Chief Nursing Officer

Northwestern Medical Center; St. Albans (VT); Presencial; USD 180 000 - 240 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Northwestern Medical Center seeks a visionary Chief Nursing Officer to provide strategic leadership for nursing and patient care across the organization. The CNO will report to the CEO and guide clinical operations, quality, workforce development, and professional nursing practice.

The role oversees Progressive Care Unit, Surgical Services, Emergency, Family Birth Center, Pharmacy, and Clinical Education, shaping care delivery through collaboration, accountability, and data-driven decision

Qualificações

• Five+ years of hospital nursing and clinical operations experience.
• Current Vermont RN license; Nursing Leadership certification is a plus.
• BSN with a master's degree required; graduate degree strongly preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Provide organization-wide nursing leadership and professional practice.
• Advance quality, patient safety, and clinical excellence across units.
• Develop staffing, education, and workforce development strategies.
• Strengthen physician and clinical partnerships to improve outcomes.
• Lead transformation and change management to enhance care delivery.

Conhecimentos

Leadership

Communication

Strategic thinking

Change management

Collaboration

Formação académica

BSN with master's degree

MSN preferred

MHA MBA MPH or grad degree in progress

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Lead Nursing. Inspire People. Shape the Future of Patient Care.

Northwestern Medical Center (NMC) is seeking an accomplished and inspiring Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) to provide strategic leadership for nursing and patient care across the organization.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a nursing executive who believes that outstanding patient care begins with an engaged, empowered, and highly capable clinical team.

Reporting directly to the CEO, the CNO will serve as a key member of NMC's executive leadership team, providing organization-wide leadership for nursing practice, clinical operations, patient safety, quality, workforce development, and the continued advancement of professional nursing practice.

The Opportunity

The CNO will have a meaningful opportunity to shape the future of nursing at NMC.

Working collaboratively with nursing leaders, physicians, clinical teams, and executive leadership, the CNO will build upon NMC's clinical strengths while advancing a culture of quality, accountability, collaboration, professional development, and patient-centered care. The CNO will balance clinical priorities with quality, utilization, financial stewardship, regulatory requirements, and the patient experience.

This leader will oversee key clinical areas, including the Progressive Care Unit, Surgical Services, Emergency Services, Family Birth Center, Pharmacy, Shift Administration, and Clinical Education.

What You'll Lead

As CNO, you will:

• Champion nursing excellence. Provide organization-wide leadership for professional nursing practice and continually advance clinical standards, education, competency, and evidence-informed care.
• Elevate quality and patient safety. Establish and advance quality improvement goals, strengthen clinical systems and workflows, identify patient-care risks, and foster a culture in which employees feel empowered to identify opportunities to make care safer.
• Build and develop an exceptional nursing workforce. Attract, develop, coach, and retain talented clinical leaders and caregivers while anticipating future staffing needs and strengthening professional development throughout nursing.
• Shape the future of clinical care. Assess current and future demand for clinical services, evaluate new models of care, and lead changes in patient-care delivery and workflow.
• Strengthen physician and clinical partnerships. Build credibility and strong working relationships with physicians and medical staff leaders to advance patient care, clinical protocols, service development, utilization management, and patient throughput.
• Create an engaged culture. Build a shared vision for nursing, engage employees in decision-making, encourage diverse perspectives, recognize success, and create an environment where people understand how their work contributes to NMC's mission and goals.
• Drive operational and financial performance. Understand the financial implications of clinical decisions and develop thoughtful business plans supporting major initiatives, investments, and service-line development.
• Lead through change. Serve as a visible and trusted change leader who communicates openly, challenges the status quo when appropriate, uses data to drive decisions, and continuously seeks better ways to deliver care.

The Leader We're Looking For

NMC is looking for more than a highly experienced nurse executive. We are seeking a visible, collaborative, forward-thinking leader who connects with people and inspires them to deliver their best work.

The successful candidate will bring:

• A BSN with a master's degree, with an MSN strongly preferred, an MHA, MBA, MPH, or graduate degree in progress considered.
• At least five years of hospital nursing and clinical operations experience, including experience advancing professional nursing practice, education, staffing, nursing relationships, systems thinking, community partnerships, and service-line development.
• A current Vermont RN license; certification in Nursing Leadership is considered a plus.
• Strong leadership, communication, interpersonal, organizational, and team-building capabilities.
• The ability to build trusted relationships across nursing, medical staff, leadership, employees, community partners, and patients.
• A track record of strengthening clinical quality while balancing workforce, operational, regulatory, and financial priorities.

The Leader Who Will Thrive at NMC

The ideal CNO will be both strategic and highly visible.

They will listen before acting, build trust across disciplines, empower nursing leaders, collaborate effectively with physicians, and translate strategy into meaningful improvements at the bedside.

They will also understand that building a strong nursing organization requires more than policies and metrics. It requires developing people, creating accountability, recognizing great work, strengthening communication, and giving caregivers a meaningful voice in how care is delivered. These qualities closely align with NMC's expectations for developing talent, coaching leaders, engaging employees, influencing others, and fostering collaboration.

Why This Role Matters

The Chief Nursing Officer will have the opportunity to influence virtually every aspect of the patient and caregiver experience at NMC.

From workforce development and nursing practice to patient safety, quality, clinical operations, physician collaboration, service-line strategy, and organizational culture, the CNO will play a central role in ensuring that NMC continues to deliver exceptional care to the community it serves.

If you are a nursing leader who wants to inspire people, elevate clinical practice, strengthen culture, and help shape the future of patient care, we want to hear from you.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Northwestern Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating and maintaining a workplace that values diversity, inclusion, and belonging. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Northwestern Medical Center is dedicated to fostering a respectful, inclusive, and supportive work environment where all employees have the opportunity to contribute, grow, and succeed. We encourage qualified individuals from all backgrounds and experiences to apply.

Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application and employment process. Applicants requiring accommodation are encouraged to contact Human Resources for assistance.