Chief Nursing Officer Aurora Medical Center

Department: 10010 AMC Grafton - Administration Status:
Full time Benefits Eligible:
Yes Hours Per Week: 40 Schedule Details/Additional Information:
Normal working schedule is M-F with the expectation of flexibility to establish visibility on off shifts and weekends. There are some evening commitments for business and community purposes that the CNO will need to attend. Pay Range: $114.70 - $183.50

• Leads the development and execution of nursing strategic and operational plans, including quality, teammates engagement, care experience, financial, and growth strategies in alignment with enterprise goals.
• Maintain safety, risk, and compliance standards at all care levels, including departmental requirements and action plans.
• Develops and implements nursing plans, staffing, and workflows aligned with organizational strategies.
• Accountable for planning, development, and management of operating and capital budgets for nursing and other assigned areas, ensuring alignment with institutional and enterprise goals.
• Leads the development and adoption of innovative care delivery models aligned with evidence-based practice, safety, and economic drivers by optimizing resource utilization, balancing quality, safety, cost, and workforce sustainability.
• Collaborates with key stakeholders to monitor performance against clinical quality targets and leads improvement initiatives using rigorous, evidence-based quality methodologies.
• Fosters a work environment of clinical excellence, structural empowerment, and two-way communication through shared governance structures and engaging nurses at all levels in professional practice decisions, evidence-based practice, nursing research, and innovation.
• Supports and advances Magnet & Pathways principles and designation efforts, as applicable.
• Advances the nursing profession through professional development, leadership succession planning and role modeling professional accountability while developing, coaching, and evaluating nursing leaders, to strengthen leadership capability and career growth.
• Ensures the provision of time, resources, and learning environments that support continuous professional development and competency-based practice for all nursing team members.
• Leverages healthcare technology and nursing information systems to enhance care delivery, documentation accuracy, efficiency, quality improvement, and patient outcomes.
• Advocates for optimal workforce well-being, community health, and community engagement.
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local laws, regulations, accreditation standards, and professional practice requirements related to nursing services.

• Education Master’s degree in nursing or healthcare related field required (MSN, MBA, MHA, or similar).
• Doctorate (DNP or PhD) preferred.
• Must have MSN if undergraduate degree is not BSN.
• Certification / Registration / License Active registered nurse (RN) multi-state compact and/or single site license with privileges to practice in the state(s) where the RN is providing client nursing services.
• Nationally recognized nursing leadership or specialty certification required.
• NOTE:
  
  Licensed nurses practicing via telehealth/telenursing/virtual modalities are required to be licensed or hold the privilege to practice in the state(s) where the client(s) is/are located.
• Licensed nurses are responsible and accountable for knowing, understanding, and practicing in compliance with the laws, rules, regulations and standards of practice of the state(s) where the client(s) is/are located.

Experience Typically requires 10 years of progressive nursing leadership experience, with experience in senior management and accountability for staff, budgets and…