Nursing Leadership - Executive Competencies

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, leadership is defined as 1: the office or position of a leader, 2: capacity to lead, 3: the act or an instance of leading.  This “textbook” version lacks depth and personality so we searched to find how others define leadership in their own words.  Here are a few definitions that stood out above the rest:

• “As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.” -Bill Gates
• “True leaders understand that leadership is not about them but about those they serve. It is not about exalting themselves but about lifting others up.”  - Sheri Dew  
• “Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.” - Warren Bennis

The American Association of Nurse Executives (AONE), whose mission is “To shape health care through innovative and expert nursing leadership,” published a paper entitled, “The AONE Nurse Executive Competencies.” The Nurse Executive Competencies Model, originally developed by the Healthcare Leadership Alliance in 2004, outlines the following competencies as essential to healthcare leadership: 

I. Communication and relationship-building
II. A knowledge of the health care environment
III. Leadership
IV. Professionalism
V. Business skills

AONE’s paper on Nurse Executive Competencies is a tremendous resource for individuals who aspire to a leadership role in healthcare, for those who would like to improve their leadership skills, or for an assessment tool for both employers and employees. 
For a more in-depth understanding, Melnic Consulting Group recommends reading the full document here:  The AONE Nurse Executive Competencies
Reference:  www.aone.org

Is it time for a change?  Apply for a New Nursing Leadership Position Today! 

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Health Care Accreditation and Compliance

The continuing emphasis on compliance in the health care industry has created tremendous employment opportunities for leaders with experience and education in health care accreditation and compliance.  Managers in this role are primarily responsible for managing and leading the compliance function in a health care institution or facility.  They provide survey leadership and project management for compliance surveys such as The Joint Commission survey that measures an organization’s commitment to meeting certain performance standards that include providing the safest, highest quality and best value health care available.

Compliance managers may be brought into healthcare organizations to develop, implement and establish standards and procedures in a new compliance program, or they may be assigned to lead a program that’s already in place, recommending changes, updates and revision where necessary to ensure compliance.  A proven manager with excellent project management skills and experience in maintaining, managing and leading health care compliance programs is the perfect candidate for positions such as these.  They are committed to maintaining current knowledge of accreditation, regulatory compliance and licensure requirements for the organization, and sharing that information with all employees to create an awareness of what is necessary for a successful compliance program.

Interested in a career opportunity in Health Care Accreditation and Compliance?  View this excellent opportunity:  Manager, Accreditation and Policy Compliance - Colorado

Role and Responsibilities of the Accreditation and Certification Manager:                 

                                   
Manage and lead hospital compliance to Joint Commission and CMS
·         Hospital Accreditation - Joint Commission
·         CAM-H and CAM-BH
·         Disease Specific Certification - Joint Commission
·         Primary Stroke Certification
·         Heart Failure
·         Diabetes
·         State of MN LIII Trauma Designation
·         AABB Accreditation and CAP Accreditation
·         Commission on Cancer Accreditation
·         Medical Staff Quality Manager
·         Lead and manage Medical Staff Quality
·         Manage OPPE/FPPE workflow
·         Lead and manage the QCC team

Project Management
·         Process improvement leader for the Allina Health Transfusion Safety and Tissue Committee
·         Co-facilitate safety roadmap and FMEA's with Risk manager
·         Unity Hospital Fridley MN - part of Allina Health
·         Regulatory Lead                                                                                                                              
·         Maintain, lead, and manage hospital compliance to Joint Commission and CMS

Provide survey leadership, PI management, and project management support for the following programs:
·         Hospital Accreditation - Joint Commission
·         Project Management / Quality Case Consultant
·         LEAN process improvement leader
·         Quality review processes related to OPPE/FPPE

To inquire about this job visit Melnic Consulting Group or contact: Jill Gilliland 800-886-7906 jill@melnic.com

Nursing Leadership - Building Team Credibility

Nurse Leadership Success Strategies

Successful teams have successful leaders, but leadership is not something that is just handed to you overnight.  Stepping into a new nursing leadership role can be a rocky road, especially if you are a new nurse leader, or the new leader of an existing team.  Success starts with a well-defined strategy that includes building trust, opening up communication, and establishing credibility.  If managed correctly, this can be a time of opportunity, development and improvement, but if mismanaged, this time can also lead to resistance and resentment. 

If you are a stepping into a new nursing leadership position, this article from Leadership Caffeine - Get it Right When Starting Up with Your New Team by Art Petty, author and consultant, provides some great strategies to navigate the uncharted territories of leading a new team.  You’ll also discover: The 4 Stages of New-Leader Assimilation, 5 Key Issues at Start-Up, and 4 Common Pitfalls of the Start-Up Leader. 

Looking for a new Pediatric Nursing Leadership Job Opportunity? 

Contact jill@melnic.com for more job and salary information. 

Pediatric Nurse Director of Women’s and Children’s Services - Southwest Region of the U.S.  

Pediatric Nurse Manager, PICU - Southwest

Pediatric Clinical Practice Manager, Dialysis - Northwest

Pediatric Clinical Nurse Manager, Hematology Oncology - Mountain West

Pediatric Nurse Director, Children’s Hospital - Southwest

Pediatric Chief Nursing Informatics Officer - Midwest

Pediatric Nurse Manager, PCICU - Southwestern Region

Pediatric Nurse Manager, Cardiology Outpatient Clinic - Northwest

Administrative Director, Case Management and Care Coordination - Midwest

Pediatric Senior Clinical Director, Cardiology - Midwest

Pediatric Director, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition - Mountain West Region

Director of Nursing - Western U.S.

Pediatric Nurse Manager, Pediatrics, PICU - Southeast U.S.

To inquire about these jobs visit Melnic Consulting Group or contact: Jill Gilliland 800-886-7906 jill@melnic.com

Chief Nursing Informatics Officer - Emerging Role for Nurse Leaders

An exciting and essential new role is emerging in the Nursing Leadership space.  Now, more than ever, there is a rise in both the opportunity and demand for the Chief Nursing Informatics Officer (CNIO) to become a crucial addition to the executive leadership of hospital-based organizations.  While the role is not yet standardized across the industry, and is still unclear in terms of title, salary, responsibilities, and reports, the necessity for nursing informatics leadership has never been more crystal clear.  During a period of significant challenges to the healthcare system, the demand for efficiencies and quality is paramount. The Chief Nursing Informatics Officer has the opportunity to lead the role of nursing to optimize care and drive down costs through data driven decision analysis and support.

Now is the time for nurses to “get a seat at the informatics table,” according to industry experts and clinical informaticists leaders.  Organizations are seeing the CNIO play a key role in not only coordinating IT efforts in nursing but also in care coordination across the board.  Technology continues to play an integral part of advancing the hospital system, and as more organizations move to Electronic Health Records, or EHRs, and demand for improvement of care documentation continues to increase, nurses will be at the core of this technology movement.  For experienced nursing leaders, this is an incredible opportunity to make a difference in this changing healthcare environment - and as an executive level position, the salary is often paying $200,000-plus!  

Passionate about nursing, technology, and leadership? 
View these Nursing Informatics jobs:

Pediatric Chief Nursing Informatics Officer – CNIO – Midwest Region, US
Pediatric Nurse Manager, Research Informatics - Mountain West Region, US

To inquire about these jobs please visit Melnic Consulting Group or contact: Jill Gilliland 800-886-7906 jill@melnic.com