Bridging the Gap: Taking your mobility program from theory to reality

DNP, RN, NEA‑BC, FAONL, FACHE

Jacqueline Herd’s passion is inspiring and empowering nurses to lead. Her leadership journey began over 20 years ago in the emergency department as a charge nurse, Director and later CNO of the hospital. She has worked her way up from a small community hospital to large safety-net academic medical center.She is past BOD for AONL Region 4; current board/committee positions include Georgia State Byrdine Lewis School of Nursing and Health Profession Community Advisory Board, Secretary for National Prevent Blindness Board, AONL Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, GAHE Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging, AONL’s Nurse Leaders in Advocacy, the Beryl Institute Nurse Executive Council and a Commissioner for the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing.

Clinical Consultant, Team Lead - Arjo Inc.

Jessica Hixon, MBA, BSN, RN serves as the Vice President of U.S. Clinical at Arjo, where she leads national clinical strategy, education, and practice transformation initiatives. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Chatham University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Dayton.Jessica began her clinical career as a registered nurse at Magee Women’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, working in high‑risk antepartum/postpartum and intensive care units. Her early experience in complex patient populations continues to shape her evidence‑based approach to patient safety, mobility, and clinical operations.With more than 20 years in private industry, Jessica has extensive experience educating physicians and nursing teams in all care environments on patient selection, device operation, clinical integration, and safe application. Throughout her career, she has specialized in helping healthcare organizations optimize workflows, standardize best practices, and implement clinical protocols that improve outcomes and staff efficiency.For the past fourteen years at Arjo, Jessica has designed and facilitated educational programs across the United States focused on ICU early mobility, fall and HAPI prevention, and safe patient handling. Her work centers on guiding healthcare leaders in translating clinical evidence into sustainable practice, driving safer care environments, reducing caregiver injury, and improving operational performance.

Executive Business Director, MOVE - Arjo Inc.

Greg Pinnington is the Executive Business Director for Arjo MOVE, where he leads a national team dedicated to advancing safe patient mobility, staff safety, and operational performance across U.S. healthcare systems. With more than two decades at Arjo, Greg oversees the design and implementation of customized, financially guaranteed outcomes programs that help hospitals reduce harm, strengthen clinical quality, and achieve measurable cost savings.Under his leadership, MOVE programs integrate best‑in‑class mobility and pressure injury prevention solutions with deep clinical and operational expertise. These programs have been adopted by more than 900 healthcare facilities nationwide, consistently delivering significant improvements—including reductions in caregiver injuries, patient falls, and length of stay.Greg is recognized for his ability to bridge clinical impact with financial strategy, helping organizations leverage innovative funding models such as OpEx subscriptions and self‑insured reserves to drive mission‑aligned performance without capital barriers. His work centers on creating sustainable culture change, empowering caregivers, and elevating mobility as a clinical standard of care.He holds an Economics degree from the University of Waterloo and brings more than 20 years of experience partnering with health systems to improve patient outcomes and protect frontline staff.