Cedars Medical Center Selects 3 Employees for New Emerging Leadership Program
Over a period of several months, under the leadership and direction of Beth Brill, HCA East Florida Division HR Vice President, and Charlene Ingwell, RN, MSN, Director of Workforce Development and Organizational Development, a group of Chief Nursing Officers and Human Resource leaders from the HCA East Florida Division developed a program to address future succession planning. The program, known as The Emerging Leadership Program, was designed to grow, groom, and develop future leaders and began in August 2006. In total, there are 12 interns in the program, representing 5 of the 13 hospitals and 2 from IRL in the East Florida Division.
Top Row (l-r) : Avril March, Daphne Charles, Pamela Gordon.
Bottom Row (l-r) : Gary Mcclelland, Kim Mccartney, Jorge Toledo
Once the curriculum was developed, the Program was advertised internally to employees in all East Florida Hospitals. Immediately, employees started sending in their applications. At Cedars, the applicants were asked to participate in panel interviews with Associate Vice Presidents, Nursing Directors, and Staff Nurses. At Cedars Medical Center, 3 RNs were accepted into the program Kim Mccartney, RN, MSN, Gary McClelland, RN, and Jorge Toledo, RN.
The Emerging Leaders have each been paired up with a preceptor who will guide them through the program for the next year. Kims preceptor is Daphne Charles,RN, Nursing Director for one of Cedars Orthopedic Units. Garys preceptor is Avril March,RN, MSN, Nursing Director for one of Cedars Acute Care Units. And Jorges preceptor is Pamela Gordon,RN, Nursing Director for Cedars inpatient Dermatology Unit. Over the next year these preceptors will play a significant role in the success of Cedars Emerging Leaders. Mentors and interns meet with the CNO every other week to monitor the progress of the intern, plan for upcoming experiences and projects, and support the leadership roles of these individuals. “It is a well-worth investment of our time to commit to the development of these nursing leaders. This model of formal training and experience can only benefit the interns and the institutions in which they will work, once the program is completed,” says, Silvia Stradi, RN, MSN, Chief Nursing Officer at Cedars Medical Center.
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