The recognition process at the Clinician level occurs at the unit or department. The manager/director together with the clinician assess the clinician’s practice, determine goals for continuing professional development and celebrate achievements.

With broad experience, Entry level clinicians develop a sound understanding about the care of a particular patient population, readily collaborate, and are resources to colleagues. Practice at the Clinician level becomes consistently evident. At that time, the manager/director together with the clinician, through the use of a recent narrative, discuss, recognize and celebrate the clinician’s development of Clinician level practice across all themes and determine goals for continuing professional development. The manager/director acknowledges this accomplishment in writing; the clinician receives the original and a copy is placed in his/her personnel file.

The manager/director is responsible for ensuring that the clinician consistently demonstrates clinician level of practice within 2 years from the time of hire.