Executive Nursing Operations Leader | Multi-Site & Remote Travel

Pyramid Healthcare; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Pyramid Healthcare is seeking a Vice President of Nursing Operations to provide strategic and operational leadership for nursing services across multiple programs. You will promote nursing quality, regulatory compliance, workforce development, and operational consistency while supporting growth initiatives.

In collaboration with clinical, quality, and compliance leadership, you will advance nursing practice, maintain safe care environments, and ensure achievement of organizational standards.

Qualifications

• Current unencumbered RN license in state of practice or reciprocal state required.
• Current CPR/BLS and First Aid certification required.
• Minimum of five (5) years of nursing leadership experience required.
• Experience supervising multi-site or multi-program nursing operations preferred.
• Experience with regulatory surveys, accreditation processes, and quality improvement initiatives preferred.
• Experience in behavioral health, substance use disorder treatment, and co-occurring programs preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for nursing services across assigned facilities and programs.
• Support development, implementation, and expansion of new programs and service lines in collaboration with system and operational leadership.
• Lead nursing operations for program start-ups and expansion initiatives to ensure safe, compliant, and effective clinical operations.
• Provide oversight, mentorship, and leadership support to Directors of Nursing, Nurse Managers, and nursing teams across assigned facilities.
• Support nursing workforce planning, staffing strategies, leadership development, and succession planning initiatives.
• Facilitate onboarding, orientation, and ongoing mentorship of nursing staff through organizational training and academy initiatives.
• Participate in assigned nursing leadership on-call rotation responsibilities.
• Partner with Operations, Quality, Compliance, and Performance Improvement departments to support positive clinical and operational outcomes and maintain benchmark KPIs.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary leadership teams to ensure efficient operations and optimal resource utilization across facilities.
• Conduct and support regular chart audits and documentation reviews in coordination with Quality, Compliance, and Performance Improvement departments.
• Identify trends, compliance concerns, and opportunities for improvement and assist in development and implementation of corrective action plans.
• Support facilities in obtaining and maintaining ASAM standards and other applicable accreditation or licensing requirements.
• Ensure nursing practices comply with applicable nursing practice acts, medication management regulations, infection control standards, and accreditation requirements including CARF, DDAP, OMHSAS, Joint Commission, and other applicable regulatory bodies.
• Support clinical quality and safety initiatives through participation in audits, training efforts, operational reviews, and process improvement activities.
• Promote a culture of continuous learning, professional accountability, and nursing excellence across assigned facilities.
• Must exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality with regard to all company information
• Completion of all required trainings as designated by the company and accreditation/licensing entities.
• Travel as needed to programs or for other meetings as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Regulatory compliance

Quality improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Staff development

Education

RN licensure

Job description

Pyramid Healthcare is seeking a Vice President of Nursing Operations to provide strategic and operational leadership for nursing services across multiple programs. You will promote nursing quality, regulatory compliance, workforce development, and operational consistency while supporting growth initiatives.

In collaboration with clinical, quality, and compliance leadership, you will advance nursing practice, maintain safe care environments, and ensure achievement of organizational standards.