Nicole R. McKenzie, R.N., is the Infection Preventionist at the Edward J. Healey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riviera Beach, a skilled nursing facility owned and operated by the Health Care District of Palm Beach County. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, McKenzie took on extra supervisory shifts to address a shortage of nurses, worked weekends and served as a facility liaison with Florida’s health agencies.
McKenzie has over 20 years of experience in nursing home, rehabilitation centers, home health, primary care and specialist settings. Prior to joining the Healey Center in 2018, McKenzie worked as the head nurse at an allergy, asthma and sinus center. McKenzie earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Chamberlain College of Nursing in Addison, IL. She was named Salutatorian upon earning her Associate in Nursing at the Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations in West Palm Beach.
