Assistant Chief Nursing Officer (ACNO)

Description

SHIFT: Days (rotating weekends)
SCHEDULE: Full-time

HCA Healthcare is a comprehensive healthcare network where 280,000 people across more than 2,000 care facilities are all committed to creating a positive impact every day. It’s an organization that exists to give people healthier tomorrows. Our scale enables caregivers to deliver great outcomes for patients and gives colleagues unparalleled opportunities to learn and grow. Most importantly, as a part of HCA Healthcare we’re connected to something bigger, which means more resources, more solutions and more possibilities for everyone who walks through our doors. What matters most to our diverse and talented colleagues is giving people the absolute best healthcare possible. Every day, we seek to raise the bar higher, not just for ourselves, but for healthcare everywhere.

We offer an excellent total compensation package, including competitive salary, excellent benefit package and growth opportunities. We believe in our team and your ability to do excellent work with us. Your benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, flex spending, life, disability, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment program, employee discount program and employee stock purchase program. We would love to talk to you about this fantastic opportunity.

HCA is dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues. We will provide you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are currently looking for an ambitious Assistant Chief Nursing Officer to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential here!

The Assistant Chief Nursing Officer (ACNO) assists the CNO in executive-level management of resources, strategic planning and development of policies and procedures which ensure congruence with the mission and vision of the organization. The ACNO has operational and functional responsibility for a group of patient care areas and/or special projects or initiatives. The ACNO will develop communication, knowledge, leadership, professionalism, and business skills necessary to advance to a CNO.

Methodist Hospital opened in 1963 as the first hospital in the now internationally acclaimed South Texas Medical Center. From the beginning, we’ve recognized the unique needs of each of our patients. It’s a process that we continue to improve on, creating ways to better serve the community when they need us most. Our hospital has deep-rooted traditions of patient-focused care, faith-based philosophies and hiring staff that genuinely care for the well-being of others. As an organization, we promise to provide you, the patient, the highest quality of service and treatment as we strive to carry out the mission of Methodist Healthcare: Serving Humanity to Honor God. Methodist Hospital offers a broad range of specialties including cardiology, cancer care, bone marrow transplants, emergency medicine, neurosciences, maternity care, gynecology and orthopedics. We are proud to say we have some of the best doctors in San Antonio at our facility.
Major Responsibilities:

Operations and Outcomes

• Assists the CNO in developing and managing the nursing services budget and ensuring sufficient number of qualified staff to assess patient needs

• Ensures that continuous performance improvement initiatives are designed to measure and improve the quality of care delivered and are consistent with the organization priorities

• Works collaboratively with other patient care and support departments, fostering a climate of open communication and mutual problem solving activities. Initiates and participates in joint performance improvement activities

• Assists in managing costs by continually seeking data that will identify opportunities and take action to eliminate non-value costs

• Assumes primary responsibility for projects or task groups as assigned, keeping colleagues informed of the progress toward desired outcome

• Actively participates with others in planning activities associated with design or implementation of renovation or new construction of patient care areas

• Assists in planning new services that generate additional sources of profitable revenue

Leadership

• Represents the nursing services at meetings as deemed necessary; participates with department leaders in designing and providing patient care and services

• Fosters independence and autonomy in all staff members in areas of responsibility. Actively seeks those activities which promote/encourage independent thinking/problem solving behaviors

• Assumes responsibility for continuing education and developmental needs
  

• Participates in professional organizations and community healthcare related organizations
  

• Assumes the role of preceptor/instructor for undergraduate or graduate nursing students upon request
  

• Serves as a positive, professional role model
  

• Regularly rounds on key constituents (patients, families, employees, and physicians) to enhance communication, ensure alignment, oversee operations, and that the experience is exceptional.

Practice

• In collaboration with the CNO, formulates policies and procedures consistent with recognized standards of professional practice and reflecting the intent of regulatory standards and maintain authority, accountability, and responsibility for nursing services

• Actively involved in creating a professional practice environment that encourages recruitment and retention of staff in the nursing department

• Assists in providing leadership to nurse employees that will engage their support, create ownership of goals, and have them actively participate in decisions that impact their practice
  

• Fosters a culture conducive to evidence-based practice and clinical research.
  

• Ensures follow-up to patient complaints and occurrence reports is thorough and timely. Identifies system problems that may contribute to errors and monitors corrective actions to ensure effective resolution.
  

• Collaborates with nursing educators to ensure that identified learning needs of the nursing staff are promptly addressed and that orientees receive the proper preparation to become independent practitioners
  

• Develops and maintains close working relationships with physician colleagues and other healthcare providers in assigned areas. Collaborates with these individual to set goals for the areas or develops action plans for patient care or system improvements

Supports HCA by:

• Promoting consistent positive patient interactions that advance the agenda of increased patient satisfaction

• Practicing and adhering to the “Code of Conduct” philosophy and “Mission and Value Statement”

• Performing other duties as assigned
  

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Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree Nursing required

• Master's degree in nursing or another appropriate postgraduate health science degree is required or proof of enrollment with a written plan to advanced degree completion is required

• 5+ years of experience in management and supervisory nursing role; most recent 3 of the last 5 years of leadership must have been in a direct leadership role in a hospital setting or direct patient care environment required

Or equivalent combination of education and/or experience

Licenses, Certifications, & Training:

• Current Registered Nurse license without restrictions required

• Specialty certification in Executive Nursing Practice and/or Healthcare Administration preferred

• Membership in American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) preferred

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Personal Characteristics:

• Verbal, interpersonal and quantitative skills typically acquired through management experience and completion of an advanced degree required

• Strong organizational, analytical and communication abilities as well as excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities required

• Exhibits good judgment and emotional stability required

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply. We promptly review all applications. If you are highly qualified you will hear from one of our managers. We are actively interviewing so apply today! We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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