New Onboarding Tools Help Memorial Retain Nurse Leaders

  Members of the Nurse Manager council- Cary Hernandez, MSN, RN, nurse manager; Jessica Jimenez MSN, RN, nurse manager; Murielle Joseph APRN, NP-c, nurse manager and Jackie Del Toro MSN, RN, nurse manager.

The Nurse Manager Council at MHS presented their quality improvement project- “Memorial Healthcare System Nurse Manager Onboarding: Keys to Increase retention effectiveness and leadership success” at SFONL’s spring conference in Delray Beach. The Nurse Manager Council identified a gap in effective nurse manager onboarding that contributed to stress and nurse leader turnover. The council utilized the AONL competencies combined with Memorial Healthcare System leadership competencies and tools to establish baseline onboarding tools and strategies.