN, RN
Manager, Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit

Charlene Grove is the Manager of the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit at Barrow Neurological Institute. Charlene began her healthcare career in 1991 with an Associate’s Degree in Nursing from Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California. She went on to work in healthcare throughout the United States, settling in Arizona in 1998.

Charlene earned her BS in Nursing from Grand Canyon University in 2007 and her MS in Bioethics from Alden March Bioethics Institute at Albany Medical College in 2011, where she is now a member of the Faculty. She is a certified ethicist and an active member of the Ethics Consultation Team at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center. She co-facilitates the Alden March Capstone for the Ethics Certification in Phoenix, Arizona. Charlene is the Chair of the Organ Donor program at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center.

Charlene has a passion for the practical application of ethics at the bedside. Since 2008, she has co-facilitated a series of practical ethics and moral distress workshops for members of the healthcare team. She is an active member of the Arizona Bioethics Network.

Education, Experience, and Previous Positions

• 2011: MS, Bioethics, Alden March Bioethics Institute, Albany, New York
• 2009-present: Certified Clinical Ethics Consultant, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
• 2007: BS, Nursing, Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, Arizona
• 2005-present: Clinical Nurse Manager, Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, Barrowy Neurological Institute
• 2005-present: Chair, Organ Donor Program, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
• 1999-2005: Clinical Nurse Supervisor, Intermediate Care Area and Intensive Care Unit, St. Josephs’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
• 1998-1999: Staff Registered Nurse, Intermediate Care Area, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
• 1997-1998: Staff Registered Nurse, Telemetry and Pediatrics, Yavapai Regional Medical Center, Prescott, Arizona
• 1996-1997: Staff Registered Nurse, Float Pool Position, St. Luke’s Hospital, Saginaw, Michigan
• 1996-1997: Registered Nurse, Emergency Department, Mid Michigan Regional Medical Center, Midland, Michigan
• 1994-1996: Staff Registered Nurse, Pediatrics and Nephrology, WCA Hospital, Jamestown, New York
• 1993-1994: Traveling Nurse, American Mobile Nursing, Phoenix, Arizona
• 1993: Staff Registered Nurse, Operating Room Circulating Nurse, Medical Center at Bowling Green, Bowling Green, Kentucky
• 1991-1993: Staff Registered Nurse, Medical Unit, Surgical Unit, Urology Unit, Neurology Unit, Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Scottsdale Memorial Hospital – North, Scottsdale, Arizona
• 1991: Associate’s Degree, Nursing, Mount San Antonio College, Walnut, California

Selected Honors and Awards

• 2009: Outstanding Nurse Award, Donor Network of Arizona

Selected Publications

1. Hatler CW, Grove C, Strickland S, Barron S, White BD. The effect of completing a surrogacy information and decision-making tool upon admission to an intensive care unit on length of stay and charges. J Clin Ethics. 2012 Summer;23(2):129-38