UVA Community Health NPGO
Now Accepting Applications: NPGO President
The Nursing Professional Governance Organization (NPGO) President serves as the official representative and leader of nursing shared governance at UVA Community Health. This unique full-time role is structured with 50% dedicated leadership time within the Center of Nursing Excellence (CoNE) and 50% clinical practice in the selected candidate's patient care department, allowing the President to remain connected to frontline nursing practice while influencing nursing across the organization.
In partnership with nursing leadership, the NPGO President advances professional nursing practice, promotes shared decision-making, supports quality and patient outcome initiatives, and helps shape the future of nursing through leadership, collaboration, and innovation. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate nurse leader to amplify the voice of nursing and make a lasting impact across UVA Community Health.
Interested candidates must hold a BSN (MSN preferred), maintain an active RN license, be a Clinical Career Ladder Level III, IV, or V nurse, and actively participate in an NPGO council or committee.
Applications are now open. Click here to view the complete job posting and apply internally through Oracle.
NPGO Central Council Meeting Information
NPGO Central Council Meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month
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Practice & Quality Council (PQC) |
Professional Development Council (PDC) |
Innovation & Research Council (IRC) |
Community & Engagement Council (CEC) |
NPGO Central Committees meeting times vary please see additional information below:
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Nursing Peer Review (NPR) 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. |
Career Clinical Ladder (CCL) 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. |
DAISY Committee 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. |
Magnet Champion Committee |
Team members who are interested in learning more about the Central Council or joining a council are encouraged to contact the Council Chair or Vice Chair directly to request access to the meeting link. Please see Chair and Vice Chair contact information by clicking here. For more information, please view the SBARQ by clicking here.
UVACH - NPGO Webinar Slide Deck
UVACH - NPGO Central Council Committee Chair & Chair-Elect Nomination Form
Links below are currently being converted and built out.
UVACH Nursing Professional Governance Toolkit
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Meet Our UVACH NPGO Chairs: 2026 Council Schedule 2026 Committee Schedule Robert's Rules of Order (Summary) Champion Resource Page
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Agenda/Minutes Templates: PowerPoint Presentation Template Operational Guideline Templates: Practice Environment Assessment Tool UVACH NPGO Local Poster Monthly Agenda Topics & Action Items |
WebEX - Access and Equipment Explained KRONOS Clock Codes for UVACH NPGO
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Nursing Awards and Recognition Committee Nursing Executive Council (NEC) Nursing Professional Clinical Ladder Professional Practice and Quality Council Professional Community Engagement Council Professional Innovation and Research Council Professional Nursing Ambulatory Council Professional Development Council
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Adult Acute Care Services Collaborative Emergency Services Collaborative FBC/WCS Collaborative Surgical Services Collaborative
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Completed Practice Environment Assessment Tool UVACH NPGO Kick-off |
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