Community Health System Las Cruces , NM 88001
Posted 2 weeks ago
Job Description
MountainView Regional Medical Center is your community healthcare provider. We are a 168-bed facility, accredited by The Joint Commission, that provides a broad range of healthcare services, including inpatient and outpatient care, diagnostic imaging and emergency, medical and surgical care. From brain and spine surgery, minimally invasive and robotic surgery and open-heart surgery to access to preventive and primary care through our integrated delivery system, we strive to offer quality medical care to our friends and neighbors in Las Cruces, Dona Ana County and throughout Southern New Mexico. As an accredited Chest Pain Center, an accredited Joint Replacement Center, an accredited Stroke Center and an accredited Bariatric Surgery Center, we are committed to offering nationally recognized care.
As part of the CNO Development Program, this position will require relocation outside of Las Cruces, NM within an acceptable timeframe for promotion/transfer.
Responsibilities of the ACNO include, but are not limited to:
Assist the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) in providing leadership to nurse employees that will enroll their support, create ownership of goals, and have them actively participate in decisions that impact the hospital
Assist the CNO in maintaining necessary regulatory and compliance approvals and quality accreditations
Partnering with physicians who use, or will use, the hospital
Assisting in planning new services that generate additional sources of profitable revenue
Creating an environment that will encourage recruiting and retention of clinical employees
Assisting the CNO in managing costs by continually seeking data that will identify opportunities and take action to eliminate non-value costs
Assisting the CNO in establishing standards for nursing practices and maintain authority, accountability and responsibility for nursing services
Developing organizational patient care programs, policies, and procedures that describe how nursing care is assessed, delivered, and evaluated.
Assisting the CNO in developing and managing the nursing services budget and ensuring a sufficient number of qualified staff to assess patient needs
Planning and providing nursing care interventions and prevent complications, promote improvement and patient comfort and wellness
Analyzing areas in planning, promoting and conducting organization-wide performance improvement activities
Representing the nursing services at meetings as deemed necessary; participates with department heads in designing and providing patient care and services
The ACNO will oversee multiple departments within the hospital as assigned. This position reports directly to the CNO and in the absence of the CNO, the ACNO may be required to interpret hospital policy and provide guidance.
Education:
Must possess a Bachelor's degree in Nursing from an accredited institution
Master's degree required
Experience:
Must possess detailed knowledge of hospital nursing operations
Minimum 2 years of demonstrated successful leadership in an acute-care hospital environment (For-profit experience preferred)
Certification/License:
Abilities:
Must be proficient in written and verbal communication skills
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with hospital staff, physicians, patients, and patient's families
Ability to maintain confidential information concerning personal, financial, or medical matters
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