DNS-CT Certification Virtual Workshop 1/21/2025 Hosted by Celtic Consulting, Taught by Maureen McCarthy
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Register
- Non-member - $1,061
- Member - $843
Take your leadership and management talents to the next level with the Director of Nursing Services—Certified (DNS-CT) certification. Earning this credential validates your expertise, gives you the advantage among your peers, and helps you improve quality, communication, and resident care throughout your facility. You must be a current RN and have the equivalent of two years of full-time long-term or post-acute care experience, with a minimum of one year of experience either as a DNS or relevant nursing leadership experience to qualify. With the DNS-CT credential behind your name, it shows you have the management skills and knowledge needed to master the challenges of being a DNS. The DNS-CT credential is perfect for directors of nursing services, nursing home administrators, vice presidents of clinical services, and other long-term care professionals with management responsibilities.
Your registration includes three days of online instruction from a Master Teacher covering the 10 courses of the DNS-CT program, access to digital workshop materials, and access to the 10 certification exams. To earn the RAC-CT credential, you must successfully complete the associated final certification exams with a score of 80% or higher. You will have one year from the date of the workshop before they expire. We suggest downloading and saving each PDF to a device of your choice. Although not required, you may print the PDFs at your own expense. If you decide to print your materials, please remember that changes and updates are continually incorporated into the workshop materials.
This workshop will be hosted online, through a virtual platform.
All times are listed in Eastern Time (ET). If you are unsure what time this workshop will begin where you are, please use this link as a quick reference: www.worldtimebuddy.com
Schedule:
- Days: January 21-23
- Time: 8 am - 5 pm (ET), daily
Access additional program and workshop information (including CEs and cancellation policy) here.
Hosted by: Celtic Consulting
Maureen McCarthy, RN, BS, RAC-MT, QCP-MT, DNS-MT, RAC-MTA
President, CEO
Celtic Consulting, AAPACN Board Chair
Maureen is the President and CEO of Celtic Consulting, a post-acute care consulting firm; and is the CEO of MDSRescue, which provides remote MDS completion services for facilities nationwide. She is a registered nurse with nearly forty years of work experience, including direct patient care, positions held as an MDS Coordinator, Director of Nursing, Rehab Director, and Medicare biller. Maureen combines clinical expertise with regulatory acuity to assist clients with developing sustainable remediation plans.
Maureen serves as the Medicare & MDS 3.0 Advisor for several state affiliates, is advisor to the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC-J13), the Chair for the Board of Directors of the American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing (AAPACN) and Immediate Past Chair and member of the Expert Advisory Panel at AAPACN. She serves as the Chair of the Education Committee for the American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA), and on the Clinical Practice Committee and Reimbursement Committee for the American Health Care Association (AHCA).