Call for Volunteers - Multiple Opportunities Available!

Members interested in any of the following opportunities should submit both a Statement of Interest addressing why you would like to be considered and your CV to Laura Feldt at the NANN National Office ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by June 13, 2012.

• Health Policy and Advocacy Committee
• Nominations Committee
• Education Provider Committee
• Awards Selection Committee
• NNP Excellence Award Committee
• Research Committee

Health Policy and Advocacy Committee

NANN and NANNP are seeking four (4) members to join its Health Policy and Advocacy Committee. Advocacy is one of four major goal areas of the associations, and one of the most important platforms for our association, our members, and our profession. The committee's purpose is to identify legislative and regulatory issues that impact members; help to influence neonatal nursing practice regulation and policy; and increase opportunities to work in coalition with other healthcare related groups that impact neonatal practice.

Term:
Committee members are asked to commit to serve for up to 4 years.

Committee Member Responsibilities:
Completion of assigned tasks such as monitoring legislative issues or regulation; working with state advocacy liaisons; manning the advocacy booth at the NANN annual conference and participating in advocacy-related activities; selection of the annual NIWI Scholarship recipients.

Nominations Committee

NANN is seeking two (2) members to serve as part of the Nominations Committee. The committee's purpose is to prepare and submit a slate of officers and directors for the NANN annual election, with a goal of at least two nominations for each elective position.

Term:
Committee members are asked to serve one 2-year term (maximum).

Committee Member Responsibilities:
Participate in review of potential election candidates, identify additional candidates, if needed, and selection of a final slate of candidates to run for office. Committee members will also contact prospective candidates to obtain consent to run for election and contact candidates with election results.

Education Provider Committee

NANN is seeking three (3) members to serve as part of the Education Provider Committee. The committee's purpose is to offer vision and provide guidance to the NANN continuing nursing education (CNE) program within the parameters of its educational mission and the requirements set forth by its regulatory bodies.

Term:
Committee members are asked to serve one initial 2-year term; with the option to serve one additional 2-year term.

Committee Member Responsibilities:
Participate in regular in-service education on ANCC and NANN policy and practices regarding educational assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, assume the role Nurse Planner throughout their tenure, be active, engaging, and accountable committee members, attend at least 70% of the calls, and complete assignments on time.

Awards Selection Committee

NANN is seeking two (2) members to serve as part of the Awards Selection Committee. The committee's purpose is to review nominations and recommend a recipient for each of the following awards: Leadership Award, Navigator Award, Robyn Main Excellence in Clinical Practice Award, Chapter Awards, and other awards as determined by the NANN Board of Directors

Term:
Committee members are asked to serve one initial 2-year term; with the option to serve one additional 2-year term.

Committee Member Responsibilities:
Encourage awards applications through the NANN newsletter, web site, and other communication vehicles, increase NANN's visibility by promoting the awards to professionals in neonatal nursing, work with staff during the awards selection process, review and rate the awards applications, participate in a conference with committee members and chair to determine award recipients and phone recipients to notify of award.

NNP Excellence Award Committee

NANNP is seeking two (2) members to serve as part of the NNP Excellence Award Committee. The committee's purpose is to review nominations and select the best candidate for the NNP Excellence award.

Term:
Committee members are asked to serve one 2-year term (maximum).

Committee Member Responsibilities:
Encourage awards applications through the NANN newsletter, web site, and other communication vehicles, increase NANNP's visibility by promoting the awards to professionals in neonatal nursing, work with staff during the awards selection process, review and rate the awards nominations, participate in a conference with committee members and chair to determine award recipient.

Research Committee

NANN is seeking two (2) members to serve as part of the Research Committee. The committee's purpose is to support neonatal nursing research, promote the dissemination and utilization of neonatal research findings for the improvement of neonatal care, and promote research through education and awareness of the research process.

Term:
Committee members are asked to serve one initial 2-year term; with the option to serve one additional 2-year term.

Committee Member Responsibilities:
Facilitate special projects to meet Research Committee goals, publish research-related items in NANN newsletter and journal, prepare a research agenda for NANN, with approval from the NANN board, oversee and judges the NANN annual research abstract award, review research surveys for dissemination to NANN members via website, annual conference, or mail, review, and select paper and poster abstracts for presentation at the annual educational conference.