Overview of Responsibilities:
The Certification Chair serves as the Executive Board’s expert on certification issues. In addition, this Executive Board member functions as NAPNAP’s liaison and representative to the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board. The purpose of the Certification Chair role shall be to support NAPNAP and the PNCB regarding standards and mechanisms for PNP certification and recertification related to continued PNP competency. The Certification Chair also works with other appropriate organizations as needed to interpret NAPNAP’s policies, programs and goals and their relationship to certification issues.
NAPNAP Selection Guidelines:
- In coordination with the PNCB, the President nominates a candidate to the NAPNAP Executive Board, who is certified as a PNP by PNCB.
- After the nominee has successfully completed the PNCB Board appointment application and the application is accepted, the NAPNAP President appoints the candidate to the NAPNAP Executive Board
PNCB Nomination and Appointment Requirements:
- Completes PNCB Board appointment application.
- Reviewed for appointment to the PNCB by the PNCB Board.
Time Requirement:
- Approximately 8-10 hours per week.
- One (1) day Orientation Meeting the last weekend of June the first year appointed to position.
- Three (2 – 3) day Executive Board Meetings per year (one meeting in the fall, one held in conjunction with the NAPNAP Annual Conference and a 2 day June Board Meeting following the New Board Orientation meeting).
- One annual Strategic Planning Meeting usually held in conjunction with the fall Board Meeting.
- Regularly scheduled conference call with the Executive Board. (Approximately one hour in length, held every 2 – 3 months when there is not an Executive Board Meeting.)
- PNCB Responsibilities:
- Serve as a member of the PNCB Board and attend two (2-3 day) meetings of the PNCB Board (Winter and Summer)
- Participate in regularly scheduled 1 hour monthly conference calls for the PNCB Board.
- Attend 1-2 PNCB exam committee meetings (1-2 days) per year.
- Represents PNCB at other organizational meetings as appropriate.
Primary NAPNAP Functions:
- Serves as a voting member of the Executive Board.
- Participates in the meetings of the Executive Board and the Association including but not limited to:
- Conference Call Meetings
- General Sessions of the Executive Board
- Executive Sessions of the Executive Board
- Strategic Planning Retreat
- Annual Business Meeting of the Association
- Special Meetings as called by the President
- Serves as the liaison of the NAPNAP Executive Board to the PNCB
- Participates in all meetings of the PNCB
- Interprets NAPNAP policy, programs, and goals to the PNCB.
- Prepare PNCB summary reports for the NAPNAP Executive Board.
- Informs the NAPNAP Executive Board about the PNCB programs and policies.
- Interprets PNCB programs and policy to the membership of NAPNAP.
- Represents NAPNAP at other organizational meetings related to certification issues as appropriate.
- Participates on the following standing committees and other committees or task forces as appointed by the president:
- Strategic Planning Committee
- Selection Panel
- Submits Reports for Annual Activities as follows:
- Provides input in the development of the annual budget (August)
- Annual Activities/Goals and Time Table for the Strategic Plan (September)
- Written or verbal report on activities for the Executive Board Meetings (Due fall, spring and summer)
- Provide input to the Annual Budget or New Budget Proposals. (Due fall)
- Written Annual report for the General Business Meeting (Due February)
- Serves as a role model and provides positive mentoring experiences for potential future NAPNAP leaders.
- Communicates with and advocates for members on issues related to certification.
- Organizes and conducts a Certification and Professional Issues Forum at the NAPNAP conference.
- Assists with writing and revising NAPNAP position statements related to certification, education and professional issues.
Approved by Executive Board September 27, 2007