Chief Nursing Officer(2412384)
The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) is responsible for the development and implementation of the plans for providing nursing care, treatment, and services including determination of the types and numbers of nursing personnel necessary to provide nursing care and the development of a patient focused, team-oriented culture, working in conjunction with all other medical, clinical, and therapeutic disciplines to ensure optimal service and superior outcomes. The CNO holds full responsibility for the quality of nursing care provided and represents nursing on the Governing Body and other hospital committees. This position creates an environment and culture that enables the hospital to fulfill its mission by providing patient safety and patient-centered treatment.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
o Describes how patients’ needs for nursing care, treatment, and services are assessed, evaluated, and met for the programs, policies, and procedures developed.
o Integrates complex data to formulate decisions, develop programs and plans that optimize health, promote wellness, manage illness, and prevent complications or secondary disabilities in the population served.
o Determines of the types and numbers of nursing personnel necessary to provide nursing care.
o Implements effective, ongoing programs to measure, assess, and improve nursing care, treatment, and services delivered to patients.
o Works in conjunction with all other medical, clinical, and therapeutic disciplines to ensure optimal service and superior outcomes.
o Collaborates with nursing peers, the interdisciplinary team and others who influence healthcare.
o Actively participates as a member of the hospital’s Governing Body, Quality Council, Med Exec, Infection Control, Education, and Ethics Committees at a minimum.
o Develops and implements programs enhancing a culture of safety related to patient care.
o Conveys the hospital mission to all staff.
o Holds staff accountable for performance.
o Motivates staff to improve performance.
o Supervises and coordinates nursing personnel and the delivery of nursing care on a 24-hour basis insuring an RN is present on each unit at all times and that all patient care activities are completed as required.
o Uses staffing matrix that factors in patient acuity and adjusts staffing to meet budgeted NHPPD.
o Monitors and appropriately controls contract labor utilization and expenses.
o Works to control and/or reduce turnover and increase retention.
License or Certification:
Minimum Qualifications:
: Idaho-Boise-Saint Alphonsus-Saint Alphonsus Regional Rehabilitation Hospital, an affiliate of Encompass Health
: Hospital Leadership
: Regular
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