Chief Nursing Officer and Facility Admin

Essential Functions

• Systematically enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice, nursing services administration, and the delivery of services.
• Leads initiatives related to nursing and model of care, nurse engagement, improvement of quality outcomes in collaboration with senior leaders and other key stakeholders.
• Assures special emphasis on patient experience, the nurse-patient relationship, and performance accountability.

Education

• Achieves knowledge and competency that reflects current nursing practice through self-assessment, providing development opportunities, and serving as a resource for Directors, Managers, and teammates.

Professional Practice Evaluation

• Evaluates one’s own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules, and regulations.
• Promotes a positive practice environment by promoting ANCC Magnet standards and principles.

Collegiality

• Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and school personnel as colleagues.
• Led and mentors a multidisciplinary workforce which provides clinically competent, efficient, and compassionate care and services in an ever-changing work environment.

Collaboration

• Collaborates with all levels of nursing staff, interdisciplinary teams, executive leaders, and other stakeholders.
• Participates and collaborates with Senior Leadership in policy development and planning as well as policy formulation and decision-making involving staff such as shared governance.

Ethics

• Integrates ethical provisions in all areas of practice.
• Affirms compliance with regulatory and professional standards as well as integrity in business practices.

Research

• Integrates research findings into practice.
• Affirms the development and implementation of an effective, ongoing program to measure, assess, and improve the quality of care, treatment, and services delivered based on research and evidence-based findings.

Resource Utilization

• Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost, and impact on practice in the planning and delivery of nursing services.
• Is accountable for the planning, development, and implementation of an approved operational and capital budget for the nursing division and other areas of responsibility in alignment with institutional goals.
• Ensures that procedures and controls are employed by each department and analyzes, develops, and monitors corrective action plans to meet established fiscal goals.

Leadership

• Provides leadership in the Professional practice and the profession and is responsible for the selection, development of the managers/directors.
• Reviews and evaluates the performance of managers/directors and provides current leadership guidance to improve their effectiveness, efficiency, and growth.

Advocacy

• Advocates for the protections and rights of individuals, families, communities, populations, healthcare providers, nursing and other professions especially related to health and safety.
• Fosters a non-discriminatory inclusive leadership environment at Advocate Health and demonstrates respect for diversity in all interactions.