Senior Vice President & Chief Nurse Executive

Posted: 04-Aug-26 | Full Time | Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare (MLH)

About the Role

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare (MLH) seeks a visionary and accomplished nursing leader to serve as its next Senior Vice President / Chief Nursing Executive (SVP/CNE). This role is best suited for an individual strongly compelled to participate with an energetic leadership team to transform healthcare for the people of Memphis and southwest Tennessee.

The second largest private employer in Shelby County, MLH employs over 13,000 associates and partners with over 2,400 providers. The system has a $5 billion economic impact on Shelby County, supporting nearly 35,000 additional jobs in the community and contributing an average of $226 million annually in Community Benefit (charity care, Medicare/TennCare shortfall, and medical education). Net revenue is approximately $2 billion.

Across the MLH system, there are five adult, short-term, acute care hospitals accounting for over 1,600 beds. The largest and most comprehensive is Methodist University Hospital, a 617-bed facility located in the midtown medical center.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the top executive nursing leader for the system and a member of the MLH executive leadership team.
• Develop and implement standards of nursing practice to ensure delivery of quality patient care in compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations, laws, standards, and protocols.
• Collaborate on the development and implementation of system-wide nursing initiatives, including consistent review of clinical practices to ensure patients receive care that aligns with evidence-based practice.
• Innovate in ways that technology can transform patient care to remain the healthcare system of choice while capturing the needs of the workforce for the present and future.
• Focus on care transformation, providing care in a cost-effective and efficient manner; operations improvements in patient flow, length-of-stay reduction, and readmissions reduction.
• Ensure a stimulating, rewarding work environment for nurses and patient care services staff at all levels.
• Ensure that nursing remains a central pillar in MLH's mission to enhance health and well-being through high-quality, innovative, and compassionate care.
• Serve as a strategic partner to the executive leadership team, proactively developing and optimizing relationships throughout the organization.
• Maintain a culture that actively seeks excellence in healthcare delivery.
• Act as a role model for nurses throughout the organization and promote an awareness and understanding of high-quality outcomes, cost-effective operations, and service excellence.

Requirements

• Visionary and accomplished nursing leader with a strong drive to transform healthcare.
• Collaborative leader, comfortable leading and supporting change in a highly complex environment.
• Transparent, proactive, and highly effective communicator.
• Visible and approachable individual who fosters a culture of excellence.