In collaboration with the President and physician leadership, the CNO develops, approves, and oversees the implementation of policies, procedures, standards of care and practice that provide direction for the delivery of patient care. The CNO will direct activities that support compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards and requirements; create processes that support dissemination of data and information to leadership team and staff; Collects comprehensive data pertinent to issues, situations and trends. The officer will identify expected outcomes for issues, staffing, practice and documents expected outcomes as measurable goals; consider factors related to safety, reliability effectiveness, impact on practice, cost, and resources in delivery of nursing care.

The CNO will provide leadership in professional practice setting as a team builder, team player, and lead with flexibility through times of challenge. The CNO will act as a liaison to designated medical staff members and hospital management by working cooperatively to ensure development and nurturing of collaborative work environment to facilitate involvement and operations as appropriate. The CNO will serve in key roles regarding nursing practice, represent nursing to medical-executive team, board of managers, executive leadership and others as well as assume accountability for overall management of nursing practice, nursing education, professional development, nursing research, nursing administration and nursing services wherever delivered in the organization. The CNO will report to the President THSL.

The CNO has the following duties and responsibilities:

·        Balanced direction and alignment with the High Reliability channel at the system level.

·        Culture creation through push, pull, education and participation.

·        Situational Leadership from an eclectic perspective.

·        Interprofessional teams formation and implementation.

·        Challenge decisions in a non-challenging way.

·        Utilize Reward & Recognition in a creative way that supports not only nursing but also interprofessional team building.

·        Balance needs of patients and organization.

·        Collaborative leadership.

·        Seasoned judgment.

·        Knowledge of HR.

·        Communicating and knowing potential situations may result (down-stream impact).

·        Visibility (knowing where you need to be with the end in mind).

·        Create and develop a collaborative environment with physicians.

·        Spotting talent - great discernment abilities.

·        Rounding with intent of listening, hearing and responding.

·        Organize and lead a results-oriented meeting in a concise manner.

·        Exceptional presentation skills.

·        Ability to convert strategies into actionable tactics leading to desired outcomes.

Individuals must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  This role requires the ability to solve problems, think outside the box, and be resourceful; must be result-oriented, a quick learner and a self-starter.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to build THR's culture for action.

·        Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) required and

·        Master's degree in Nursing (MSN) or Master's degree in related field required upon hire or a plan of achieving fundamentals provided in Master’s Nurse Leadership program within 24 months of hire.

·        Minimum 3 years senior level experience overseeing hospital wide nursing services with an emphasis on Magnet or Pathways to Excellence implementation required.

·        Minimum 5 years director level or above managing multiple units or clinical disciplines with budget and productivity responsibilities required.

·        Knowledge of nursing management, quality improvement, financial analysis, process & planning, strategic planning principles, nursing standards of care and practice, ethical principles and nursing and healthcare trends.

·        Must have Texas RN license upon hire.

·        Certified Nursing Administration license preferred upon hire.

·        BCLS required.

·        ACLS and PALS required within 90 days of hire.