Manager of Magnet Recognition Program

Position Summary / Career Interest:

The Manager of the Magnet Recognition Program (MMRP) manages activities required to attain and maintain the American Nurse's Credentialing Center's (ANCC's) Magnet Recognition Program designation. The MMRP provides leadership and oversight to the strategic planning, implementation, and evaluation of Magnet program initiatives. The MMRP will work closely with nursing and hospital administration, as well as the medical staff to ensure the organizational culture reflects all of the Magnet components.


Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Will report to the Director of Nursing Excellence and Magnet Program.
• Lead, mentor, and coach nurses at all levels in their understanding and practical application of Magnet standards
• Provide direction, coaching, mentoring and leadership to a team
• Achieve business and organization goals, visions and objectives.
• Administer corrective action to employees not meeting requirements of their jobs.
• Interact in a positive, professional manner with evidence of conflict resolution skills.
• Primary involvement in employee selection, career development, succession planning and periodic training.
• Role Model professional nursing practice through collaboration with staff, leadership, community partners, and candidates
• Serve as a mentor for staff developing into leadership roles .
• Supervise and manage the overall performance and technical competencies of staff in his/her department.
• Act as a knowledge expert and resource that interprets and integrates the Magnet standards into nursing practice
• Stay at the cutting edge of all changes, revisions and updates in Magnet standards, including release of new Magnet manuals
• Promote evidence-based practice and research in nursing practice and educational processes
• Serve on professional governance councils and function as a liaison to all system departments and consultative resource for administration, nursing, non-nursing employees, physicians, and community
• Promote nursing excellence, recognition, and empowerment through professional governance and professional development of nurses
• Communicate to senior leadership, managers, and staff any changes and updates regarding the Magnet program
• Develop, coordinate, and evaluate the Magnet program to advance a culture of excellence, including special events, ongoing Magnet campaign and various communication strategies
• Work in collaboration with Nursing Quality & Safety department to collect, correlate, analyze and generate reports/for nursing sensitive indicators
• Monitor, create, customize, and manage databases responsible to nursing’s needs for the purpose of the annual demographic data collection tool(DDCT), interim monitoring reports, and the publication of the Magnet document
• Coordinate the preparation, editing, and publication of the Magnet document and oversees system preparation for Magnet related site visits – DDCT, Interim Monitoring Reports
• Contribute to strategic initiatives through timely data management, analysis, and graphic display for driving actionable nursing and organizational outcomes
• Facilitates the collection, preparation, analysis and distribution of the Nurse Satisfaction Survey and results
• Maintains staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees and interns
• Attend local, regional, and national Magnet-related conferences and meetings
• Serve as a resource to the community and participate in planning local and regional Magnet related conferences (e.g. Magnetizing KC)
• Represent Nursing at The University of Kansas Health System to external customers in a professional, positive manner
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor Degree Nursing from an accredited college or university.
• 3 or more years of experience in hospital clinical experience and previous participation in Magnet Recognition Program designation planning and interim reporting.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Master's Degree in related field of study from an accredited college or university.
• Previous project management experience.

Required Licensure and Certification

• Basic Life Support Heartsaver (BLS HS) (Non-Clinical) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 14 days
• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Multi-State - State Board of Nursing Must maintain a Kansas RN compact license, or compact license in home state of residence with ability to practice nursing in Kansas.
• Professional Nursing Certification required (this position is eligible for certification bonus program).

Knowledge Requirements

• Significant knowledge and experience in Magnet designation and nursing excellence.
• Strong writing, editing, and presentation skills.
• Word Processing (MS Word), Excel.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.