Chief Nursing Officer

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, dynamic Chief Nursing Officer to join our leadership team!

Oregon State Hospital, a Joint Commission and CMS certified public psychiatric hospital, provides psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis and treatment for mentally and emotionally ill adult and geriatric populations committed by the Oregon courts as part of the state mental health system. The Oregon State Hospital is the largest division of Oregon Health Authority with approximately 3,000 positions across the hospital, 1,300 of which are in Nursing across two campuses, one in Salem and the other in Junction City.

The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) embeds the OSH mission, vision, and values of the organization into their work decisions and models productive and professional behaviors.

We are a psychiatric hospital that inspires hope, promotes safety, and supports recovery for all.

to provide therapeutic, evidence-based, patient-centered treatment focusing on recovery and community reintegration, all in a safe environment.

Humanity
Equity
Wellness
Partnership
Transparency
Performance Excellence

The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) provides executive direction, and leadership in the development of strategies to provide direct patient care and continuously improve care quality. As a member of the senior leadership team, the CNO is a key participant in strategic planning, program development and evaluation, regulatory compliance activities, and establishment of policies/procedures to guide workplace practices. The CNO is directly accountable for the 24/7/365 delivery of Nursing Services across both campuses of Oregon State Hospital.

The CNO will engage with inter-disciplinary teams to understand the systems and processes that support patient flow from admission through discharge, with intentional focus on safety, recovery, and compliance.

Maintain responsibility, accountability and authority for ensuring adherence to professional standards of practice and care in areas of responsibility, establishing policies and procedures to guide practice, measuring and evaluating outcomes and working in collaboration with other disciplines to plan, implement and ensure the delivery of cost effective, therapeutic services.

Ensure necessary regulatory agency compliance, quality accreditations and adherence to applicable state and federal laws, administrative guidelines and professional standards of practice including, but not limited to, OSBN Nurse Practice Act, American Nursing Association, ANCC certifications, Accrediting/Licensing agencies (CMS, the Joint Commission) ANA Psychiatric Nursing Standards.

Provide both nursing executive leadership and organizational administration oversight of nursing department operations to ensure the delivery of high-quality care and services to patients in a safe and secure environment.

In coordination with OSH Training and Education, provide direction for hospital-based and/or contracted staff, education, development and training programs, including those which qualify students for licensure or certification as a qualified healthcare provider.

Participate as an active member of the hospital's governing body, quality, nurse and clinical executive councils, as well as patient safety, care of patients and ethics committees.

Develop, review and present budgetary reports relative to areas of responsibility.

Monitors expenditures from the current biennium approved budget and consults with the hospital CFO regarding expenditure needs outside the budget.

Oversee nursing resource allocation and capacity management through staffing plans and coordination with the OSH Nurse staffing committee.

Create protocols for the delivery of safe and efficient use of staff to provide direct care.

Actively participate in recruiting, interviewing, selecting and orienting personnel for key nursing and clinical support department management positions.

Provide ongoing, consistent performance feedback with direct reports, completing goal setting, performance and position description reviews.

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