Chief Nursing Officer

Job Title

Chief Nursing Officer (CNO)

New Jersey

President & CEO

Transform Care. Empower Clinicians. Advance Health.

VNA Health Group is seeking a visionary and transformational Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) to serve as the organization's senior nursing executive and a member of the Executive Leadership Team. Reporting directly to the President & CEO, the CNO provides strategic, clinical, and operational leadership for nursing practice and patient care across home health, hospice, and community-based services.

The CNO is responsible for advancing clinical excellence, workforce development, quality outcomes, and care delivery innovation. This leader will shape enterprise-wide nursing strategy, strengthen interdisciplinary care models, and leverage technology, analytics, and evidence-based practices to improve access, outcomes, and the clinician experience.

Working closely with the President & CEO, Board of Directors, executive leadership team, and physician partners, the CNO serves as the voice of nursing while helping position VNA Health Group as a leader in home- and community-based healthcare and value-based care.

For more than 114 years, VNA Health Group has been a trusted, non-profit leader in home and community-based healthcare. We are deeply committed to innovation, compassion, and workforce development, ensuring our clinicians feel supported, valued, and empowered to deliver exceptional care.

At VNA Health Group, our mission extends beyond healthcare. Every day, we improve the lives of individuals and families through compassionate, high-quality care delivered where it matters most, in the home and community. As Chief Nursing Officer, you will help shape the future of care delivery and strengthen the nursing workforce across the communities we serve.

• Opportunity to shape the future of home- and community-based healthcare
• Drive clinical excellence, innovation, and workforce transformation
• Lead enterprise-wide quality, patient safety, and care delivery initiatives
• Advance technology-enabled and value-based models of care
• Develop and mentor the next generation of nursing leaders
• Create meaningful impact across patients, clinicians, and communities

• Develop and execute an enterprise-wide nursing and clinical strategy aligned with organizational goals, growth priorities, and evolving healthcare needs
• Partner with executive leadership to integrate quality, patient experience, workforce planning, technology, regulatory requirements, and financial stewardship into organizational decision-making
• Shape long-term organizational strategy, service expansion opportunities, affiliations, partnerships, and innovative care delivery models
• Ensure alignment between clinical operations and organizational objectives

• Lead quality improvement, patient safety, infection prevention, and risk reduction initiatives across the organization
• Establish and maintain evidence-based nursing standards, clinical policies, and professional practice expectations
• Champion patient- and family-centered care, service recovery, and patient experience initiatives
• Ensure compliance with federal and state regulations, accreditation standards, Conditions of Participation, and professional practice requirements
• Utilize clinical data and analytics to identify opportunities for improvement and drive measurable outcomes

• Develop nursing leaders through mentorship, succession planning, professional development, and leadership coaching
• Partner with Talent Acquisition and Clinical Education to strengthen recruitment, onboarding, retention, engagement, and workforce…