Patient Care Director
New York Presbyterian- Allen Hospital
Jihan Asante has been an employee of New York Presbyterian Hospital for the past 18 years. Jihan started her nursing career as a Licensed Practical Nurse. After becoming a member of the New York Presbyterian team on a medical surgical unit, Jihan pursued her bachelor’s degree at SUNY College Downstate and her Master’s Degree in Public Administration from New York University. Jihan has received her Nurse Executive Advanced Certification and was honored as the 2019 Clinical Nurse Excellence Award for Nurse Leader of the year.
Currently, Jihan is the Patient Care Director for the Peri-operative department which consists of the operating room, post anesthesia care unit, ambulatory surgery unit, and the endoscopy procedure and recovery areas. Throughout the last 8 years in this role, Jihan and team have helped facilitate the opening of a new operating room, integration of a successful orthopedics sports medicine service, cultivated the expansion of the Och Spine hospital services, successfully launched quality-based initiatives centered around patient care excellence, collaboration, and a decrease in surgical site infections. Jihan takes pride in having a highly engaged team striving for safe and efficient patient care administration, and being a consistent forward-thinking leader, that nurtures and supports the growth of her team as well as the organization.