We welcome Tammy Wallace Wood, Critical Care Transport Manager for Boston Med Flight, to discuss all things med flight nursing.  More commonly known as transport nursing, these are the teams that show up during some of life's most emergent situations, with their flight suits and emergency equipment to help patients get to a better and more capable facility.

Starting career in the ICU, and then adding time in the ED, Tammi moved to a transport career in 2000 with Flight for Life crew in Colorado and now is an education manager, float base leader and Administrator on call for Boston Medflight in Massachusetts. 

Tammy talks about her journey from ER clerk to flight nurse, the importance of ER and ICU experience, and the diverse responsibilities of transport nursing, highlighting the ability to handle critically ill patients in various transport modes. The use of medical devices, family inclusion during transport, and the demanding nature of the job, will help you learn more about if this career path is for you.  It's a career requiring high skill levels, flexibility, and safety protocols, and we talk about the risks and rewards of working in medical transport, and the profound impact on patients' lives.  Tammy expresses gratitude for caring for patients during critical moments and the importance of continuous training and collaboration with hospital teams.

You'll hear her passion and empathy for helping people on their worst day and you'll learn about what it's like to get on a rig or buckle into a chopper to help save a life.  Enjoy!

Sarah Thomas and Greg Carbone discuss job-seeking strategies for nurses with Theresa Mazzaro, the manager of recruitment at Fairfax Radiology Centers. Theresa, a registered nurse with 32 years of experience and a background in the Air National Guard, shares insights on navigating the job market, emphasizing the importance of standing out in a competitive field through effective resume writing that aligns with applicant tracking systems (ATS). 

She notes her unique perspective as a nurse recruiter, mentioning her involvement with the National Association of Health Care Recruiters and the trend of nurses transitioning into recruitment roles, aiming to provide valuable tips for experienced nurses and new graduates seeking career advancement. Cover letters are optional for nurses seeking employment, but an objective statement and attention to detail are crucial. Hospitals struggle to find qualified applicants, making experienced nurses with good references highly hirable. 

Online resources and templates can assist those who haven't updated their resumes in years. Preparing for behavioral-based interview questions by recalling specific past experiences is recommended, along with honesty about not having interviewed recently and coming prepared with written answers. Professional advice includes readiness for behavioral questions using the STAR method, asking relevant questions to recruiters and hiring managers, and ensuring a good fit during the interview process. Asking pertinent questions during nursing job interviews, such as staffing ratios and team culture, is crucial to avoid problematic environments. Professionalism in appearance, including appropriate attire for interviews, is emphasized, along with adhering to infection control policies regarding tattoos, piercings, and scents. Job interview etiquette in healthcare settings involves maintaining professionalism, making personal connections, and following up professionally. Proper etiquette during virtual interviews, such as choosing suitable backgrounds and dressing professionally, is essential, as well as being mindful of privacy and distractions. 

We hope you enjoy the advice Theresa shares, comment on the episode if it helps you land your next role!

Jenny Finnell, CEO of Nurses Teach Nurses, joins us to discuss mentoring, the benefits of being a mentor as well as the benefits of being a mentor.

We dive into Jenny's background as an RN and how her career progressed to become a CRNA and after putting in hundreds of hours mentoring, took the leap to start her website to help RN's develop into CRNAs, providing test prep, essay critiques, mock interviews, mentoring and more.

You'll hear Jenny's passion for helping others and how supporting nurse growth is the backbone of her company.  Enjoy the listen!

www.nursesteachnurses.com

 

Our guest this episode is Alan Dial, expert in diverse process improvement campaigns particularly focusing on improving hospital operations to produce a maximal return on resources, assess and intellectual property.  He is currently the co-creator and President of StaffDx LCC, Managing Principal of Caldwell Butler & Associates, nurse advocate, educator, and author.  Alan has an incredible passion for giving back to Nurses and had dedicated valiant efforts to help them be more prepared to take on their career.

                This episode creatively jumps into understanding variance and productivity.  Not only is today’s unique healthcare setting but also to set the expectations as we continue to grow as strong nurse leaders.  

linkedin.com/in/alan-dial-mba-msqa-4a232278

staffdx.com  

calendly.com/staffdx  

Staff_dx

Be Bold, Be Bright....and bust the age old mold that the profession of nursing has been confined in for centuries!

Betty Jo Rocchio, DNP, MS, RN, CRNA, CENP takes us where nursing has never actually gone before and does so while exiting a worldwide pandemic.  An episode no one will want to miss.  By far our most amazing!

