If you are on a Magnet® journey, your #1 predictor of success is an experienced guide. We have lived experience as successful Magnet® Program Directors and key stakeholders who know exactly what it takes to become the type of organization the ANCC is proud to recognize. We’re experts in the inner workings of this complex, multiyear journey, and provide the comprehensive, expert support organizations need to earn Magnet® designation or redesignation.
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Our expert consultants have over 40 years of experience in Magnet® designation and re-designation. We work with large academic medical systems, small community hospitals, specialty providers including pediatrics, orthopedic,women, and cancer centers, as well as international organizations.
Many health care leaders seek national recognition, not as an end it itself, but as a path to excellence and as a validation of the great work an organization is doing. When an organization pursues Magnet® designation, teams throughout the organization will create, strengthen, and deepen structures and processes to meet the standards for extraordinary performance. Recruitment and retention of a strong nursing and clinical workforce continue to be a top strategic priority for health care leaders. One of the most valued recognitions of distinction, when it comes to recruitment and retention of nursing, is Magnet® designation. Just under 10% of hospitals in the United States have achieved Magnet®. Significantly, many hospitals see this designation as a key to their future success and survival.
You will put a lot of time, energy, and resources into creating a culture of excellence, and you don’t want that to slip. Creative Health Care Management works not only with organizations on designation and re-designation, but in the years leading up to and following designation. CHCM will provide ongoing support so when it’s re-designation time, you won’t feel like you’re starting from scratch. There is a team of consultants ready to support your health care organization in all aspects of cultural transformation.
The journey to Magnet® is long and intense under even the best circumstances. If you are considering embarking on this rewarding professional journey there are some essential things you’ll need to do and prepare. Conduct a readiness assessment so you fully understand where you’re starting from and your current challenges. Create a budget. Educate yourself and others. When it comes to participating in a Magnet® journey, there is no such thing as too much education. Plus, people need to know how Magnet® benefits the entire organization. Networking with people who have been involved in a successful Magnet® journey is extremely helpful. Create a detailed project plan or timeline to keep your journey on track. Involve the clinical nurses. Nurses need to be able to speak to how they were involved in the Professional Practice Model development and decision making at site visit.
Earning Magnet recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) is a huge achievement for a hospital and demonstrates its nursing excellence. Magnet® Program Directors play a key role in shepherding organizations through the process and keeping them on track for maintaining the accreditation. It is difficult, if not impossible for organizations on a Magnet® journey to find an experienced Magnet® Program Director. Nurses who have longevity in an organization and are involved in organizational decision making make great MPDs. They might need a little coaching from an experienced guide, but these tips will help your hospital get on the right path.
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