Achieve Workforce Well-Being with ANCC
Transform your organization with ANCC Well-Being Excellence™, setting the standard for a healthier workplace.
Transform your organization with ANCC Well-Being Excellence™, setting the standard for a healthier workplace.
Identify strengths, bridge gaps, and set actionable goals to elevate workforce morale and engagement.
Follow our step-by-step application process to achieve Well-Being Excellence™
Explore our tools, guides, and references to support your organization’s path to well-being excellence.
Healthcare worker burnout and staff shortages have put immense pressure on healthcare organizations, intensifying nursing and physician turnover. In response, the National Academies of Medicine (NAM) launched the National Plan for Health Workforce Well-Being in 2022, urging healthcare leaders to take meaningful action. But the question remains: how do you measure the success of your well-being programs?
Well-Being Excellence™ offers a solution by providing evidence-based standards to evaluate and enhance your organization's well-being efforts. This credential builds upon ANCC's legacy of recognizing healthcare organizations that prioritize their workforce's well-being and foster a culture of safety and health.
By earning this credential, organizations demonstrate a firm commitment to creating a supportive work environment, attracting and retaining top talent, and improving overall employee satisfaction and engagement.
Benefits of Well-Being Excellence™:
How to Get Started: Take the first step by completing our Well-Being Self-Assessment to evaluate your current programs and identify areas for improvement.
Take the first step toward transforming your organization's well-being program! Our Well-Being Self-Assessment empowers you to dive deep into your current initiatives and identify key opportunities for growth. By evaluating your efforts against essential well-being criteria, you'll uncover areas where your program excels and discover where improvements can drive even greater success. This is your chance to make impactful changes, foster a healthier work environment, and show your commitment to workforce well-being.
Ready to take action? Complete the self-assessment now and start your organization's journey toward well-being excellence!
Corey Feist CEO and Co-Founder of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation, which leads the ALL IN: Wellbeing First for Healthcare coalitionWorkplace conditions must continue to improve to support the needs of both our caregivers and our patients. Programs, Well-Being Excellence™, are critical for healthcare organizations to foster a work environment where their policies and practices reduce burnout, normalize help-seeking, and strengthen professional wellbeing.
The development of Well-Being Excellence™ is the culmination of extensive research and collaboration with expert panelists. By engaging in a pilot process across diverse healthcare organizations, ANCC has refined a credential that addresses real-world challenges of enhancing workforce well-being organization wide.
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, Vice President for Health Promotion, Chief Wellness Officer, The Ohio State UniversityWell-being is not a nicety; it is a necessity. Being the first chief wellness officer in the nation at a university that includes an academic health center, I have experienced first-hand how creating a sustained wellness culture and taking an evidence-based multi-component strategic approach from top leadership to the grass roots of the organization improves population health and well-being as well as a positive return on and value of investment for the organization. The new ANCC credential is a wonderful mechanism to recognize hospitals and healthcare systems’ programs that are deeply committed to the health and well-being of their people.
Registration for Well-Being Excellence™ opens December 1, 2024. Prepare your submission in advance to meet key deadlines and ensure timely participation.
Well-Being Excellence Document Submission Cycle | Complete the Applicant Registration between 8 - 12 months prior to the intended submission cycle |
March 1st | Between July and March (8 - 12 months prior to cycle) |
July 1st | Between November and July (8 - 12 months prior to cycle) |
December 1st | Between April and December (8 - 12 months prior to cycle) |
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