Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) Mary Bridge Children's

MultiCare Health System•Tacoma, WA

4d•$264,010 - $326,056•Onsite

About The Position

The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) - MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Network – System Pediatrics is a senior executive leader responsible for advancing nursing excellence, clinical operations, quality, safety and patient experience across Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Network. As a key member of the Mary Bridge executive leadership team, the CNO provides strategic vision and operational oversight for nursing services across the region's premier freestanding children's hospital and expansive pediatric ambulatory network. The CNO is directly accountable for professional nursing practice, nursing operations, workforce development, nursing leadership development and care delivery across Mary Bridge Children's inpatient, ambulatory and community-based pediatric and neonatal services. The role ensures high-quality, safe, family-centered care, regulatory compliance and operational excellence while fostering a culture of professional practice, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement. The CNO establishes pediatric nursing standards, leads quality and safety initiatives, and partners closely with nursing physician, operational and administrative leaders to improve clinical outcomes, patient experience and organizational performance across the MultiCare System. In addition, the CNO serves as the pediatric and neonatal nursing representative on the MultiCare Chief Nursing Executive Council, providing expertise, influence and advocacy to advance systemwide nursing strategy, standards of care, workforce development and clinical excellence. Through collaboration with MultiCare nursing leaders, the CNO helps ensure the unique needs of infants, children, adolescents and their families are represented in system-wide nursing priorities and initiatives. This position has a dual matrixed reporting structure to President, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and Health Network and the MultiCare System Senior Vice President and System Chief Nursing Executive.

Requirements

BSN required.
Master’s or Doctoral degree in Nursing, Nursing Practice or other related field (MSHA, MHA, MBA, etc.).
Current Registered Nurse license in Washington State or Multistate License endorsement (MLS).
Ten (10) years of experience in progressively more responsible pediatric nursing management positions, preferably in a children’s hospital.
Seven (7) years of clinical experience.
Demonstrated executive experience leading complex inpatient nursing and patient care services in a pediatric hospital, including daily operations, acute care, critical care, specialty programs, staffing systems, capacity management, care coordination, and multidisciplinary teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a children’s hospital, pediatric service line, or academic pediatric healthcare setting is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Accountable for nursing operations of Mary Bridge Children’s facilities, units and programs throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Responsible for defining pediatric nursing care and establishing a consistent approach to clinical practice.
Responsible for the development and implementation of clinical pathways and departmental policies and procedures that describe how nursing care needs of pediatric patients are assessed, evaluated, and met.