Chief Nursing Officer, Banner Estrella

Banner Health; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards package

Management Incentive Program

Job summary

Banner Estrella Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, seeks a dynamic Chief Nursing Officer to lead day-to-day nursing operations, clinical education, and staff development while advancing patient safety and care quality across the facility.

Reporting to the CEO, the CNO will shape strategic nursing programs, promote workforce innovation, and drive performance improvements in a complex, matrixed health system.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in nursing.
• Minimum 7–10 years of nursing leadership and management experience.
• RN licensure in the state of practice.
• Proven track record in patient-centered care and staff engagement.
• Experience with evidence-based practice and quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and administration for day-to-day nursing operations and clinical education.
• Drive quality improvement, patient safety, and service excellence initiatives.
• Lead workforce innovation and engagement across facilities and systems.
• Collaborate with medical staff and administrators to meet organizational goals.
• Manage financial stewardship and strategic program development.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Executive leadership

Patient safety

Quality improvement

Regulatory knowledge

Staff development

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Master’s degree in nursing

Job description

Primary City/State: Phoenix, Arizona Department Name: Admin-Hosp Work Shift: Day Job Category: Nursing Banner Health believes leadership matters. We look for leaders who share our vision making health care easier, so life can be better. Our executives are at the forefront of the health care transformation, planning the future of Banner Health. Banner Estrella Medical Center is seeking a dynamic, innovative, and forward-thinking nursing executive to serve as its Chief Nursing Officer (CNO). The ideal candidate is an idea-friendly leader who embraces change, fosters innovation, and inspires high-performing teams. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the CNO will champion clinical excellence, nursing engagement, patient safety, workforce innovation, and operational performance while driving strategic initiatives that enhance patient outcomes, employee engagement, and organizational success. Your pay and benefits are important components of your journey at Banner Health. This opportunity includes the option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits. In addition, this position may be eligible for our Management Incentive Program as part of your Total Rewards package.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position has overall accountability for providing leadership, direction, and administration of day-to-day operations associated with direct patient care activities and clinical education and development, including continuous improvement of nursing services and staff to meet the needs and expectations of those served by the System, at assigned facility or campus while maintaining a high level of visibility at the facility, region and system levels. Ensures the realization of quality and economical health care services within established facility and system guidelines and philosophies. This position is responsible for driving, supporting and modeling a service-oriented culture focused on employee engagement, quality, patient safety, service excellence, fiscal responsibility, and the overall patient experience. Serves as a member of the executive leadership team at the facility and system levels, building and supporting effective collegial relationships with applicable internal and external constituents and stakeholders and ensuring optimal operating effectiveness and strategic positioning.

