Call for Applications: Restoring Joy Nurse Manager Fellowship

Restoring Joy to Leadership, LLC (RJL) is pleased to announce its 2nd Restoring Joy Nurse Manager Fellowship. The Restoring Joy Nurse Manager Fellowship is designed to offer nurse manager participants with the inspiration, insights, competencies, and skills necessary to restore and enhance joy in the nurse manager role. This initiative acknowledges the critical significance of the role of nurse manager to the growth and development of clinical nurses and excellence in patient outcomes.

The year long Restoring Joy Nurse Manager Fellowship will focus on leadership development to enhance joy in the work of the nurse manager. Activities will include a focus on key competencies of self-knowledge, strategic vision, creativity and risk taking, interpersonal communication effectiveness, inspiring and leading change, and selfcare and well-being.

The Restoring Joy Nurse Manager Fellowship includes attendance at the 2-day Restoring Joy to Leadership Conference, quarterly 4 hours seminar sessions, select readings, blog discussions, and networking. Participants will receive coaching and mentoring support to achieve development goals related to enhancing joy in their work.  Florida Board of Nursing CEUs will be provided for each session.

If selected to participate in the Restoring Joy Nurse Managers’ Fellowship: “Please note, all travel and travel related expenses are the responsibility of the participant.”

Fellowship Eligibility:

  • Currently in a nurse manager role with a minimum of 15 direct reports
  • A minimum of 2 years’ experience in the nurse manager role
  • Attend the Restoring Joy Conference on January 8-9, 2025, in Jacksonville, Florida
  • Confirm your personal commitment to fully participate in a 1-year structured leadership development program designed for nurse managers including quarterly sessions (April 2025; July 2025; October 2025; January 2026), self-study, and group discussions
  • Signed attestation from direct supervisor and CNO commitment to support the applicant to fully participate in fellowship activities
  • Must complete application online – link: https://restoringjoy.typeform.com/to/ouUw8QR6

Application must be submitted online via https://restoringjoy.typeform.com/to/ouUw8QR6

The deadline to submit your completed application is November 15, 2024.  Participants selected to participate in the Inaugural Restoring Joy Nurse Manager Fellowship will be notified via email by December 2, 2024.  

Click link for SAMPLE application documents – https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/16dvp3q50hso7ny0jbnzp/sample-RJL-NMFattestation-form-2025-2026.pdf?rlkey=mzi1gtbn88wqxqher7o74dap8&st=yhmx28j5&dl=0

 To learn more about Restoring Joy to Leadership, please visit www.restoringjoytoleadership.com.  Questions: email Rose Rivers – restoringjoy@msn.com