Chief Nursing Officer (CNO)
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Job Location:
Ottumwa, IA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
18 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Description
Lifepoint Health has an opportunity for a Chief Nursing Officer. The CNO will have oversight of Ottumwa Regional Health Center located in Ottumwa Iowa.
Ottumwa Regional Health Center is a 217-bed hospital that has served Ottumwa Wapello County and the surrounding southeast Iowa communities for more than 125 years. The hospital provides a broad range of services including emergency care medical and surgical care critical care acute rehabilitation obstetrics pediatrics and specialty services. These include cardiac catheterization diagnostic and therapeutic imaging wound care pain management sleep studies and pathology.
- Ensures continuous and timely nursing services to patients
- Ensures nursing standards practices policies and procedures in accordance with all applicable laws regulatory and accreditation requirements are consistent with current research findings and national professional standards.
- Directs nursing service Performance Improvement activities
- Actively participates in hospital leadership functions
- Collaborates with hospital leaders to design and provide patient care and services including availability of sufficient qualified nursing staff.
- Develops presents and manages budget for nursing services.
General Responsibilities:
- Develops and implements overall nursing plan consistent with hospital policies and objectives to provide continuous nursing care and services.
- Develops implements and interprets nursing and patient care policies objectives and standards for measurement and maintenance of quality nursing care.
- Develops implements and administers nursing services budget and expense control system.
- Prepares master nursing services staffing plan.
- Organizes directs and supervises daily nursing service to assure adequate hospital coverage and quality care.
- Recruits interviews evaluates and hires qualified personnel to meet patients needs.
- Participates in the development implementation and maintenance of the hospital quality assurance and improvement program through evaluation of services rendered quality improvement audit of medical records patient visits and counsel with hospital staff.
- Maintains communications with medical and administrative staff through participation in regularly scheduled staff meeting and involvement on hospital medical services committees.
- Evaluates long and short-range equipment and supply requirements for nursing care by forecasting service levels and quantity of materials on hand.
- Directs plans and implements orientation and educational programs to promote staff training and development.
- Recommends and participates in development of new patient care programs for expansion of nursing care services.
- Represents hospital in health care programs and professional organizations of associates to serve in a public relations capacity and to stimulate professional growth.
Education:
- Licensed Registered Nurse with knowledge of nursing principles theories and practice standards with verbal interpersonal and quantitative skills acquired through completion of at least a Bachelors Degree in Nursing.
- Masters Degree Required (MSN or MHA)
License Requirement:
Must hold a valid active nursing license in the state where the facility is located. A single-state or multi-state license is acceptable provided it meets state requirements for practice.
Must hold a valid active nursing license in the state where the facility is located. A single-state or multi-state license is acceptable provided it meets state requirements for practice.
Experience:
- Minimum of 3-5 years of CNO experience in an investor-owned healthcare organization.
- Prior experience in Joint Commission preparation and survey process.
Benefits
At LifePoint our Mission of Making Communities Healthier extends to our employees. We offer an excellent total compensation package including a competitive salary and benefits. Some of our benefits include 401k flexible PTO generous EIB medical dental vision tuition reimbursement and an Employee Assistance Program. We believe that happy healthy people have a passionate engagement with life and work and have designed our package to enhance your wellbeing.
Required Experience:
Chief
Key Skills
- Nurse Management
- Patient Care
- Hospital Experience
- Employee Evaluation
- Acute Care
- Healthcare Management
- Management Experience
- Primary Care Experience
- Conflict Management
- Nursing
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
About Company
Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 a ... View more
