Charlene talks with Drs. Anitra Williams and Sharon Goldfarb. Anitra is Director of Nursing Operations at Dignity Health St. Joseph's and Sharon is President of the California Organization of Associate Degree Nursing. Anitra and Sharon talk about their experiences as minority women in healthcare as well as the importance of challenging the status quo and bringing better care to underserved communities.   Host: Charlene Platon, MS, RN, FNP-BC (@charleneplaton) Guest: Dr. Anitra Williams, DNP, PHN, CCRN (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-anitra-williams-dnp-phn-ccrn-611b00132/) Sharon Goldfarb DNP, RN, FNP-BC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-goldfarb-dnp-rn-fnp-bc-084b575/) About the show: ACNL in Action is a production of the Association of California Nurse Leaders, the professional organization for nurse leaders. New episodes come out on the first Friday of every month. Want to support ACNL? Consider making a donation: http://bit.ly/cog-podcast . Learn more about ACNL at acnl.org .  Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn at @acnlnurse.

Charlene talks with Joe Demont, CFO at Open Door Community Health Centers. Open Door has a dozen health centers across the Northern California region, serving over 50,000 patients a year, and Joe has been their CFO during a particularly challenging time for nonprofits and healthcare providers more generally. They talk about the impact COVID has had on Open Door, both in terms of finances and the practices they've had to adopt to meet the changing needs of their patient population. Then Charlene asks Joe how nurses with budgetary responsibilities can develop a better relationship with their hospital's CFO. Organizations Mentioned: Open Door Community Health Centers   Host: Charlene Platon, MS, RN, FNP-BC (@charleneplaton ) Guest: Joe Demont, MS, MBA, CPA, FACHE, FHFMA (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-demont-ms-mba-cpa-fache-fhfma-68510117/)  About the show: ACNL in Action is a production of the Association of California Nurse Leaders, the professional organization for nurse leaders. New episodes come out on the first Friday of every month. Want to support ACNL? Consider making a donation: http://bit.ly/cog-podcast. Learn more about ACNL at acnl.org .  Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn at @acnlnurse.

Charlene talks with Kimberley Goode, the Vice President of External Affairs at Blue Shield during the tumultuous days of the pandemic. Kimberley brings her expertise from a long career in corporate communications to discuss how healthcare companies can manage and frame their public images, and what role nurses play as communicators, both with the public and internally. Organizations Mentioned: Blue Shield of California  Host: Charlene Platon, MS, RN, FNP-BC (@charleneplaton) Guest: Kimberley Goode (@kimberleygoode)  About the show: ACNL in Action is a production of the Association of California Nurse Leaders, the professional organization for nurse leaders. New episodes come out on the first Friday of every month. Want to support ACNL? Consider making a donation: http://bit.ly/cog-podcast. Learn more about ACNL at acnl.org. Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn at @acnlnurse.

Charlene talks with James Jackson, Interim CEO of the Alameda Health System. James addresses the tumultuous year AHS had last year, and his efforts to bring different constituencies together. He also discusses the important role leaders play in building trust within their units, and how to measure the impact culture is having on orginzational outcomes. Organizations Mentioned: Alameda Health System  Host: Charlene Platon, MS, RN, FNP-BC (@charleneplaton) Guest: James Jackson (linkedin.com/in/james-jackson-764bba4 and twitter.com/jetjacksonmph) About the show: ACNL in Action is a production of the Association of California Nurse Leaders, the professional organization for nurse leaders. New episodes come out on the first Friday of every month. Want to support ACNL? Consider making a donation: http://bit.ly/cog-podcast. Learn more about ACNL at acnl.org. Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn at @acnlnurse. Note: Due to technical issues with Apple Podcasts, this episode may be appearing on a different date than usual.

Charlene talks with Giancarlo Lyle-Edrosolo, Chief Nursing Officer at Providence St. John's in Santa Monica. Giancarlo shares his story of how he went from wanting to be a priest to a doctor but ultimately found his calling in nursing. Giancarlo gives advice on networking and mentorships for nurses who are looking to transition into executive roles or maybe haven't decided yet. Organizations Mentioned: Association of California Nurse LeadersAmerican Nurses Association/California American Organization for Nursing Leadership  Host: Charlene Platon, MS, RN, FNP-BC (@charleneplaton) Guest: Giancarlo Lyle-Edrosolo DNP, RN, CNL, NE-BC, CCRN-CMC, PHN, CPhT (@edrosolo) About the show: ACNL in Action is a production of the Association of California Nurse Leaders, the professional organization for nurse leaders. New episodes come out on the first Friday of every month. Want to support ACNL? Consider making a donation: http://bit.ly/cog-podcast. Learn more about ACNL at acnl.org.  Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn at @acnlnurse.

Charlene chats with Dr. Garrett Chan, CEO of HealthImpact, about where the California nusing workforce is at as we look forward to a post-COVID world. To learn more about HealthImpact, visit their website at https://healthimpact.org/. 

Shelley Johnson is the Director of Critical Care Services at NorthBay Healthcare. The first case of community-spread Coronavirus in the United States -- "patient zero" -- occurred in Vacaville, California, and NorthBay was the first hospital to treat that individual. Shelley's team developed a command center to deal with the surge of patients they would soon treat. In part 2 of this podcast, Shelley will share the strategies she and her team developed to manage workflows and decrease stress for front-line healthcare workers.

In this 2-part series from our Quality, Safety, and Engagement Committee, Drs. Ginger Manss and Shelley Johnson discuss strategies for nurses to take care of themselves and their teams while managing the COVID-19 crisis.Ginger Manss is the QSE Chair and Chief Nursing Officer of Community Medical Centers in Stockton. In part 1 she will discuss tips for the "Home You". These self-care tips are designed to help nurses decompress after long and stressful days at work, as well as manage the difficulties of living in quarantine.