Billy Best

Experience

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  Baltimore City Hospital [now Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center]

  Jan 1980 - Jan 1986

  Medical Technologist -Microbiology
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  The Johns Hopkins Hospital

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1998

  Career Specialist
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  University of Maryland Medical Center

  Dec 1999 - Mar 2005

  Employment Coordinator for Nurse Recruitment

  • Integral part of a team that handled the recruitment process for over 5,000 FTE's • Handled the recruitment for between 70 - 100 vacancies at any given time • Responsible for and assisted with the development of recruitment strategies • Arranged open houses, advertisements, career fairs, direct mailings and conferences • Worked closely with management in the coordination of screening, interviewing, evaluating and hiring of candidates for employment • Communicated and interpreted HR policies for employees and management • Provided input to HR about current market trends with regard to our compensation policy • Counseled employees about career opportunities within the organization • Provided updates to HR and management through monthly reports with current data regarding recruitment activity Show less

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  Kernan Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2005

  Recruiter
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  University of Maryland School of Nursing

  Jun 2006 - Dec 2008

  Director of Admissions-Recruitment

  Director of Recruitment [Office of Student and Academic Services] 10/07 to 12/08• Developed, implemented and managed comprehensive recruitment and outreach strategies for all undergraduate, masters, post masters, PhD, DNP and certificate programs.• Collaborated with Program Directors, faculty, administration and staff to attract students to each program to assist with attaining annual projected enrollment goals.• Assisted with Program Orientations and Open Houses.• Tracked prospective student leads and maintain prospective database.Director of Admissions [Office of Admissions and Student Affairs] 06/06 to 10/07• Responsible for admissions process for the Traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing [BSN] Program, Registered Nurse [RN] to BSN Program, RN to Master of Science [MS] Program, Graduate Programs leading to MS degrees for Advanced Practice Nursing in twelve (12) specialty areas and the Doctorate of Nursing Practice [DNP] Program. • Managed and lead a staff of eight (8) employees with diverse responsibilities ranging from processing of admission applications, customer service, hiring, disciplinary actions, enrollment management, student liaison responsibilities, undergraduate and graduate admissions counseling, and oversight of the scholarships and grants coordination process for our students. • Instrumental in the successful implementation of the Nursing Support II Grant from the Maryland Higher Education Commission [MHEC] for the School of Nursing. Assisted with the coordination of employees from the University of Maryland Medical Center [UMMC] and Franklin Square Hospital who participated with this grant leading to MS degrees. These students will consequently become Clinical Nurse Educators throughout the State of Maryland.• Responsible for new student orientation; coordination of and participation in recruitment events; update of admission reports; liaison with faculty, staff and students. Show less

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  Coppin State University

  Dec 2008 - Feb 2018

  • Developed, implemented and managed comprehensive recruitment and outreach strategies for the undergraduate, masters, post-masters and doctoral nursing programs, the B.S. degree in Health Information Management and the B.S. degree in Health Sciences.• Collaborated with the Dean, Associate Deans, Chairpersons, faculty, other administrators, other functional units on campus (Admissions, Registrar’s Office, Financial Aid, Student Affairs, Advising Office, etc.) and staff to attract students to each program eventually leading to the attainment of annual projected enrollment goals and eventually graduation goals.• Assisted with Program Orientations and Open Houses.• Responsible for academic advisement of Pre-Nursing, Pre-Health Information Management and B.S. in Health Sciences Students.• Tracked prospective student leads and maintain prospective database.• Responsible for admissions process for the Traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing [BSN] Program; Registered Nurse [RN] to BSN Program; Accelerated Second Degree BSN Program; Graduate Programs leading to MSN degrees and/or Post-Masters Certification for Advanced Practice Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner; Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Information Management at the Baltimore and University System of Maryland – Hagerstown campuses; and the Doctor of Nursing Practice [DNP] Program.• Managed and led a staff of three (3) employees with diverse responsibilities ranging from processing of admission applications, customer service, hiring, disciplinary actions, enrollment management, student liaison responsibilities, undergraduate and graduate admissions counseling, and other related duties as assigned by the Dean. • Coordinated and participated in recruitment events; update of admission reports; liaison with faculty, staff and students. • Assisted with producing advertisements for marketing; public relations and recruitment. Show less

  • Director of Student Affairs for the College of Health Professions

    Dec 2008 - Feb 2018

  • Former Director of Student Affairs - College of Health Professions

    Dec 2008 - Feb 2018