NCHCFA 12-MONTH WEBINAR SERIES OVERVIEW

DON Playbook: Skills for Today's LTC Nurse Leader

Begins on January 20
All sessions are from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. 

This series focuses on the core competencies and strategies of an effective Director of Nursing. Monthly sessions focus on critical skills including leading teams, implementing strong systems for key tasks, and mastering the QAPI approach to drive performance outcomes. Experienced nurse leaders share key insights to address common problems and high-risk issues that can derail facility success. Each session throughout the year is a mini workshop which aims to come alongside the busy DON to offer useful strategies to de-stress the role and bring wisdom and clarity to serve residents and staff with excellence

TARGET AUDIENCE

Nurse leaders including new or experienced DONs, ADONs, charge nurses, unit managers, staff interested in serving in a permanent or interim DON role, Administrators, Corporate Staff 

PRESENTED BY

  • Janine Lehman, RN, RAC-CT, CLNC, Director of Clinical and Legal Nurse Consulting, Proactive LTC Consulting 
  • Eleisha Wilkes RN, GERO-BC, RAC-CT, RAC-CTA, DNS-CT, QCP, Senior Clinical Consultant, Proactive LTC Consulting
  • Liz Wheeler, BSN, RN, CHPN, IPCO, QCP, CDP, Clinical Consultant, Proactive LTC Consulting

DATES AND DESCRIPTIONS

January 20 - The Daily DON: Organizing Your Time, Tasks, and Team

Overview daily responsibilities and expectations and examine successful strategies for delegation of nursing department duties that represent a day in the life of an effective DON.

February 17 - Daily Compliance Practices that Lead to Survey Success

Focus on key components for being survey ready every day. Review tools and resources for survey readiness, staff training priorities, and health inspection implementation strategies with case examples.

March 17 - Effective Systems for Adverse Events and Reportable Occurrences

Learn how to strengthen practices and documentation to promote resident safety, regulatory compliance, and continuous quality improvement. 

April 21 - Managing Discharges Against Medical Advice (AMA)

Verify your facility has all the required components in place to address discharge regulations pertaining to residents who leave Against Medical Advice (AMA). 

May 19 - IP Leadership Oversight Strategies for Compliance and Performance

Explore how facility and corporate nursing leaders can maintain a robust IPC program that meets regulatory requirements while promoting a culture of safety and accountability. 

June 16 - Leadership Lessons: Coaching, Accountability, and Building Strong Teams

Focus on critical leadership lessons for how to be successful in coaching staff, holding staff accountable, and building strong teams that effectively achieve facility goals. 

July 21 - Personnel Management

This session will guide nursing leaders through the essential components of human resources for the nursing department including best practices for hiring, staff engagement, coaching, and taking disciplinary actions. 

August 18 - QAPI in Action: Building a Sustainable Quality Culture in SNFs

Learn how skilled nursing facilities can develop and sustain a robust quality assurance and performance improvement program to drive meaningful improvement in resident outcomes. 

September 15 - Understanding the MDS

Discover key MDS components, how they connect to nursing documentation, and what DONs should monitor to ensure accuracy and compliance. 

October 20 - Effective Rounding for the Interdisciplinary Team

This session will provide strategies for team development, roles and responsibilities, structured communication and documentation for enhancement of IDT rounding processes. 

November 17 - Avoiding the Top Clinical Deficiencies in Nursing

Review the most recent top clinical deficiencies, including actual 2567 deficiency examples, as well as strategies for best practices to avoid these citations. 

December 15 - Documentation Excellence for the DON

Explore the DON’s role in guiding interdisciplinary documentation practices, supporting accurate MDS assessments, and mitigating risk through effective monitoring systems.

COST

  • Member Price
    • $85 per session 
    • $780 for all 12 webinars
  • Non-Member Price
    • $215 per session 
    • $2,460 for all 12 webinars 

CEU INFORMATION

  • Administrators
    • Each session is approved for 1 hour of continuing education from the NAB through Proactive LTC Consulting.
    • NC Nursing Home Administrators can earn up to 1 hour of continuing education. The North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association is a Registered Sponsor of continuing education with the NC State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators. Comments regarding the Registered Sponsor Course may be addressed to: NCBENHA, 3733 National Drive, Suite 110, Raleigh, NC 27612.
  • Nurses
    • Each session is approved for 1 hour of continuing education by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KYBON).