Chief Nursing Officer

Encompass Health • Modesto, CA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Encompass Health is hiring a Chief Nursing Officer at one of its inpatient rehabilitation hospitals. The Chief Nursing Officer is responsible for the quality of nursing care provided by hospital staff and plays a pivotal role in supporting patient well-being and healthcare outcomes. The role works within a patient-focused, team-oriented environment and collaborates with medical, clinical, and therapeutic disciplines.

The Chief Nursing Officer develops patient-care programs, policies, and procedures; represents nursing on hospital committees as needed; supports cultural diversity and an inclusive work environment; and leads the hospital team in fulfilling its mission and goals. The role implements applicable Joint Commission, CMS, state, rehabilitation nursing, and hospital standards; manages staffing using patient acuity and budgeted NHPPD; and uses complex data to inform programs and plans that optimize health, promote wellness, manage illness, and prevent complications.

Requirements

• Current RN licensure as required by state regulations.
• BLS certification; ACLS is preferred.
• Commitment to obtain CRRN certification within one year of meeting eligibility requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or a related field, unless a higher degree is mandated by state regulations.
• An advanced degree, a plan to receive an advanced degree, or knowledge and skills associated with an advanced degree, unless otherwise specified by state regulation.
• Five years of experience in an inpatient hospital setting.
• Two years of recent nursing management experience within the last five years, including 24-hour accountability, FTE management, policy and procedure oversight, budgetary oversight, and conducting disciplinary action.

Nice To Haves

• ACLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with medical, clinical, and therapeutic disciplines to foster a patient-focused, team-oriented culture and deliver superior service and outcomes.
• Develop patient-care programs, policies, and procedures for assessing, evaluating, and meeting patients’ nursing-care, treatment, and service needs.
• Represent nursing on committees as needed, including the Governing Body, Quality Council, Med Exec, Infection Control, Education, and Ethics Committees.
• Support cultural diversity and maintain an inclusive, respectful work environment.
• Lead the hospital in fulfilling its mission and goals by communicating the mission to staff, holding staff accountable, motivating the team, and overseeing measurement and assessment.
• Implement Joint Commission, CMS, state, rehabilitation nursing, and hospital standards.
• Use a staffing matrix that accounts for patient acuity and adjusts staffing to meet budgeted NHPPD.
• Integrate complex data to make informed decisions and develop programs and plans that optimize health, promote wellness, manage illness, and prevent patient complications.
• Celebrate staff and patient achievements.

Benefits

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision plans for full-time and part-time employees and their families.
• Paid time off that accrues over time.
• Tuition reimbursement and continuing education opportunities.
• Company-matching 401(k).
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive