CNO - Port Charlotte Hospital

AdventHealth•Charlotte, NC

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) provides leadership, management, and vision to ensure effective and efficient systems, processes, and staffing that support the organization’s mission. In collaboration with executive team members, the CNO develops and leads the organization’s short- and long-term nursing strategy. The role advances nursing services and nurse development while supporting employee engagement, quality, patient safety, service excellence, fiscal responsibility, and the overall patient experience. The CNO builds effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders and is accountable for nursing services and the quality of nursing care, treatment, and services. The CNO participates in organizational strategy and decision-making, develops and executes operational plans, sets performance and growth goals, manages nursing resources and staffing systems, and oversees development of patient-care budgets. The position leads and develops nursing leaders and multidisciplinary teams, plans for leadership succession, encourages innovation, represents the nursing profession, and develops workforce programs with colleges and universities. The CNO also provides regulatory and safety oversight, establishes nursing policies and procedures, supports professional standards and compliance, and fosters a facility-wide culture of safety and continuous learning. The role requires a Christian lifestyle, uncompromising ethics and personal integrity, and participation in professional development and organizations. This is a full-time, day-shift position at the Port Charlotte Hospital in Port Charlotte, Florida.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in nursing or a health-related field; the bachelor’s degree must be a BSN if the postgraduate degree is not nursing-related.
Master’s degree in Nursing or a related field, such as MBA or MHA.
Five years of nursing leadership experience.
Registered Nurse (RN) license from the respective state board.
Leadership skills, including communication, team building, and prioritization.
Effective verbal, oral, and written communication skills.
Ability to read, write, and speak English.
Ability to work independently, show initiative, proactively address issues or concerns, and meet timelines.
Financial skills, including budgeting, analysis, and planning.
Excellent knowledge of the health care delivery system, nursing theory and practice, and legal regulations.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, and Word.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with executive team members to develop and lead short- and long-term nursing strategy and organizational plans.
Participate in organizational strategy, direction, and decision-making with the governing body, management, medical staff, and clinical leaders.
Develop and implement strategies and operational plans to improve quality, safety, patient experience, physician partnerships, financial sustainability, and care-system design.
Ensure continuous improvement of nursing services and nurse development.
Lead efforts to measure, assess, and improve the quality of nursing care, treatment, and services.
Set performance and growth goals and manage nursing resources, including patient acuity and staffing systems.
Develop the budget for patient care services.
Communicate organizational objectives, strategies, and plans to leaders and staff.
Lead, recruit, retain, coach, and develop nursing directors and a diverse, high-performing leadership team.
Lead a multidisciplinary workforce providing clinically competent, efficient, and compassionate care.
Develop and implement a succession plan for nursing leadership.
Encourage innovation and creative solutions to complex clinical issues and create an effective, team-oriented work environment.
Develop programs with colleges and universities to increase the available clinical workforce.
Represent and serve as spokesperson for the professional discipline of nursing.
Support scope of practice, professional standards, compliance, regulatory readiness, and risk prevention and mitigation.
Establish nursing policies and procedures and implement nursing standards of patient care, treatment, and services.
Provide strategic oversight and guidance for patient and workforce safety, including goals, governance, and leadership accountability.
Foster a facility-wide safety culture emphasizing psychological safety, learning from harm and near misses, and engagement of patients, families, and the workforce.
Participate in professional development activities and professional organizations.
Model a service-oriented culture and a Christian lifestyle, and demonstrate ethics and personal integrity.