Chief Nursing Officer
About The Position
Prime Healthcare is seeking Chief Nursing Officers for hospitals within its family of acute care hospitals or future hospitals. The Chief Nursing Officer provides strategic, executive-level leadership for all nursing and other designated patient care functions and services within a facility. The role oversees the assessment, planning, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of nursing practice and holds 24/7 accountability for high-quality, safe, appropriate nursing care, clinical staff competency, and patient-care resource management. The Chief Nursing Officer represents nursing on the governing board and at medical staff leadership meetings, participates in professional staff committees concerning patient care, and speaks for nursing and clinical areas as other hospital leaders do for their disciplines. The role implements and reviews nursing practice and care standards, supports appropriate response to medical and healthcare errors, and applies responsible cost-control practices. The position requires an active state RN license, an academic degree in nursing, and a postgraduate degree in nursing or a related field—or a written plan with timelines to obtain one. The role is full-time, day shift, with estimated annual compensation of $225,000 to $250,000.
Requirements
- Active and current professional registered nurse license in the state of practice.
- Academic degree in nursing.
- Postgraduate degree in nursing or a related field, which may include healthcare administration or business administration, or a written plan with specified timelines to obtain a postgraduate degree.
- Current BLS (AHA) certificate, maintained as current.
- At least five years of progressive management experience in a facility environment as a Nursing Director of multiple, complex nursing departments.
- At least two years of previous leadership or administrative experience.
- Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills.
- Proven leadership ability and facility operational expertise.
- Ability to serve as a role model and advocate for the nursing profession.
- Ability to organize patient care effectively and efficiently to promote optimal outcomes, patient safety, and patient, physician, and employee satisfaction.
- Proven success recruiting, retaining, and developing staff.
- Proven track record leading compliance with regulatory standards, rules, and laws.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic executive leadership for all nursing and other designated patient care functions and services within the hospital.
- Lead and coordinate nursing care, treatment, and services at the executive level.
- Assess, plan, coordinate, implement, and evaluate nursing practice at the facility level.
- Maintain 24/7 accountability for the quality, safety, and appropriateness of nursing care, clinical staff competency, and patient-care resource management.
- Represent nursing concerns on the governing board and at medical staff leadership meetings.
- Serve on professional staff committees concerning patient care and speak on behalf of nursing and clinical areas.
- Apply knowledge of federal, state, and local laws and accreditation standards.
- Implement nursing practice and care standards and review and revise them annually as needed.
- Identify and report medical or healthcare errors, protect patients when errors occur, and assist with resolution as appropriate.
- Use responsible cost-control mechanisms to ensure effective use of approved departmental budgets.
- Recruit, retain, mentor, and develop staff, and encourage their professional growth and achievement.
- Lead efforts to comply with regulatory standards, rules, and laws.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- 401K retirement plan
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Tuition reimbursement
- Voluntary benefit options
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
