Nursing Excellence Program Director (Magnet/Pathways)

You have a purpose, unique talents and now is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success.

Responsible for the direction and management of the organization's journey to excellence in patient care  and work environment, aligned the evidenced based American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)  Magnet or Pathway Programs. Works in collaboration with the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) and  Enterprise VP for Nursing Excellence and Professional Development to establish a vision for nursing  excellence grounded the nursing professional practice model. Program direction and management  includes support of activities, structures, and processes that promote an optimal work environment for  professional nurses and inter-professional members, resulting in outstanding patient care outcomes and  nurse engagement. An understanding of the required standards and performance improvement  strategies will be required. Strategies include assessment of workflow-related processes, research,  criteria development, measurement, and evaluation.

In addition to bringing humankindness to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree Nursing Required Graduated from an  accredited school of BSN required only if master's degree is not in Nursing. 

Minimum Experience Requirements:

• Required: 4 Years of progressive nursing leadership, education, or program management experience.
• Preferred: Previous experience in Magnet, Pathway or Planetree hospital preferred.

License/Certifications Requirement:

• Registered Nurse State of Employment Required RN license to practice in state of employment as applicable.

• Required: Nursing Speciality Certification. Sit within 6 months; achieve within 1 year of hire or transfer into the role. 

Located in Lakewood, Colorado, St. Anthony Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center where we provide a full range of medical specialties and health care services to Denver and the surrounding region through our state-of-the-art medical campus and home base for Flight For Life Colorado. With four trauma rooms including the T-10 room, a dedicated field-to-surgery suite ready 24/7 for trauma surgeons and specially trained teams, our staff can provide life-saving care to the most severely ill and injured patients. In 2023, we received our exciting Magnet designation! We are so proud of our staff for this achievement, which is awarded to only 10 percent of hospitals around the world. Numerous other awards, certifications, and accreditations have been granted to us from the American Heart Association; Chest Pain Center (CPC); American College of Cardiology; The Joint Commission's National Quality Approval; the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award; NAPBC Accreditation; American College of Radiology and many others. At St. Anthony Hospital. We combine a heritage of expert care with the latest in technology and innovation. If you're looking to be part of a fast-paced environment where you can practice to the top of your profession in trauma, cardiology, stroke, neurosciences, breast imaging, cancer/oncology care, surgery and more, we invite you to apply.