VP/CNO - Adult Services Chief Nursing Officer

University of California San Francisco • San Francisco, CA

6d • $400,000 - $475,000

About The Position

The Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer (VP/CNO) for Adult Services at UCSF Health shapes the future of nursing practice across one of the nation's premier academic health systems. This leadership role spans the Parnassus, Mission Bay, and Mount Zion campuses, positioning the CNO at the center of healthcare innovation and clinical excellence. The VP/CNO leads nursing and patient care services across the continuum of adult academic medical center acute care services, driving transformational change in care delivery while ensuring the highest level of patient safety and quality of care. The VP/CNO embodies a patient-first philosophy, understanding that exceptional care begins with an empowered, supported, and highly skilled nursing workforce. The executive fosters an inclusive culture where nurses at all levels innovate, lead, and thrive in an environment of continuous learning and professional growth. Strong collaborative partnerships with physician leaders and multidisciplinary teams are essential, bringing an inclusive and collaborative approach that ensures nursing's voice shapes organizational strategy. The VP/CNO serves as both a strategic partner in the C-suite and a visible champion for nursing excellence, representing the profession with credibility and executive presence across all care settings. At this pivotal moment for UCSF Health, the VP/CNO will partner on the activation of the new iconic UCSF Health Helen Diller Hospital – a 15-story state-of-the-art facility that will be home to some of the most complex and cutting-edge care in the world. This transformational opportunity requires executive-level strategic direction across all nursing and patient care services, ensuring alignment with UCSF Health's mission, vision, and strategic priorities while maintaining the highest standards of clinical excellence. The VP/CNO champions a culture of safety, quality, patient satisfaction, and positive team engagement aligned with Magnet principles and national best practices, and demonstrates strong financial acumen in budget development, resource allocation, productivity management, and cost optimization. UCSF Health is committed to professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity, excellence, and equity (PRIDE) – values that guide how we deliver care, develop our workforce, and build a broadly diverse, welcoming, and supportive community. The VP/CNO reports directly to the Senior Vice President and President Adult Services, with a dotted-line reporting relationship to the System Chief Nurse Executive, UCSF Health. The estimated salary range for this position is $400,000-475,000 (Annual Rate). The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy. Placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. To learn more about the benefits of working at UCSF, including total compensation, please visit: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html

Requirements

• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or Master's degree in a healthcare-related field
• Advanced degree in nursing and health care administration, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• CA RN License required
• Minimum eight to ten years of increasingly responsible experience in hospital management and strategic planning, in an academic medical center
• Comprehensive and thorough understanding of all elements of health care delivery, including strategy, business planning, operations and financial conditions
• Change management skills to continually transition adult nursing services from current state to future state
• Expertise in evaluating Health System and organizational issues, initiating actions to make change, planning change with stakeholder buy-in and executing the plan while being flexible to the changing landscape
• Collaborative leadership skills to function in a highly complex and matrixed organizational environment, demonstrates expert skill in building collaborative relationships, developing strategies, and engaging in constructive problem-solving
• Relationship building skills to develop outstanding relationships at all levels of the organization in an environment that is managed through influence and relationships
• Expertise in all aspects of assigned functions, as well as development and management of operational and capital budgets
• Sets high standards of behavior, performance, quality, credibility, and integrity; exhibits judgment and business acumen necessary to raise performance to levels that would not otherwise be achieved
• Knowledge of management information systems and its relevance to nursing practice, quality and safety
• Knowledge of strategic planning and its relevance to nursing operations and future direction
• Demonstrated understanding of the roles of teaching, research and patient care in the academic medical center and active participation in improvements relevant to each mission
• Ability to comply with all nursing practice and Health System policies and procedures for infection control, safety, administrative and clinical practice
• Ability to comply with activities mandated by The Joint Commission/Title 22, CLIA, etc
• Prior experience in a unionized setting/environment

Nice To Haves

• Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP) or PhD strongly preferred
• Served in a Magnet® organization or understands the principles of shared governance and interdisciplinary collaboration
• Direct experience with Lean management and/or an understanding of the Principles of Lean Continuous Improvement
• Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP) or PhD preferred

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees