Chief Nursing Officer - Saint Vincent

MARKET SUMMARY:

Massachusetts Group - Saint Vincent Hospital 

For more than 100 years, Saint Vincent Hospital, a 297-bed facility, has provided high-quality health care to Worcester and surrounding communities. As we’ve grown, we’ve remained a leader in our central Massachusetts community by adopting new treatments and expanded services to truly be a place where your family can receive all the care they need. From newborns to seniors, we can give you the quality care you deserve. At Saint Vincent Hospital, we believe you should have access to the treatments you need without having to travel far from home. We are proud to have been the first hospital in central Massachusetts to offer robotically assisted surgical procedures and minimally invasive, computer-assisted joint replacements.

Saint Vincent Hospital offers a whole new experience in health care. By combining our advanced, state-of-the-art facility with our commitment to providing the best quality of life to the many members of our Worcester community.

Saint Vincent Hospital excels at offering the best care in a friendly atmosphere. From our advanced heart and vascular services, to our comprehensive orthopedics and rehabilitation programs, and from our robust surgical facility including our da vinci robot and vascular hybrid room , to our comfortable and compassionate women & infants programs – you don’t have to travel far for high-quality health care:  We’re right here, in the heart of Worcester.

Among the distinctions that we have received include our designations as a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Services, Bariatric Surgery, and both Knee and Hip Replacement. This honor, bestowed by Blue Cross and Blue Shield, recognizes health care facilities with proven expertise in delivering specialty care. We are honored that the care we give has been noticed, but above all we are proud of the difference that our care has made in the lives of those we treat. 

https://www.stvincenthospital.com/

POSITION SUMMARY

The Chief Nursing Officer provides strategic leadership as the senior executive position responsible for all nursing and other designated patient care functions and services within the hospital organization. The role assumes responsibility for assessing, planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating nursing practice on a facility level. The role assumes 24/7 responsibility and has accountability to ensure high quality, safe and appropriate nursing care, competency of clinical staff, and appropriate resource management related to patient care. The Chief Nursing Officer represents nursing concerns on the governing board and at medical staff leadership meetings.

FUNCTIONAL EXPECTATIONS & REQUIREMENTS: 

Retaining great people at the facility

• Collaborate with human resources and other team members to select, on-board, orient, and provide coaching for direct reports.
• Evaluate and monitor facility level people pillar statistics, participate on related calls, as necessary.
• Consider and/or implement nurse residency programs to ensure pipeline for facility.
• Collaborate with team members to formulate programs to enhance work life balance.
• Partner with related team members to promote a safe work environment that is based on a zero tolerance for sexual harassment, workplace violence and verbal and physical abuse.
• Collaborate with related team members to promote an effective facility level competency program.
• Collaborate to promote a robust employee development and education program that responds to the unique needs of employees across the career continuum (novice to expert).
• Work cohesively with related team members to develop and implement recruitment and retention strategies that ensure a qualified and stable workforce.
• Participate in workforce planning to ensure an adequate and competent workforce. 
• Support the design of effective and competitive compensation and benefits programs.

Communication and Relationship Building

• Effectively communicate with all internal and external constituents, including staff, colleagues, and physicians.
• Communicate and administer human resource programs and procedures in accordance with established policies. 
• Manage organizational relationships in a manner which builds mutual trust and respect. Establish trusting and c