Chief Nursing Officer (CNO)

Lifepoint Health®; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Lifepoint Health in Vancouver, WA, seeks a Chief Nursing Officer to direct hospital nursing activities in alignment with standards and policies. The CNO will supervise daily nursing services, lead staffing plans, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive quality improvement across Nursing departments.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Nursing, 15+ years in nursing with 3–5 years in a CNO role within investor-owned systems, and RN licensure. Competitive base salary listed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required.
• RN licensure required.
• 15+ years in nursing with 3–5 years in a CNO role in a hospital/healthcare system.
• Experience with Joint Commission preparation is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct nursing standards, practices, policies and procedures in line with laws and standards.
• Lead service performance improvement and hospital leadership activities.
• Collaborate with leaders to design patient care and staffing.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive nursing plan aligned with hospital policies.
• Manage nursing services budget and staffing plans.
• Organize and supervise daily nursing operations to ensure coverage and quality.
• Lead quality assurance and performance improvement initiatives.
• Maintain communication with medical and administrative staff.

Skills

Business Math

Moderate Computer Skills

Organizational Communication

Organizational Problems

Organizational Impact

Organizational Judgement

Organizational Planning

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Master's Degree Preferred

Job description

Pay for this position will be $140,000 - $170,000 base salary.

Position Summary

The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) - Facility directs hospital nursing activities within the context of nursing stand-ards and hospital policies and procedures.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Ensure nursing standards, practices, policies and procedures are administered in accordance with all applicable laws, regulatory and accreditation requirements and are consistent with current research findings and national professional standards.
• Direct nursing service performance improvement activities and actively participate in hospital leadership functions.
• Collaborate with hospital leaders to design and provide patient care and services, including availability of sufficient, qualified nursing staff.
• Develop and implement overall nursing plan consistent with hospital policies and objectives, to provide continu-ous nursing care and services.
• Develop, implement, and interpret nursing and patient care policies, objectives, and standards for measurement and maintenance of quality nursing care.
• Develop, implement, administer, present, and manage nursing services budget and expense control system.
• Prepare master nursing services staffing plan and participate in recruiting, interviewing, evaluating, and hiring qualified personnel to meet patient's needs.
• Organize, direct, and supervise daily nursing service to assure adequate hospital coverage and quality care.
• Participate 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.
• Maintain communications with medical and administrative staff through participation in regularly scheduled staff meeting and involvement on hospital medical services committees.
• Evaluate long and short-range equipment and supply requirements for nursing care by forecasting service levels and quantity of materials on hand.
• Direct, plan, and implement orientation and educational programs to promote staff training and development.
• Recommend and participate in development of new patient care programs for expansion of nursing care services.
• Represent hospital in health care programs and professional organizations of associates to serve in a public rela-tions capacity and to stimulate professional growth.
• Regular and reliable attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional Information

Position serves both internal co-workers and external customers, clients, patients, contractors, and vendors.

Access to and/or works with sensitive and/or confidential information.

Exhibit a comprehensive understanding of healthcare regulatory and compliance (e.g., HIPAA). Skilled in the application of policies and procedures. Knowledge of Business Office Standards and Recommended Practices.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Manage the work of others, including planning, assigning, scheduling and reviewing work, ensures quality stand-ards. Responsible for hiring, terminating, training and developing, reviewing performance and administering cor-rective action for staff.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing; Master's Degree Preferred.

Experience

Minimum 15 years' experience with 3-5 years of Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) experience in an in-vestor-owned healthcare organization; Prior experience in Joint Commission preparation and survey process pre-ferred.

Certifications

Registered Nurse (RN) Certification.

Licenses

Registered Nurse (RN) License.

Skills And Abilities

• Business Mathematical Skills -- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and to draw and in-terpret graphs.
• Moderate Computer Skills -- Frequent use of electronic mail, word processing, data entry, spreadsheets, graphics, etc. Ability to create, maintain and incorporate simple functions into documents, spreadsheets, databases, and presentations to support business objectives.
• Organizational Communication -- Handles broad-based complex information across departments with company-wide impact. Presents to diverse audiences, and can negotiate, motivate and persuade others.
• Organizational Business Problems -- Problems are broad, complex and abstract, often involving company-wide issues. Must develop solutions using substantial creativity, resourcefulness, innovation, negotiation and diploma-cy.
• Organizational Impact -- Decisions have significant, broad implications for the management and operations of a division. Job contributes to decisions on the overall strategy and direction of LifePoint.
• Organizational Judgement -- Sets direction and vision for major departments or multiple departments. Establishes priorities, develops policies and allocates resources for LifePoint.
• Organizational Planning/Organization -- Prioritize, organize, and delegate project assignments company-wide: responsible for project outcomes.

Physical And Mental Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job responsibilities.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit for extended pe-riods of time; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, bend, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Repetitive motion of upper body required for extended use of computer. Required specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment And Travel Requirements

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job responsibilities.

Works in well-lit, ventilated and climate controlled office environment with routine office equipment; some equipment has moving mechanical parts.

In hospital environment, may be exposed to hazards and unusual elements, which may include but are not limited to bloodborne pathogens and / or contagious illnesses, toxic chemicals, and biohazardous materials which may require extensive safety precautions and the use of protective equipment.

Noise level in the work environment is typical for an office and/or hospital environment.

Moderate overnight travel (up to 10%) by land and/or air.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.