Chief Nursing Officer

Community Hospital is hiring a Chief Nursing Officer!

We’re offering an exciting opportunity to work alongside a dedicated, compassionate team – where you are valued just as much as the patients we serve. At Community Hospital, we are guided by our C.A.R.E.S. values where Compassion is required, Attitude is valued, Respect is demanded, Excellence is expected and Service is commended. Come be a part of a place where your hard work is recognized, your goals are supported, and your impact matters.

What We Offer

As an organization, one way we care for our communities and each other is by providing a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
• Life and AD&D coverage
• Availability of short- and long-term disability
• Flexible financial benefits including FSAs, HSAs, and Daycare FSA.
• 401(k) and access to retirement planning
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid holidays and vacation

Functions at the administrative level to provide leadership to deliver quality patient care. This position is accountable for planning, organizing and directing services for Northwest Surgical Hospital and Community Hospital campuses. Assures that cost effective and high quality patient care is delivered through the departments under his/her responsibility in accordance with Federal, State, and accreditation requirements and organizational goals. Ensures the continuous and timely availability of nursing and other applicable ancillary clinical services to patients.

The System Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) ensures nursing and other applicable ancillary clinical standards of patient care and standards of nursing and other applicable ancillary clinical practices are consistent with current research findings and nationally recognized professional standards. This position supports the implementation of the findings of current research into the policies and procedures governing the provision of nursing and other applicable ancillary clinical care. 

Ensures nursing and other applicable ancillary clinical service staff carries out applicable processes in the patient care and organization-wide functions and assigns responsibility to individuals or groups of nursing and other applicable ancillary clinical staff members to act on improving the nursing service's performance.

The System CNO actively participates in the hospital's leadership functions, and collaborates with other hospital leaders in designing and providing patient care and services. This position participates with hospital leaders in providing qualified nursing and other applicable ancillary clinical staff ensuring excellent care for patients and is fiscally responsible for budgeting resources for the provision of patient care.

Ensures financial, operational and strategic objectives are achieved. Always works as a team member within the entire facility. Performs other duties as assigned.

Essential Functions:

• Demonstrates ability to develop and implement programs.
• Demonstrates knowledge of current leadership, management, and quality improvement concepts and the ability to participate in developing and implementing organizational strategies to address opportunities to improve the delivery of patient care.
• Demonstrates knowledge of current theoretical approaches to the delivery of nursing care and the strategies for examining and applying relevant concepts.
• Demonstrates knowledge in the provision and integration of patient care support services, meeting the requirements, rules, and regulations of licensing boards and regulatory and accrediting bodies.
• Satisfactorily demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties outlined in this job description as well as continually demonstrates competency in performing the job duties.

Accountability: 

• Reports to: Chief Operating Officer/VP Clinical Services
• Supervises: Nursing Directors

Qualifications:

• Licensure/Certification/Registration: Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Oklahoma.
• Education: BA/BSN required with a minimum of 5 years management experience; MSN preferred.
• Experience: Minimum of five (5) years progressive management and experience in Clinical Management and Operations, Quality Improvement, Budgeting and Medical Reimbursement. Proven record of achievements and leadership, problem solving and effective communication skills required. Recent experience with implementation of state and accreditation standards, HIPAA and other related standards required.