Betty Jo Rocchio has served as Mercy’s senior vice president and chief nursing officer since October 2020. Previously, she was the chief nursing optimization officer beginning in April 2018. Rocchio joined Mercy in August 2013 as vice president of perioperative services. Prior to joining Mercy, Rocchio held several leadership positions in the Mount Carmel Health System in Columbus, Ohio. These included chief nurse anesthetist, system director of surgical services, and vice president of nursing and chief nursing officer. 

Education and Credentials

Rocchio holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing and an associate's degree in business administration from the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Steubenville, Ohio. She started her career in direct patient care as a registered nurse (RN) in the intensive care unit; returned to school to become a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) and at the same time earned her master’s degree in health sciences at LaRoche College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Rocchio holds certification in executive nurse practice (CENP) from American Organization for Nursing Leadership. She recently earned a doctorate in nursing practice (DNP) in the nurse executive track at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.

Welcome Jill Berry Bowen, RN, MSN, MBA, ACC, FACHE!

Jill Berry Bowen joins us today to discuss leading healthcare differently in todays unique new world of leadership.  Whether it is from the executive C suite or at the bedside.   Jill is first and foremost a nurse, with over 35 years supporting and leading the profession and healthcare.  She is a change agent, leader, coach and mentor with a realist proven method of supporting what not only the nursing profession needs right now but also all of healthcare. 

Jill is the co-founder of Let's Lead, offering professional advising for healthcare leaders, physicians and clinicians.  She is also the co-founder of RiseVT,  statewide evidenced based community movement engaging individuals, families, schools, organizations, and communities on a journey to well-being.

How to get in touch with Jill:

https://www.letsleadllc.com/

linkedin.com/in/jill-berry-bowen-leadership-well-being-coaching

https://www.onecarevt.org/

jillbbowen@comcast.net

8023935919 (Mobile)

Donna Wright, Consultant at Creative Healthcare Management

linkedin.com/in/donna-wright-5265755

chcm.com (Creative Health Care Management website)

seemeasaperson.com (See Me as a Person Q&A)

               Donna Wright is first and foremost an extremely dedicated registered nurse, educator, and professional development guru who has dedicated her career to empower and inspires health care organizations across the world to transform their cultures into those that provide an unmatched experience for their patients and families and colleagues in all disciplines.  She is also a renowned international author, speaker, and consultant topics such as creative educational strategies, self-directed learning, competency assessment and validation, creative approaches to mandatory training, implementing shared governance, and creating a healthy work environment.

               She spends time with us today to discuss her viewpoint on how we as nurses and healthcare professionals need to revitalize and remodel our headspace to put ourselves first before our patients and co-workers.  To not only care for us as healthcare providers but also to move forward to understanding what is necessary to retain and recruit nurses in today healthcare environment.   Where are the gaps?

Rose Sherman – Author of “the Nurse leader coach” and “the nuts and bolts of nursing leadership”, also Professor Emeritus at Florida Atlantic and very active within the AONL 

 In this episode we tackle:

Understanding that our workforce has completely changed, engagement is lacking and managing in the world of discontent – what does involvement even mean now?

Span of control – the management of…

The sustainability of the current Nurse Manager role and responsibility

Preceptorships

Team based modeling

She leaves us with a few nuggets that we can take to work with us tomorrow.  Create sense of importance, good onboarding…and good OFFboarding

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rose-sherman-aaa67510/

Buy Rose's book here: 
https://www.amazon.com/Nurse-Leader-Coach-Become-Wants/dp/173291270X/ref=asc_df_173291270X/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=334440177734&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3331534045909185107&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9002353&hvtargid=pla-646509392833&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=69762313169&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=334440177734&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3331534045909185107&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9002353&hvtargid=pla-646509392833  

Katherine Gregory, Ph.D., RN, FAAN

linkedin.com/in/katherine-e-gregory-3b276359

Dr Gregory, a nurse scientist, researcher, and leader who has worked with a diverse set of scientists across multiple disciplines from a wide range of institutions across the country and with both National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Nursing Research.  She is the dean at the William F. Connell School of Nursing at Boston College. Dr. Gregory was previously the associate chief nursing officer, women’s and newborn health, research, and innovation at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.

               Kate spends time with us to discuss nursing professional trajectory and how to be more active participant in how we help mold the future of nursing. 

Our guest for this episode is Lissy Alden, Founder of MYNDY, a research based mental fitness company. MYNDY offers a practical approach to mental fitness that is simple, self-directed, and focused on outcomes. The Lissy is passionate and motivated to help people build confidence, optimism, resilience, and energy in their professional and person lives so they can thrive.  

