Nurse Excellence Programs Strategist

Summary:

Under the general direction of the System Director of Nursing Excellence the Nurse Excellence Programs Strategist serves as a key strategic leader responsible for advancing systemwide professional nursing excellence through the successful achievement and sustainment of ANCC Magnet Pathway to Excellence and Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP) designations. This role supports the coordination education infrastructure development and operational readiness required to uphold these accreditations across the organization.

This system-wide Nurse Excellence Programs Strategist partners with nursing leadership shared governance councils and frontline nurses to cultivate a professional practice environment grounded in exemplary professional practice transformational leadership structural empowerment new knowledge and innovations quality safety well-being and empirical nursing outcomes. Through expert guidance document development data analysis and accreditation preparation this role strengthens the nursing professional practice model and supports continuous performance excellence.

This role is responsible for maintaining a visible and consistent presence across all BH facilities.

Adheres to system and department compliance policies and any and all applicable laws and regulations. Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities:

• Supports systemwide coordination and education of Magnet Pathway and PTAP program requirements ensuring readiness across all domains.

• Serve as a mentor and consultant to nurses at all levels related to professional nursing excellence standards and initiatives.

• Support the development planning and execution of all phases of accreditation cycles including gap analyses document creation evidence collection and submission preparation.

• Facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration to ensure alignment between nursing excellence goals and organizational strategic priorities.

• Lead development and writing of Magnet Pathway and PTAP documents and exemplars ensuring accuracy quality and adherence to ANCC requirements

• Partner with clinical operational and quality teams to collect analyze and trend empirical outcomes demonstrating sustained nursing excellence and outperformance

• Translate data into meaningful narratives and actionable insights for leaders council members and accreditation reviewers.

• Maintain outcome dashboards and performance metrics required to support designation standards.

• Provide leadership consultation and facilitation for the system Nurse Senate of Practice shared governance structure.

• Mentor council chairs and members to support effective governance operations reporting structures and evaluation processes.

• Support the systemwide clinical policy development and review process to ensure consistent evidence based practice.

• Work collaboratively with interdisciplinary leaders to maintain timely standardized and regulatory compliant clinical policies across the system.

• Ensure policies reflect current evidence professional standards and accrediting body expectations.

Skills/Responsibilities

Knowledge of Magnet Pathway to Excellence and PTAP standards including document structure sources of evidence elements of performance and outcome expectations.

Strong writing and storytelling skills including the ability to craft compelling exemplars grounded in evidence and data.

Ability to lead large complex multi-site projects and accreditation cycles.

Advanced analytical skills with proficiency in data interpretation benchmarking and trend analysis.

Skilled in shared governance facilitation professional practice development and change management.

Excellent communication collaboration and relationship-building skills across all BH entities and levels of the organization.

Strong organizational skills and ability to manage competing priorities and systemwide coordination.

Computer literacy including Microsoft Office data visualization platforms and document management systems.

Qualifications

Required Experience

Licensed RN to practice in MA with at least 5 years clinical experience and nursing leadership. Demonstrated experience in professional practice nursing excellence or accreditation work (ANCC Magnet/Pathway/PTAP)

Preferred Experience

Prior experience supporting Magnet Pathway or PTAP documentation or accreditation cycles. Project management experience. Experience in an academic medical center or high reliability organization.

Education

Master of Science. At least one degree in Nursing must be held.

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Certifications:

Compensation

Note: The compensation range(s) in the table below represent the base salaries for all positions at a given grade across the health system. Typically a new hire can expect a starting salary somewhere in the lower part of the range. Actual salaries may vary by position and will be determined based on the candidates relevant experience. No employee will be paid below the minimum of the range. Pay ranges are listed as hourly for non-exempt employees and based on assumed full time commitment for exempt employees.

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