Nursing in the Community Health Network begins with our focus on Nursing Excellence. At Community, we are committed to the Six C’s of Success. These are the hallmarks of a rewarding and challenging nursing career. Through their expertise and continuous improvement, our nurses push the boundaries of their profession.
To read more about the Six C’s of Success, click on each for a description.
Career Development
We are committed to the growth and development of our nurses, one nurse at a time. Community advocates career advisors who engage nurses in introspective discussion and self-discovery. By assisting with internal networking and gathering information about local schools, scholarships, tuition assistance programs and certification, Community career advisors help their fellow nurses create rewarding careers driven by their goals.
Competencies
We recognize that learning is a life-long process and nurses who are more knowledgeable and have better skills are more fulfilled and provide better patient care. That’s why we’ve created programs such as the Cardiovascular Nursing Institute for nurses interested in specializing in cardiovascular services. The Institute’s four-month program involves classroom teaching, clinical work and a certification exam. It is the first of its kind in Indiana and is recognized by the American College of Cardiovascular Nursing (ACCN). Through this program, Community will become a testing site for ACCN exams and will help establish an Indianapolis chapter of the ACCN.
Customization
Variety is the spice of life, right? Perhaps you’ve built a strong nursing career, but you’ve never had the opportunity to focus on a specific care area that interests you. Or, maybe you’re just starting your nursing career and you’re not sure where you want to focus your career.
At Community, we know the benefits of designing careers around our employees rather than simply recruiting employees for the jobs we offer. We focus on the needs of our nurses, whether it’s as simple as a flexible schedule or mentoring for nurses just starting their careers. Through everything from job sharing to nursing opportunities throughout the entire Community Health Network, our nurses play a primary role in defining their individual career paths.
Compensation
At Community, we’re committed to exploring and creating innovative compensation programs to better serve our nurses. For example, through our Tuition Assistance Benefit Package, Community directly pays the school of choice for each enrolled employee rather than leaving the individual with the responsibility to take care of the tuition payment at the start of the semester. Programs like this are leading the way in the market and more effectively meeting the needs of our nurses.
Additionally, salary ranges are reviewed twice yearly to maintain market competitiveness. This practice ensures that your pay is at or near the average paid by competitors and is fair and equitable in the network structure.
Connections
Building a future for the nurses of tomorrow requires us to make those connections early. Whether it’s sponsoring nurses through scholarship programs or employing nursing students to help them further their work and education experiences, we’re committed to establishing the right connections that will help us make a difference in the lives of nurses and patients.
Currently, we are partnering with Ball State University, Indiana University, Marian College, University of Indianapolis and Indiana Community College to ensure that we’ve created a vast network of resources for students and employees to enhance their careers.
Celebration
At Community, hard work does not go unnoticed. Rewarding and recognizing exceptional RNs and LPNs who go above and beyond to make a significant difference for their patients and co-workers is at the heart of nursing at Community. Through our Nursing Stars Program, we celebrate the work of committed nurses who exceed patient expectations and take on additional challenges beyond their daily responsibilities. Stars are selected from a pool of candidates recommended by Team Leaders and other Nursing Stars.
Our Awards of Nursing Excellence program presented by the Community Hospitals Foundation asks nurses, physicians, fellow employees, and even members of the general public to submit nominations for outstanding nurses.
Jan Bingle, Chief Nursing Officer for Community Health Network, says the nurses who win the awards “exemplify excellence attributes that describe Community nursing when it is at its best, and what we all strive for.”
The five categories of excellence are Patient Focused Care, the Art and Science of Nursing, Therapeutic Relationships, Facilitative Leadership, and Evidence-Based Practice.
What is nursing excellence at Community?
Excellence in nursing practice is something every RN and LPN at Community follows. It is an integration of meaningful attributes and behaviors that enhances our calling as professionals, caregivers, co-workers, and leaders.
The practice personifies patient-focused care.
It is aligned with network values, demonstrates integrity in professional practice and ethical decision-making, and serves as a role model to others in the art of health care. It is customized to the diversity, individuality and expectations of the people served.
The practice's hallmark is therapeutic relationships.
It demonstrates exceptional relationship competencies and an understanding of group dynamics.
The practice reflects care proficient in the art and science of nursing, as evidenced by
- positive outcomes — patient, client, organizational and professional
- embracing organizational and specialty standards of practice
- recognition by nurse peers and at the community/national level for expertise in nursing practice
- certification in a nursing specialty when available
- membership in professional nursing organizations
The practice is state-of-the-art, evidence-based and continuously improving.
It validates an involvement in continuous self-learning activities and a commitment to scholarly opportunities.
The practice of the Registered Nurse demonstrates facilitative leadership in groups and teams.
The Registered Nurse actively enhances the continuous learning and development of others through mentoring, precepting, and role modeling.
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