How do you work on your mind?  This episode is a glimpse into Lissy’s Pre-COVID research on workplace culture change that is more relevant now than ever, burnout prevention and most importantly she teaches us three simple movements of mental fitness that we can take away today.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lissy-alden/

https://www.myndy.co/

hello@myndy.co

Casey Green,  BSN, RN, CCRN, CTRN, CFRN, CEN, TCRN, CPEN,  as one of LinkedIn Top Voices of 2022, joins us today to talk about having a professional voice, advocating for yourself as a nurse, helping nursing students, the nursing alphabet soup and being authentic.
 
Casey is truly inspirational!

Casey’s Profile

linkedin.com/in/criticalcarecasey

Website

• criticalcarecasey.com (Company)

Ann Tardy is an entrepreneur, author and former attorney who started MentorLead to improve experiences across all industries especially healthcare.  Some of her excellent clients include: Kaiser Permanente, Cedars-Sinai, Stanford Healthcare and Mass General Brigham.   

77% of companies with formal mentoring programs report that mentor programs are effective in increasing retention and improving performance. 

MentorLead.com
415-828-7799
ann@mentorlead.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anntardy-mentorlead/

With decades of experience in business and in staffing in particular, Chris Mader, Founder of MTA Consultancy joins us to talk more about becoming a leader or absorbing a new team.  We get into the details of what your priorities should be in the first 90 days.  Who are you as a leader, what do you want to be viewed as?  What if you were just on the team but now you are leading it?  Leadership is hard, it takes work and Chris is here to help guide you through the first impressions, the tactics to take and more!

The cornerstone of leadership is being able to adjust on the fly and Chris has made a career of heeding his college baseball coach's biggest mantra: "Make the Adjustment!"  THis episode is the intro to being able to do this and you can follow Chris more on the his socials and company website - he is available for keynotes, consulting, coaching, training and more.

Want more information on Chris?  Visit his site here: https://www.mtaconsultancy.com/  

                Our guest this episode is Alan Dial, expert in diverse process improvement campaigns particularly focusing on improving hospital operations to produce a maximal return on resources, assess and intellectual property.  He is currently the co-creator and President of StaffDx LCC, Managing Principal of Caldwell Butler & Associates, nurse advocate, educator, and author.  Alan has an incredible passion for giving back to Nurses and had dedicated valiant efforts to help them be more prepared to take on their career.

                This episode provides an insightful glimpse into closing the colossal divide between clinical nursing leadership and operational efficiency in healthcare, leadership communication and resource support 

linkedin.com/in/alan-dial-mba-msqa-4a232278

staffdx.com  

calendly.com/staffdx  

Staff_dx

Dr Dan Weberg, PhD, MHI, RN

Our guest for this episode is Dr Dan Weberg, expert in nursing, healthcare innovation and human-centered patient design.  He is currently Vice President of Transformation at Ascension, Clinical Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University College of Nursing, Owner/Principle of DrNurseDan.com, host of The Handoff Podcast presented by Trusted Health, international speaker, and author.

This episode is enlightening and truly an insightful glimpse into the future of transformation and innovation in healthcare specifically by designing new care models and modernizing nursing technology.  He bridges this pioneering work directly to effect and induce joy at work.  The future of work and nursing is truly his life mission.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-dan-weberg-phd-mhi-rn-6195894/

https://twitter.com/NurseDan

www.DrNurseDan.com

https://www.trustedhealth.com/thehandoff-podcast

Leadership for Evidence Based Innovation in Nursing and Health Professions

Welcome to Healthcare Re-Scribed; tackling issues and opportunities we are up against in healthcare together.  

            This inaugrual episode feels like a conversation with an old friend; who happens to be an emerging nurse leader, life long learner, researcher, author and mentor.  Dr Sarah Beth Thomas is currently the co-host/co-creator of Healthcare Re-Scribed but also a Professional Development Manager, specializing in Neuroscience/ Critical Care at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.  Join us on our mission to change the landscape of career profession for Nurses by creating a conversation, storytelling and providing a resource that helps them professional grow.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-beth-thomas-dnp-rn-58a22b209/

Join us for a great chat with Karen Gomes Founder of RN Answers, LLC, a home-health and hospice focused consulting practice.   Karen also was President and CEO at Tufts Medicine Care at Home.
Prior to both of those roles Karen was Chief Clinical Officer and VP of Clinical Services for Tufts Home Health Foundation.

