Webinar Overview

Finding your first professional position in public health nursing can be a challenge. This webinar is intended to give you practical help to succeed in the public health nursing job search. We will review the resources available to your through AACN and a leader in public health nursing practice will present an experienced professional’s view of public health nursing. Attending this webinar should give you the knowledge you need to design a good job search strategy for public health nursing.

Webinar Speaker

David Reyes, DNP, MPH, RN, APHN-BC
Health Services Administrator/Area Manager
Public Health-Seattle & King County

Dr. Reyes has been a nurse for over 30 years, and currently is a Health Services Administrator with the Department of Public Health – Seattle & King County in the Community Health Services Division where he is responsible for public health center operations and delivery of services to diverse and underserved populations. His professional interests include: quality and systems improvement in public health, health equity and social justice in the context of addressing institutionalized racism, and public health nursing workforce competency and leadership. David resides in Southeast Seattle and is active in the community-based development of the Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands.

Dr. Reyes is a member of the Expert Panel for AACN’s CDC Academic Partnership Cooperative Agreement to strengthen the Public Health Nursing Workforce. He currently serves on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF) National Advisory Committee for Academic Progression in Nursing, and was a member of the RWJF's Public Health Nursing Workforce Advisory Committee (2012-2013). He has served in national leadership roles that include past chair of the Public Health Nursing Section of the American Public Health Association (2011-2012), membership on the Institute of Medicine's Standing Committee on Family Planning (2011-2012) and on the Reproductive Health Workforce Project Steering Committee of the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (2012-2013).

Dr. Reyes graduated from the University of Washington (UW), Seattle with his Doctor of Nursing Practice in 2013, and received his Master of Nursing and Master of Public Health degrees from the UW in 2002. Dr. Reyes received his baccalaureate degree in Nursing Science from Seattle University in 1983.

Webinar Overview

Systematic and precise evaluation of student clinical performance is an essential aspect of teaching – especially since students’ clinical proficiency implies competency for practice. How can faculty make clinical evaluation more accurate and effective? Join a nationally known expert to explore what we know about clinical evaluation and how we can best use that information to ensure competency of graduates.

Webinar Speaker

Marilyn H. Oermann, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN
Director of Evaluation and Educational Research
School of Nursing
Duke University

Marilyn Oermann is Professor and the Director of Evaluation and Educational Research at Duke University School of Nursing. She is the author/co-author of 15 books, more than 130 articles in peer reviewed journals, and many other types of publications. Dr. Oermann’s current books are Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education; Teaching in Nursing and Role of the Educator: The Complete Guide to Best Practice in Teaching, Evaluation, and Curriculum Development; Writing for Publication in Nursing; and Clinical Teaching Strategies in Nursing. She is the editor of the Journal of Nursing Care Quality and Nurse Author & Editor, and is past editor of the Annual Review of Nursing Education; she edited 6 volumes of that series. Dr. Oermann has written extensively on teaching and evaluation in nursing, and she lectures widely on nursing education topics. She is a member of the American Academy of Nursing and National League for Nursing (NLN) Academy of Nursing Education. She received the NLN Award for Excellence in Nursing Education Research and the Sigma Theta Tau International Elizabeth Russell Belford Award for Excellence in Education.

Webinar Overview

Recent reports of the adequacy and future supply of the NP workforce have relied on aggregate data incorporating all NP specialties and the care of all age groups. However, when examined in detail, there are marked differences in both the supply and the pipelines across specialties. Specifically, the increases seen in the pipeline for NPs overall has not occurred for pediatric or neonatal nurse practitioners despite an increase in market demand for those professionals.

Webinar Speakers

Kristy K. Martyn, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC, FNP-BC, FAAN
Assistant Dean of Clinical Advancement
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University

Bio coming soon!

Gary L. Freed, MD, MPH
Director, Australian Health Workforce Institute
School of Population and Global Health
The University of Melbourne

Bio coming soon!

Kristin Hittle, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC, CCRN
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Bio coming soon!

Suzanne Staebler, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC
Health Policy Consultant
Alliance for Patient Access

Bio coming soon!

Susan N. Van Cleve, DNP, CPNP-PC, PMHS
Associate Professor, Interim Director of the DNP Program
Robert Morris Univeristy, School of Nursing and Health Sciences

Bio coming soon!

Webinar Overview

Recent court legislation and civil litigation has set the stage for increased scrutiny over Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) regulations, emphasizing greater awareness and oversight of the protections afforded to students. It is setting new precedence for compliance management in colleges and universities nationwide. CertifiedBackground.com wants to ensure that you are equipped with the most up to date information and the right internal processes to take care of your students, while managing the risks associated with your program's background screening policies and practices.

Topics of discussion in this webinar will include::

• Today's background screening industry - what you know and what you don't know
• The hard truth about the FCRA and how it applies to your college
• Taking care of your students and mitigating your risk.

