Market Chief Nursing Executive

Cornerstone Healthcare Group; Muskogee (OK); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

ScionHealth is seeking a Market Chief Nurse Executive to lead nursing strategy and operations across its Muskogee and Broken Arrow market hospitals. The role drives standardization of care, regulatory compliance, and professional development through collaboration with regional leadership.

The CNE will translate clinical performance demands into operating tactics, oversee budget planning for staffing and education, and ensure a well-organized nursing service with clear administrative authority

Qualifications

• Master of Science in Nursing or equivalent advanced degree.
• RN licensure in the state.
• Executive leadership experience in multi-facility health systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead nursing strategy and operational leadership across market hospitals.
• Develop standardized clinical policies and procedures to meet mission and goals.
• Monitor staffing, performance, and regulatory compliance.
• Coach leaders and drive quality, safety, and regulatory outcomes.
• Allocate resources and manage market education and competency plans.

Skills

Hospital Leadership

Strategy Integration

Financial Management

Service Line Growth

Throughput & Capacity

Physician Partnership

Culture Transformation

Performance Improvement

CCO/CNO experience

Education

MSN / MHA / MBA / MPH

Tools

Microsoft Office

EMR Systems

Job description

At Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals Muskogee and Broken Arrow, patients receive acute care from a physician-led care team specializing in treating patients with complex conditions. Our attending physicians see their patients every day, and physicians with specialties in pulmonology, cardiology, infectious disease, and general surgery may also participate in your care. Our nurses are also experienced in treating complex conditions, and all nurses in high-acuity units are certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support. Additionally, patients with serious respiratory illnesses have 24/7 access to a respiratory therapist.

About the Role

• Responsible for development, support, training, and expertise in clinical areas for assigned market.
• In conjunction with other regional management, develop core standardized clinical policies and procedures to achieve the Company’s mission, vision, and goals.
• Provide support to facilities to implement established standards of care.
• Provides editing input to improve monitoring practice and implementations.
• The CNE acts as a resource that is able to segue between the clinical and operational domains, translating clinical performance demands into operating strategies and tactics.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates the ongoing practice of the system mission, vision, and values for nursing across the market hospitals.
• Collaborates with Regional Leadership to adapt the National Quality Program and steadily advance the journey toward towards a Highly Reliable Organization (HRO).
• Leads the continual development, alignment, and communication of market wide nursing strategy across the market hospitals to assure they meet regulatory requirements and provide quality care.
• Monitors operational goals and targets related to staffing, drives performance, and provides input and guidance as needed or requested.
• Leads the development and implementation of quality and safety goals for nursing across the market. Monitors individual hospital as well as market wide performance to targets. The CNE will intervene with hospital leadership to address sustained variance from desired performance to systemwide goals.
• Provides centralized management of key areas to ensure availability of resources to all hospitals throughout the market.
• Develops the annual education and competency plan for nursing in conjunction with individual hospital nurse leader.
• Participates in budget planning of allocations related to benchmarks that affect staffing, compensation, and workflow.
• Drives leadership development and capacity across the market, promoting succession planning, education, and professional development that builds leadership capacity throughout.
• Ensures the market sites have a well-organized nursing service with a plan of administrative authority and delineation of responsibilities for patient care to include a director of the nursing service who is responsible for the operation of the service.
• Serves as a coach and mentor for the market hospitals’ CCO’s and Directors of Nursing and Clinical Services (DNCS), assisting as needed any hospital’s leaders who are struggling with issues affecting their outcomes.
• Develops core, standardized programs, and systems to assist facilities to meet regulatory requirements and provide quality care.
• Performs clinical analysis of quality outcomes and compliance to regulatory requirements through on-site visits and report reviews.
• Reviews and analyzes research data regarding clinical processes to make recommendations for appropriate, cost-effective process improvement.
• Works independently with minimum supervision.
• Basic computer skills with working knowledge of Microsoft Office, word processing and spreadsheet software.
• Excellent understanding of the electronic medical records.
• Approximate percent of time required to travel, 10%.
• Must read, write and speak fluent English.
• Must have good and regular attendance.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Master of Health Administration (MHA), Master of Business Administration, or Master of Public Health required.

Licenses/Certification

• Registered Nurse in the state.

Experience

• Five years’ experience in clinical management and leadership positions with a progressive history of increasing responsibility and accomplishment.
• Experience with multi-facility responsibilities.
• Prefer experience as a seasoned Chief Clinical Officer (CCO) or Chief Nursing Officer (CNO).

Skills

• Hospital and Health System Operations Leadership
• Clinical and Business Strategy Integration
• Financial Performance and Cost Management
• Service Line Growth and Operational Optimization
• Throughput, Capacity and Resource Management
• Physician and Nursing Partnership Development
• Organizational Alignment and Culture Transformation
• Performance Improvement and Data Drive Execution
• Experience as a seasoned Chief Clinical Officer (CCO) or Chief Nursing Officer (CNO).

Market Chief Nurse Executive at ScionHealth