ONL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

Fall Quarterly Meeting

ONL's Quarterly Meetings offer nurse leaders at all levels an opportunity for rich professional learning while connecting with fellow nurse leaders for collaboration and community.

FALL 2025 QUARTERLY MEETING: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 8:30AM - 12:00PM VIA ZOOM

Fall 2025 Quarterly Meeting Flyer

Program Agenda

  • 8:30:   ONL Business Meeting
  • 9:45:   Break
  • 10:00: Keynote Presentation: Engage, Empower, Excel: How Leaders are Shaping the Human Experience in Healthcare, Dr. Jeff Doucette
  • 12:00: Closing Remarks

Who Should Participate

  • Nurse leaders at all levels from the bedside to the C-suite as well as partners from academia and research are encouraged to participate! This is also a great team learning opportunity.

Program Details

 

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ONL Business Meeting

The ONL Business Meeting offers a chance to learn more about the core work of ONL to advance nursing leadership and support nurse leaders. Members of the ONL Board and staff provide updates and insights about key ONL priorities, project highlights, upcoming programs, member benefits, opportunities to get involved, policy and legislative activity in our region, and recent developments and key topics impacting nursing practice and nursing leadership. The Business Meeting is also a forum in which ONL recognizes and celebrates our members' recent milestones and achievements. All are encouraged to attend!

Keynote Presentation

Engage, Empower, Excel: How Leaders are Shaping the Human Experience in Healthcare

In this keynote presentation, Press Ganey thought leader and Chief Nursing Officer Dr. Jeff Doucette will explore how leaders are revolutionizing healthcare by prioritizing employee engagement at the intersection of safety, quality, reliability, and service. He will share the latest data on healthcare employee engagement and the impact of highly engaged leaders on quality outcomes. Participants will  leave the session with a fresh perspective and a deep understanding of the latest best practices to achieve the next level of performance in their organizations.

Jeff Doucette 

Jeff Doucette, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, FAAN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer,
Press Ganey

As Press Ganey’s Chief Nursing Officer, Dr. Jeff Doucette is responsible for helping clients transform the patient and caregiver experience. In this role, he works to develop nursing leaders at client organizations, improve clinical quality and efficiency, and improve employee and caregiver engagement by playing an integral role in the company’s safety, clinical, and workforce initiatives.

Jeff is a widely recognized and accomplished nurse leader with 30 years of experience spent largely in leadership and executive nursing roles. Throughout his career, he has focused on enabling the delivery of exceptional patient and family experiences through innovation, education, and nursing excellence.

Most recently, Jeff served as senior vice president and chief nursing officer at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals in Philadelphia. In this role, he led the strategic direction and leadership of the Division of Nursing and Patient Care Services and played a critical role in cultivating and sustaining nursing excellence. Prior to joining Jefferson Health, Jeff served as the inaugural vice president of the Magnet Recognition Program® and Pathway to Excellence® Programs at the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Known as an engaging thought leader and dynamic presenter, Jeff speaks extensively around the world on topics of interest to nursing and health care leaders. He is a Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellow, a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, and a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. He also serves on the editorial advisory board for Nursing Management and The Journal of Nursing Administration.

Jeff earned a Master of Science degree in health care administration and a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Marymount University, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Old Dominion University.  
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