This year’s RN Labor Institute was a huge success! With a theme of “Nurses Make it Happen,” dozens of nurse leaders from across the state ventured to Mohican Lodge and Conference Center for the event, which included networking and educational programming designed to enrich the excellent representation ONA members get from their local unit leaders. This year’s Labor Institute curriculum included presentations about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), wage and hour laws, just culture, delegation and more.
Nurses attending the RN Labor Institute also enjoyed greetings from Ohio AFL-CIO President Tim Burga, NFN President Barbara Crane and CEO Lorraine Seidel and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown. A special seminar about addressing ACA changes in labor management meetings was also presented by Peter Lazes, Director of the Healthcare Transformation Project at Cornell University’s ILR School.
ONA recognizes the level of commitment among local unit leaders to improving the work lives of nurses. This year’s RN Labor Institute included an awards ceremony to honor some significant achievements and victories. Award winners were selected by ONA’s Economic & General Welfare Commission from nominations made earlier this year. A summary of the awards is reflected below:
2012 Local Unit Leader Awards – recognizes a member or members who have accomplished something great against great odds.
•Nurses at Toledo Lucas County Health Department (Nominee)
•Coshocton County Memorial Hospital Nurses (Nominee)
•Nurses at NorthSide Medical Center and Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital (Award Recipient).
•Ohio State University Transplant Coordinators (Award Recipient)
Outstanding Local Unit Leader Award –recognizes a leader whose significant contributions to his or her local unit has led to significant improvement in the work environment and, ultimately, the patient care environment.
•Jackie Mason from Coshocton County Memorial Hospital (Nominee)
•Cathy Noble from Toledo Lucas County Health Department (Nominee)
•Vera Cabell from OSU Wexner Medical Center (Nominee)
•Mary Murphy from The University Hospital in Cincinnati (Nominee)
•Mary Joyce from Kaiser Permanente (Nominee)
•Lori Beight from Salem Community Hospital (Nominee)
•Eric Williams from Northside Medical Center (Award Recipient)
•Elaine Mertz from Lima Memorial Health System (Award Recipient)
Outstanding Grievance Representative Award –recognizes a nurse whose advocacy through the grievance process truly stands out.
•Vera Cabell from OSU Wexner Medical Center (Nominee)
•Janet Ferrell from Union Hospital (Nominee)
•Carla Burr from Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital (Nominee)
•Elaine Mertz from Lima Memorial Health System (Award Recipient)
Rising Star Award –recognizes a new leader who shows exceptional promise of leadership and contribution to his or her local unit and ONA.
•Ryan Van Buren from Ashtabula County Medical Center (Nominee)
•Sherrin DiBell, from UH Geneva Medical Center (Nominee)
•Mary Kay Hoppel, from East Liverpool City Hospital (Nominee)
•Dawn Higgins from St. Vincent Charity Medical Center (Nominee)
•Brian Burger from The University Hospital in Cincinnati (Award Recipient)
From Oregon Nurses Association E-newsletter The Central Line:
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