Chief Nursing Officer

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Job Requisition ID:

R00049376

Job Category:

Nursing

Organization:

Health System Nursing and Nursing Excellence

Location/s:

Main Campus Jackson

Job Title:

Chief Nursing Officer

Job Summary:

Develops and implements strategies to establish/promote professional nursing practices that are highly participative, evidenced-based, clinically excellent, and collaborative in nature. Ensures that the departments provide optimal services; meets all legal, accreditation, and certification requirements, and complies with all applicable policies, procedures, codes, and standards. Collaborates in the evaluation, administrative, and operation activities of clinical departments in the development of optimum quality, cost effective, integrated programs that align with the UMMC strategic plan. May act as primary nursing leader for implementation of new technology and processes. Works closely and collaboratively with various nursing and non-nursing departments to meet organizational goals. Transformational leader who exhibits professionalism, confidence, and inspires others to a higher level of professionalism. Partners with cross-campus executive leaders and safety councils across the health system to promote outcomes-driven excellence. Fosters a culture of nursing accountability. Ensures that hospital objectives and standards of nursing care are met and exceeded. A transformational individual who treats staff as vital to the organization.

Education & Experience

Education and Experience Required:

Bachelor’s degree in nursing or a health-related field required. A degree in Nursing is required at either the bachelor’s or master’s level; candidates with a non-nursing bachelor’s degree must hold a master’s degree in Nursing. In addition, seven (7) years of nursing managerial experience is required.  

American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), or Fellow of American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) certification required within two (2) years of hire.

Certifications, Licenses, or Registration required:

Valid RN License.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Problem solving ability and analytical thinking skills. Knowledge of clinical support services, business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership techniques, and the coordination of people and resources. Must maintain the capacity and competency to work in direct patient care as situations arise that demand this work.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the integration of nursing practice within hospital operations by coordinating resources to provide maximum level of services to patients and support for clinical staff
• Coordinates nursing organization's efforts to review and maintain compliance with all regulatory, state, federal government and DNV or TJC standards. Performs in-depth analysis of nursing core measures
• Encourages the development and participation of others through shared governance and by mentoring emerging leaders, networking across the system and ensuring the involvement of frontline staff as well as leaders
• Collaborates in the establishment and implementation of short- and long-range organizational goals, objectives, strategic plans, polices, and operating procedures; monitors and evaluates programmatic and operational effectiveness, and implements changes as necessary
• Oversees all acute care clinical nursing staff to include, hiring, determining workload and delegating assignments, training, monitoring, and evaluating performance. Initiates corrective or disciplinary action
• Manages the acute care unit’s finances and participates in departmental budget preparation. Monitors expense and revenue performance of the nursing units
• Prepares, analyzes, and submits productivity and data reports
• Makes recommendations and changes as needed to safely meet organizational goals
• Participates in strategic goal development and goal setting for nursing and works collaboratively with other departments partnering to ensure mutual success
• Demonstrates leadership in advancing practice, improving systems and managing resources. May be asked to cover for the chief nurse executive officer in his/her absence
• Responsible evaluating and coordinating delivery of services and oversight and monitoring of clinical quality improvement processes, education and resources
• Serves as an expert nursing resource to patients, medical staff, nursing staff, and ancillary department personnel. Provides educational and training needs concerning medications to health care professional, patients, and their families
• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands

Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching, constant sitting, occasional standing, occasional twisting, and occasional walking (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more).

Time Type:

Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:

Yes

Pay Class:

Salary

FTE %:

100

Work Shift:

Day

Benefits Eligibility:

Grant Funded:

No

Job Posting Date:

04/10/2026

Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):