Purpose:
St. Joseph Hospital honors nurses that collectively and collaboratively exhibit the skills, expertise, and personal attributes that enhance to the delivery of exceptional patient care. Nominees demonstrate clinical excellence within their nursing practice and develop innovative approaches that improve patient outcomes. They engage respectfully and professionally with the interdisciplinary team, elevating the nursing profession and consistently embodying the St. Joseph Hospital core values: Compassion, Integrity, Collaboration and Excellence.
The Professional Nursing Development Award is presented to a nurse who consistently demonstrates the skills, expertise, and personal attributes that advance outstanding patient care through education, collaboration, and professional growth. The nominee exhibits strong knowledge in adult learning principles, nursing career development, program planning, continuing education, and leadership. They design and implement innovative educational approaches that address staff learning needs, strengthen competencies, and enhance critical thinking, interpersonal communication, and technical skills. This nurse actively contributes to a culture of learning by participating in PREP initiatives, serving on committees or subcommittees, maintaining membership in professional organizations, attending and sharing insights from conferences, and providing unit-based education. Through collegial collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, they elevate the practice and image of nursing while fostering continuous professional development.
Eligibility: Any nurse at St. Joseph Hospital that has developed a program or improved their dept.
Process: Any employee, physician, patient or volunteer may nominate. Recipients will be selected based on evidence provided by completion of the nomination criteria.
Award: Award winners will be announced and presented during Nurses’ Week.
Deadline: All nominations must be received by April 18, 2026.
Instructions: Please cite specific examples including patient and physician comments. Expectation is to have at least 3-4 paragraphs to support this nominee. Failure to provide multiple, specific examples may result in disqualification of nomination.