Jennifer Augustine

Registered Nurse and nursing leader with experience in hospice administration, clinical operations, staff supervision, nursing education, and critical care. Currently serving as Administrator/Director of Nursing (DON) at Beacon Hospice of Michigan, with experience in patient care planning, interdisciplinary team coordination, regulatory compliance, quality assurance and improvement, staffing, and medical record documentation. Additional hospice nursing experience as an on-call RN with Serenity Hospice.

Holds a Master of Science in Nursing Education and a PhD in Education. Combines clinical expertise and nursing leadership with a commitment to compassionate, patient-centered care and professional development.

Administrator / Director of Nursing (DON) at Beacon Hospice of Michigan (2025 – Present)

• Oversee clinical operations and nursing staff supervision.
• Coordinate patient care planning and interdisciplinary team collaboration.
• Support regulatory compliance and adherence to applicable standards of care.
• Participate in quality assurance and performance improvement activities.
• Manage nursing scheduling and staffing to support patient care needs.
• Provide staff training, education, and professional development.
• Oversee documentation and medical record practices.
• Perform budget and financial management responsibilities.

On-Call Registered Nurse (RN) at Serenity Hospice (2023 – 2024)

Pediatric Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (PCTU) at University of Michigan Hospitals (2006 – 2018)

• Served in charge nurse responsibilities in a specialized pediatric cardiothoracic intensive care setting.
• Worked with continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), ventricular assist devices (VADs), and the Berlin Heart.

Contingent Staff Registered Nurse, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Children's Hospital of Michigan (2013 – 2014)

Contingent Staff Registered Nurse, Rapid Response Team at Henry Ford Health System (2012 – 2013)

Travel Nurse, ICU/Emergency at Atlanta Medical Center (2005 – 2006)

Staff Nurse, Critical Care Medical ICU (CCMU) and Trauma Burn ICU (TBICU) at University of Michigan Hospitals (2002 – 2005)

• Provided nursing care in medical critical care and trauma/burn intensive care settings.
• Worked with continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT).

Clinical Instructor at Chamberlain University (2020 – 2024)

• Pediatric clinical instruction.
• Critical care clinical instruction.
• Adult health clinical instruction.

Nursing Educator / Clinical Instructor at Wayne County Community College (2020 – 2023)

• Fundamentals laboratory instruction.
• Medical-surgical nursing lectures.
• Pediatric clinical instruction.
• Student remediation.

Pediatric Lecturer at University of Michigan–Flint (2018 – 2018)

Clinical Instructor / Simulation Lab Instructor at Washtenaw Community College (2017 – 2018)

• Medical-Surgical III clinical instruction.
• Pediatric simulation laboratory instruction.

Nurse Educator, Serious Communicable Disease Location at University of Michigan (2014 – 2016)

Pediatric Clinical Instructor at Washtenaw Community College (2010 – 2012)

• Pediatric clinical instruction at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and St. Joseph Mercy.

PhD in Nursing – Walden University (2020 – 2026)

Master of Science in Nursing Education – Walden University (2007 – 2010)

associate degree in nursing – Washtenaw Community College (1999 – 2002)