The Hallmarks of Healthy Workplaces recognition program was created to recognize workplaces which have created positive work environments for nurses in North Carolina. The program is designed to help nurses, health care providers and administrators design workplaces in which nurses own their own practices and contribute actively to facility governance to achieve the ultimate in quality service. Hallmarks Recognition is open to any workplace where three or more Registered Nurses work or volunteer. This can include large hospitals, units within hospitals, schools of nursing, home health agencies, correctional facilities and more! Help your workplace receive the recognition it deserves by applying for Hallmarks.
There are
three major components within each workplace that contribute
to a Hallmarks Healthy Workplace:
- Support of nursing professional development – orientations,
education, compensation, recognition and rewards.
- System support for nurses to provide quality service – organization
friendly to employees and their families, safety and wellness protection
for employees, opportunity to provide quality service.
- Integration of nursing into operations and governance – support
for nursing leadership and administration, shared decision making, nurses’ contributions
to policy development.
The Hallmarks vision is that
North Carolina
will be blanketed in workplaces that value the services their
registered nurses provide.
Purpose:
- To give recognition to single health-related agencies
or sub-units of those agencies which have developed healthy
workplaces for nurses to work.
- To promote open communication, respect and solution-focused actions to
enhance the nurse’s delivery of professional care.
- To strengthen the recruitment and retention of nurses.
RECOGNITION CEREMONY
Hallmarks recipients are recognized twice each year during a recognition ceremony. Recognition ceremonies feature guest speakers and celebrate the accomplishments of healthy workplaces. Each workplace receives a Hallmarks award as well as Hallmarks pins.
The Recognition Ceremony is a media event. Members of the press are invited to attend. Hallmarks staff send press releases to newspaper and television reporters detailing your accomplishments.
