Her Story
About Chloe
Chloe Johnson is a clinical leader and certified neurophysiologic intraoperative monitoring (CNIM) professional who has built a career at the intersection of patient care, surgical support, education, and business development. She began her neuromonitoring career in 2021 after earning a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Walla Walla University and gaining research experience at Arizona State University. Her clinical experience includes supporting orthopedic, neurosurgical, vascular, and ENT procedures, where she works alongside surgical teams to promote patient safety and improve outcomes through intraoperative neuromonitoring.
Today, Chloe serves as Clinical Manager for Eastern Washington and North Idaho at SpecialtyCare, combining clinical expertise with strategic leadership, education, and relationship development. Previously, she served as Director of Education at Bear River Valley Medical, where she developed educational resources for surgical teams and supported clinical growth across territories. Her earlier experience as a Surgical Neurophysiologist with Bear River Valley Medical and NW Monitoring helped establish her technical foundation, while her background in alumni advancement and data management at Walla Walla University strengthened her organizational, communication, and relationship-building skills.
Chloe is passionate about the connection between clinical excellence and strategic business execution. She believes neuromonitoring is not simply a clinical discipline but a field that also depends on education, communication, logistics, trust, and strong professional relationships. Guided by honesty, clarity, ethics, and a willingness to embrace challenges, Chloe encourages professionals—especially women entering male-dominated areas of healthcare—to build confidence, initiate difficult conversations, and step outside their comfort zones. Through her leadership, education, and commitment to patient safety, she continues to expand awareness of neuromonitoring while helping surgical teams and healthcare organizations achieve meaningful growth.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Chloe
01What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to honesty, clarity, and ethics in my professional life. Coming at hurdles with utmost honesty has paid off the most and sets you apart. Being interested and passionate about what I do also shines through and has kept me in the field and attributed to my growth. I also have found tremendous support leaning on other professionals I work around, always learning from opportunities and asking for help if I need it.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
The best career advice I ever received is to get uncomfortable. Have uncomfortable conversations. Reach out to people you maybe wouldn't reach out to, whether that be the director of whatever company you want to potentially have a career working in, a new surgeon, or account, or someone in leadership. Just reach out, give them a DM on LinkedIn, give them a call, have uncomfortable conversations, you never know what will come of it.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
The industry I'm in is male-dominated. For women, stand strong in who you are and be confident. Become comfortable with the uncomfortable, but stand strong, because it's not easy to be in a male-dominated field. There's gonna be hurdles, uncomfortable days, but some of the best leaders I've worked with are women who've pushed through all the hard days, hard conversations, and the assholes and kept confidence in their strengths as a leader.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
This field has a lot of opportunity because people don't know a lot about it. It's not a very well-known sector of medical device or clinical service, so people tend to overlook it. But for people who want to work with patients and are interested in being in surgery, it's a great field. On the flip side, you have to work really hard in the beginning, work past training and education and getting certified, just like a lot of clinical service-type fields. Hard work and persistence pays off.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Honesty, clarity, and ethics are really important in my life personally and professionally. Clear communication is key. Taking that passion and remembering the “why” in what you do every day when things get difficult. Being adaptable to change is also something I have learned is an important skill, and remembering to be patient. Not everything in life or business is going to happen on your timeline.
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