Chief Nursing Officer (CNO)

St. Catherine of Siena Hospital is seeking a Chief Nursing Officer (CNO). The CNO is the Nurse Executive for the Department of Nursing and a member of the executive management team who is responsible for the administrative and organizational plan for providing nursing care to patients.

The CNO collaborates with executive management personnel in fulfilling the hospital’s and Catholic Health’s mission to provide quality care by participating in strategic planning, resource allocation and evaluating patient outcomes and overall experience. The CNO is also accountable for developing working relationships by engaging with members of the Medical Staff, Clinical Leaders, Nursing Management personnel in satellites and Department Heads.

Responsibilities:

• Participates with leaders from the governing body, management, medical staff and clinical areas in development and ongoing review of the hospital’s and Health System’s mission, strategic plans, budget, resource allocation, operational plans, and policies.
• Develop and implement the plan for providing nursing care to patients that is in keeping with the hospital’s mission and values. The plan considers required assessments, interventions, education and respect for patient/family rights and confidentiality.
• Collaborates with management and clinical leadership to develop mechanisms to ensure seamless integrated patient care systems.
• Develop, implement and continuously evaluate programs to promote recruitment, retention recognition, and continuing education of nursing staff members.
• Participates directly or by delegation the evaluation, selection and integration of management information systems for nursing and other clinical areas that reflect efficient use of nursing resources.
• Provides direction in maintaining compliance with all relevant regulatory agency standards and legislation.
• Maintains awareness and conforms with any changing health care regulation requirements, legislation, trends, and community needs.
• Submits to the President projected annual goals for the department and evaluation of the completed year.
• Develops and monitors the nursing budget in collaboration with other nursing leaders and hospital personnel.
• Collaborates with nursing leadership to determine staffing requirements and staff mix to effectively deliver nursing care to patients, that comply with clinical and New York State staffing plan requirements.
• Collaborates with HR department on staffing and management plans that comply with the local and current collective bargaining agreements.
• Participates in the hospital admission system and the introduction of new services and plans nursing requirements/structures to deliver service.
• Responsible for establishing and approving professional care and practice standards for nursing in collaboration with members of the nursing staff: policies and procedures, nursing standards of patient care and nursing practice taking into consideration patient care services, age of patient population, uniform standards of care, available resources and assessed patient care requirements.
• Participates in developing and implementing mechanisms for collaboration between nursing staff members, physicians and other clinical practitioners.
• Evaluates current nursing practice and explores and researches into patient care delivery models and practice guidelines to improve the quality and efficiency of patient care. Monitors acuity, staffing and productivity reports in collaboration with Clinical Directors.
• Implements effective Performance Improvement programs for patient clinical care patient and family experience, according to mission and priorities of hospital and/or department in collaboration with the leaders from the governing body, management, medical and clinical areas.
• Directs and confers with Nursing Education and Clinical Directors to include clinical and/or managerial experiences for personnel.
• Acts as mentor, teacher and resource and encouraging educational opportunities for staff.

Requirements:

• Education: Bachelors in Nursing with Masters in healthcare related field required
• Licensure/Certification: Current license in the State of New York as a Registered Professional Nurse. Certification in Leadership preferred.
• Skills: Current leadership, management and performance improvement concepts. Ability to develop and implement strategies to improve delivery of care to patients. Knowledge of federal, state and professional regulations that apply to the delivery of care. Demonstrated management skills: problem-solving, communication, human resources and Nursing practice
• Experience: Commitment of own educational growth. Supervisory experience in nursing administration in an acute care facility. Knowledge of current concepts for the delivery of patient care
  

St. Catherine of Siena Hospital, located in Smithtown, NY, is a 296-bed acute care hospital that has served the residents of Smithtown for more than 50 years. We offer services in general surgery and surgical subspecialties such as colorectal, urology, bariatric, orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery and gynecologic oncology. We also offer emergency medicine services and acute inpatient adult medical care. Our subspecialty care services include cardiology, stroke, infectious diseases, gastroenterology, wound care and nephrology.

In addition, St. Catherine of Siena Hospital now has the St. Francis Heart Center, allowing residents of the Smithtown area to have the same St. Francis cardiovascular care closer to home.

This range serves as a good faith estimate and actual pay will encompass a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. The salary range or rate listed does not include any bonuses/incentive, or other forms of compensation that may be applicable to this job and it does not include the value of benefits.

At Catholic Health, we believe in a people-first approach. In addition to the estimated base pay provided, Catholic Health offers generous benefits packages, generous tuition assistance, a defined benefit pension plan, and a culture that supports professional and educational growth.