Chief Nursing Officer

City of Hope•Newnan, GA

About The Position

City of Hope is seeking a Chief Nursing Officer to lead nursing and clinical services at City of Hope Atlanta. The role is intended for a nursing executive energized by transformation, growth, and building future capabilities. The Chief Nursing Officer will serve on the hospital Executive Leadership Team, represent nursing in organizational planning, and align patient-care services with City of Hope Atlanta’s strategic direction. The position leads nursing operations, clinical nursing practice, clinical policy, and patient engagement across the care continuum. It sets direction for clinical services, future growth, high reliability, nursing resources, staffing models, and daily resource allocation. The Chief Nursing Officer also develops nursing leaders, establishes workforce and staffing standards, and partners with clinical and enterprise leaders to improve operations, quality, safety, and outcomes. The role represents the patient-care and nursing perspective to governing bodies and external audiences, builds trust with stakeholders, fosters a Magnet culture, and strengthens shared governance, academic partnerships, interprofessional collaboration, and long-term workforce planning.

Requirements

Baccalaureate and Master's degrees required; one of the degrees must be in Nursing.
Current registered nurse license required.
Must be licensed in Georgia or able to obtain a Georgia license within six months.
Fifteen years of nursing experience.
Ten years of experience in a nursing leadership role.

Nice To Haves

Doctorate in nursing or a related field, such as a PhD or DNP, or comparable degree.
Leadership experience within a Magnet organization.

Responsibilities

Serve as a member of the hospital Executive Leadership Team and advance organizational goals and objectives.
Represent the voice of nursing in organizational planning and decision-making across the continuum.
Align patient-care services goals with the strategic direction of City of Hope Atlanta.
Set strategy and vision for clinical services, future growth, high reliability, nursing resources, staffing models, and daily resource allocation.
Lead nursing operations, clinical nursing practice, clinical policy, and patient engagement across the care continuum.
Participate in resource allocation and mentor nursing leaders in financial and operational leadership.
Establish workforce-productivity and staffing standards.
Partner with Talent on workforce planning, succession, recruitment, retention, and market analysis.
Hold leaders accountable for policy, regulatory, quality, and operational requirements.
Partner with Supply Chain on product standardization.
Guide the development, implementation, monitoring, and sustainability of clinical best practices.
Partner with the Chief Medical Officer and enterprise clinical leadership to improve clinical operations and outcomes.
Advance evidence-based standards, patient-care expectations, care-delivery models, accreditation, regulation, and patient safety.
Seek opportunities to increase City of Hope’s presence and influence in healthcare.
Represent the patient-care and nursing perspective to governing bodies and external audiences.
Create and sustain a Magnet culture that attracts and retains clinicians.
Build credibility and trust with enterprise leaders, boards, medical staff, clinical staff, and other stakeholders.
Use shared-governance principles, develop academic partnerships, and strengthen interprofessional collaboration and long-term workforce planning.