Chief Nursing Officer

Base pay range

$152.41/hr – $284.98/hr

As a critical member of the executive leadership team, the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) reports directly to the President of Hackettstown and Newton Medical Center (The Western Region). The CNO, Western Region will be responsible and accountable for the overall delivery and management of nursing professional practice, education, professional development, research, administration, and clinical services.

The CNO will be a visionary leader, guiding the execution of the strategic plan to achieve the organizational mission and vision. The CNO’s vision will support the existing high standards and goals for nursing practice while working closely with the Hackettstown and Newton Medical Center, senior leadership, physician leaders, and leaders across the Atlantic Health System to ensure and enhance AHS as a clinical practice environment that is patient‑centered, with unsurpassed clinical quality and patient safety.

• Ensures the organizational values, goals, and objectives are transformed into daily operations resulting in an excellent quality, efficient, effective, caring, and respectful environment.
• Provides leadership for the practice of nursing and is accountable for nursing practice, quality, education/professional development, and research throughout the hospital.
• Provides leadership to define the scope of nursing practice and establishes structures, role accountability and systems to ensure clinical competence of all nursing personnel aligning with AHS nursing.
• Recommends and is responsible for annual operating and capital budgets for nursing and ensures prudent management of Hackettstown and Newton Medical Center’s resources.
• Creates a healthy work environment that is safe, respectful, and collaborative.
• Builds credibility, trust, and partners with physicians as a champion for patient care, quality, service, and nursing professionalism.
• Collaborates with the Chief Medical Officer, officers of HMC/NMC medical staff, and System VP of Quality and Safety to improve quality, patient safety and service efforts.
• Fosters a multidisciplinary approach to quality improvement with a focus on coordination of services and improving patient outcomes.
• Develops effective working relationships with key stakeholders and system leaders.
• Manages organizational relationships in a way that builds and maintains a climate of trust and inspires commitment from others to achieve organization goals.
• Partners with HR team in developing strategies to promote recruitment, retention, workforce management, and recognition of excellence in nursing.
• Promotes professional nursing practice and assures that standards of care are developed, implemented, and evaluated.
• Builds and expands upon partnerships with nursing education institutions to develop a talent pipeline and contribute to the education and training of future nurses.
• Assures standards of patient care and standards of nursing practice are consistent with current research and professional standards.
• Provides consultation and collaboration with nurses, physicians, and leaders in establishing policies for patient care.
• Collaborates with Graduate Medical Education (GME) program directors to integrate nursing and medical education efforts.
• Drives continuous quality improvement, standards of care, discovery, and innovation through research and best evidence‑based practices.
• Involvement in HMC/NMC Foundation efforts; acts as a resource.
• Acts as a resource to nurses and other disciplines.
• Serves as an advocate for community resources and services offered at HMC/NMC.
• Coaches, mentors, advises, develops and supports direct management reports, other nursing leaders, councils, work groups and committees.
• Develops, maintains, and strengthens standards of patient care in concert with the Chief Medical Officer, president of the medical staff, department chairs, staff committees, and individual practitioners.

• Establish trust and credibility with the leadership team, physicians, nursing team and colleagues in other departments. Build collaborative relationships that are based on open communication and mutual…