Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer - Acute Care Division

Universal Health Services receives; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a dynamic Chief Nursing Officer for its Acute Care Division. This pivotal role involves creating strategic nursing plans to enhance patient care and quality outcomes while collaborating with various departments to ensure high standards of clinical quality and safety. The ideal candidate will have extensive executive nursing experience, a strong background in operational leadership, and a passion for developing nursing staff. Join a respected organization that values growth and offers competitive compensation, generous benefits, and numerous career development opportunities within its expansive network.

Benefits

Competitive Compensation

Generous Paid Time Off

Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans

401(K) with company match

Discounted stock plan

SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• 8+ years of executive nursing experience in acute care settings.
• Proven success in nursing leadership in complex organizations.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement strategic nursing plans to optimize patient care.
• Collaborate with HR for nursing orientation and staff development.
• Drive improvements in clinical quality and safety across the division.

Skills

Nursing Leadership

Quality Improvement

Clinical Program Evaluation

Operational Leadership

Staff Development

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Master's Degree in Business or Nursing

Job description

Responsibilities

About Universal Health Services
One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 300 corporation, annual revenues were $15.8 billion in 2024. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 99,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

As a member of the division leadership team, the Chief Nursing Officer – Acute Care Division, assesses the status of nursing practice, conducts quality improvement activities, integrates clinical services, and reviews operating budgets and allocation of staff, resources and facilities.

• Assumes responsibility for creating and implementing a strategic plan for Nursing that optimizes patient care and quality outcomes, drives productivity, and helps to accomplish business goals across the Division.
• Plans, implements and evaluates clinical programs and services to ensure consistency with current research, professional and regulatory standards, and the company’s mission, vision, and values.
• Partners with the Chief Medical Officer of the Acute Care Division, Risk Management, and Quality to drive improvements in clinical quality and safety of care and ensure continual regulatory readiness throughout the division.
• Works collaboratively with HR to develop an orientation and onboarding program for nursing and ancillary staff which ensures adequate education and maximizes safety and quality of care.
• Creates nursing development and nursing leadership development programs to ensure growth and opportunity for the nursing staff.
• Must possess demonstrated success in providing effective nursing leadership in large, complex organizations with multiple locations/sites spread over a broad geographical area.
• A background in assessing, designing and implementing broad-based processes with a focus on improving quality, operational and financial infrastructures is essential.
• Minimally 8 years of executive level nursing experience in a combination of clinical and operational leadership roles within an acute care setting is expected along with a BSN, a valid RN license and a Master’s degree – in business, nursing or a related area.
• Travel required - 50%+.

This opportunity offers the following:

• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

Qualifications

• Operationalizes a Nursing Leadership Practicum for all levels of Nursing Personnel.
• Develops and assesses systems, processes and care standards to define professional Nursing practice to support safe, fiscally sound patient care delivery.
• Strengthens Nursing Practice to enhance the provision of accessible, timely, efficient, cost effective care by identifying priorities, monitoring and improving outcomes.
• Works with facility leaders to recruit and retain a qualified Nursing workforce. Reviews educational and workforce development strategies designed to support recruitment and retention.
• Identifies, develops and enhances partnerships between Nursing’s “internal” customers and “external” organizations.
• Identifies, researches and measures key indicators to support evidence-based Nursing Practice.
• Performs other duties as assigned/required.