Michael Scarcello

Michael's first experience in the health care system was in the Ontario Hospital system and as a Nursing Assistant, caring for those with acute and chronic mental health challenges. At the same time, he worked in the long-term care sector, caring for older adults requiring continued and complex nursing care. Working as a Nursing Assistant provided me with invaluable skills, which he took to his career in nursing – both at the bedside, in advancing the nursing’s practice agenda, and most importantly in the classroom.

He had been a Registered Nurse for 18 years – particularly in the emergency department, the interventional cardiology department, and in aeromedical transport requiring advanced cardiac life support. When he first graduated from nursing school, he worked in various medical nursing units, in neurosurgery, with staff development, in acute and chronic mental health units, in complex chronic care, and in hospice/palliative care. Maintaining a current practice at the bedside and in acute care allows him the opportunity to bring relevant experiences to the classroom and to be on the cutting edge of current clinical practices.

Most recently (class of 2018), he graduated from Saint Scholastica (Duluth, MN) with a doctoral degree in nursing focusing on quality improvement initiatives as they pertain to older adults and following a surgical experience.