Andreea Kocsis Hayles, BSN

Andreea Kocsis Hayles is a seasoned nursing leader with approximately 30 years of experience in healthcare, with extensive expertise in critical care and intensive care nursing. She currently serves as Clinical Manager of the Surgical/Neurology Intensive Care Unit at Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida, where she brings extensive clinical and leadership experience to a fast-paced hospital environment. Her professional strengths include critical thinking, problem solving, decision-making, operational excellence, employee development, team building, and effective collaboration across hospital stakeholders.

Hayles began her nursing journey in Romania, coming from a family with a strong healthcare tradition that included nurses and physicians. Influenced by her mother’s work as a midwife, she pursued nursing education before immigrating to the United States. After navigating the challenges of transferring her educational credits, she continued her education at Chamberlain University, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing with a 3.98 GPA and later a Master’s Degree in Nurse Executive with a 4.0 GPA. She has spent more than two decades at Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida, progressing from Team Lead to Clinical Manager and developing a strong record of clinical leadership and team development.

As a leader, Hayles emphasizes doing things correctly rather than simply completing tasks, a philosophy she attributes to her perfectionism and determination. She considers honesty, integrity, trustworthiness, involvement, and genuine care to be essential qualities in both professional and personal life. Her advice to the next generation of nurses is rooted in service: nursing should be pursued by those who genuinely want to help and care for others. She remains committed to excellence in patient care, strong teams, and leadership that supports both patients and staff.