Webinar SpeakerS

Mike Kenney
Vice President of Sales
Castle Branch/CertifiedBackground.com

Branch works with over 12,000 US organizations including many volunteer and non-profit organizations. Mike joined Castle Branch in 2007, leading the company's business development team. In 2010 he transitioned to his current role, taking with him many of the innovations he developed while leading the Business Development team. Currently, he leads a team of over 50 Sales Professionals servicing the US through their corporate office in Wilmington, NC and their west coast office just outside of San Francisco, CA.

With Comments From:

Joe Finley
President
Castle Branch/CertifiedBackground.com

Michelle Kiesecker
Vice President of Client Solutions
Castle Branch/CertifiedBackground.com

Katie Giacalone
Sales Manager
Castle Branch/CertifiedBackground.com

Webinar Overview

In today’s job market, you have to take responsibility for navigating your career. If you have earned the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) credential or are considering sitting for the CNL certification exam, you are encouraged to attend this Webinar to learn strategies to market your unique knowledge and skillset.

Webinar Speakers

Mary Mather, MSN, RN, CNL
South Texas VA Medical Center

Ms. Mather is a Master’s prepared Clinical Nurse Leader. Her professional experience has included working in the private sector as well as caring for America’s veterans. She joined the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in 2003 and has been a Clinical Nurse Leader for 5 years. Her exemplary work as a professional nurse has been recognized by South Texas Veterans Health Care System with the facility level Secretary of Veteran Affairs’ Award for Excellence in Nursing 2006 and 2012. She is certified as a Fellow Mentor with the VA mentoring three to four nurses each year. She provides educational offerings for the hospital education department, local universities, as well as meeting the needs at the unit level. She has published articles on communication strategies and interview techniques to enhance patient care. She produces abstracts related to work place successes that have been accepted by the International Evidenced Based Practice Summer Institute, CNL Summit, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses National Teaching Institute, Comprehensive Emergency Management Program Evaluation and Research, and the National Gerontological Nurses Association (NGNA) Annual Convention. She has been recognized by the National Nursing Honor Society for contributions as a nursing leader, recognized on the CNL Wall of Fame, a CNL ambassador for certification, and serves as President to the local chapter of the NGNA. Through her work she has demonstrated CNL practice excellence that earned her the 2012 CNL National Vanguard Award.

Erica DeBoer, MA, RN, CNL, CCRN
Sanford USD Medical Center and South Dakota State University

Erica started her nursing career in 1997 after graduating with her BSN from South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD. She completed her MA in 2010 from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, SD as a part of the first cohort of Clinical Nurse Leaders in the region. The majority of her nursing career has been spent at the bedside in the Critical Care Setting in a variety of roles from Charge Nurse, Clinical Nurse Educator, Clinical Leader, to Clinical Nurse Leader. She has been instrumental in the development of multiple programs in critical care setting as well the implementation of smart pump technology and bedside scanning of medications hospital wide. Erica leads multiple interdisciplinary teams to achieve more reliable processes and outcomes for patients. Over the last 2 years Ms. DeBoer has taken on a hospital wide roll at Sanford USD Medical Center leading other projects and teams. She is the principal investigator in a cancer related fatigue study and assists with educating frontline staff at Sanford with understanding the basics of Evidenced Based Practice (EBP) and application at the bedside. Erica serves as adjunct faculty at 2 of the local colleges focusing on core CNL courses and EBP and research as well as the importance of implementation at the bedside.

Ann Deerhake, MS, RN, CNL, CCRN
St. Rita’s Medical Center and The Ohio State University

Since 1991, Ann has been a critical care nurse at St. Rita’s Medical Center, a Level II Trauma Center in Lima, OH. Her love of caring for critically ill patients in the medical-surgical-neurological ICU began in 1997 and she continued on to become a Critical Care Clinical Resource Nurse for the nightshift nursing staff in 2006. As one of the leaders of the Rapid Response and Code Blue teams, Ann continually found gaps in processes that led to decreased patient safety and suboptimal outcomes. While completing her BSN at Ohio Northern University in 2007, she discovered the Clinical Nurse Leader role and was thrilled at the prospect of furthering her education in preparation to remain at the bedside while improving the quality of care. After receiving her MS in Nursing from The Ohio State University, as well as her Clinical Nurse Leader certification, Ann advocated for the CNL role, obtaining the initial Clinical Nurse Leader position at St. Rita’s Medical Center. While in this role she has focused on education, developing an Open Heart Practicum for care of the immediate out of surgery open heart patient, an annual ICU competency day, and progressive care educational boot camps. Ann has collaborated with many transdisciplinary teams to improve quality, working on such initiatives as reducing pressure ulcer and nosocomial infection, increasing staff and patient satisfaction, and encouraging professional development of frontline nursing staff. In 2012, she became an Epic credentialed trainer and was integral in the system implementation, becoming a critical care clinical documentation resource for St. Rita’s and Catholic Health Partners. Ann also serves as part-time faculty for the graduate nursing program at The Ohio State university, teaching Health Promotion and Transition to CNL Practice.