Pathway to Excellence Program Director, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (Winston)
Job description
Pathway Program Director / Nursing Excellence Coordinator
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (Winston)
Full time, salaried
Job Summary: The Nursing Excellence Coordinator is proficient in nursing and functions as a clinical leader, expeditor, educator, and consultant, utilizing management theory, change management and negotiations to expand evidence base practices and successfully implement the ANCC Pathway to Excellence standards/ elements of performance.
Education / Experience:
- Graduated from an accredited college of nursing;
- BSN required, MSN preferred;
- Database management
- Continuing education of 30 hours or more annually
- Professional certification as a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) desired or within 1 year of hire
Licensure, Certification and / or Registration:
- Current RN licensure in good standing in the State of North Carolina
Essential Functions:
- Collaborates with clinical and administrative leadership, assumes facility wide responsibility for coordination of the ANCC Pathways to Excellence application, designation, and re-designation process
- Provides administrative consultation and serves as a subject matter expert for all teammates in pursuit of ANCC Pathway to Excellence
- Demonstrate excellent role modeling behaviors, have experience in project management, strategic planning, marketing, knowledge of accreditation standards and ANCC recognition program (Pathway to Excellence and Magnet)
- Serves as the Pathways advisor to leadership teams and the liaison to the ANCC Pathway/Magnet office, advisors and or consultants
- Develops written reports related to assessments and recommends changes in the nursing professional practice environment
- Supports Nursing Administration in assuming the organizational milieu reflects the internalization of the elements of performance for Pathway to Excellence
- Provides administrative direction for the Shared Governance, Evidence Based Practice, Clinical Practice, Quality Improvement, and Pathway to Excellence processes
- Serves as professional practice advisor as warranted to all nursing councils
- Coordinates supports, and collaborates routinely with nursing leaders, managers, directors and Chief Nurses regarding advancement of the creation of a positive practice environment
- Develops and implements successful strategic and tactical plans for obtaining and retaining Nursing Pathway to Excellence and/or Magnet designation
- Contributes to preparation and creation of biannual Nursing Report to include the annual goals and achievements impacting teammates, the community, organizations the enterprise and/or the nursing profession
- Prepares, analyzes, and interprets data and prepares progress reports
- Collaborates with nursing quality professionals develops, and maintains a comprehensive data management system for achieving, maintaining continued readiness (e.g. NDNQI).
- Promotes an environment of interdisciplinary patient centric excellence
- Promotes, supports, facilitates nursing excellence through the process of Shared Governance both locally at a facility level as well as regionally and at an enterprise level
Skills and Qualifications:
- High level of proficiency using computer hardware/software, proficiency in Excel, MS Office, and data management platforms required
- Demonstrates proficiency in use computerized database systems
- Develop appropriate technical specifications and project management plans to satisfy these requirements
- Maintains strong attention to detail, and accuracy while prioritizing workload and meeting deliverables and expectations
- Knowledge of clinical practice guidelines and best practices
- Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of nursing practice standards and evidence-based practice standards
- Effective verbal and written communication skills, providing routine updates, strategies and suggestions to promote and support continual process and performance improvement in nursing care
- Proficiency in preparing and delivering professional presentations to interprofessional stakeholders
- Strong analytic skills and the ability to develop and use metrics for program evaluation
- An energetic, organized leader with the ability to stay on task managing multiple priorities
- Possesses an understanding of performance improvement methodologies
Work Environment:
- Subject to many interruptions
- Frequently subjected to irregular hours
- Subject to varying and unpredictable situations
- Frequent pressure related to multiple calls, inquires, and diversity of primary customer needs
- May be exposed to infections and contagious diseases
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