Chief Nursing Officer
About The Position
The Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) serves as the senior nursing executive and strategic leader for nursing operations, providing vision, direction, and oversight for patient care departments across the organization. The CNO advances a culture of accountability, innovation, operational excellence, and patient-centered care while supporting exceptional clinical outcomes and experiences for patients, families, and team members. The CNO champions recruitment, retention, engagement, and professional development for nursing staff, and fosters an environment where frontline caregivers feel valued, supported, and empowered. This leader advocates for frontline teams and promotes shared governance, nursing excellence, and continuous improvement throughout the organization. The role leverages technology, data analytics, and evidence-based practices to enhance care delivery, improve operational performance, and support strategic decision-making. The CNO leads work involving regulatory compliance, nursing standards of care, policies and procedures, workforce planning, and coordination of services to meet or exceed quality, safety, and customer experience expectations. In collaboration with executive leadership, physicians, medical staff, and interdisciplinary teams, the CNO drives strategic initiatives, quality improvement, and organizational priorities focused on clinical effectiveness, patient safety, and operational efficiency. The successful candidate is an innovative, forward-thinking healthcare leader who embraces change, fosters accountability, develops high-performing teams, and empowers nurses to deliver exceptional care. The leader advances Sentara's mission of improving health every day.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Business or Healthcare Administration; BSN education is required.
- At least 3 years of management experience, including at least 2 years in a 24/7 nursing operations area.
Responsibilities
- Provide vision, direction, and oversight for nursing operations and patient care departments.
- Advance accountability, innovation, operational excellence, and patient-centered care.
- Champion recruitment, retention, engagement, and professional development initiatives for nursing staff.
- Advocate for frontline caregivers and promote shared governance, nursing excellence, and continuous improvement.
- Leverage technology, data analytics, and evidence-based practices to enhance care delivery, operational performance, and strategic decision-making.
- Lead regulatory compliance, nursing standards of care, policies and procedures, workforce planning, and service coordination.
- Collaborate with executive leadership, physicians, medical staff, and interdisciplinary teams to drive strategic initiatives, quality improvement, and organizational priorities.
- Promote clinical effectiveness, patient safety, operational efficiency, and exceptional patient, family, and team-member experiences.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000
- Paid time off and sick leave
- Paid parental and family caregiver leave
- Emergency backup care
- Long-term and short-term disability and critical illness plans
- Life insurance
- 401(k)/403(b) with employer match
- Tuition assistance of $5,250 per year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
- Student debt pay down up to $10,000
- Pet insurance
- Legal resources plan
- Opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus, subject to system and employee eligibility criteria
- Free and convenient parking
- Employee Assistance Program available 24/7
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
