Chief Nursing Officer

Chief Nursing Officer

Experience: Senior Level
Salary: $135,000 - $150,000 per year

The Chief Nursing Officer is responsible for the overall leadership, direction, and performance of nursing services and several related clinical departments.

The role will oversee nursing operations, clinical quality, staffing, employee development, regulatory compliance, patient care standards, and interdisciplinary collaboration across the hospital.

The current nursing structure includes four Nurse Supervisors, one Nurse Manager, and leaders across infection control, education, respiratory therapy, dialysis, and wound care.

Nursing ratios are generally approximately 1:7-8 patients, adjusted based on patient acuity.

The incoming CNO will also play an important role in regulatory readiness, with the hospital currently within its Joint Commission survey window.

• Provide executive leadership for nursing and assigned clinical departments
• Oversee approximately 10 direct reports across nursing and ancillary clinical functions
• Lead nursing operations, staffing, scheduling, productivity, and clinical performance
• Partner with the CEO and senior leadership team on hospital strategy and operational priorities
• Maintain high standards for patient safety, quality, regulatory compliance, and nursing practice
• Support Joint Commission readiness and ongoing accreditation standards
• Develop Nurse Managers, Nurse Supervisors, and emerging nursing leaders
• Evaluate staffing models, patient acuity, workforce needs, and nursing performance
• Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary leaders to improve patient care and clinical outcomes
• Drive employee engagement, retention, accountability, and professional development across nursing

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing required
• Master's degree required
• Active RN license or ability to obtain appropriate state licensure
• Minimum 5 years of experience within a hospital environment
  
  Minimum 2 years of nursing management experience
• Demonstrated success leading nursing teams in a hospital setting
• Strong understanding of hospital operations, staffing, quality, regulatory compliance, and patient safety
• Previous CNO, ACNO, VP, or Director-level nursing leadership strongly preferred

We are representing an established 40-bed hospital in Norwood, Ohio seeking an experienced Chief Nursing Officer to lead nursing and several key clinical support functions across the organization.

This is a highly visible executive leadership role overseeing approximately 10 direct reports, including nursing supervisors, a nurse manager, infection control, education, respiratory therapy, dialysis, and wound care.

The hospital operates with a budgeted average daily census of approximately 35 patients and has an established, tenured senior leadership team.

The organization is looking for a hospital-based nursing leader who can combine strong clinical judgment, operational discipline, staff leadership, regulatory readiness, and executive-level collaboration.

• Competitive base salary of approximately $135,000-$150,000
• Executive-level leadership responsibility across nursing and multiple clinical departments
• Lead an established nursing organization with experienced senior leadership support
• Manage a team that includes nurse supervisors, nursing management, education, infection control, respiratory therapy, dialysis, and wound care
• Opportunity to shape staffing, leadership development, clinical standards, and nursing operations
• Join a hospital with a strong need for experienced, hands‑on nursing leadership
• Significant visibility with the CEO, HR leadership, senior leadership team, and regional nursing leadership

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