CORE FUNCTIONS

• Maintains a working knowledge of current clinical practice and the regulatory requirements affecting that practice and exhibits the value of continuous learning. Demonstrates an in depth knowledge of healthcare economics and policy as well as the role of the governing body in the organization. Establishes and enhances a culture of evidence-based decision making in clinical and management initiatives. Articulates and models an emphasis on patient quality and safety. Understands utilization management and case management and their importance to the organization. Demonstrates this understanding by effectively managing risk.
• Establishes a shared-governance structure and process. Maintains strong, credible relationships with medical staff, develops a community presence and builds connections with academic institutions.
• Provides leadership, supervision, guidance and development for staff, articulating and demonstrating an expectation for continuous quality improvement, as well as continually supporting and exhibiting company values and service standards. Identifies and provides growth opportunities for staff.
• Strategizes and drives process improvements focused on innovative care delivery and/or operational models designed to improve clinical services, outcomes, patient throughput, and patient safety. Promotes a patient-centered, healing environment. Promotes the use and implementation of technology in the workplace in order to streamline operations, facilitate communications, and optimize work processes.
• Ensures and foster a high level of collaboration within a highly matrixed team environment in order to coordinate activities, review work, exchange information, and resolve problems. Champions, models, and promotes service excellence philosophies and behaviors at the facility, regional, and system levels to enhance the overall patient experience.
• Functions as an integral member of the hospital operations and system leadership teams, serving in an advisory capacity to applicable staff. In collaboration with leadership team members, directs and provides oversight regarding the strategic development, implementation, and maintenance of strong, comprehensive clinical and/or operational services and programs that meet system-wide organizational growth initiatives and the needs of patient populations in the community. Fosters the development and implementation of workforce initiatives effectively. Leads and influences change at the facility, regional, and system levels.
• Along with other members of the team, promotes financial stewardship and clinical excellence for the facility in both operational and capital acquisition processes. Allocates financial, information, and human capital for improvement activities, ensuring the efficient delivery of cost effective services to patients, physicians, and hospital departments. Establishes performance measures, assesses and evaluates operations, and works with department management to assure efficient and effective delivery of services.
• This position has administrative leadership responsibilities and is directly accountable for the quality and appropriateness of nursing care delivered to patients and contributes to the continuous improvement of nursing services and staff. Creates a region-wide focus of performance improvement and quality management and or serviceline development. Responsible for coordinating services with other administrators, internal legal counsel, executives, and other staff. This position has constant contact with staff members, frequent contact with other medical center division and department heads, and with medical staff. Customers of this position are both internal and external, including leadership, staff, medical staff, regulatory agencies, and the community.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in a relevant discipline. The bachelor’s degree or the master’s degree must be in nursing.
• Requires a minimum of 7 to 10 years of current nursing leadership and management experience demonstrating progressive leadership development and competency.
• Must possess licensure as a professional nurse (RN) in the state of practice.
• Proven experience and track record of strong nursing leadership that is customer focused, exhibits a passion for nursing, pursues continuous improvement, and advocates for patients’ and nurses’ viewpoints.
• Experience implementing and maintaining a patient-centered, healing environment.
• Proven track record of partnering with medical staff to achieve desired facility-specific and organizational outcomes.
• Knowledge of modern national trends in hospital technology, quality and patient safety.
• Skilled in effectively handling multiple conflicting assignments, demands, and priorities with great attention to detail; coaching and developing direct reports and/or other employees; constructing new and innovative solutions to meet changing organizational strategies and goals; establishing, pursuing, and monitoring appropriate process and outcome measures for key initiatives utilizing a systems perspective; evaluating the processes by which clinical care and patient services are delivered, identifying areas for of opportunity, setting standards for outcomes, developing appropriate systems to monitor outcomes, and overseeing the implementation of process improvements; Excellent human relations, organizational and communication skills are essential.
• Leadership style and characteristics necessary to effectively perform in this role include: strong work ethic; results-oriented; persuasive; motivational; able to make rational decisions in difficult situations; inspirational; honorable; confident; systems-thinker; innovative; life-long learner; courageous; high-energy; integrity; collaborator; ability to work with teams; good listening; nonvolatile; values multiple disciplines; and passionate about continuously improving and providing high quality care and service excellence to patients, families, employees and physicians.
• Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.
• An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated progress toward FACHE certification or nursing leadership certification.
• Prior experience working in a highly matrixed organization and integrated delivery systems highly desirable.
• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

EEO STATEMENT

EEO/Disabled/Veterans Our organization supports a drug-free work environment.

Banner Estrella Medical Center is a 353-bed acute care hospital providing a full range of health care services to the fast growing communities of west Phoenix. Opened in 2005, this is an innovative, fully electronic facility that features electronic medical records, computerized physician order entry, digital radiography, sophisticated ICU monitoring and much more. In fact, we’ve been named one of the "ten most innovative hospitals in the country" by Newsweek Magazine and are recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of Phoenix's Best Hospitals. The hospital is also designed to provide a soothing, healing atmosphere for both patients and their family members. We encourage the use of such therapies as pet therapy, aromatherapy, spiritual care and Reiki Therapy.

We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefit package for all benefit-eligible positions. Please visit our Benefits Guide for more information.