Interim Chief Nursing Officer; Interim CNO - Contractual Assignments

Interim Chief Nursing Officer (Interim CNO) – Contractual Assignments – 168034

LifePoint Health Support Center

The Interim Chief Nursing Officer reports directly to the National Division President with a dotted line to the Interim Chief Executive Officer, and will be an integral part of the Transition Support Division and Operations Assessment Teams. This position will actively participate in the transitioning of new acquisitions to the LifePoint Health, Inc. operational, financial, and strategic platforms. In addition, this position will be the primary resource for filling critical interim CNO vacancies at the hospital level and/or providing ad-hoc assistance to hospitals in the clinical operations areas.

• Clinical operational and financial review of new acquisition opportunities. Development of business models and action plans to achieve operating results post-transition
• Actively participates in the organization’s Operational Assessment Teams with particular focus on process improvement, labor productivity, contract labor reduction, resource management initiatives, and quality assurance
• Primary resource for interim CNO needs across the company, including new acquisitions
• Assists in the development and maintenance of the company’s productivity reporting system
• Serves as key point person for the organization’s efforts in clinical productivity improvement and contract labor reduction
• Willingness to travel a must (>80%), and must be a hands‑on, results oriented leader

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing Administration
• Masters preferred, Registered Nurse
• Must be proficient in all major software packages and have hands‑on experience with all Lifepoint Hospitals, Inc. financial reporting systems
• Greater than 5 years of prior hospital CNO experience in LifePoint or HCA legacy companies
• In depth knowledge of external clinical quality reporting requirements

Requires prolonged sitting and some bending, stooping, and stretching. Requires eye‑hand coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, photocopier, telephone, calculator, and other office equipment. Requires normal range of hearing and eyesight to record, prepare, and communicate appropriate reports. Requires lifting papers or boxes up to 50 pounds occasionally. Work is performed in an office environment and involves frequent contact with staff and the public.

LifePoint Health, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

This job description in no way states or implies that the key accountabilities above are the only ones being performed by the individual(s) with this job description. The individual(s) may be called upon and required to follow or perform other duties and tasks requested by his or her supervisor, consistent with the purpose of the position, department and/or company objectives.

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