Brigitte Kettering MSN, RN, OCN

She joined the team in July 2019 after re-locating to the Holy City to make a positive impact on the Veteran population.

She attended Fairmont State University in Fairmont, West Virginia, and completed her undergraduate nursing degree in 2007.  She began her nursing career in the summer of 2007 at WVU Medicine in Morgantown, West Virginia, training and working as a staff nurse in an inpatient oncology ward which included a Bone Marrow Transplant Unit (BMTU).  She was cross trained to the BMTU and was able to care for patients with both solid tumors and hematologic malignancies.  Brigitte continued to expand her nursing education, earning a master’s degree in nursing administration from Marshall University in 2011.  She spent the next 12 years at WVU Medicine caring for both inpatient and outpatient oncology patients.  She was privileged to experience a variety of roles at WVU Medicine, including staff nurse, nursing educator, nursing supervisor, and MOHS Specialty Care Nurse. Brigitte also worked at Mylan Pharmaceuticals and held a faculty adjunct clinical instructor position for first year-nursing students in West Virginia. 

While working as a Specialty Care Nurse, she studied and obtained her Oncology Nursing Certification (OCN) in 2012.  She has maintained this nationally accredited certification which improves her knowledge in cancer care.  In 2014, Brigitte was a Fairmont State University Outstanding Young Alumna Award Recipient.  In 2022, she was nominated and received the Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Nursing – Ralph H. Johnson VAHCS Facility Winner – RN. 

In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, being a mom, playing with her dogs, gardening, and worship.