Overview

You understand what it takes to put together a top-notch clinical team, safe nursing patient care programs and how important that team is to the success of a healthcare community. Your leadership, collaboration and team building skills reflect the Legacy mission of making life better for others. 

Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center in Northwest Portland is known for its specialty programs and clinical excellence. Legacy Good Samaritan features nationally renowned doctors in cancer care, kidney transplantations, neurology, ophthalmology, weight-loss surgery, robotic surgery, rehabilitation and more. 

Legacy Health is a locally owned, nonprofit health system driven by our mission to improve the health of those around us. We offer a unique blend of health services across the Portland/Vancouver metro area and mid-Willamette Valley — from wellness and urgent care to dedicated children’s services and advanced medical centers — to care for patients of all ages when and where they need us.• Six hospitals; dedicated children’s care at Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel• More than 70 primary care, specialty and urgent care clinics• Nearly 3,000 doctors and providers• Almost 14,000 employees• Research and hospice• Partnership with PacificSource health plan

Responsibilities

The VP CNO is responsible for hospital wide nursing patient care programs, policies, and procedures that describe how patients’ nursing care needs, treatment, and services are assessed, evaluated and met. The VP CNO is influential in hospital, ambulatory and organizational strategic planning and implementation in concert with the organization’s mission and vision.

GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Develops and communicates a shared nursing vision.
• Participates in setting strategic direction through active involvement with senior management team.
• Designs and implements patient care delivery model that supports and promotes strategic planning, vision, and mission of the hospital.
• Maintains knowledge of clinical practices and implements evidence-based practice.
• Demonstrates fiscal responsibility for all defined areas of accountability.
• Assists in directing, managing, and guiding the assigned functions including planning, budgeting, financial control, and management/development of staff.
• Establishes a plan to monitor, evaluate and improve the quality of clinical services, patient, and staff satisfaction.
• Ensures that written organization clinical policies and procedures are reviewed and updated in accordance with evidence-based practice.
• Builds relationship through creation of an environment that establishes integrity, diversity, collaboration, mutual respect/trust, and credibility with all stakeholders.
• Creates an environment in which professional and personal growth is an expectation including building a reputation for high ethical standards, participation and involvement professional organizations/networks, and assurance nursing perspective is included in organizational decisions.
• Assures that Nursing personnel are knowledgeable and accountable for practicing within their scope of license/certification.
• Collaborates with the Good Samaritan Medical Executive on the review/development of relevant policies, procedures and strategic planning initiatives.
• Works collaboratively with Good Samaritan Chief Medical Officer on the development of team-based care in support of ongoing operational and strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

Education: MSN/MN and/or Doctoral degree in nursing required.

Experience: Eight years of diverse and progressively more responsible health care and/or related administrative experience, including minimum of three years experience in a clinical nursing leadership role.

Skills/Abilities: Able to engage, collaborate and lead people in setting goals, giving appropriate support, evaluating, directing, and holding employees accountable while maintaining high morale and productivity. Excellent communication skills (verbal and written). Develops collaborative relationships with staff (hospital, ambulatory, care coordination, nurse navigation and medical), Legacy System Office, local, state and federal agencies. Thorough understanding of current developments and trends in healthcare management and areas of defined accountability. Stays abreast of emerging technologies and market disruptors that may impact the way health care is delivered in the future. Knowledge of development and implementation of effective, innovative operational and financial controls. Keyboard skills and ability to navigate electronic systems applicable to job functions are essential.

LEADING AT LEGACY 

Demonstrates the ability to act consistently with Legacy’s Values in Action, exemplifies our core organizational values, and exhibits the leadership competencies outlined in Leading at Legacy.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled

Licensure

Current Oregon State RN licensure.