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Inside with our experts: Identify roles for the professional development council

HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, June 17, 2008

This week, a reader asks what roles the professional development council performs. Read the response from our advisor Meryl Montgomery, RN, MSN, director of the learning center and ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® project director at Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon, GA.

Q: What roles can the professional development council perform?

A: Medical Center of Central Georgia’s professional development council responsibilities are stated in our bylaws, and the following are a few roles the council performs:

• Assesses, develops, implements, and evaluates innovative professional development strategies
• Addresses and supports recruitment and retention recommendations from organizationwide councils and unit councils
• Supports professional recognition activities such as the organizationwide professional and clinical excellence award ceremony
• Develops, implements, evaluates, and supports the professional nursing ladder
• Creates innovative ways to reward and recognize staff
• Develops, implements, and evaluates the nursing peer review process, assuring all nurses involved revise/review professional growth and job descriptions 
• Assists in developing a sense of community among patient-care employees
• Encourages and promotes education achievement and advancement
• Develops, implements, and evaluates strategies to enhance certification, education, and professional growth activities

Editor’s note: Do you have a question for our experts? If you'd like us to consider your query for publication, please send it to associate editor Cameran Erny at cerny@hcpro.com.

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