Chief Nursing Officer (CNO)

UP Health System - Marquette; Marquette (MI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Flexible PTO

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Lifepoint Health is recruiting a Chief Nursing Officer to oversee nursing standards and practices at UP Health System - Marquette in Marquette, Michigan. The CNO will lead nursing services, ensure regulatory compliance, and integrate patient care with hospital leadership to ensure staffing, quality, and budgetary goals across all nursing areas.

The role emphasizes collaboration with hospital leaders, development of comprehensive nursing plans, and leadership in quality improvement and

Qualifications

• Active RN license in the state of practice.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
• Master's Degree required (MSN or MHA).
• 3–5 years of CNO experience in a hospital setting.
• Experience with Joint Commission preparation and surveys.

Responsibilities

• Ensures continuous and timely nursing services to patients.
• Maintains nursing standards, practices, policies, and procedures per regulations.
• Directs nursing service Performance Improvement activities.
• Participates in hospital leadership functions.
• Collaborates to design patient care services with adequate staffing.
• Develops, presents and manages the nursing budget.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Master's Degree (MSN or MHA)

Job description

Lifepoint Health has an opening for a Chief NursingOfficer (CNO). The CNO will have oversight of UP Health System- Marquette located in Marquette, Michigan.As a 222-bed specialty care hospital, UP Health System - Marquette receives patients from across the UP and provides care in 65 specialties and subspecialties. Its medical staff of more than 200 doctors works as a team with its more than 1,800 employees in caring for approximately 9,000 inpatients and more than 350,000 outpatients per year. UP Health System - Marquette's major services include its Heart & Vascular Institute, Cancer Center, Brain & Spine Center, Rehabilitation Center, Behavioral Health, Digestive Health, Bariatric Medicine & Weight Management Center and Women's Health, Family Birthing,and PediatricsCenter. The hospital also provides the region's premier services in imaging, surgery and laboratory and is home to the UP Telehealth Network, a leading telehealth network in the nation. We also servicemany of the communities in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, with 42 primary and specialty care clinics spread throughout the region.https://www.uphealthsystem.com/marquette

The Chief Nursing Officer has ultimate administrative responsibility for nursing standards and practice over facility, regardless of the practice area or reporting relationship of the nurse.

Directs nursing activities within context of hospital policies and procedures:

• Ensures continuous and timely nursing services to patients
• Ensures nursing standards, practices, policies, and procedures, in accordance with all applicable laws, regulatory and accreditation requirements are consistent with current research findings and national professional standards.
• Directs nursing service Performance Improvement activities
• Actively participates in hospital leadership functions
• Collaborates with hospital leaders to design and provide patient care and services, including availability of sufficient, qualified nursing staff.
• Develops, presents and manages budget for nursing services.

General Responsibilities

• Develops and implements overall nursing plan consistent with hospital policies and objectives, to provide continuous nursing care and services.
• Develops, implements, and interprets nursing and patient care policies, objectives and standards for measurement and maintenance of quality nursing care.
• Develops, implements, and administers nursing services budget and expense control system.
• Prepares master nursing services staffing plan.
• Organizes, directs, and supervises daily nursing service to assure adequate hospital coverage and quality care.
• Recruits, interviews, evaluates, and hires qualified personnel to meet patient's needs.
• Participates in the development, implementation and maintenance of the hospital quality assurance and improvement program through evaluation of services rendered, quality improvement, audit of medical records, patient visits and counsel with hospital staff.
• Maintains communications with medical and administrative staff through participation in regularly scheduled staff meeting and involvement on hospital medical services committees.
• Evaluates long and short-range equipment and supply requirements for nursing care by forecasting service levels and quantity of materials on hand.
• Directs, plans, and implements orientation and educational programs to promote staff training and development.
• Recommends and participates in development of new patient care programs for expansion of nursing care services.
• Represents hospital in health care programs and professional organizations of associates to serve in a public relations capacity and to stimulate professional growth.

Education

Licensed Registered Nurse with knowledge of nursing principles, theories and practice standards with verbal interpersonal and quantitative skills acquired through completion of at least a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.

Master's Degree Required (MSN or MHA)

License Requirement: Must hold a valid, active nursing license in the state where the facility is located. A single-state or multi-state license is acceptable, provided it meets state requirements for practice.

Experience

• Minimum of 3-5 years of CNO experience in an investor-owned healthcare organization.
• Prior experience in Joint Commission preparation and survey process.

Benefits

• At LifePoint, our Mission of Making Communities Healthier extends to our employees. We offer an excellent total compensation package, including a competitive salary and benefits. Some of our benefits include 401k, flexible PTO, generous EIB, medical, dental, vision, tuition reimbursement, and an Employee Assistance Program. We believe that happy, healthy people have a passionate engagement with life and work and have designed our package to enhance your wellbeing.