Chief Nursing Officer - Primary Care

Chief Nursing Officer - Primary Care

Department: Primary Care

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Any Compass Location

Reporting To: Alan Stevens

We are seeking a dynamic and strategic Chief Nursing Officer-Primary Care to lead, optimize, and scale our primary care service lines. This individual will be responsible for operational excellence, financial performance, quality outcomes, and growth across a multi‑site primary care footprint.

Selected candidate will oversee primary care operations in all regions of the organization s service network and can be based out of any region/existing location.

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for primary care clinic operations, including access, staffing, workflows, and patient experience
• Drive performance across quality outcomes, patient satisfaction, productivity, financial goals, and value-based care initiatives
• Partner with clinical leadership to support operational excellence, population health strategies, and coordinated care delivery
• Lead and develop regional and site-level operational leaders while fostering continuous improvement and accountability
• Oversee budgeting, financial planning, operational scalability, and growth initiatives, including new services and clinic expansion
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, accreditation, grant, and laboratory requirements, including CLIA and NCQA standards
• Utilize data and analytics to support decision-making, quality improvement, and organizational strategy
• Participate in senior leadership activities, strategic planning, and organizational committees supporting quality, risk, and safety initiatives

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Nursing required
• 5+ years of healthcare operations experience, with significant leadership in primary care or ambulatory settings
• Demonstrated success managing multi‑site physician practices or large clinical operations
• Strong financial acumen with experience in budget management and performance optimization
• Strong experience with managing nursing and related clinical teams.
• Proven ability to lead through change and drive operational transformation
• Background working closely with employed and/or independent physicians

• A current, active Missouri Registered Nurse (RN) license is required
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