Excela Health “Excellence in Action” Awards - Description and Selection Criteria Month Award(s) Standards January NEW YEAR, NEW ENERGY • Positive Energy Award (Open to ALL EH Staff) • Rising Star Award (Emerging Nurse Leader, Nurse Resident etc.) Positive Energy AwardSelection Criteria: • Any EH staff or team • Include specific examples evidencing the candidate’s display of a positive outlook / positive energy Rising Star AwardSelection Criteria: • Nurse who has been practicing for less than two years • Demonstrates exceptional qualities that exemplify the best of nursing and the leadership skills to inspire others to follow their example • Include specific examples February VOICES OF CARING • Nightingale Bedside Award • C.A.R.E. Award • Advocacy Award Nightingale Bedside AwardSelection Criteria: • Nurse who consistently displays o Professionalism in all patient interactions and at all times while in patient care areas o Respect and patience for patients and families o Compassion for those who are in pain or suffering o Responds promptly and is intuitive to patient / family needs C.A.R.E. AwardSelection Criteria: • Nurse who embodies the EH Nursing Professional Practice Model (PPM) • Include examples of each of the following elements of the EH PPM o Compassion o Accountability o Respect o Excellence Advocacy AwardSelection Criteria:
• Nurse or nurse leader who advocated for a patient specific need, resources, staffing, supplies, education, new policies or protocols to improve patient care or the work environment, etc. • Include what the candidate advocated for, to whom the request was made, and any additional details highlighting the work March ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE • Strategic Influence Award Strategic Influence AwardSelection Criteria: • Nurse or nursing team working to support at least one of the EH Strategic Priorities o Safety o Quality o Productivity o Growth and Margin o Human Development • Include specific examples April BEYOND THE BEDSIDE • Above and Beyond Award (Open to ALL EH Staff) • Community Service Award Above and Beyond Award Selection Criteria: • Any EH staff or team • Specific example of how the candidate “went above and beyond” to help or care for a patient, family or colleague. Community Service AwardSelection Criteria: • Nurse or nursing team volunteering time to support a community outreach project or a vulnerable population within the community May BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS ALL WINNERS (June – April) will be invited to attend a Breakfast of Champions Celebrating Excellence in Action at Excela Health June NATIONAL SAFETY MONTH • Safety in Nursing Award Safety in Nursing AwardSelection Criteria: • Nurse or nursing team who worked to affect a safer strategy to deliver care or a safer work environment • What was the challenge and how did the candidate help to improve it? July MAGNET MILE • Clinical Excellence Award • Dynamic Leader Award Clinical Excellence AwardSelection Criteria:
• How did the candidate help to improve the patient experience?
• Did the candidate use feedback from a patient/family to identify an opportunity for improvement?
• Recognizing a nurse for excellence in nursing skills, knowledge and expertise that contribute to the delivery of quality patient care
Patient-Centered Care AwardSelection Criteria:
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• The EH “Modified Team” approach to care delivery places patients and families at the center of the care delivery system with all the multiple disciplines working together to surround them with the best care and the best patient experience possible
• Collaborative
• How has the candidate influenced positive change? IT TAKES A VILLAGE Care Award Patient Centered Care Award (Open to ALL EH Staff) Collaborative Care AwardSelection Criteria:
• Any EH staff or team
• Nurse leader (Supervisor/Manager/Director/etc.) who inspires the team to successfully move toward where they need to be, even if it is not necessarily where they want to be
• How knowledgeable, visible and approachable is the candidate?
• How does the candidate advocate for resources, address concerns, support team members, etc.?
Dynamic Leader AwardSelection Criteria:
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• Include specific examples of how the candidate grows and maintains clinical knowledge and expertise
• How does the candidate share knowledge and expertise with the team/others?
• Example of a nurse or nursing team working in collaboration with members of the interdisciplinary team to o Support patient care o Address a concern o Change a policy/procedure/protocol o Provide education o Acquire resources, etc.
• How did the candidate help to assure that the patient and family were active contributors to their individualized plan of care?
• Include examples of strategies used to create a supportive work environment
• What was the problem and how did the candidate help to address it? Team Building Award Mentorship Award • Outstanding Preceptor Award Team Building AwardSelection Criteria:
Mentorship AwardSelection Criteria:
September EBP AND RESEARCH FORUM • Innovations in Nursing Practice Award – Research, Education and Practice Innovations Innovations in Nursing Practice AwardSelection Criteria:
• Communicates a vision of nursing which inspires others
• Include examples of how the candidate helps to welcome the new nurse to the team and to make the transition into practice successful and productive
• Nurse or nursing team who work to foster a culture of excellence and respect
• The candidate is actively involved in supporting the professional development of nurses (clinical nurses or nurse leaders)
• Nurse or nurses who have influenced change in care delivery, improved patient outcomes, or improved the work environment, etc. through the introduction of o evidence based practice o a new innovation, equipment or device, etc. o information gathered from a professional conference, journal or publication or membership in a professional organization research
• How does the candidate assure that new nurses are sufficiently prepared to practice independently?
October NATIONAL PREVENTIONBULLYINGMONTH •
• How did the candidate affect the change?
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Outstanding Preceptor AwardSelection Criteria:
• Nurse who is actively serving in the role of preceptor
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• Describe any successful efforts to boost retention in the department/unit/organization
• Nurse (may be clinical nurse, leader, educator, navigator, etc.) who serves as a role model for professional nursing
November WORLD QUALITY MONTH • Quest for Quality Award • Improved Outcomes Award Quest for Quality AwardSelection Criteria: • Nurse or nursing team demonstrating a commitment to promoting continuous quality improvement • Include example of how the candidate improved the quality of care or care setting (QI project, use of department/unit/organizational data to identify concerns, etc.) • What was the problem and how did the candidate help to fix it? Improved Outcomes AwardSelection Criteria: • Nurse or nursing team successful in improving department/unit level or organization level clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction rates or RN satisfaction rates • How was the opportunity for improvement identified and what interventions led to the improvement (please include the timeframe)? December TOGETHER WE ARE BETTER • Health Care Hero Award (Open to ALL EH Staff) Health Care Hero AwardSelection Criteria: • Any EH staff or team • Health care staff display numerous accounts of heroism on a daily basis. Who do you view as a health care hero and why? • Please include specific examples