Albert E. Dyckes Health Care Worker of the Year

• 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

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.