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A Detour and a New Opportunity

In 2015, Dave decided to try something new and left the CHS system
to take a CNO position with HealthSouth Mechanicsburg, an acute
rehabilitation hospital. “It was a great experience, but I realized that I still
have a passion for acute care,” he says. “I love the emergency department
and the intensive care unit. There is still an emergency nurse in me!”

Eight months later, Dave interviewed for the CNO job at another
Community Health Systems-affiliated hospital, Heart of Lancaster Regional
Medical Center—and got the job. He returned back “home” to CHS, this
time working at the 148-bed community hospital just a few miles from his
house. “I’m so happy to be here,” he says. “There are a lot of great things
going on here as the hospital moves toward nonprofit status through its
current acquisition by Pinnacle Health Systems. It’s an exciting time to
return.”
Approaching the Finish Line

Slowly but surely, Dave has worked toward earning the MSN, nursing
management and organizational leadership. He graduated in June 2017.
“These CNO positions would not have been open to me if I weren’t
pursuing the MSN,” Dave says, adding that fortuitously, course work has
often coincided with things going on at the hospital like strategic planning
and employee morale initiatives.

Although making the time for school hasn’t been easy, in the end, Dave
knows it is worth it. “American Sentinel has been great. Wonderful classes,
great professors—some of whom have gone above and beyond—and
excellent classes. I feel I’ve been given a well-rounded view of what’s
happening in nursing around the country and the education to inspire
change in my own community.

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