Title: Chief Nursing Officer

Location: Long Beach, CA.

Department: LBMC Administration

Status: Fulltime

Shift: Day

Pay Range*: 

MemorialCare is a nonprofit integrated health system that includes four leading hospitals, award-winning medical groups – consisting of over 200 sites of care, and more than 2,000 physicians throughout Orange and Los Angeles Counties. We are committed to increasing access to patient-centric, affordable, and high-quality healthcare; your personal contributions are integral to MemorialCare's recognition as a market leader and innovator in value-based and other care models.

Across our family of medical centers, we support each one of our bright, talented employees in reaching the highest levels of professional development, contribution, collaboration, and accountability. Whatever your role and whatever expertise you bring, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential in an environment of respect, innovation, and teamwork.

Position Summary

Provides executive leadership for Patient Care Services, selected contract physicians and istheChief Nursing Officer for MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center (LBMC).Accountable atthe strategic levelfor planning, developing new services, policy formation, human resource management and organization, financial performance, patient care services operations, senior medical and management staff relations, and participation in LBMC strategic planning asamember of theLBMC senior management team.Inaddition, theposition isresponsible toprovide leadership toclinically transform thehealthcare delivery structure toposition theorganization tobealeader inan integrated delivery network.Expertise in program development, clinical standards development, clinical staff systems and care models, contracting, information systems, reimbursement,and a broad vision of the future of the health care industry are essential to this position.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities of the Job

•Participates with the governing body, management, medical staff and clinical leaders in the hospital's decision-making structure and processes.

•Leads the development, implementation and continuous improvement of care delivery models and services that meet or exceed customer expectations.

•Accountability, authority and responsibility for nursing service at LBMC.

•Accountable for implementing an effective, ongoing program to measure, assess, and improve the quality of nursing care, treatment, and services delivered to patients.

•Contributes to the development of the strategic plan for LBMC hospital to support the system-wide strategic plan of MemorialCare. Contribute to business plans.

•        Project Leadership for MC 21initiative at LBMC to include membership Project Steering Committee and Chair Clinical Transformation Effort.

•Leads the development and use of care management systems that promote evidenced based, clinically effective and efficient care to the community served.

•Leads a multidisciplinary work force that provides clinically competent, efficient and compassionate care and services in a professionally challenging work environment.

•Accountable for the continuous and timely availability of nursing services to all inpatients and outpatients at LBMC.

•Accountable for the development of the budget for patient care services and nursing areas.

•Accountable for establishing nursing policies and procedures, nursing standards of patient care, treatment and services and standards of nursing practice.

•Assumes leadership responsibility for developing the vision and strategic planning processes that lead to the implementation of clinically cost effective and efficient systems of care within the continuum of a health systems; systems that are optimally designed to improve the overall health and quality of life of the community it serves.

•Strategically and creatively develops programs with colleges and universities to increase available clinical workforce.

•Leads the fiscal oversight of allocated resources to optimize return on investment in clinical and service initiatives.

•Accountable to represent the professional discipline of nursing and act as their spokesperson. Exercises final authority over those associated with providing nursing care, treatment and services. Designs, develops and directs standardized reports and systems to facilitate the needs of LBMC.

•Create medical director positions by projecting the requirements of clinical programs for medical direction.

•Formulate strategies for patient placement and level of care design that support organization's mission and goals and maintain high quality patient care.

•Holdstheauthority, responsibilityandaccountabilityforthenursing service within LBMC.

•Developsorganization-widepatient careprograms, policies, andprocedures thatdescribe howpatient's nursingcare needs,ortheneedsofpatient populations receiving nursingcaretreatment, andservices, areassessed, evaluated and met.

•Ensures development ofapproval forand monitor implementationofannual budget forallareasforoperating efficiency and optimum quality/level of care/services.

•Participates inLBMC management planning anon-going review ofplan;ensureappropriate emphasis continuestobe placed on Patient Care Services.

•EnsuresallpoliciesandproceduresmeetLBMClegal,professionalandethicalrequirements.

•Develops and sustains organization structures, whichremainflexible ingrowth anddiversification,provide opportunities for advancement and has effective span of control to ensure management success in a dynamic, rapidly changing environment.

•Retains and develops competentkey people who contribute significantlyto the growth and developmentof LBMC. Assures theavailability ofsufficient, competent support staffwhowill:provide nursing carerequired byallpatients and patient populations served by the hospital and as defined in the hospital plan for the provision of nursing care.

•Maintains effective working relationships internally andexternally toensure bothlong- andshort-range benefitsto LBMC and Patient Care Services.

•Participates inretention ofquality medical staffthatactively contributes withinagreed uponfinancial guidelines to progressive patient care and programs services established by LBMC.

•Monitorsthecompletionofthebusinessplanatleastquarterlyandcoursecorrectsasnecessary.

•Performs other duties as assigned.

*Placement in the pay range is based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, relevant years of experience and qualifications. In addition to base pay, there may be additional compensation available for this role, including but not limited to, shift differentials, extra shift incentives, and bonus opportunities. Health and wellness is our passion at MemorialCare—that includes taking good care of employees and their dependents. We offer high quality health insurance plan options, so you can select the best choice for your family. And there’s more...Check out our MemorialCare Benefits for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications/Work Experience:

Minimum of 10 years’ progressive management experience to include executive level in a tertiary medical center patient care service division; nurse executive, including CNO experience required; qualified internal candidates may be considered with no prior CNO experience

Education/Licensure/Certification:

Bachelor of Science Nursing (BSN) required

Master of Science, Nursing or master’s in health-related field /business required

Doctoral Degree in Nursing (DNP) preferred

Registered Nurse (RN) license in state of California required