Regional Chief Nursing Officer - Central Region

Responsibilities

This role is responsible for the patient care services, nursing practice, nursing operations, care delivery/outcomes for a region of hospitals within Jefferson Health. The Central Region consists of seven hospitals including two academic medical centers (Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia) and two adult rehabilitation facilities: Moss/Magee Rehabilitation. The campus based CNOs (3) will report directly to the Regional CNO. The Regional CNO will have defined, shared accountabilities for the Jefferson Health System Nursing shared services functions as defined by the CNEO and with support of Regional President. This role has a co-reporting structure to the Regional President and the System CNEO. This role is a member of the Central Region Cabinet and the system Nurse Executive Cabinet.

Major Responsibilities

• Collaborates with Jefferson Health Regional Leadership, in alignment with enterprise leadership, to identify, clarify, and communicate a shared vision and related core business strategies that leverage the size, complexity, diversity, clinical strengths, and resources of divisional Nursing/Patient Care Services.
• Supports the shared service model of key functions of nursing to advance efficiency, effectiveness and financial stewardship.
• Ensures the organizational vision, values, goals, and objectives are transformed into daily operations resulting in an excellent quality, efficient, effective, caring and respectful environment. Ensures a collaborative partnership in communication and relationship building competencies through strategic planning activities, commitment to shared decision-making, medical staff relationships, diversity, equity and inclusion, relationship management and community involvement.
• Maintains continuing quality assessment and improvement analysis and evaluation of patient care delivery and communicates with divisional executive team and nursing leadership on the activities/issues of Nursing/Patient Care Services.
• Utilizes business acumen, inclusive of healthcare finance, human resource management including professional development, strategic management, marketing and information management and technology development to effectively oversee Jefferson’s regional nursing operations to deliver cost effective, high quality clinical/nursing services and outcomes.
• Manages according to fiscal year budget plans, ensuring that the budget planning process correctly identifies operational needs and that each nursing campus leadership team operates within the approved fiscal year budget.
• Recommends, supports, and participates in education services and programs. Provides strategic direction and facilitates the professional advancement of nursing leadership and staff by affording opportunities for further education and experience.
• Participates in Administrative Councils and Committees, Board of Trustee, and Medical Staff Meetings.
• Oversees regional policy decisions, in alignment with enterprise nursing, that affect Nursing/Patient Care Services.
  
  

Qualifications

Key Qualifications & Experiences

• Doctoral preparation is required (will consider candidates enrolled). A Bachelor’s and Master’s degree required, one of which must be in Nursing.
• Extensive clinical nursing and management experience with a minimum of seven (7) years in senior nursing leadership roles is required with prior CNO experience.
• An advanced level of knowledge acquired through experience, completion of formal and continuing education in Nursing, health policy, regulatory compliance, process redesign and management are essential.
• Nursing leadership experience in an academic medical center or complex healthcare organization is required, preferably in a healthcare system.
• Knowledge and experience in Magnet principles is required, prior experience in a Magnet facility /system preferred.
• Experience and knowledge with collective bargaining processes and contracts and preventative labor relations preferred
• Knowledge of nursing staffing methods, retention, recruitment, and finance. Proven strategic-thinking, problem-solving and analytical skills.