Magnet Program Director – Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital
About The Position
The Magnet Program Director at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital oversees the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet recognition program as a continuous program, embedding its standards into daily practice. The director leads oversight, coordination, and evaluation of the program within the entity or region and is accountable for establishing, monitoring, and evaluating programs that foster organization-wide adoption of Magnet standards. The role serves as the point of contact for data analysis related to Magnet requirements, including nurse-sensitive indicators, and collaborates with direct care nurses, local and system nurse leaders, and CNOs to promote shared decision-making, professional practice excellence, inquiry, and innovation. The director assesses readiness for Magnet designation or re-designation, leads improvement initiatives, builds supporting infrastructure, and coordinates development of the Magnet document. The role champions the organization’s Professional Practice Model and Magnet standards, aligns program activities with the Nursing Strategic Plan, and cultivates nursing excellence, professional engagement, interdisciplinary partnership, and patient-centered care.
Requirements
- Master’s degree and a nursing degree required.
- Three years of experience required.
- Registered Nurse licensure required.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Magnet designation or similar nursing excellence programs.
- Knowledge of ANCC Magnet standards and application processes, with expert-level writing ability.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to convey complex information clearly to diverse audiences.
- Cross-functional collaboration skills and ability to build partnerships, solve problems, and achieve shared objectives.
- Strong time management and project management skills.
- Experience with data analysis, benchmarking, and quality improvement.
- Ability to lead change and foster innovation in complex healthcare environments.
- Proficiency in learning management systems and educational technologies.
- Nursing leadership experience.
Responsibilities
- Assess organizational readiness for Magnet designation or re-designation and identify opportunities to strengthen alignment with program standards.
- Lead gap analysis and performance improvement initiatives, aligning structures, processes, and outcomes to support designation success.
- Create and implement infrastructure to support designation or re-designation activities.
- Lead organizational planning and coordination for construction of the Magnet document.
- Use structures defined by the Nursing Staff Bylaws to champion Magnet standards.
- Collaborate with system leaders to monitor and support nursing professional advancement, mentoring, succession planning, and nursing data-related activities.
- Champion and integrate the VUMC Professional Practice Model across the organization.
- Build interdisciplinary relationships that enable a Magnet culture.
- Align Magnet activities with priorities in the Nursing Strategic Plan.
- Foster nursing excellence, pride, professional development, professional engagement, innovation, continuous learning, evidence-based practice, and shared accountability.
- Lead organizational efforts to achieve, sustain, and advance nursing excellence through professional practice, quality outcomes, research, and patient-centered care.
- Advocate for the Magnet journey and engage frontline staff, leaders, physicians, and interdisciplinary teams in a shared vision of nursing excellence.
- Analyze data related to Magnet requirements, including nurse-sensitive indicators.
Benefits
- Affordable high-quality health plan options
- Dental and/or vision plan
- 403(b) retirement plan
- Paid time off (flex PTO)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Adoption assistance
- Short- and long-term disability
- Subsidized backup childcare
- Inpatient nursing supplemental pay program (availability to ask about current program)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
