Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer – Wake Forest Baptist Area

Department:

10024 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - Executive Management

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

First shift - Monday through Friday

Pay Range

$174.40 - $279.05

Wake Forest Baptist Area

Based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system and academic core of Advocate Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s two main components are an integrated clinical system, anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 933-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem, Brenner Children’s Hospital, seven community hospitals, more than 350 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research. The School of Medicine includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist includes Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (933 beds), Brenner Children’s Hospital (176 beds), Alleghany Health (25 beds), Davie Medical Center (50 beds), Greensboro Hospital (36 beds (Opening 2029)), High Point Medical Center (350 beds), Hugh Chatham Health (81 beds), Lexington Medical Center (94 beds) and Wilkes Medical Center (130 beds).

The Position

Reporting directly to the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist (AHWFB) President and Chief Executive Officer and the Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer for the North Carolina and Georgia Division, the Wake Forest Baptist Area Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) is responsible for organizing, planning, directing, and evaluating all nursing functions and other patient care areas within the Wake Forest Baptist area. This position is a key member of the AHWFB leadership team and works closely with the area hospital presidents and service line leaders.

This position has overall accountability for nursing and interdisciplinary leadership, strategic direction, quality, and outcomes of care throughout the Wake Forest Baptist Area. The Area CNO establishes and communicates a vision and direction for patient-centered and evidence-based care delivery in an integrated and team-based context. S/he will be responsible for driving a service-oriented culture focused on superior patient experience, employee engagement, quality, patient safety, and operational efficiency.

The Wake Forest Baptist Area CNO sets and enforces standards for professional nursing  including leadership development, educational requirements, and workforce goals and targets. In collaboration with the NC & GA Division CNO, the Wake Forest Baptist Area CNO is responsible for establishing a culture of accountability/stewardship, leading in removal of unnecessary  variation through the area, and enterprise alignment of care delivery/operational s where appropriate. The position advocates for strategic patient care priorities with internal and external constituents and stakeholders to ensure optimal operating effectiveness, area positioning, and quality outcomes.

The Wake Forest Baptist Area CNO will lead the strategy for the Magnet designation and Pathway to Excellence process for the area and serve as senior spokesperson for nursing in the area.

Responsibilities

• Direct all operations of Patient Services in AHWFB Area.

• Identify and articulate the vision and strategic direction for the delivery of patient care and the discipline of Nursing across all patient care settings for assigned area; direct and collaborate on the implementation of strategies to achieve them. This includes the advancement of the profession of Nursing in the area and ensuring the retention of staff, financial planning and control, maintenance of active licensure, and quality assurance throughout the area.

• Lead the strategy for the Magnet designation and Pathway to Excellence process for the area and promote Magnet standards and principles throughout the area. This includes creating an environment where collaboration is valued and excellence in clinical care, education, and research is promoted and achieved.

• Serve as the senior spokesperson for Nursing in the a