Chief Nursing Officer

Job description

Responsibilities The Chief Nursing Officer provides strategic leadership as the senior executive position responsible for all nursing and other designated patient care functions and services within the hospital organization. The role assumes responsibility for assessing, planning, coordinating, implementing and evaluating nursing practice on a facility level. The role assumes 24/7 responsibility and has accountability to ensure high quality, safe and appropriate nursing care, competency of clinical staff, and appropriate resource management related to patient care. The Chief Nursing Officer represents nursing concerns on the governing board and at medical staff leadership meetings. Qualifications: EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING: 1. Active and current professional registered nurse licensed in the state in which he or she practices is required. 2. An academic degree in nursing is required, and a postgraduate degree in nursing or related field (may include health care administration or business administration) or a written plan with specified timelines to obtain a postgraduate degree is required. 3. Current BLS (AHA) certificate and maintain current. 4. At least five years of progres...