Mgr Magnet Program

Maimonides Medical Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 68,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in New York is seeking a Manager of Magnet Program responsible for overseeing the Magnet designation process, ensuring compliance with standards, and collaborating with nursing leadership. The ideal candidate should possess a Master's degree in health or business administration, hold a current NYS RN license, and demonstrate strong leadership and analytical skills. This role offers a salary range of $68,000.00 - $75,000.00 yearly.

Qualifications

• Current NYS license as RN required.
• Nurse Leader certification required within one year of hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.

Responsibilities

• Develop leadership strategies for Magnet designation.
• Ensure compliance with accreditation standards.
• Act as Magnet advisor to nursing leadership.
• Facilitate documentation related to maintaining Magnet status.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in health or business administration

Doctorate in nursing or healthcare field

Job description

About Us

We’re Maimonides Health, Brooklyn’s largest healthcare system, serving over 250,000 patients each year through the system’s 3 hospitals, 1800 physicians and healthcare professionals, more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. At Maimonides Health, our core values H.E.A.R.T drives everything we do. We uphold and maintain Honesty, Empathy, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork to empower our talented team, engage our respective communities and adhere to Planetree's philosophy of patient-centered care. The system is anchored by Maimonides Medical Center, one of the nation’s largest independent teaching hospitals and home to centers of excellence in numerous specialties; Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (formerly New York Community Hospital), a 130-bed adult medical-surgical hospital; and Maimonides Children's Hospital, Brooklyn's only children's hospital and only pediatric trauma center. Maimonides' clincial progams rank among the best in the country for patient outcomes, including its Heart and Vascular Institute, Neuroscience Institute, Boneand Joint Center, and Cancer Center. Maimonides is an affiliate of Northwell Health and a major clinical training site for SUNY Downstate College of Medicine.

Overview

The Manager of Magnet Program is responsible for Magnet Designation program assessment and attainment which includes providing leadership, planning and coordination in the Magnet application process, preparation, designation, maintenance and related databases to drive business goals, cultivating a professional practice environment. This position is accountable for leading change efforts in collaboration with nurse leaders and staff utilizing the ANCC Magnet framework of excellence to create and implement innovative staff engagement, systems and processes. The position identifies cutting edge nursing quality indicators, developmental needs, performance improvement and research initiatives and other activities that sustain and advance a culture of excellence and serves as an ambassador of the Magnet program employing a variety of communication strategies. This position collaborates with the Medical Center, Midwood Community Health and Ambulatory locations for sharing of best practices, reporting methodologies and identification of potential duplication of effort.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to the achievement of the hospitals mission through the development and leadership of performance improvement activities related to Magnet designation status.
• Assures continual compliance with regulations and accreditation standards through monitoring activities, design and implementation of strategies to enhance Shared Governance.
• Carries out the responsibilities in collaboration with the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), Nursing Excellence team as well as Magnet Champions.
• Spreads the inclusion of other departments & disciplines as essential for and contributory to re‑designation.
• Assists the Quality Team in the analysis & interpretation of the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) for patient outcomes and nurse satisfaction.
• Serves as the Magnet advisor to the nursing leadership team, chair to Magnet steering committee, and functions as a liaison to hospital departments and consultative resource for administration, nursing, non‑nursing employees, physicians, and community.
• Facilitates and oversees the preparation of documentation, policies, research and informational sessions relative to maintaining Magnet status. Facilitates the understanding and integration of Magnet recommendations into outcome achievement.
• Develops the application, writes the final document including the submission of all required documents.
• Acts as an expert in Magnet standards and proactive in the identification of exemplars and collection of evidence.
• Assumes organization wide responsibility for coordinating all aspects of the ANCC Magnet application, designation, and maintenance process. Design/implement unit‑based in‑service, programs based on organizational, unit specific or individual learning needs and promote staff involvement in the implementation of these programs in accordance with Magnet Standards/Guidelines and implements processes to improve patient safety and prevent or minimize safety related events.
• Items 1 – 10 above are essential job functions.

Other Job Duties

Attends meetings and in‑services as required.

Qualifications

Performs other related duties as required.

Education

Master’s degree in health or business administration or a related field required. Doctorate in nursing or health care field preferred. Current NYS license as RN required.

Certifications

• Nurse Leader certification required within one year of hire.
• Clinical Nurse specialty certification preferred within one year of hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Required.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required in critical care patient areas.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required in pediatric patient care areas.

Pay Range

USD $68,000.00 - USD $75,000.00 /Yr.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer.