Chief Nursing Officer

Encompass Health • Loganville, GA

22h

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 staff and plays a key leadership role in supporting patient well-being and healthcare outcomes. This position fosters a patient-focused, team-oriented culture and works with medical, clinical, and therapeutic disciplines to deliver high-quality service and outcomes.

The role develops patient care programs, policies, and procedures; represents nursing on hospital committees; supports an inclusive and respectful work environment; and helps the hospital fulfill its mission and goals. The Chief Nursing Officer implements applicable Joint Commission, CMS, state, rehabilitation nursing, and hospital standards. The position also uses staffing and patient-acuity data to make decisions, manages staffing in relation to budgeted NHPPD, and develops plans to optimize health, promote wellness, manage illness, and prevent complications.

Requirements

• Current RN licensure as required by state regulations.
• BLS certification.
• Commitment to obtaining 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 scheduled religious and/or legal holidays.

Nice To Haves

• ACLS certification preferred.

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.
• Help the hospital fulfill 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 considers 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