2023 Health Care Worker of the Year Presentation After a brief hiatus in 2022, OHA has opened the call for nominations for the 2023 Albert E. Dyckes Health Care Worker of the Year. See the nomination process section below to learn more. The award will be presented at OHA's 108th Annual Meeting & Education Summit.
Eligibility Each member hospital is invited to nominate one individual who has not been nominated previously by that organization. Health systems may submit one nomination on behalf of each of their member hospitals, or select one nominee to represent the entire health system. Eligible persons must be a current employee of an OHA member hospital. The nominee should be a direct caregiver but that is not a requirement. Employed physicians are eligible to be nominated and receive the award. Support personnel are also eligible if they exemplify the qualities represented by this award.
How to Submit a Nomination Submit an online nomination Preview the nomination form Tips for submitting a good nomination Tips for promoting your nominee In addition to completing the online nomination, two digital photographs of the nominee must be submitted by the deadline: Headshot - a front-on photograph of the nominee with minimal or no surroundings Environmental - an action shot to show the nominee doing his or her job in the work setting. Photos that include patient interaction are encouraged. Please edit out any protected health information. Photograph tips
Judging Criteria A panel of outside reviewers will rate each nomination based on the narrative provided for each of the following criteria. Each nomination should highlight the nominee's most notable achievements and describe how the nominee embodies the following qualities of the Health Care Worker of the Year: Motivation – Describe the nominee’s ability to motivate and inspire colleagues, partners, etc. to advance the mission of the organization (Emphasize their passion for a cause, resilience to overcome an issue, etc.) Influence – Describe the nominee’s ability to influence others such as serving as a role model or mentoring others. Action – Explain the nominee’s service and contributions that reflect merit recognition as a noteworthy health care workers including accomplishments despite obstacles. Alignment – Describe the nominee’s actions to support the mission, vision, and values of the organization and emphasize a specific example(s) of contributions towards a specific value. Community Impact – Describe the impact of the nominee’s contributions to the community your organization serves such as a program or initiative that had an impactful result in the community. In addition, you will be asked to provide a brief summary and photos that will be used in a keepsake publication, on the OHA website and in OHA publications.
2021 Health Care Worker of the Year Presentation In place of honoring one health care worker with the Albert E. Dyckes Health Care Worker of the Year award, OHA inducted the entire Ohio hospital workforce– the more than 251 thousand Ohioans we are proud to call hospital caregivers – into the Hall of Fame. The OHA Health Care Hall of Fame presentation was held in November during the Healing Ohio Together Ceremony.