Nursing at Grant Medical Center

At OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, we strive to provide high-quality and compassionate care to everyone.I am proud to say that at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, our nursing team strives for continuous improvement to support this vision. Grant nursing has received Magnet Recognition® from American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) four times.

Magnet Recognition^® is the highest and most prestigious distinction a healthcare organization can receive for nursing excellence and high-quality patient care. Magnet designation has many benefits – not just for the nurses who provide care, but also for the patients who receive that care. It is at the core of Grant’s nursing culture. This is important as the Magnet culture assists nursing in fulfilling OhioHealth’s mission to improve the health of those we serve.

Magnet exemplifies our professionalism and how our nurses work together so they make a difference in what care we provide and how we provide it. We’ve been intentional about incorporating the components of Magnet into our daily work – structural empowerment, exemplary professional practice, transformational leadership and new knowledge, innovation and improvements.

So how does Magnet benefit patients? When a hospital begins their journey to Magnet designation, they commit to the highest quality of healthcare. This is not only evident in decreased mortality rates and shorter hospital stays, but in the experience of every patient who walks through a hospital who has received Magnet designation.

It is my privilege to work with our nursing team as we care for the community by developing connections with those we serve!

Le-Ann Harris, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Chief Nursing Officer
OhioHealth Grant Medical Center

Learn about nursing career opportunities and fellowship programs at OhioHealth. 

ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®

OhioHealth Grant Medical Center has been recognized as a Magnet hospital since 2005. In August 2019, Grant Medical Center received their fourth Magnet® Recognition. Magnet status is the highest national recognition awarded to a hospital for excellence in nursing. Magnet organizations are recognized for superior nursing processes and quality patient care, which lead to the highest levels of safety, quality, and patient and nurse satisfaction.

The American Nurses Credentialing Center, a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association and the largest and most prominent nursing credentialing organization in the United States, established Magnet recognition in 1994.  Research has shown that patient care outcomes are better at Magnet hospitals, where there is an environment that empowers nurses, values their contributions and supports nursing leadership.  Magnet status is awarded for a four-year period, after which hospitals must apply again for the recognition. 

Learn about ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®. 

Grant Medical Center’s Nursing Philosophy

Nursing practice is guided by the core values of the organization: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Stewardship, Inclusion.

In support of the organization's mission to "improve the health of those we serve," and cardinal value to "honor the dignity and worth of each person,": 

Professional Practice Model 

Grant Medical Center’s Professional Practice Model is the overarching framework guiding nurses, nursing care and inter-professional patient care. It illustrates the alignment and integration of nursing practice with the mission, vision and values of our organization.

The City Skyline represents location and importance of the downtown community.

The Center Patient Building, the largest and most centered building, is the patient, representing the placement of the patient at the center of care.

The Buildings represent the key components of professional nursing care. For example, the building designated “shared decision-making” represents both formal and informal methods for nurses to have input in decision-making, including Grant’s shared governance model. Additional components are represented by other buildings and include safety, work life, service, finance, evidence-based practice and research, quality, diversity, family and community. The newly added building for advanced practice speaks to the growth of this expanded nursing role in the care of our patients. 

The Bus represents Relationship-Based Care, our care delivery system or method.

The Street Sign stands for the entire city, as it is grounded by the street of Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring.

Care Delivery System:  Relationship-Based Care (RBC)

RBC is a practice model that empowers nurses to impact lives and help others. It is built around three key relationships. 

1. Relationship with themselves
2. Relationship with co-workers
3. Relationship with patients and their families

Building relationships establishes rapport, trust and connectedness with the caregiver, patient and family.

Shared Governance

Shared Governance is the structure supporting nurses’ participation in shared decision-making.

• All nurses have the opportunity to participate in shared decision-making.
• A culture of accountability and empowerment is created.
• Nurses make decisions closest to where the work is happening.
• Nurses focus on the patient experience and make positive changes in their care.
• All of the nursing council members are in alignment with the priorities of the nursing strategic plan.
• Talent management, greater professional development, and increased collaboration and communication among all nurses are supported.

Recognition

• Inspire: All associates are encouraged to recognize each other for everyday achievements and behaviors that support our values – compassion, excellence, stewardship, integrity, and inclusion through this online platform.
• WE Shine: These two monthly awards recognize associates who have gone above and beyond in giving excellent patient care and customer experience.
  • S.T.A.R.S Award: A peer or leader nominated award that recognizes a GMC associate for incorporating OhioHealth’s values in their work.
  • Patient Choice Award: A patient or guest nominated award that recognizes a GMC associate for going above and beyond to improve the overall patient experience through the words of our patients and guests.
• Nursing Excellence Week: This is a weeklong celebration of nursing excellence. Among the activities, each unit nominates a nurse who exemplifies the components of Magnet®.
• Facet Nurse of the Year: The Nursing Week Committee selects an individual as “Nurse of the Year” from the Nursing Excellence Week unit winners for going above and beyond and exemplifying the components of Magnet®.
• The DAISY Award: This national award is given to a deserving nurse each quarter based on the hospital's mission, vision, and values. The DAISY Award was established to celebrate the extraordinary compassion nurses provide their patients and families every day. It is a merit-based award that honors not only great clinical skill and leadership, but especially strong patient care and compassion.

Meet a Few Recently Recognized Nurses

Nursing Excellence Award Winner: Bonita Prentice-Collins, BSN, RN, CMSRN

Bonnie was awarded the Med-Surg Nursing Excellence Award. She is a night shift nurse who was recognized for being a resource, preceptor, and voice of the nurses. She was recognized for her golden heart that builds relationships with patients and her peers and for being the center of their team’s spirit. Bonnie was also recognized for her advocacy in obtaining a second blanket warmer for her unit.

Facet Nurse of the Year Winner: Megan Thomas, BSN, RN-BC

Megan was recognized for her compassion because her “heart, mind, body, and soul is Nursing and she’s dedicated to the wellness of those contributing to the field and served populations”. She was recognized for her innovation in meeting the needs our nurses with new wellness ideas such as PopUps, WeCare carts, and more. She was recognized for being a leader, a supporter, a resource, a life-long learner and a problem-solver.

Magnet Nurse of the Year for Empirical Outcomes Winner: Anne Dye, DNP, CNP

Dr. Anne Dye was recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center as the Magnet Nurse of the Year for Empirical Outcomes for her incredible work in the Structural Heart Clinic at Grant. She was recognized for her development of an advanced frailty assessment and prehab program as well as her outstanding outcomes including decreased length of stay, mortality, and re-admissions which are all well below the national average.