2018 Spotlight on Excellence Awards Nominations CNA Certified Nursing Assistant COMPETITION GUIDE & NOMINATION FORM CNA NOMINATIONS DUE July 9, 2018
Colorado Health Care Association Spotlight on CNAs CNA Award Program Excellence General Information Introduction Colorado Health Care Association s Spotlight on Excellence awards process is a time honored event through which we get to help you recognize and honor outstanding long term caregivers. The CNA of the Year is one of these special awards. This award is given to an individual CNA working in a CHCA member facility who has gone above and beyond the call of duty, continually striving to provide quality care and quality of life for their residents. The recognition shown to deserving staff members helps you build the teams that will shape the future of our profession. The CNA nomination process is separate from the other nomination categories and has a different due date. All CNA nominations should be made on the CNA nomination forms and submitted to CHCA no later than July 9, 2018. CHCA will collate the nominations by district and send the nominations to each district chair for judging in their district. Each district is still responsible for assembling a panel of judges in their district to select a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winner in their district and host a district CNA awards program. The district chair is then responsible for returning the 1st place CNA winner from their district with photo to CHCA by August 1, 2018. All six CNA District Nominees will be honored at our Spotlight on Excellence awards banquet, the closing event of the CHCA 2018 annual convention. CNA DISTRICT COMPETITION The deadline for submitting your CNA District nominees is July 9, 2018. Use the forms included in this guide for nomination submissions. Copy and distribute at district meetings or mail to each facility in your district. Submit CNA nominations to: CHCA 225 E. 16th Avenue, Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80203 CHCA will mail all nominations to each district for judging. Questions? (303) 861-8228 The District shall select a panel of judges from your community to review and determine 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Winners. Host a district awards banquet/program to honor all nominees and recognize the top three winners. Mail the District 1st Place Winner Nomination Cover Sheet, 3 Nomination Letters and high quality color photo of winner to CHCA, 225 E. 16th Avenue, Suite 1100, Denver, CO 80203 by August 1, 2018.
Guidelines for CNA Nominations WHO CAN NOMINATE? Employees, residents, family members, physicians, advocates, and others involved in long term care. WHO CAN BE NOMINATED? A CNA who has worked in the nominating facility or organization for at least two years prior to the date of the nomination and in health care for at least five years prior to the date of nomination. WHAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN EACH NOMINATION? Each nomination should include a nomination form, three nomination letters and at least one picture of the applicant. Each letter should be no more than two (2) typed pages. All nominations must be typed! Patient letters may be legibly handwritten. WHERE SHOULD THE NOMINEE S NAME APPEAR? Only on the nomination cover form! Any nomination letter that includes a nominee s name will disqualify that nominee from consideration. HOW WILL WINNERS BE RECOGNIZED? Each District will host their own awards banquet or program to recognize all nominees and winners.the District First Place winner s nomination form, 3 nomination letters and color photo will be forwarded to CHCA for judging. All six District CNA of the Year finalists will be honored at the 2018 Spotlight on Excellence awards banquet, to be held on September 27, 2018. All finalists are presented with a plaque. Entry Preparation YOUR ENTRY MUST CONSIST OF THESE ITEMS: Nomination Form. Please make a clean copy of the form for each individual you nominate. Three nomination letters for each person nominated. Be sure not to disqualify your nominee by mentioning the person s name or the facility in any of the nomination letters. Each letter must be typed and no longer than two pages in length. Please use the attached form. At the state awards banquet, CHCA presents a slide show of nominees interacting with residents. You must include a high quality color photo of your nominee so they will be a part of the show! EACH LETTER SHOULD INCLUDE: Accomplishments in the nursing home/assisted living residence that have contributed to the operations of your facility; What distinguishes this person above others in enhancing the quality of life for the residents of the facility; How this employee exceeds their day to day job responsibilities; and Other information you would like to present about this employee (e.g. community service work, volunteer work, length of service in long-term care, etc.) Each nominee will be judged based on how they excel in the above criteria, as expressed through the nomination letters. Be sure to include at least the first three criteria in order to provide the judges with adequate information from which to make their choices. BE SURE NOT TO DISQUALIFY YOUR NOMINEE!!! FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS. CNA Nominee Entry Deadline: July 9, 2018 Each CNA nomination must be received by CHCA by mail (no faxes or emails) no later than 5:00 p.m., July 9, 2018. (Nominations received after this deadline will be disqualified.)
Colorado Health Care Association CNA Spotlight On Excellence 2018 CNA Awards Nomination Letter For CHCA Use Only: Judging Code PLEASE TYPE YOUR LETTER OF NOMINATION ON THIS FORM. DO NOT EXCEED TWO PAGES. ALL NOMINATION LETTERS EXCEEDING TWO PAGES WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. REMEMBER NOT TO MENTION THE NOMINEE BY NAME.
2018 CNA Awards Nomination Letter Page 2 For CHCA Use Only: Judging Code
2018 Colorado Health Care Association CNA SPOTLIGHT ON EXCELLENCE CNA Awards Nomination Form Please complete this form and attach it to the nomination letters. Please make sure all supporting materials are also included (complete the checklist below). Incomplete nominations will result in the applicant being disqualified. Submit your CNA nominations no later than July 9, 2018 to: (place website link) CHCA District: Nominee: Job Title: Facility: Contact (person submitting the nomination): Mailing Address: Phone Number: Nomination Checklist Is your nomination complete? Have you included: This nomination form (typed or clearly printed) Three typed nomination letters on supplied form (two pages only) A color photo of the district finalist must be included in the final nomination packet to CHCA. Nominee Profile Nominee s Job Title: # of years in current position: # of years with the facility: # of years in the long term care industry: For CHCA Use Only: Judging Code SUBMIT YOUR,CNA NOMINATIONS TO CHCA NO LATER THAN JULY 9, 2018