**Job Description:** The Essentia Health [EH] Magnet Nurse Leadership Fellowship - Nurse Leader Development is an opportunity to work with the Senior Nursing The Magnet Nurse Leadership Fellowship - Quality is an opportunity to work with the Chief Nursing Executive, Chief Nursing Officer and senior nursing leaders and will be matrixed to the System Director of Nursing Quality and the quality and regulatory leaders of Essentia Health. The fellow will gain broad exposure to the organization and develop a better understanding of operations, finances, physician services and patient care services in all locations of care across the continuum while working directly on quality-focused in-depth projects and assisting in organizing, writing, and facilitating the work efforts needed to author the Magnet Program Submission and overall Magnet-focused efforts. The Magnet Nurse Leader Fellowship will follow a See One, Do One and Lead One structure. **Education Qualifications:** See One Phase The fellow will spend the first three months, approximately, rotating through each facility and nursing practice area throughout the assigned market; this will begin at Fargo 32nd Ave due to focused work on Magnet application, submission and quality-focused initiatives. The experiences will give the fellow the opportunity to meet leaders and gain an understanding and appreciation for the operations. Additionally, as part of the See One phase, the fellow will be expected to explore quality outcomes, quality initiatives and connections/linkages to system-oriented quality and Magnet Nursing. At the end of the See One Phase, the fellow will identify and facilitate the next steps for the Magnet Nursing Quality focus. This focus will be the basis of work for the remainder of the fellowship. Do One Phase Following the See One Phase, the fellow will progress to the Do One Phase where the fellow will be applying quality skills, tools, processes and workflows oriented towards improving outcomes linked to the identified and approved focus areas for Magnet Nursing. The fellow will also be identifying key Magnet exemplars and facilitating the writing for the Magnet application and submission in concert with the Magnet Program Director. The fellow will be immersed in the focused area/s and will be connected to patient care and service departments, practice areas and colleagues to ensure teamwork and collaboration is enabled. Lead One Phase In the final phase of the program, Lead One, the fellow will be matched with a system quality initiative and/or nursing sensitive quality indicator/s where he/she will be given the leadership role and accountability for the outcome improvements at a system level. This gives the fellow opportunity to leverage prior learning and increase autonomy and responsibility according to interest and organizational quality priorities. A fellow will be able to adapt the overall fellowship experience to meet unique interests and career aspirations as the program and personal/professional learning advances. Time will be reserved for the fellow to participate in Magnet Nursing and Quality-oriented strategic projects, professional development opportunities, formal training and senior leadership meetings throughout the fellowship. Leadership The Magnet Nurse Leader Fellowship is overseen by the Chief Nursing Executive with matrix to the System Director of Nursing Quality the Chief Nursing Officers within the East and West Markets. Nursing Professional Development will partner to oversee operations of the program and will ensure the fellow receives orientation to the organization and facilities/locations of care, onboarding as needed, and support and guidance as mentors throughout the fellowship experience. Quality and Magnet Program directors and nursing leaders will also be involved in mentorship opportunities and oversight and support in quality immersion experiences as available. **Licensure/Certification Qualifications:** Key Responsibilities: + Demonstrates ability to implement change for positive quality outcomes + Documents service standards, standard work and workflows in appropriate formats + Creates and provides training and educational tools for use throughout organization + Utilizes effective communication strategies, plans and skills to guide staff/teams towards improved quality outcomes + Gathers/Analyzes and presents data to guide future quality outcomes and improvements + Gathers data and gains understanding of department/facility/team functions that contribute to successful quality outcomes and/or inhibits abilities to achieve high quality outcomes + Uses benchmarking tools, internal and external, to compare activities of departments/facilities and teams to ideal evidence-base standards + Uses analyses to inform targets, performance measures, tactics and designs to achieve high quality outcomes + Performs audits to ensure standards developed are followed consistently to achieve high quality outcomes + Provides data analytics for various projects as assigned + Identifies and initiates implementation of opportunities to improve quality outcomes + Identifies emerging and promising practices that facilitate achievement of high-quality outcomes + Develops methods to disseminate internally emerging and promising practices throughout the system as applicable + Develops methods to sustain performance at benchmark comparators or above once achieved + Identifies Magnet exemplars and assists in organizing the writing for submission to Magnet and identifies areas for improvement and leads the actions to address Education Requirements: + Masters-level graduates from accredited nursing programs OR Bachelors-level nursing graduates with a Masters-level degree in healthcare administration, health system leadership, business administration, public health or nursing administration OR Bachelors-level nursing graduates within 6 months of completion of a Masters-level degree in healthcare administration, health system leadership, business administration, public health or nursing administration Certification/Licensure: + Registered Nurse in North Dakota, Minnesota, or Wisconsin with ability to be certified in additional states + Certification in Nursing Leadership and/or Quality required within 6 months Preferred Qualifications: + Direct patient care experience of at least 5 years + Previous nursing leadership experience of at least 5 years + Doctorate in Nursing Employee Benefits at Essentia Health: At Essentia Health, we’re committed to supporting your well-being, growth, and work-life balance. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, along with supplemental options to fit your needs. We offer a 401(k) plan with employer contributions to help you plan for the future, and we invest in your professional development through training, tuition reimbursement, and educational programs. To help you thrive both at work and at home, we provide flexible scheduling, generous time off, and wellness resources focused on your physical, mental, and emotional health. Please note that benefit eligibility may vary. For full details, refer to your benefit summary or contact our HR Service Center at (218) 576-0000. **Job Location:** 32nd Avenue Building **Shift Rotation:** Day Rotation (United States of America) **Shift Start/End:** / **Hours Per Pay Period:** **Compensation Range:** $78624 - $117936 / year **Union:** **FTE:** 1 **Weekends:** **Call Obligations:** **Sign On Bonus:** It is our policy to afford EEO to all individuals, regardless of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, family medical history, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, military service or veteran status, culture, socio-economic status, status with regard to public assistance, and other factors not related to qualifications, including employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or any other category as defined by law.