Chief Nursing Officer (CNO)

Lifepoint Health•Los Alamos, NM

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Lifepoint Health has an opening for a Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) who will have oversight of Los Alamos Medical Center, a 47-bed acute care facility serving Northern New Mexico for over 70 years. The CNO is responsible for nursing standards and practice across the facility, ensuring continuous and timely nursing services, and maintaining standards in accordance with all applicable laws, regulatory, and accreditation requirements. This role involves directing nursing performance improvement activities, collaborating with hospital leaders on patient care and staffing, and managing the budget for nursing services.

Requirements

Licensed Registered Nurse with knowledge of nursing principles, theories and practice standards with verbal interpersonal and quantitative skills acquired through completion of at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.
Master’s Degree Required (MSN or MHA)
Must hold a valid, active nursing license in the state where the facility is located. A single-state or multi-state license is acceptable, provided it meets state requirements for practice.
Minimum of 3-5 years of CNO experience in an investor-owned healthcare organization.
Prior experience in Joint Commission preparation and survey process.

Responsibilities

Ensures continuous and timely nursing services to patients.
Ensures nursing standards, practices, policies, and procedures are consistent with current research findings and national professional standards, in accordance with all applicable laws, regulatory and accreditation requirements.
Directs nursing service Performance Improvement activities.
Actively participates in hospital leadership functions.
Collaborates with hospital leaders to design and provide patient care and services, including availability of sufficient, qualified nursing staff.
Develops, presents and manages budget for nursing services.
Develops and implements overall nursing plan consistent with hospital policies and objectives, to provide continuous nursing care and services.
Develops, implements, and interprets nursing and patient care policies, objectives and standards for measurement and maintenance of quality nursing care.
Develops, implements, and administers nursing services budget and expense control system.
Prepares master nursing services staffing plan.
Organizes, directs, and supervises daily nursing service to assure adequate hospital coverage and quality care.
Recruits, interviews, evaluates, and hires qualified personnel to meet patient’s needs.
Participates in the development, implementation and maintenance of the hospital quality assurance and improvement program through evaluation of services rendered, quality improvement, audit of medical records, patient visits and counsel with hospital staff.
Maintains communications with medical and administrative staff through participation in regularly scheduled staff meetings and involvement on hospital medical services committees.
Evaluates long and short-range equipment and supply requirements for nursing care by forecasting service levels and quantity of materials on hand.
Directs, plans, and implements orientation and educational programs to promote staff training and development.
Recommends and participates in development of new patient care programs for expansion of nursing care services.
Represents hospital in health care programs and professional organizations of associates to serve in a public relations capacity and to stimulate professional growth.