Vice President & Chief Nursing Executive

Job Title

Vice President & Chief Nursing Executive
Job Number

J
Job Type

Full Time

Job Location

Alliston
Job Category

Executive
Number Of Open Positions

1
Department

Executive Office
Union

NON-UNION
Salary

$71.33 - $78.74/Hour
Fte

1
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Job Summary  Reporting to the CEO, the Vice President, Clinical Services & Chief Nursing Executive (VP/CNE) is a key member of the Executive Leadership Team and provides strategic, clinical, and operational leadership across all patient care programs. The VP/CNE is accountable for advancing high-quality, equitable, and patient-centred care while fostering a culture of clinical excellence, safety, professional practice, innovation, and continuous improvement.

As Chief Nursing Executive, the incumbent provides professional leadership for nursing practice and works collaboratively with interprofessional partners to strengthen care delivery across the organization and continuum of care. The VP/CNE actively participates in organizational strategic planning, priority setting, and performance evaluation, including the development and use of data-driven evaluation frameworks and Lean methodologies where appropriate. The VP/CNE role models and demonstrates behaviours aligned with the Hospital’s values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence.
Responsibilities    Strategic & Executive Leadership
Serve as a member of the Executive Leadership Team, contributing to organizational strategy, decision-making, and priority setting.
Board and Committees
Actively participate in Board and Board Standing Committees as required.
Executive Sponsorship
Function as executive sponsor for assigned corporate priorities, annual goals, and key strategic initiatives.
External Representation
Represent the Hospital with regional partners, professional bodies, and government stakeholders, including the Ministry of Health, as required.
Committee Interaction
Interacts with a number of committees: HAC (Hospital Advisory Committee), Board Quality, MAC (Medical Advisory Committee), Hospital Quality, Regional CNE committee, Regional OH Flow and Operations Committee, Regional Critical Care Committee and provides Executive Leadership to ensure the advancement of continuous quality improvement, patient, staff, and credentialed staff safety, and the achievement of established benchmarks/indicators/metric.
Clinical Services & Professional Practice   Provide executive leadership for clinical services, nursing professional practice, quality excellence, patient safety, and patient experience.
Promote evidence-based, patient- and family-centred care aligned with advances in health and social sciences.
Ensure continuity of nursing care within the organization and across community and regional partners.
Support innovative care models informed by population health needs and system integration.
Quality, Safety & Accreditation   Lead, in collaboration with the Executive Team, the development, implementation, monitoring, and sustainability of the Quality Improvement Plan and other quality initiatives.
Advance continuous quality improvement, patient safety, and staff safety through the use of performance metrics, benchmarks, and Lean improvement methodologies.
Ensure Accreditation Canada standards are met across the assigned portfolio.
Operational & Financial Accountability   Plan, direct, coordinate, evaluate, and report on the activities of designated clinical and support programs.
Establish strategic goals and objectives for assigned portfolios aligned with the organization’s vision and strategic plan.
Ensure fiscal accountability, including annual budget development, monitoring, and delivery of balanced budgets
Ensure effective utilization of human, physical, and material resources to support clinical excellence and operational performance.
People, Leadership & Labour Relations   Invest in the growth and development of current and emerging leaders to ensure a strong and sustainable leadership pipeline.
Foster collaborative, respectful, and productive working relationships with medical staff, interprofessional teams, and union partners.
Participate in collective bargaining processes impacting…