Chief Nursing Officer-Texas Health Forney

Texas Health•Forney, TX

About The Position

The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) at Texas Health Forney collaborates with the hospital President and CMO to develop, approve, and oversee policies, procedures, and standards of care and practice that guide patient care delivery. The CNO directs activities supporting compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements, establishes processes for sharing data and information with leaders and staff, and collects comprehensive information relevant to issues, situations, and trends. The role identifies measurable outcomes related to issues, staffing, and practice, while considering safety, reliability, effectiveness, effects on practice, cost, and resources in nursing care delivery. The CNO provides leadership in the professional practice setting, builds and supports teams, and leads flexibly through challenging circumstances. The role represents nursing to the medical-executive team, board of trustees, executive leadership, and others, and is accountable for nursing practice, education, professional development, research, administration, and services throughout the organization. Texas Health Forney will be the city’s first full-service acute care hospital. At opening, it is planned to have 64 patient beds, an emergency department, operating suites, labor and delivery, imaging services, and other services supporting the continuum of care. The new facility is slated to open in Fall 2027.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), or a master's degree in a related field.
At least 3–5 years of senior-level experience overseeing hospital-wide nursing services, with an emphasis on Magnet or Pathways to Excellence implementation; alternatively, 5 or more years of experience at director level or above managing multiple units or clinical disciplines with budget and productivity responsibilities.
Texas Registered Nurse (RN) license required upon hire.
Ability to solve problems, think outside the box, and be resourceful.
Must be result-oriented, a quick learner, and a self-starter.
Knowledge of nursing management, quality improvement, financial analysis, process and planning, strategic planning principles, nursing standards of care and practice, ethical principles, and nursing and healthcare trends.
Situational leadership from an eclectic perspective.
Ability to challenge decisions in a non-challenging way.
Knowledge of human resources.
Exceptional presentation skills.

Nice To Haves

Certification in Nursing Administration preferred upon hire.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the hospital President and CMO to develop, approve, and oversee policies, procedures, and standards of care and practice for patient care delivery.
Direct activities that support compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards and requirements.
Create processes to disseminate data and information to the leadership team and staff.
Collect comprehensive data pertinent to issues, situations, and trends.
Identify expected outcomes related to issues, staffing, and practice, and document them as measurable goals.
Consider safety, reliability, effectiveness, impact on practice, cost, and resources in the delivery of nursing care.
Provide leadership in the professional practice setting as a team builder and team player, and lead flexibly through challenges.
Represent nursing to the medical-executive team, board of trustees, executive leadership, and others.
Assume accountability for nursing practice, nursing education, professional development, nursing research, nursing administration, and nursing services throughout the organization.
Provide balanced direction aligned with the system-level High Reliability channel.
Create culture through push, pull, education, and participation.
Form and implement interprofessional teams.
Use reward and recognition creatively to support nursing and interprofessional team building.
Balance the needs of patients and the organization through collaborative leadership and seasoned judgment.
Communicate with awareness of potential situations and downstream impacts.
Maintain visibility and determine where to be with the end goal in mind.
Create and develop a collaborative environment with physicians.
Identify talent and demonstrate discernment.
Round with the intent to listen, hear, and respond.
Organize and lead concise, results-oriented meetings.
Convert strategies into actionable tactics that lead to desired outcomes.