Two Taylorville Memorial Hospital registered nurses have been promoted to manager roles.  Nicole Heimsness and Becky McCauley were both promoted with Heimsness becoming the manager of Acute Care in June and McCauley named the manager of the Emergency Department in July.  

Heimsness is a Taylorville native and graduated with honors from Lincoln Land Community College before earning a bachelor of science in nursing degree with honors from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.  Prior to joining TMH, Heimsness worked as a charge nurse, assistant manager, and house supervisor at other healthcare organizations. 

Heimness and her husband, live in Taylorville and have five children. 

McCauley has spent more than 20 years at TMH, serving in a variety of areas and earning multiple awards for nursing excellence, including two Daisy awards and TMH Colleague of the Year.  A Taylorville native, and graduate of Lincoln Land Community College, McCauley is working towards a bachelor of science in nursing degree from Western Governor’s University.

McCauley currently lives in Taylorville with her husband, who also works as a nurse at TMH.  They have six children, one grandchild, and one grandchild on the way. 

Eli Heicher, TMH chief nursing officer, says that TMH is focused on developing the skills of future nursing leaders like Heimsness and McCauley saying that the assumption is that because nurses are good at providing patient care, like starting IVs, they will be great managers, but nurses must also possess very different traits and qualities needed to be successful.  

Regional Radio News salutes Heimsness and McCauley.