Director Magnet Designation

Overview

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better.

At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

The Director of Magnet Designation serves as the principal administrative officer for the Magnet and Pathway to Excellence Program for all of Hackensack Meridian Health. The Magnet Designation Director will provide support to the Chief Nursing Executive to plan and predict strategies using the ANCC framework of nursing excellence. This position is accountable for supporting the activities of the Chief Nursing Executive and V.P.'s of Patient Care Services through the coordination of corporate projects, activities, and initiatives to support the Magnet and or Pathway designation. The Magnet Designation Director identifies opportunities to standardize structures and processes to support a culture of nursing excellence, improve the nurse environment, and achieve better patient outcomes across the network.

Responsibilities

A day in the life of a Director of Magnet Designation at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• Coordinates activities for designation across the network developing a vision, strategy, and plans for network wide designation, re-designation, and sustainability.
• Oversee the coordination, education, and training of all Magnet Program Directors.
• Maintains oversight and facilitates the preparation and submission of documentation, policies, research and informational sessions relative to maintaining ANCC Magnet status encompassing multiple sites.
• Identifies, develops and maintains comprehensive data management systems that support information submission to the Magnet Program Office and enables accurate tracking of key performance indicators.
• Acts as the liaison with the American Nurses Association, the American Nurses Credentialing Center and other agencies, as needed.
• Reports and updates Regulatory and Accreditation Committee ensuring organizational standards compliance with regulating agencies.
• Coordinates readiness assessment and leads the creation of gap analysis plan to reach Magnet or Pathway to excellence designation.
• Acts as a subject matter expert and resource to nursing leadership at every entity related to the Magnet Model and interpretation of Magnet standards.
• Leads and develops activities required to maintain ANCC Magnet status by continuously searching for ways to improve patient outcomes using evidence-based practice and shared governance tenets.
• Facilitates shared governance/shared decision making structures across multiple sites including Network Nursing Congress to guide and support the Professional Practice Model.
• Oversees collection and submission of key nursing sensitive outcome indicators and develops quarterly and annual reporting for submission to executive leadership and the ANCC Magnet Program Office.
• Contributes actively to the development of a culture of patient safety, quality, nursing research and innovation.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Master's degree in Nursing.
• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
• Minimum of 8 years nursing experience.
• Experience as Magnet Program Director.
• Advanced computer skills including Microsoft Office suite.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• More than 1 year experience in clinical education.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• Current, unrestricted New Jersey State licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of New Jersey.
• Specialty certification in nursing.

If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!   

Compensation
Minimum rate of $156,062.40 Annually

HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package.

The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to:

• Labor Market Data: Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness.
• Experience: Years of relevant work experience.
• Education and Certifications: Level of education attained, including specialized certifications, credentials, completed apprenticeship programs or advanced training.
• Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and competencies.
• Geographic Location: Cost of living and market rates for the specific location.
• Internal Equity: Compensation is determined in a manner consistent with compensation ranges for similar roles within the organization.
• Budget and Grant Funding: Departmental budgets and any grant funding associated with the job position may impact the pay that can be offered.

Some jobs may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate. Certain positions may also be eligible for shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts.

In addition to our compensation for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.

HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.

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Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) is a Mandatory Influenza Vaccination Facility

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.

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