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Salinas, California, United States
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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.
Clinical Excellence:
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 $65.86 - $90.56. 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: 40If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!
