Pamela Ograbisz, DNP, FNP-BC, is vice president of clinical operations at LocumTenens.com and LT Telehealth and is responsible for the oversight and direction of all telehealth and advanced practice staffing initiatives. Since joining the company in 2018, she has played a pivotal role in implementing over 2,500 telehealth programs in healthcare facilities nationwide (49 out of the 50 states, and Puerto Rico) which has enabled customized support from clinicians — in more than 60 specialties — to provide care to patients. 

Many of the programs have been established in rural communities and psychiatry, in particular, has seen a rapid rise in the use of Telemental health. Notably, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ograbisz was instrumental in developing Puerto Rico’s first telehealth program, which provided access to essential healthcare services in an otherwise underserved region. As a board-certified family nurse practitioner Ograbisz specializes in cardiothoracic surgery and internal medicine. Her clinical expertise, combined with more than two decades of telehealth experience working with patients, ensure that clients and providers are well supported with standardized and consistent best practices. She often consults with clients on establishing custom tele programs that work within the confines of previously deployed technology to align with onsite staffing models. Additionally, Ograbisz and her team of seven reports help oversee the legislative changes in regard to telehealth laws and regulation to educate internal LocumTenens.com teams and guide clients to ensure all programs remain in compliance. 

Ograbisz earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from George Mason University, where she was selected as a Mason Scholar. Her Master of Science as a Family Nurse Practitioner was obtained at Old Dominion University and her Doctoral degree was conferred by Augusta University/Medical College of Georgia. 

During her 26 years in practice, she has served as a clinical leader and developed and directed multiple advanced practice programs for hospitals and clinics. She has held teaching appointments at both Kennesaw State University and Old Dominion University where she was a professor in the undergraduate and graduate nursing program. 

Ograbisz continues to pursue research with a focus on improving sepsis recognition amongst medical teams through the utilization of high-fidelity simulation, advanced technologies, and custom telehealth implementations. Ograbisz is often cited in healthcare, trade and business articles and has been selected to speak at multiple national conferences.