Chief Nursing Officer
About The Position
Prime Healthcare is seeking Chief Nursing Officers to lead facilities within its family of acute care hospitals, including current and future hospitals. The Chief Nursing Officer is the senior executive responsible for nursing and other designated patient care functions and services within a hospital. The role provides executive leadership to coordinate nursing care, treatment, and services, and is accountable around the clock for safe, high-quality, appropriate care, clinical staff competency, and patient-care resource management. The CNO assesses, plans, coordinates, implements, and evaluates facility-level nursing practice; represents nursing on the governing board and at medical staff leadership meetings; and participates in professional staff committees on patient-care matters. The position also oversees nursing practice and care standards, regulatory compliance, medical-error response, and responsible use of approved departmental budgets. The stated annual compensation estimate is $230,000 to $250,000, with the final offer determined by factors including experience, education, credentials, and licensure.
Requirements
- Active, current professional registered nurse license in the state of practice.
- Academic degree in nursing.
- Postgraduate degree in nursing or a related field, which may include health care administration or business administration, or a written plan with specified timelines to obtain a postgraduate degree.
- Current BLS (AHA) certificate, to be maintained.
- At least five years of progressive management experience in a facility environment as a Nursing Director of multiple, complex nursing departments.
- At least two years of previous leadership or administrative experience.
- Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills.
- Proven leadership ability and facility operational expertise.
- Ability to serve as a role model and advocate for the professional discipline of nursing.
- Ability to organize patient care effectively and efficiently to promote optimal outcomes, patient safety, and patient, physician, and employee satisfaction.
- Proven success recruiting, retaining, and developing staff, with strength in mentoring and encouraging professional growth and achievement.
- Proven track record of leading compliance with regulatory standards, rules, and laws.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership as the senior executive responsible for nursing and other designated patient-care functions and services within the hospital.
- Provide effective, coordinated executive leadership to deliver nursing care, treatment, and services.
- Assess, plan, coordinate, implement, and evaluate nursing practice at the facility level.
- Maintain 24/7 accountability for high-quality, safe, and appropriate nursing care, clinical staff competency, and appropriate patient-care resource management.
- Represent nursing concerns on the governing board and at medical staff leadership meetings.
- Serve on professional staff committees concerning patient care and speak on behalf of nursing and clinical areas.
- Apply knowledge of federal, state, and local laws and accreditation standards.
- Implement nursing practice and care standards and review and revise them annually as needed to reflect changes in nursing practice.
- Identify and report medical or health care errors, protect patients when errors occur, and assist in resolving errors as appropriate.
- Use responsible cost-control mechanisms to ensure effective use of funds from approved departmental budgets.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- 401K retirement plan
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Tuition reimbursement
- Voluntary benefit options
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
