Chief Nursing Officer

Prime Healthcare; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 225,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Prime Healthcare Management Inc. seeks a Chief Nursing Officer to lead nursing and patient care across a hospital facility. You will provide strategic leadership, ensuring high-quality and safe nursing services while managing staff and resources.

The role requires an RN license in the state of practice, advanced nursing education, and strong leadership capabilities. This position is full-time with day shift responsibilities and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Active RN license in the practicing state is required.
• A nursing degree (BSN/MSN) is required; postgraduate degree in nursing or health care administration is preferred or a written plan with a timeline to obtain it.
• Current BLS (AHA) certificate must be maintained.
• Minimum of five years of progressive management experience in a facility environment as a Nursing Director.
• Minimum of two years leadership or administrative experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential.
• Proven leadership ability and facility operational expertise.
• Ability to mentor and develop staff and drive professional growth.
• Proven track record in complying with regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership as the senior executive responsible for all nursing and patient care functions within the hospital.
• Lead executive-level oversight to ensure effective nursing care, treatment, and services.
• Plan, coordinate, implement and evaluate nursing practice at the facility level.
• Assume 24/7 responsibility for quality, safety, staffing, and resource management.
• Represent nursing on the governing board and in medical staff leadership meetings.

Skills

Active RN license

Management experience

Leadership experience

Interpersonal skills

Staff development

Regulatory compliance

Recruiting/mentoring

Clear communication

Education

RN license (state)

Nursing degree (BSN/MSN)

Postgraduate degree plan

Job description

Overview

Prime Healthcare is an award-winning health system headquartered in Ontario, California. Prime Healthcare operates54hospitals and has more than 360 outpatient locations in15states providing more than3.0million patient visits annually. It is one of the nation’s leading health systems withover 60,000 employees and physicians.Twenty-oneof the Prime Healthcare hospitals are members of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity. Prime Healthcare is actively seeking new members to join our corporate team!

Prime Healthcare stands apart from others by its unique ability to save and transform hospitals. We have been named the “fastest-growing hospital system” in the country by Modern Healthcare. And as we continue to grow and fulfill our mission of “saving hospitals, saving jobs and saving lives,” we remain committed to delivering exceptional care, and creating a legacy that will improve healthcare.

Prime Healthcare and the not-for-profit Prime Healthcare Foundation serve more than 600 communities across 14 states with more than 57,000 staff and affiliated physicians in Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Texas.

If you wish to contribute to the Prime Healthcare legacy within a Chief Nursing Officer capacity for a hospital within our family of acute care hospitals (or future hospitals), then join our executive leadership network to begin exploring immediate and future opportunities.

Responsibilities

As a Chief Nursing Officer leading one of our facilities, you'll be responsible for:

• Providing strategic leadership as the senior executive position responsible for all nursing and other designated patient care functions and services within the hospital organization.


• Functioning at an executive level to provide effective and coordinated leadership to deliver nursing care, treatment, and services.


• Assuming responsibility for assessing, planning, coordinating, implementing and evaluating nursing practice on a facility level.


• Assuming 24/7 responsibility and has accountability to ensure high quality, safe and appropriate nursing care, competency of clinical staff, and appropriate resource management related to patient care.


• Representing nursing concerns on the governing board and at medical staff leadership meetings.


• Serving as a member of professional staff committees in matters pertaining to patient care and has authority to speak on behalf of nursing and clinical areas to same extent that other hospital leaders speak for their respective disciplines or departments.


• Demonstrating thorough knowledge of Federal, State, Local Laws, and Accreditation Standards.


• Implementing standards of nursing practice and standards of care, annually reviewing and revising as necessary to reflect changes in nursing practice.


• Demonstrating knowledge of proper identification and reporting of medical/health care errors. Protecting the patient in the event of a medical/healthcare error and as appropriate, assisting in medical/health care error resolution.


• Demonstrating knowledge of responsible cost controls mechanisms to insure maximum effectiveness of funds expended from approved departmental budgets.

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Qualifications

In order to be considered for a Chief Nursing Officer position within our facilities, you'll possess the following qualifications:

• Active and current professional registered nurse licensed in the state in which they practice is required.


• An academic degree in nursing is required, and a postgraduate degree in nursing or related field (may include health care administration or business administration) or a written plan with specified time-linesto obtain a postgraduate degree is required.


• Current BLS (AHA) certificate and maintain current.


• Minimum of five (5) years of progressive management experience in a facility environment, as a Nursing Director of multiple, complex nursing departments.


• Minimum of two (2) years previous leadership or administrative experience required.


• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills.


• Proven leadership ability and facility operational expertise.


• Ability to serve as role model and advocate for the professional discipline of nursing.


• Proven ability to effectively and efficiently organize patient care promoting optimal outcomes, patient, physician and employee satisfaction.


• Proven success recruiting, retaining and developing staff. Strength in mentoring and developing staff, encouraging professional growth and achievement.


• Proven track record in taking the lead in complying with regulatory standards, rules and laws.

Pay Transparency

Prime Healthcare Management Inc. offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. Benefits may vary based on employment status, i.e. full-time, part-time, per diem or temporary. A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $225,000.00 to $250,000.00 on an annualized basis. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf