Nursing Excellence Program Manager, Minneapolis, Minnesota

About Children's Minnesota

Children's Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children's Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts™ in our region, Children's Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children's hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit childrensMN.org .

Children's Minnesota is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023's Top Diversity Leaders. The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy, care delivery, and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry.

Position Summary

The Nursing Excellence Program Manager functions to develop, implement, and evaluate innovation and excellence in nursing practice throughout the organization, demonstrating leadership, professionalism, and project management skills.

The position is responsible for activities, structures, and processes to support the Magnet Recognition program, working in collaboration with the nursing leadership team and the Chief Nursing Officer. Activities include establishing, implementing, promoting, and evaluating a nursing professional practice model and shared governance. Through a robust knowledge of performance improvement, monitors processes to promote patient outcomes, enhance the professional work environment, and maintain the sources of evidence set forth by the Magnet designation requirements.

Knowledgeable of the healthcare environment, the Nursing Excellence Program Manager is responsible for coordinating the American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet application, designation, and interim monitoring processes. The Manager demonstrates excellence and clinical competence in the delivery of nursing services and patient care, professional clinical judgment, communication skills, and sensitivity for all customers and the patient/family needs. The Manager serves as the Magnet advisor and educator to the leadership team, liaison to the ANCC Magnet office, chairs the Magnet Steering Committee, and functions as an interdisciplinary liaison and consultative resource for administration, nursing, non-nursing employees, physicians, and the community.

The Nursing Excellence Program Manager is accountable for oversight and coordination of special projects to promote nursing excellence, embedding evidence-based practice and research and promoting staff engagement with the Magnet Recognition Program. In collaboration with the CPDP director, facilitates and oversees documents, policies, and activities related to obtaining and maintaining nursing recognitions, including Magnet designation.

* Master's degree in nursing required. Current Minnesota RN license, and current experience in clinical nursing practice required. 5-10 years of nursing practice experience preferred.
* Experience in leadership, consultation, project management, education, research, and interdisciplinary collaboration preferred.
* Current BLS Certification required.
* Proficient in scholarly writing including grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
* Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel functions including the development of tables, graphs, and databases. Readily adapts to learning new software applications.

All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment, drug screen, background investigation, and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Children's Minnesota requires proof of COVID-19 vaccine, and as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), immunity to vaccine preventable infectious diseases, prior to employment.

Children's Minnesota is proud to be an equal opportunity employer whose staff is representative of its community and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, creed, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.