Ali Morin speaks two languages fluently: nursing and tech and she’s built a career around translating one into the other.
As the Chief Nursing Informatics Officer (CNIO) at Symplr, Morin’s superpower is showing nurses how technology can make their lives easier and showing tech teams how real-world nursing actually works. I help nurses understand how tech can make their lives easier, and I show the tech team how it fits into nursing practice, she explains.
Her nursing journey started with a motherly intuition. My mom saw in me something that I didn’t, and she encouraged me to become a nurse, Morin shares. I’ve never looked back! Since 1997, she’s been making a difference at the bedside and now behind the scenes, helping shape the future of healthcare itself.
No two days look the same for Morin, and that’s exactly how she likes it. Some days, she’s deep in conversation with customers, understanding their challenges. Other days, she’s designing snazzy new product features that nurses may not see for a year but she knows will make a real impact when they do.
Before becoming a tech trailblazer, Morin cared for pediatric patients and their families. She vividly recalls how nursing often meant caring for the whole family just as much as the patient. Making sure families understood what was happening so they could advocate for their child was often just as important as patient care, she says. It’s a lesson she carries with her today a reminder that behind every workflow can impact a human story.
Morin’s secret weapon? A natural talent for adapting. I’m the youngest of seven, she says. Being able to ebb and flow throughout a 12-hour nursing shift came naturally to me. This gift made even the chaos of ICU nursing a little less stressful.
There’s also a bit of humor and humanity stitched into her nursing DNA. Morin admits she can’t help but assess people’s veins even when she’s off duty. (I look at people’s veins and know exactly where I would place an IV, she laughs.) And when things get tough, one anthem always lifts her up: I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor.
For Morin, the Power of Nurses is about impact helping one patient or shaping healthcare for millions. Nurses show up, speak up, and make a difference, she says.
If she could send a message to every nurse today, it would be simple but profound: Thank you for what you do every day. What we do is hard, physically and emotionally, and so often goes unseen. You are appreciated.
And after a long day? Morin recharges by intentionally clocking out mentally as well as physically. I had to be very intentional about leaving work at work, she says, a habit that helped her fend off burnout.
Looking ahead, Morin dreams of a future where nurses aren’t just seen as caregivers but as leaders, innovators, and decision-makers. I want to see more nurses at the decision-making table designing systems, shaping policy, and driving the future of care, she says.
With nurses like Morin leading the charge, that future is already starting to look much brighter and smarter.
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