SVP – Chief Nursing Officer ( CNO ) - Catholic Health

SVP – Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) – St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center

St. Francis Hospital is seeking a Sr. Vice President/Chief Nursing Officer (CNO). The Senior Vice President 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 plans, as well as, the execution of providing high quality nursing care to our patients. 

The Nurse Executive 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.  The Nurse Executive is also accountable for developing working relationships 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 mission, strategic plans, budget, resource allocation, operational plans, and policies.
• Develops a plan for providing nursing care to patients that is in keeping with the hospital’s mission, vision 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.
• Participates with leaders from the governing body, management, medical and clinical areas in planning, promoting and evaluating quality/ performance improvement activities.
• Develops, implements and continuously evaluates programs to promote recruitment, retention and continuing education of nursing staff members.
• Develops and implements mechanisms for recognizing the performance of nursing staff members engaged in patient care.
• 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 regulations and legislation.
• Maintains awareness of changing health care requirements, legislation, trends, and community needs. 
• Submits to the President and Sr. VP-COO 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.
• Participates in the introduction of new services and plans nursing requirements to deliver service.
• Participates in the hospital admission system to coordinate patient placement requirements for nursing care.
• 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.
• Promotes and evaluates evidence based nursing practice and explores and researches patient care delivery models and practice guidelines to improve nursing care delivery.
• Monitors acuity, staffing and productivity reports in collaboration with Clinical Directors.
• Implements effective Performance Improvement programs for patient care according to mission and priorities of hospital and/or department in collaboration with the Clinical Directors. 
• 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:

• Bachelors in Nursing with Masters in healthcare related field or DNP required
• Current license in the State of New York as a Registered Professional Nurse. Certification in Leadership preferred.
• 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 financial stewardship
• Progressive leadership experience in a Magnet facility strongly preferred
• Experience in attaining Prism, Beacon and Lantern awards strongly preferred
• Certification in or knowledge of Six Sigma principles preferred
• 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. Francis Hospital & Heart Center is Long Island’s safest, most-awarded heart program. St. Francis is consistently ranked as one of the best hospitals in the nation for Cardiology & Heart Surgery by U.S. News & World Report.  The flagship of Catholic Health, Long Island’s only faith-based health care system, St. Francis has again been ranked as one of the top hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report.  St. Francis was rated by U.S. News as one of the top 10 hospitals in New York State as well as the New York Metropolitan Area.  In 2024, the hospital is nationally ranked by U.S. News in eight adult specialties—upholding its 2023 record—including: Heart & Vascular, Orthopedics, Geriatrics, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Pulmonology & Lung Surgery and Urology. 

St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center® was twice awarded the nationally recognized HeartCARE Center™ designation by The American College of Cardiology (ACC)—the only ACC HeartCARE™ Center designation in our region, including the five boroughs of New York City, Long Island and Westchester, and is one of only two HeartCARE Centers™ in the state.  St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center® has consistently been recognized as one of the safest hospitals in the country, receiving 23 “A” grades for safety from the Leapfrog Group—the most for any hospital in Nassau, Suffolk and Queens Counties.  In 2023, St. Francis received its 4th consecutive 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare Services (CMS), the first hospital on Long Island to receive this 5 star ranking. 

The St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center has earned the prestigious Magnet designation for nursing excellence four consecutive times, an honor only 3% of hospitals nationwide have attained.

By providing care of the highest quality and safety, St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center® is raising the bar for patient care in Metro New York. 

At Catholic Health your well-being comes first, with comprehensive compensation and benefits; our offerings go beyond the basics.  In addition to multiple medical plans, life insurance, generous paid time off and flexible spending accounts, we also offer substantial tuition reimbursement, an employer funded pension plan and several savings plan options for your future.