We dive into the details of how end of life works not only in real life, but behind the curtain in healthcare.  We talk more about the human approach to healthcare as we all face the inevitable.  Whether you are Nurse, Caregiver, Provider or family member, you will enjoy the chat.

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-gomes-rn/

RN Answers, LLC website: www.RNAnswers.org 

Melissa Mills RN,BSN, MHA joined us to tell us more about how the Commission for Nurse Reimbursement is working to create more avenues for dedicated reimbursement for RNs.   Did you know that hospitals collect fees for RNs under the same umbrella as EVS and other non medical services?  Is that right?

We dive into the billing architecture as it is now, what can change, and when.  We talk about the players involved and the timelines it's going to take to be successful and Melissa gives detail about where we are headed.

Melissa's background as a nurse leader and content creator has served her well but reaching her extended network to garner more support for a change in the billing structure for Nurses.

We added in more conversations about Nurse Development and Mentoring and we are sure you'll like her perspectives!

Enjoy!

Website: https://commissionfornursereimbursement.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/commission-for-nurse-reimbursement/

Personal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissalynnmills/

Join us as we chat with SVP of Digital Health of OSF OnCall, Jennifer Junis.

With a storied track record of success in brick and mortar hospital settings, Jennifer teaches us more about her deep dive into the digital health space.

Relying on the strengths that "got you there" while also taking risks into areas that are new to you, are some of the messages we absorbed.  Jennifer's leap into digital health was at the same time the globe was dealing with the COVID pandemic and it was strong leadership, vision focused efforts and pure grit that made OSF's digital health progression a success.

Jennifer started her career as an RN and Leader and has been a part of OSF's healthcare system one way or another since 2007 holding roles ranging from CNO of a smaller site, to President within the system and SVP of the entire system's digital health initiative. 

Enjoy!

Join Peter as he walks us through his very diverse background in a lot of different areas to taking a risk with a role at a hospital and never looking back.

Valuing every person in the organization, having perspective and showing your teams that you care are all ways that Peter has grown into a hospital executive. 

You might find that there are no major secrets to leadership success but Peter shows up, he is there for his teams and they know what they can expect.

Enjoy the time Peter gives us with some great stories of consistency and perseverance.  

In this episode Keziah Jusseaume joins to walk us through her experience of joining a new department as a Manager and within 9 months becoming the Director.

True vulnerability, and knowing that fact based transparency and visibility are the key components to leadership success, especially in new environments. 

Listen in as "Kez" walks us through how she was able to consistently win over her staff and peers, catapulting her position within the department in a very short time.

Leaning on her mentors, being a mentor to her staff and consistent leadership traits are some of the characteristics of her success that you will hear more about.  Additionally, Kez works shifts if she needs to, she is in the trenches with her team -  leading from the front is not only good for credibility, it also helps see the issues her teams face, directly.

This is a great episode for staff who want to see what great leadership looks like and it's also great for other leaders who might need an idea or two on how to gather their staff in a way that get's results.

In this episode of Healthcare Re-Scribed,  Erin Collins, VP of Nursing at Concord Hospital, joins the conversation and shares her background and career trajectory within the organization. They highlight the need for partnerships in recruitment, retention, and patient care, emphasizing the importance of collaboration beyond the walls of the hospital.  

Chris Romanello, co-founder of BrettonTrova guest hosts with Greg on this episode to dive into the details of the business relationship that provoked MAJOR improvements in req counts, speed to hire and execution in recruitment department. They discuss their partnership with Concord Hospital and the importance of progressive partnerships in healthcare. 

The episode explores the progressive approach taken by BrettonTrova and Concord Health System and the role of leaders in fostering successful partnerships.

In this episode we talk with  Corey French, Interim ACNO of Surgical Services for Beth Israel Lahey about his career development and trajectory.  We talk about the importance of continuous learning and professional growth in the healthcare industry. He emphasizes the need for healthcare professionals to stay updated with the latest advancements and technologies to provide the best possible care to patients. French also highlights the various career paths available in healthcare, including clinical roles, administrative positions, and research opportunities. He encourages individuals to explore their interests and passions to find a fulfilling and rewarding career in healthcare.

But Corey also touches on taking risks with your career but taking on roles and challenges you didn't expect or vying for positions that the Job Description says you don't qualify for.

After being promoted 9 times in 9 years, we think his thoughts might help you do the same. And for current leaders, there are some great learning opportunities as the new age of hiring and developing is here!

Enjoy!