Chief Nursing Officer

Overview

Provides executive leadership, direction, and oversight for nursing practice and patient care activities, ensuring excellence in quality, safety, and patient experience. Leads nursing staff education, professional development, and workforce planning in support of high-quality, compassionate, and fiscally responsible care delivery. Partners with hospital and enterprise colleagues to support the organization's mission, vision, and strategic goals, modeling a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Does this position require Patient Care? Yes

• Directs nursing practice and related patient care activities as assigned.
• Oversees budgets, resource allocation, and workforce planning to meet patient care, staffing, and operational needs.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary leaders to implement programs, policies, and procedures that assess and meet the patient care needs of the populations served.
• As the senior nursing leader for the entity, partners with enterprise nursing colleagues on system initiatives and professional practice standards and serves as an active participant in nursing councils and hospital leadership committees.
• Ensures effective, bidirectional communication among bedside nurses, nursing leadership, hospital leadership, and system partners.
• Through nursing leadership, ensure appropriate staffing models that support established standards of care, patient safety, quality outcomes, and cost-effective care delivery.
• Monitors performance metrics, quality indicators, and patient outcomes to drive improvements in care delivery.

Master's Degree Nursing required or Doctorate Nursing preferred

No

Registered Nurse [RN - State License] - Generic - HR Only required

Nursing Experience 8-10+ years required and Management or Executive Leadership Experience 5-7 years required

• Demonstrated ability to lead in a matrixed organizational environment and align local operations with enterprise standards.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collaboratively with various stakeholders to drive outcomes.
• Ability to manage, motivate, and inspire teams to achieve superior results.
• Excellent interpersonal skills required.
• Proficient analytical and data-driven thinker.
• Excellent judgment, discretion, and diplomacy.

• Standing Frequently (34-66%)
• Walking Frequently (34-66%)
• Sitting Occasionally (3-33%)
• Lifting Frequently (34-66%) 35lbs+ (w/assisted device)
• Carrying Frequently (34-66%) 20lbs - 35lbs
• Pushing Occasionally (3-33%)
• Pulling Occasionally (3-33%)
• Climbing Rarely (Less than 2%)
• Balancing Frequently (34-66%)
• Stooping Occasionally (3-33%)
• Kneeling Occasionally (3-33%)
• Crouching Occasionally (3-33%)
• Crawling Rarely (Less than 2%)
• Reaching Frequently (34-66%)
• Gross Manipulation (Handling) Frequently (34-66%)
• Fine Manipulation (Fingering) Frequently (34-66%)
• Feeling Constantly (67-100%)
• Foot Use Rarely (Less than 2%)
• Vision - Far Constantly (67-100%)
• Vision - Near Constantly (67-100%)
• Talking Constantly (67-100%)
• Hearing Constantly (67-100%)

Martha's Vineyard Hospital, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.