Chief Nursing Officer - Carondelet St. Joseph's

Job Summary

The Chief Nursing Officer provides strategic leadership as the senior executive responsible for all nursing and other patient care functions within the hospital organization. The role assesses, plans, coordinates, implements, and evaluates nursing practice at the facility level, ensuring high quality, safe, and appropriate nursing care, competency of staff, and effective resource management.

• Collaborate with human resources and other team members to select, onboard, orient, and provide coaching for direct reports.
• Evaluate and monitor facility‑level people pillar statistics, participate on related calls, as necessary.
• Consider and/or implement nurse residency programs to ensure pipeline for facility.
• Collaborate with team members to formulate programs to enhance work‑life balance.
• Partner with related team members to promote a safe work environment based on zero tolerance for sexual harassment, workplace violence, and abusive conduct.
• Collaborate with related team members to promote an effective facility‑level competency program.
• Collaborate to promote a robust employee development and education program that responds to the unique needs of employees across the career continuum.
• Work cohesively with related team members to develop and implement recruitment and retention strategies that ensure a qualified and stable workforce.
• Participate in workforce planning to ensure an adequate and competent workforce.
• Support the design of effective and competitive compensation and benefits programs.

• Effectively communicate with all internal and external constituents, including staff, colleagues, and physicians.
• Communicate and administer human resource programs and procedures in accordance with established policies.
• Manage organizational relationships in a manner which builds mutual trust and respect; establish trust and collaborative relationships.
• Address and manage conflict in a constructive and productive manner.
• Give timely feedback and reinforce positive behaviors.

• Create and communicate a compelling shared vision.
• Develop effective strategies for addressing organizational priorities.
• Develop, communicate, and monitor performance expectations.
• Formulate objectives, goals, and specific strategies related to the organization’s mission and vision.
• Understand effective organizational outcome measures to balance cost, quality, and service.
• Measure and analyze performance from the learning and growth, business process, customer, and financial perspectives.
• Promote a results‑oriented environment.
• Develop succession plan for nursing leadership.
• Demonstrate effective change management and serve as an organizational change agent.
• Coach and mentor aspiring nurse leaders.
• Creating an environment in which professional and personal growth is an expectation.
• Articulate the application of ethical principles to operations.
• Manage organizational and individual performance with appropriate rewards.
• Represent nursing and patient care issues within the organization’s governance and medical staff structures.
• Represent nursing and patient care in strategic planning and quality initiatives with the governing body.
• Educate board members and physicians regarding healthcare/value of nursing care.

• Create an environment that recognizes and values diversity.
• Develop processes to incorporate cultural beliefs into care.
• Design strategies that address the unique needs of a diverse workforce, patient population, and community.
• Assess the current environment and establish indicators of progress toward cultural competency.

• Engage staff and others in decision‑making.
• Promote decisions that are patient‑centered.
• Provide an environment conducive to opinion‑sharing.
• Promote systems thinking as a value in the nursing organization.
• Consider the impact of nursing decisions on the health care organization as a whole.
• Provide leadership in building loyalty and commitment throughout the organization.
• Synthesize and integrate divergent viewpoints for the good of the organization.
• Involve employees in…