An exclusive interview

Managing staffing in healthcare crises and low-pay states

“I wish I could say nursing was my first choice, but it wasn't; I always wanted to be a pediatrician. I started after high school. I went to Montclair State University, which is in New Jersey, and I studied biology in undergrad, with the intention to go to medical school. During my studies, unfortunately, my great-grandmother, whom I was very close with, had a stroke and, within a week, a heart attack. She was in the ICU for a few weeks, but the care she received was remarkable. The kind nurses and their bedside manners – it was like, “wow, this is different.”

Cerinena McLean, is a family nurse practitioner and CEO and founder of Healing Hands Medical Staffing. She received her bachelor's in registered nursing from Clayton State University, and her master’s in family nurse practitioning from Chamberlain University. In the past, she has served as a cardiology nurse, infusion nurse coordinator, and infectious disease nurse practitioner. In 2020, she served as the vice president of clinical operations at the Oasis Healthcare Service. In June of 2020, she founded Healing Hands Medical Staffing, a group designed to help nurses and nurse practitioners navigate the job seeking process

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