Chief Nursing Officer- Registered Nurse- 30% Target Bonus

Chief Nursing Officer – Registered Nurse (RN)

POSITION TYPE: Registered Nurse (RN)

SPECIALTY UNIT: Chief Nursing Officer

LOCATION: Los Alamos, NM

SHIFT: Days

JOB TYPE: Full-Time Permanent

Job Summary:

The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) directs and coordinates functions and activities of nursing department and assigned clinical operation departments.
Develops nursing and clinical department’s goals, objectives, and standards of performance, policies and procedures.
Organizes nursing and clinical departments according to administrative and nursing service guidelines; ensures compliance with legal, organizational, and medical staff standards.
Responsible for establishing, directing, and implementing the Standards of Nursing Practice and the clinical operations and financial matters related to all nursing and clinical care areas and functions.

Responsibilities:

Ensures the nursing department staff performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical / health care errors.
Assists with development of the budget for the nursing department in collaboration with the CEO and Controller. Manages costs associated with personnel, equipment, and supplies.
Responsible for staffing plans, management of nursing hours per patient day, and quality of work of nursing staff.
Assures compliance with nursing scope of practice and HIPAA.
Enforces compliance of the nursing department with education / in-service requirements / orientation and competencies.
Leads monthly staff meetings and communicates information to/from management and leadership.
Promotes rehabilitation nursing philosophy and practice; encourages staff development, including acquisition of CRRN for qualified registered nurses.
Assists to review and evaluate risk and quality indicators, patient satisfaction results, and outcomes in order to continually improve performance and outcomes; communicates this information to the nursing department.
Responsible for interviewing, hiring, evaluating, counseling, and performance evaluations of staff in the nursing department.
Assures occurrence of appropriate documentation, including documentation of medical necessity, by staff in medical records, monitors completion and revisions to the Interdisciplinary Care Plan.
Other duties as needed.

Job Benefits:

Requirements:

Active RN license within the State of practice.
Recent 3 years CNO experience at an acute care for PROFIT hospital
Master's degree in Nursing REQUIRED – Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration preferred.
Current CRRN required or obtained within first 2 years of hire.
Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in healthcare administration.
Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in hospital management in an inpatient, acute care environment required.
Verbal, interpersonal, and quantitative skills required.
Strong organizational, analytical and communication abilities as well as excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities required.