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Magnet Program
Under direction of the Magnet Program Director, the Magnet Clinical Excellence Specialist oversees and manages data processes and initiatives that support maintaining Magnet designation. These include, but are not limited to maintaining and improving nursing quality dashboards, management of nurse sensitive quality and patient experience indicators, nurse satisfaction data, and nursing workforce data. The Magnet Clinical Excellence Specialist will serve as the database administrator for the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) for Magnet-related indicators. Other duties include supporting and mentoring for the Professional Governance Councils, including regularly rounding on councils, supporting their evidence-based practice and quality improvement activities, leading the Magnet Champions group, and compiling information for and writing Magnet narratives.
Provide effective support and influence in maintaining ANCC Magnet designation in alignment with organizational and nursing strategic goals.
Provide expert guidance to clinical nurses and other clinical and medical staff through consultation and education in order to promote expert and ethical clinical practice.
Serve on applicable professional governance councils, committees and taskforces to promote quality care.
Mentor and/or precept nurse students in quality and safety specifically related to NSIs.
Quality Structures and Processes
Develop and maintain structure and processes for national benchmarking of Nurse Sensitive Indicators (NSIs) at the unit and organizational level.
Provide leadership to quality improvement and evidence-based practice efforts by mentoring individuals or councils/committees in their quality improvement activities.
Identify and promote use of evidence-based practice.
Actively participate in and encourage others to utilize creative and innovative approaches to accomplish tasks.
Communication Tools and Processes
Prepares presentations, written reports, materials and documents disseminating and showcasing quality improvement findings and NSI data and outcomes of nursing activities.
Use skilled communication strategies and tools with nurses, physicians, healthcare providers, ancillary departments, and administration to foster collaboration and improved patient outcomes.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in nursing required. Master’s degree in nursing preferred.
Licensure: Current California Registered Nurse (RN) license required.
Board Certification: Board certification required. Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) required within 2 years of hire or transfer. Lean Management/Six Sigma Greenbelt or higher preferred.
Experience:
Experience leading in professional governance preferred.
Two (2) years’ experience with process improvement and evidence-based practice, and use of facilitation tools/techniques such as agenda planning, group facilitation and decision-making, reaching consensus, and prioritizing required.
Five (5) years clinical experience in a healthcare profession and/or dealing with clinical healthcare providers across a healthcare organization required. Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional clinical teams required.
Pay Range: The hourly rate for this position is $72.45 - $90.55. The range displayed on this job posting reflects the target for new hire salaries for this position.
Job Specifications:
● Union: Non-Affiliated● Work Shift: Day Shift● FTE: 1.0● Scheduled Hours: 40
If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!
Salinas Valley Health exists to help our community rise through good health. Founded in 1953 as Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, today we serve individuals and families throughout the Salinas Valley, the Monterey Peninsula and the surrounding region. Each year, our highly trained team of healthcare professionals takes our renowned quality of patient care to the next level. Our team actively utilizes the latest medical techniques with our state-of-the-art technology to improve individual and community health and well-being.
Our 263-bed acute care medical center employs more than 2,400 staff. In 2021, we achieved ANCC Magnet Recognition®, the highest and most prestigious distinction that a healthcare organization can achieve for nursing excellence. Earning this Magnet® designation reaffirms our steadfast commitment to nursing excellence and quality patient care. Our focus on Cancer Care, Cardiac Care, Orthopedics, Obstetrics and Stroke Center is led by 322 board-certified physicians across a broad spectrum of specialties, all dedicated to your care.
To enhance and expand the reach of our care, we strategically partner with larger research and metro hospitals such as Stanford. In addition, we are part of a network of urgent care and surgery centers, the only Perinatal Diagnostic Center in the region and an Emergency Department that provides care to more than 6,300 patients every year.
