Program Manager, Innovation and Magnet

Atlantic Health System•Newton, NJ

8h•$48 - $85•Onsite

About The Position

The position serves as a key liaison between nursing leadership, clinical staff, interdisciplinary teams, and external accrediting bodies to promote a culture of inquiry, shared governance, patient-centered care, and professional development. The program manager coordinates Magnet documentation and readiness activities while also developing and sustaining nursing research and EBP initiatives that strengthen nursing practice and professional engagement.

Requirements

Key liaison between nursing leadership, clinical staff, interdisciplinary teams, and external accrediting bodies.
Promote a culture of inquiry, shared governance, patient-centered care, and professional development.
Coordinate Magnet documentation and readiness activities.
Develop and sustain nursing research and EBP initiatives.
Strengthen nursing practice and professional engagement.
Lead Magnet designation and redesignation activities.
Gap assessments, documentation, site visit preparation, and ongoing compliance with Magnet standards.
Enhance Shared Governance and promote evidence-based practice.
Resource to Shared Governance Councils and Magnet Champions.
Foster interdisciplinary collaboration.
Develop and review quality metric reports.
Identify performance gaps and recommend improvement strategies.
Collaborate with nurses and interdisciplinary teams to design, implement, and evaluate nurse-led research, EBP, and QI projects.
Improve outcomes and advance professional practice.
Develop educational programs related to nursing research, EBP, innovation, and Magnet principles.
Interpret nursing-sensitive indicators, including NDNQI data.
Support the preparation and submission of IRB applications.
Ensure compliance with regulatory, accreditation, and ethical standards.
Mentor and empower nurses to participate in research and EBP activities.
Contribute to dissemination efforts by assisting with the preparation of abstracts, posters, and manuscripts.
Engage in ongoing professional development.
Maintain current knowledge of research methodology, data analysis, and Magnet expectations.
Align Magnet initiatives with organizational goals.

Responsibilities

Lead Magnet designation and redesignation activities, including gap assessments, documentation, site visit preparation, and ongoing compliance with Magnet standards.
Designs and implements strategies to enhance Shared Governance and promote evidence-based practice.
Acts as a resource to Shared Governance Councils and Magnet Champions, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration.
Develops and reviews quality metric reports, identifies performance gaps, and recommends improvement strategies aligned with Magnet standards.
Collaborates with nurses and interdisciplinary teams to design, implement, and evaluate nurse-led research, EBP, and QI projects that improve outcomes and advance professional practice aligned with Magnet and AH strategic initiatives.
Develop educational programs related to nursing research, EBP, innovation, and Magnet principles.
Collaborates with Nursing Quality to interpret nursing-sensitive indicators, including NDNQI data.
Supports the preparation and submission of IRB applications and ensures compliance with regulatory, accreditation, and ethical standards related to research and professional nursing practice.
Mentors and empowers nurses at the unit and council level to participate in research and EBP activities that strengthen the culture of inquiry.
Contributes to dissemination efforts by assisting with the preparation of abstracts, posters, and manuscripts for internal and external presentations.
Engages in ongoing professional development to maintain current knowledge of research methodology, data analysis, and Magnet expectations.
Works closely with the CNO, Nursing Executive Council, and other nursing leaders to align Magnet initiatives with organizational goals.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
Life & AD&D Insurance.
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
PTO & Paid Sick Leave
Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
Backup and On-Site Childcare
Well-Being Rewards
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance