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Advanced Certificate in Nursing Organizational Leadership
HEGIS Code: 1203.12
- Fall 2024 Priority Deadline: April 4, 2024
- Fall 2024 Regular Deadline: May 16, 2024
Across the nation, nurses have been encouraged to develop the knowledge, leadership abilities, and interpersonal skills beyond what is learned at the bachelor’s degree level to improve the healthcare system. The Institute of Medicine’s Future of Nursing report recommends that future nurses gain proficiency in competencies such as team leadership, systems thinking, decision-making, and quality improvement.
The online Advanced Certificate in Nursing Organizational Leadership is an 18-credit program that gives nurses the additional knowledge and practice needed to expand their expertise and assume positions of leadership.
In addition to a practicum component, the program explores content in:
- Leading and managing healthcare disparities and underserved populations
- Nursing quality and safety strategic planning
- Transformational nursing leadership in community, regulation, and healthcare organizations
Career Scope and Prospects
The healthcare field presents unprecedented career opportunities for master’s prepared nurses as a direct result of the expansion of integrated healthcare systems, growth of the elderly population, advancements in technology, challenges related to value-based healthcare delivery, and a focus on health disparities and population care services. Per Indeed.com, Nursing Directors earn an average salary of $90,416.
Graduates of the Advanced Certificate in Nursing Organizational Leadership are qualified to serve as directors of nursing, chief nursing officers, nurse managers, accountable care coordinators, and wellness program directors. Potential workplaces for these roles include hospitals, outpatient care clinics, medical centers, home healthcare agencies, long-term care facilities, and academic health systems.
Accreditation
This program is registered with the NYS Education Department.
The Advanced Certificate in Nursing Organizational Leadership is comprised of the four specialty courses and one graduate elective in the CCNE accredited Master of Science in Nursing Organizational Leadership program. The specialty courses include a Practicum experience in Nursing Organizational Leadership.
See a full list of the online nursing programs offered at CUNY SPS.
Upcoming Events for Advanced Certificate in Nursing Organizational Leadership
Academic Director, Nursing
NYSIM Center
Monday – Saturday
7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
(Nursing Students may only attend the site when scheduled by the SPS Nursing Program)
Newman Library
Hours posted here
CUNY SPS Help Desk Hours
Monday – Friday
8:00 A.M. – 9:00 P.M.
For general assistance outside of the above hours, please contact:
(844) 536-0050.
Contact Information
Phone: (646) 664‑8592
Email: Help Desk
To reach the CUNY SPS Help Desk Manager, please contact Cristian Cardenas at (646) 664-8593, or at Cristian.Cardenas@cuny.edu.
Admissions Criteria
To qualify for admission to the Advanced Certificate in Nursing Organizational Leadership, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Master’s degree in Nursing (could include Nurse Practitioner)
- A minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher out of a 4.0 from a nationally accredited bachelor’s and master’s programs, all transcripts must be provided
- An unencumbered nursing license and a current registration
- Admission essay highlighting education and career achievement, including specific examples of problem-solving while working in the practice setting, leadership experience at the bedside or in other settings, and professional and community awards
- Two letters of recommendation, one from a Master’s or Doctoral prepared nurse educator or faculty and one from a nurse leader who served as an immediate supervisor
- Submit a scholarly work consisting of a 2-page summary (maximum 1000 words, excluding title and reference page) on one of the following: Evidenced-Based Practice project, Research study, Practice Improvement Project, or Quality Improvement Project
- Resume
Residency Requirement*
In order to enroll in the RN to BS in Nursing program, students must provide documentation of one of the following categories:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Permanent Residency
- Granted asylum, refugee status, temporary protected status, withholding of removal, deferred enforced departure, deferred action status by the U.S. Government, deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) or permanently residing in the United States under color of law (PRUCOL)
*International students may enroll in fully online degree programs. However, our online programs do not qualify for student visas.
Application Deadlines
- Fall 2024 Priority Deadline: April 4, 2024
- Fall 2024 Regular Deadline: May 16, 2024