Chief Nursing Officer - Extended Care Hospital (ECH) (4998)

Regional One Health is home to the nation's most gifted and sought-after medical professionals.  Our Extended Care Hospital is seeking an exceptional leader to join our Long -Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) team as Chief Nursing Officer (CNO).

 In this executive leadership role, you will provide visionary nursing and clinical leadership within a high-acuity, mission-driven environment. This is a unique opportunity for an accomplished nursing executive to shape care delivery, inspire clinical excellence, and advance patient-centered outcomes across a complex care continuum.

Candidates with strong Critical Care experience and a demonstrated track record for leading multidisciplinary clinical teams will be highly considered. The ideal CNO is a results-driven nursing executive with extensive clinical experience and a demonstrative ability to build high-performing teams that deliver exceptional quality and safe patient care. 

The Chief Nursing Officer is responsible for the functions, activities, and training of the nursing services staff for the Extended Care Hospital (ECH). The incumbent plans, directs, and manages the day-to-day operations of nursing services for ECH and ensures a positive working relationship among the staff.

Essential Function

Assumes overall responsibility for day-to-day operations of the nursing services of the ECH and, in conjunction with the professional staff, plans, coordinates, manages, and evaluates nursing programs and services of the ECH promoting a team approach to the delivery of patient care provided by the ECH.

• Develops a schedule for all nursing services in the ECH so that 24-hour nursing services are available and a RN is on duty at all times.
• Develops and approves policies and procedures as well as written standards of care to govern nursing services and develops long-range plans relating to patient care; reviews annually or as appropriate.

Determines the types and numbers of personnel and staff necessary to provide nursing care for all areas of the hospital.

• Ensures that the competency, numbers and staff levels of the nursing and supervisory staff are appropriate to meet the immediate and complex needs of patients served.
• In cooperation with the Chief Executive Officer, identifies resource requirements, sets overall standards of nursing productivity and evaluates effectiveness of resource allocation.
• Participates in the budget planning process and monitors ongoing revenues and expenses.

Ensures that the nursing personnel with the appropriate education, experience, licensure, competence, and specialized qualifications are assigned to provide nursing care for each patient in accordance with the individual needs of each patient.

• Ensures that RNs supervise and evaluate the nursing care of each patient and that the nursing staff develops and updates a nursing care plan for each patient.
• Identifies and implements a nursing program and structure which ensures that the patients receive coordinated services.
• Provides for the adequate supervision and evaluation of the clinical activities of non-employee nursing personnel which occur within the responsibility of the nursing service.

Participates in recruitment and selection of nursing staff and, in conjunction with the Administrator termination when necessary.

Ensures that the Hospital Quality Assurance Program and Employee Training Programs address problems identified by the Infection Control Officer and that a Corrective Action Plan is implemented as deemed necessary.