Chief Nursing Officer

Chief Nursing Officer – Encompass Health, Phoenix, AZ

Compensation: $-$ per year.

Join Encompass Health as Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) at one of our 150+ inpatient rehabilitation hospitals. In this leadership role you will guide nursing strategy, enhance patient care and drive quality outcomes.

• Collaborate with all medical, clinical, and therapeutic disciplines to foster a patient‑focused, team‑oriented culture that delivers superior service and outstanding outcomes.
• Develop patient care programs, policies, and procedures that outline how patients’ needs for nursing care, treatment, and services are assessed, evaluated, and met.
• Act as a representative for nursing on committees such as the Governing Body, Quality Council, Medical Executive, Infection Control, Education, and Ethics Committees as needed.
• Support cultural diversity and maintain an inclusive, respectful work environment.
• Cultivate an environment and culture that empowers the hospital to fulfill its mission by exceeding its goals, communicating the mission to all staff, holding staff accountable, motivating the team, and taking charge of measurement and assessment.
• Implement Joint Commission, CMS, State, rehabilitation nursing, and hospital standards.
• Utilize a staffing matrix that factors in patient acuity and adjusts staffing to meet budgeted NHPPD. Integrate complex data to make informed decisions, develop programs and plans that optimize health, promote wellness, manage illness, and prevent patient complications.
• Celebrate the achievements of your staff and patients along the way.

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision plans for full‑time and part‑time employees and their families.
• Generous paid time off that accrues over time.
• Opportunities for tuition reimbursement and continuing education.
• Company‑matching 401(k) and employee stock purchase plans.
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• Vibrant community of dedicated professionals.

• Current RN licensure as required by state regulations.
• BLS certification (ACLS preferred).
• Commitment to obtaining CRRN certification within a year of meeting eligibility requirements.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or a related field unless a higher degree is mandated by state regulations.
• Advanced Degree, plan to receive an advanced degree, or knowledge and skills associated with an advanced degree required unless otherwise specified by state regulation.
• Five years of experience in an inpatient hospital setting.
• Two years of recent (within the last 5 years) nursing management experience, including 24‑hour accountability, FTE management, policy, procedure, budgetary oversight, and disciplinary action.
• Availability to work weekdays and/or weekends, evenings and/or night shifts.
• Potentially required to work on religious and/or legal holidays on scheduled days/shifts.

Encompass Health is a rapidly growing national leader in inpatient rehabilitation. We have been named one of the “World's Most Admired Companies” and received the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® Award.