*****NOTICE TO ALL Clinical Ladder RNs 05/20/2020*****
The PNSO Clinical Career Ladder advancement cycle will not be held this fall. We plan to resume the normal opportunity to advance at the winter cycle currently slated to begin in November/December. This also impacts the Portfolio preparation class scheduled for August 5th, 2020 which has also been cancelled.
While this delays for several months the opportunity for Clinician 2’s and Clinician 3’s to advance on the ladder, this pause helps our organizational goal to temper costs at a critically important time.
This does not affect RN Clinician 1’s moving to Clinician 2 status after completion of their twelve months of practice.
We remain committed to the nursing clinical career ladder as an important process to recognize and reward the expertise and commitment of our front line nurses.
Thank you for your understanding at this challenging time.
Mary Dixon, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Chief Nursing Officer
University of Virginia Health System
MED5F@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu
Clinical Career Ladder
The Clinical Career Ladder (CCL) was initiated at UVA Health System in 1988 and is based on Benner’s From Novice to Expert. [1] The PNSO CCL behaviors integrate the ANA 2015 Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, Third Edition and the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements (ANA, 2015), and the UVA Nursing Professional Practice Model.
The Ladder was developed to promote individual growth as a professional nurse according to personal goals and stage of demonstrated nursing practice. Each level of the ladder is associated with behaviors that represent increasing expertise, responsibility, and authority. Those wishing to advance on the Clinical Career Ladder must demonstrate to a panel of their peers that they consistently perform next-level role behaviors through a portfolio and interview process.