According to the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Web site http://www.nursingworld.org/ancc, the Magnet Recognition Program was developed to recognize health care organizations that provide the very best in nursing care and uphold the tradition within nursing of professional nursing practice. It also provides a vehicle for disseminating successful practices and strategies among nursing systems.
The Magnet Recognition Program uses quality indicators and standards of nursing practice based on the American Nurses Association's Scope and Standards for Nurse Administrators. The Magnet designation process also appraises qualitative and quantitative factors in nursing.
As of November 2006, the ANCC's Commission on Magnet Recognition recognizes 225 health care organizations in 42 states and one foreign country. Magnet facilities must reapply for redesignation every four years.
Your Guide to Opportunities in Magnet Facilities
Cedars-Sinai Health System
8723 Alden Dr., SSB-110
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Contact: Thea Bruzdzinski
(310) 423-6320
Fax: (310) 423-0378
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: http://www.csmc.edu/careers
Children's Mercy Hospital
2401 Gillham Rd.
Kansas City, MO 64108
Contact: Jodi Weiss, Recruiter
(816) 234-3142
Fax: (816) 855-1989
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: http://www.childrensmercy.org
DukeMedicine
DUMC 3714
Durham, NC 27710
Contact: Nurse Recruitment
(800) BE-A-NURSE (232-6877)
Web site: http://www.dukenursing.org
Poudre Valley Health System
1240 Doctors Lane
Ft. Collins, CO 80524
Contact: Candace Pruett, HR
Consultant/Nurse Recruiter
(970) 495-7800
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: http://www.pvhs.org
Scottsdale Healthcare
http://www.shc.org/employment
UCLA Healthcare
10920 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Contact: Sheri Monsein, RN
(310) 825-8141
Fax: (310) 825-3102
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: http://hr.healthcare.ucla.edu
University Medical Center
1501 N. Campbell Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85724
Contact: Nursing Recruitment
Fax: (520) 694-2528
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: http://www.umcarizona.org
University of Texas Medical Branch
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555-0512
(409) 747-4717 or (877) 886-2499
Web site: http://www.utmbnursing.com