Are there strategies that have been identified through research as best practice? Which interventions work best for which professionals? What tools and resources exist to ensure the most successful recruitment and retention program? 

 

Whether you are a therapist, nurse, or human resource director, the information presented in this two hour audio conference will provide you with the most up-to-date statistics, research, and resources related to best practices for recruitment and retention in healthcare. It will then assist you in applying the available research results to some of today’s most sought after healthcare professions, including physical therapists and nurses, as well as provide you with an opportunity to ask questions about research relevant to your particular setting. 

 

All organizations valuing great healthcare professionals will benefit from the most current, research supported, information and the resources needed to recruit and retain the best professionals. Know that you’re on the cutting edge of what the research has to offer by participating in this seminar.

 

Stacey Zeigler, PT, DPT, GCS earned her B.S. degree in Physical Therapy in 1994 from Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY. She holds a Master of Science degree in Community Health Administration and Wellness Promotion from California College for Health Sciences, became a board certified geriatric specialist in 2001, and completed her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Simmons College in January 2005. 

 

Stacey’s clinical and managerial background encompasses a wide variety of settings including home health, acute care, out-patient orthopedics, in-patient rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation. In her managerial roles over the past ten years, Stacey has had the pleasure of working with and supervising a variety of health care professionals including those in the fields of physical, occupational, speech language pathology and nursing with highlights from her management career including her position as Assistant Administrator of Rehabilitation Services at a rural hospital near her hometown in New York as well as her service as Chief of Physical Therapy at the U.S. Army Health Clinic in Hanau, Germany. Currently a clinical assistant professor of physical therapy at Clarkson University, Stacey instructs in the areas of organizational behavior, team building, and health care administration as well as being a national presenter in the areas of practice management, autonomous practice, and human resource issues. 

 

Sandra L. Fisher has been studying, consulting on, and teaching about issues related to human resource management and organizational performance for over ten years. After spending five years as a consultant in Arlington, VA, she is now on the faculty at the Clarkson University School of Business in Potsdam, NY where she teaches courses in Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior. She has worked with a variety of government and for-profit organizations, helping them improve human resource practices to meet strategic goals. Her primary interests and areas of expertise include the interface between people and technology, changing employment relationships (for example, increased use of outsourcing), training systems, and performance management.

Dr. Fisher has published articles in journals such as Personnel Psychology and Human Resource Management, and has presented numerous papers at professional conferences. She received her Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Michigan State University in 1998.