Magnet Program Manager

About the role

The Magnet® Program Manager at UC Health is responsible for leading, directing, coordinating, and facilitating the activities and initiatives associated with non-clinical aspects of nursing professional practice, which includes attaining and maintaining ANCC Magnet® Designation status.

Responsibilities

• Promotes and supports the clinical inquiry processes of evidence-based practice, performance improvement, and research throughout organization.
• Promotes and supports professional growth opportunities for nurses.
• Serves as administrative liaison for organizational Clinical Ladder program.
• Integrate the Professional Practice Model into nursing professional practice.
• Participates in evaluation of nursing quality data and application of evidence-based practices to improve nursing practice, patient outcomes, and patient experience data.
• Provides outcome data to support evaluation of educational programs.
• Facilitates the application of the Magnet® standards to the work environment and clinical practice through collaboration with facility clinical nursing leadership.
• Promotes and supports strategies and initiatives addressing deficient areas in RN Survey.
• Collaborate with NDNQI system owners and stakeholders to optimize the benchmarking of data for Magnet®-related nurse-sensitive quality indicators.
• Promotes and supports Performance Evaluations, particularly Peer Evaluations.
• Lead, encourage, and support the Magnet® Champion group.
• Serves as the liaison between the organization and the ANCC Magnet®, Pathways to Excellence or other nursing Program Office.
• Coordinates the organization's Magnet® processes as the onsite expert and resource for American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Program® and other nursing designations (Pathways to Excellence, Beacon, Lantern etc.).
• Coordinates the assessment of Magnet® or other nursing recognition program gap analysis and proposes action plans for identified gaps.
• In collaboration with facility nursing leadership develops strategies to implement the Chief Nurse’s vision and plans for attaining or retaining Magnet® or other recognition.
• Coordinates the gathering of evidence for the Magnet® document.
• Coordinates the writing and submission of the Magnet® document.
• Create and submit required Magnet® Program Reports.
• Organizes and facilitates the Magnet® Site Visit process.
• Affords support for nursing staff and leadership in continuous improvement initiatives, using UCH PI Way when appropriate.
• Acts as consultant and/or mentor to nursing and organizational department leaders and staff in relation to initiatives affecting nursing professional practice.
• Advocates for and collaborates with system leaders to promote and develop nursing research opportunities.
• Serves as Site IRB Consultant.
• Achieve CITI training.
• Assists in the planning of nurse recognition events.
• Nursing Week DAISY Awards.
• Professional Certification Day.
• Degree Advancement Recognition.
• Other Specialty Recognitions.

Qualifications

• Minimum Required: Master of Science, Nursing, or related healthcare field (required).
• Preferred: Post-graduate or DNP.
• Required: Current RN License in Ohio or in home state covered by Compact State RN licensing.
• Preferred: Professional Nursing Certification in Nursing Leadership or Professional Development.
• Minimum Required: 5 years of related experience including 2 years in leadership role (formal/informal) with significant impact nursing outcomes.