**Overview** Founded in 1887 Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center is a 318-bed acute care nonprofit hospital located in downtown Los Angeles. The hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II trauma center, the Los Angeles Center for Women's Health obstetrics and pediatric services and comprehensive cardiac and surgical services. The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health, one of the nation's five largest healthcare systems. Visit https://www.dignityhealth.org/socal/locations/californiahospital for more information. As an active member of the Facility/Market Executive Leadership Team, the Chief Nursing Executive(CNE) is directly responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling all functions of Nursing Services. Actively participates in the Executive Leadership Team, sharing authority and responsibility with other executive managers to assure the provision of quality, cost-efficient healthcare. The Vice President/CNE has the authority, accountability and responsibility to establish nursing policies and procedures, nursing standards of patient care, treatment. **Responsibilities** + Manages the resources (e.g. staff materials and finances) of the nursing department; plans and directs all nursing activities in that facility + Develops and deploys nursing policies objectives and initiatives for the department; reviews departmental operations to ensure compliance with established standards + Drives the delivery of quality and cost-effective patient care; oversees the performance of nursing staff + Develops the overall competency level of nursing staff; coordinates quality enhancement and process improvement tasks + Actively involved with RN recruitment \#LI-CSH **Qualifications** **Education and Experience:** + Bachelors Degree in Nursing (e.g. BSN) + Minimum of 7-10 years of nursing experience and 10 years of nurse leadership experience + California Hospital leadership, specifically working with CNA + Union experience + Managed care & Value based care experience **Preferred:** + Masters degree in nursing or other-related field (e.g. MSN/MBA/MHA) + Capital projects / Tower build **Licensure:** + Registered Nursing License (RN) in state of California \#CNO_All **Pay Range** $88.46 - $123.84 /hour We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.