Chief Nursing Officer

Encompass Health • Cookeville, TN

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About The Position

Encompass Health is hiring a Chief Nursing Officer for 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 central role in supporting patient well-being and healthcare outcomes. The role works across medical, clinical, and therapeutic disciplines to promote a patient-focused, team-oriented culture and help the hospital fulfill its mission and goals.

The Chief Nursing Officer develops patient care programs, policies, and procedures; represents nursing on hospital committees as needed; supports an inclusive and respectful workplace; implements applicable regulatory and professional standards; and uses patient acuity and staffing data to guide staffing decisions. The position also integrates complex data into decisions and plans that optimize health, promote wellness, manage illness, and prevent complications.

Requirements

• Current RN licensure as required by state regulations.
• BLS certification.
• 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.
• May be required to work weekdays and/or weekends, evenings and/or night shifts.
• May be required to work religious and/or legal holidays on scheduled days or shifts.

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.
• Communicate the hospital’s mission to staff, hold staff accountable, motivate the team, and lead measurement and assessment of hospital goals.
• 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 into decisions and develop programs and plans to 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