Nursing at Seton

Nursing Leaders

Mary Viney, RN, MSN, CNAA, Vice President of Nursing Systems and Network Accreditation
Mary Viney began at Seton in 1991 as director of Oncology and the medical departments at Seton Medical Center. In 1998 she was promoted to director of Patient Care Services at Seton Northwest Hospital. Viney was named a Capital Area Texas Nurses Association “Fabulous Five” nurse in 2003 and was recognized at the 2005 TNA 5th Annual Nursing Leadership Conference as the 2005 Emerging Leader in Research for her leadership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Transforming Care at the Bedside project at the Seton Northwest Hospital’s Med-Surg unit.

Apryl Haynes, RN, BHA, Senior Director of Nursing, Seton Edgar B. Davis Hospital
Haynes joined Seton Edgar B. Davis Hospital in 1983 and has served in a variety of roles, including EMT, LVN and RN. Haynes has experience in Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Department and Ambulatory Specialty Clinic. She directs the Med-Surg, Emergency Department, Surgery and Gastrointestinal areas and has executive responsibilities. Haynes is a member of the Advisory Board of the Victoria (Texas) School of Nursing and of the Greater San Antonio Nurse Executive Board.

Jo Keisman, RN, MBA, Senior Director of Nursing, Seton Northwest Hospital
Keisman joined Seton Medical Center Austin as Director of Maternity Services in 2002 from St. Edward Mercy Medical Center, Fort Smith, Arkansas, where she was Clinical Nursing Manager. She assumed her current position in 2006. Her background is in telemetry, labor and deliver, nursery and mother/baby. Her husband and two daughters also work at Seton hospitals. Keisman teaches Sunday School at Marbridge Villa Nursing Home and is a member of the Community Advisory Board for Ears and Hearing, which administers hearing tests to newborns across the Seton network.

Karen Litterer, RN, BSN, CIC, Senior Director of Nursing, Seton Highland Lakes Hospital
Litterer joined Seton Highland Lakes in 1991 to serve as director of Nursing for hospital operations including the Med-Surg, Intensive Care Unite, Operating Room, Pediatric Acute Care Unit and Emergency Department. She also oversees the Social Services Medical Records, Pharmacy departments and is active in accreditation and regulatory activities. In the past, Karen served as interim director of Seton Highland Lakes Imaging, Home Care and Hospice. Litterer is working toward an MSN from Texas Tech University. She is a member of the Burnet County ISD School Health Advisory Council and as well as the Hill Country Sexual Assault Response Team.

Leah May, RNC, MSN, Senior Director of Nursing, University Medical Center at Brackenridge
Leah joined Brackenridge in 1978 as a staff nurse after graduating from the Brackenridge Hospital School of Nursing. She has served as charge nurse, head nurse, clinical manager and for the past several years has directed all Brackenridge Acute Care Services. Leah has been active in the broader nursing community, serving as president of the local chapter of the Texas Nurses Association and as a delegate to the TNA House of Delegates for several years. She was named a Capital Area TNA “Fabulous Five” nurse in 1995.

Nikki Rivers, RN, MBA, Senior Director of Nursing, Seton Southwest Hospital
Rivers joined Seton in 1998 when she was named director of Surgical Services for University Medical Center at Brackenridge. In 2001 she became director of Network Mission Control. Because she missed the clinical environment, in 2003, Rivers transitioned to Director of Nursing at Seton Southwest Hospital, where she oversees all nursing specialty areas.

Michelle Robertson, RN, BSN, MBA, Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Nurse for Seton Medical Center Williamson
Robertson joined Austin Children’s Hospital in 1990 as a pediatric nurse. She has since served in leadership roles including infection control, case management, social work, the Clinical Outcomes Research Team and patient safety. She has served as chair of the Austin Association for Practitioners in Infection Control and currently serves on the Hospice Austin Board of Directors and the United Way of Williamson County Board of Directors.

Robert Walsh, RN, MSN, CPN, CNAA, Senior Director of Nursing, Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas
Walsh joined Austin Children’s Hospital in 1997, serving in various nursing leadership positions.  In addition to his duties as clinical director of Acute Care Services, Walsh served as interim senior director of Clinical Operations during 2004 and 2005, and was promoted to this position permanently in January 2006. Walsh was named a Capital Area Texas Nursing Association “Fabulous Five” nurse in 1999.