Community Chief Nursing Officer: Lead Education & Quality

Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH); Kentucky; On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) seeks a Community Chief Nursing Officer to provide recommendations, oversight, and leadership for nursing services, education, and infection control programs. The role guides staffing patterns, clinical nursing practice, and quality initiatives within hospital policies and regulatory requirements.

The CNO participates in hospital management and strategic planning, ensuring licensure, education, and staff development align with organizational goals.

Qualifications

• MSN required.
• Minimum of five years in nursing supervision and/or administration.
• Formalized training or experience in management techniques.

Responsibilities

• Assists with education and training activities for Nursing Service employees, including program development, learning needs assessments, coordination of corporate and local programs, delivery of educational programs, and evaluation of program effectiveness.
• Assists with implementation and evaluation of the nursing process, including identification of patient needs, development of patient care plans, implementation of care plans, evaluation of patient responses, and assessment of appropriateness of care.
• Assists in the development and implementation of nursing quality assessment activities.
• Assists in the development and implementation of the Nursing Service Infection Control Program.
• Assists in the development of staffing patterns for the Nursing Service Department.
• Coordinates preparations to ensure compliance with Joint Commission Nursing Care Standards.
• Develops, evaluates, implements, interprets, and maintains hospital plans, work standards, and procedures for clinical nursing practice in compliance with hospital policies, governmental regulations, and regulatory agency requirements.
• Serves as a role model for nursing staff by adhering to established policies and procedures.
• Participates as a member of the hospital management team and contributes to hospital strategic planning activities.
• Interprets and supports the role of nursing within the hospital's strategic plans.
• Manages personnel functions including interviewing, selecting, evaluating, disciplining, terminating personnel, or recommending such actions as necessary.
• Ensures employees receive orientation and required in-service education.
• Ensures nursing personnel maintain required licensure and certifications.
• Ensures nursing education programs are developed and presented to promote clinical competency and staff development.
• Determines staffing needs and staffing patterns and recommends appropriate staffing levels and classifications consistent with approved position authorizations.
• Administers Bargaining Agreements at the local level as they pertain to Nursing Service personnel.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Motivation

Teamwork

Verbal comms

Written comms

Nursing admin

Decision making

Education

MSN

Job description

Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) seeks a Community Chief Nursing Officer to provide recommendations, oversight, and leadership for nursing services, education, and infection control programs. The role guides staffing patterns, clinical nursing practice, and quality initiatives within hospital policies and regulatory requirements.

The CNO participates in hospital management and strategic planning, ensuring licensure, education, and staff development align with organizational goals.