Sr. Vice President, System CNO

Job Summary

Provides executive leadership for nursing services across Nicklaus Children's Health System and has direct operational accountability for nursing services across Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and Coral Springs hospitals. Responsible for the strategic direction, operational performance, quality, safety, workforce, financial stewardship, and professional nursing practice across the health system. Partners closely with Hospital COOs, Chief Medical Officers, physician leaders, and executive leadership to ensure consistent delivery of exceptional patient care, nursing excellence, workforce engagement, and operational performance.

Reports directly to the System Chief Operating Officer and serves as the senior nursing executive for the Health System.

• Accountable for the financial performance of nursing services across the Health System, including labor management, workforce productivity, premium pay, contract labor, operating and capital budgets, and resource stewardship.
• Provides executive operational leadership for nursing services across the Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and Coral Springs hospitals. Directly oversees nursing leadership across the Health System and establishes accountability for operational, clinical, quality, workforce, and financial performance.
• Serves as part of the organization’s highest governing, decision‑making, and strategic‑planning body, as the advocate for nursing to the Board of Directors.
• Responsible for all nursing practice regardless of reporting relationships.
• Coordinates and approves the formulation and evaluation of patient care programs, policies and procedures, and standards of care which ensures the needs of patients are assessed, evaluated, and met. Ensures other clinical and administrative groups are involved as appropriate.
• Develops standardized nursing policies, operating procedures, clinical standards, staffing models, and care delivery models across the Health System.
• Partners with the System COO and hospital operations to achieve operational excellence, patient access, capacity management, quality, and financial performance.
• Provides nursing leadership for new hospitals, acquisitions, affiliations, and expansion into new markets.
• Develops and implements a visionary model for professional nursing practice. Assures national excellence in pediatric nursing practice, research, and teaching is achieved across the organization. Encourages a collaborative work environment among inpatient units, hospital departments, and programs and provide a structure that promotes evidence‑based practice and nursing research.
• Develops systems to effectively and continuously monitor quality and safety. Ensures an active performance improvement program whereby patient care can be evaluated and solutions to problem areas sought in a group process involving collaboration with the medical staff and respective departments.
• Directs the development and implementation of nursing strategies to promote the retention, recruitment, and development of highly motivated and qualified staff, recognizing them for their expertise and level of performance. Works collaboratively with Talent Management, Marketing, and Education to develop and maintain an effective recruitment, retention, and education plan. The plan addresses recruitment, retention, resource utilization, staffing productivity, staff skill mix, competencies, professional practice, nursing education, and work‑life conditions of nurses.
• Oversees and participates in the annual staffing, operating, and equipment budget development and allocation. Assesses the allocation of financial and other resources for appropriateness, effectiveness, and efficiency. Reviews all of the department expenditures with Leaders at frequent intervals.
• Participates and develops strategic planning initiatives with patient safety and quality in mind. Evaluates, selects, and integrates health care technology and information management systems that support patient care and efficient resource utilization.
• Represents the Health System in community, governmental, academic, and professional organizations to advance pediatric nursing, strengthen strategic…