Strategies to Solve the Staffing Shortage

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Speaker(s): Anne Geier, MS, RN, CNO(E), CASC

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How to Keep Professionals in the Career They Love

Widespread burnout during the pandemic threatens to drive talented and passionate professionals from the career they love. Experts predict a shortfall of 18 to 20 million healthcare workers by 2030, which constitutes a developing public health crisis that demands an urgent response. Do your part to address nationwide staffing issues with tips for ramping up recruitment and retention efforts in your facility and learn about long-term initiatives aimed at filling the pipeline with surgery’s next generation of passionate and dedicated providers.

Continuing Education: Association of periOperative Registered Nurses is provider-approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 13019 for 1 contact hour.

This program is approved for up to 1 hour of AEU by BASC Provider #0102.

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Ann Geier, MS, RN, CNOR (E), CASC

Chief Nursing Officer

Ms. Geier has worked in the ASC industry for over 30 years and has been responsible for every aspect of financial and clinical operations in ambulatory surgery centers. She has been a surveyor for Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) since 2006. Currently, she is Chief Nursing Officer for Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies, which provides administrative oversight and consulting services to ambulatory surgery facilities. Her extensive clinical background is in the operating room, where she served in every capacity. She is an active member of AORN and ASCA and served on the Board of Directors of AAAHC. She is currently a member of AAAHC’s surveyor administration committee. Ms. Geier serves on the BASC board of directors and serves as president of BASC, which oversees CASC and CAIP certifications.

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