Practical Nursing Coordinator

Heather Haines has been the Coordinator of Practical Nursing at the Academy since 2020. She has a B.S. from Juniata College in Biopsychology, earned her RN at the Geisinger School of Nursing, and completed her BSN from Graceland University. Professionally she has worked as a Laboratory Technician for Johns Hopkins University Hospital and as a School Nurse for the Juniata County School District. Mrs. Haines has worked as a Charge Nurse/Supervisor in both a long-term care and clinical setting. Additionally, she has experience as a Wellness Nurse, where she completed yearly wellness exams on Medicare eligible patients to make sure they were up-to-date on screenings and vaccines. Mrs. Haines has served on the Nurse Education Advisory Committee for the Geisinger School of Nursing since 2013.