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**Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown** is seeking a dynamic and compassionate **Assistant Chief Nursing Officer** to join our executive nursing leadership team. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of patient care at a respected, mission-driven healthcare organization.

+ Department: Administration

+ Location: Nashville, TN (Onsite)

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Various health insurance options & wellness plans

Retirement benefits including employer match plans

Long-term & short-term disability

Employee assistance programs (EAP)

Parental leave & adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Ways to give back to your community

_Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance and salary range at the time of the offer._

Responsibilities

Role Responsibilities:

+ The ACNO assists the CNO in strategic workforce planning, management of resources and oversight of regulatory readiness and patient safety in alignment with our mission, vision and values.

+ The ACNO will have operational responsibility for a group of patient care areas. These patient care areas will be identified based on candidate experience and growth opportunities identified.

+ The ACNO will have responsibility for delegated special projects that support operational efficiency, consumer experience and quality indicators.

+ The ACNO will develop communication, knowledge, leadership and business skills necessary to advance to the CNO role.

+ You will, in collaboration with the CNO, formulate 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

+ You will ensure that continuous performance improvement initiatives are designed to measure and improve the quality of care delivered and are consistent with the organization priorities

+ You will work 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.

+ You will assist in managing costs by continually seeking data that will identify opportunities and take action to eliminate non-value costs.

+ You will assume primary responsibility for projects or task groups as assigned, keeping colleagues informed of the progress toward desired outcome.

+ You will actively participate with others in planning activities associated with design or implementation of renovation or new construction of patient care areas

+ You will collaborate with nursing educators to ensure that identified learning needs of the nursing staff are promptly addressed and that orienteers receive the proper preparation to become independent practitioners.

+ You will develop and maintain close working relationships with physician colleagues and other healthcare providers in assigned areas. Collaborates with these individuals to set goals for the areas or develops action plans for patient care or system improvements.

+ You will perform other duties as assigned.

Role Competencies and Experience:

+ Advanced knowledge of the healthcare environment e.g., clinical practice, care delivery models, policy, patient safety, quality improvement, utilization and risk management, workforce management.

+ Working knowledge of hospital finances including operational and clinical levers, budgeting, and reimbursements.

+ Demonstrated experience with relationship management, building a high functioning team and trust across departments, creating a strong culture and diverse environment and driving a high engagement environment.

+ Experience bringing strategies to the CNO that will advance our mission, leading procedural and operational areas at the Director level in a hospital setting while also managing additional responsibilities.

+ Demonstrated achievement of quality outcomes through the implementation of data-driven processes. Advanced knowledge of process improvement methodologies.

+ Working knowledge of tactics for ongoing regulatory readiness including patient safety indicators as well as overseeing nursing practice and competencies.

+ Experience leading leaders with demonstrated ability to indirectly lead change through middle managers, influence and collaborative relationships.

+ Demonstrated ability to improve and sustain exceptional consumer experience through hardwired tactics.

+ Demonstrated experience with workforce planning and retention as well as frontline professional development tactics.

+ Strong analytical skills with the ability to take data and translate into actionable strategies catered to the audience. Dynamic oral and written communication skills. Effectively convey thoughts, ideas, and strategic intent, both verbally and in writing with various stakeholders and the community.

+ Comfort with C-suite level interactions and presentations while maintaining relatability and accessibility to frontline leaders and associates.

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Requirements

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

+ Registered Nurse credentialed from the Tennessee Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.

Education:

+ Master's degree required.

Work Experience:

+ 5 years of experience required.

+ 10 years of experience preferred.

+ 2 years of leadership or management experience required.

+ 5 years of leadership or management experience preferred.

Additional Preferences

+ 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.

+ Prefer 3+ years of Director level experience in a hospital setting.

Why Join Our Team

Ascension Saint Thomas is a leading health care system with a 125-year history of providing care to the community, and is the only faith-based, non profit health system in Middle Tennessee. Today, the health system offers a highly comprehensive system of care, consisting of a network of hospitals, affiliated joint ventures, medical practices, clinics and specialty facilities.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of thousands of associates delivering compassionate, personalized care across hospitals, clinics and senior living communities.

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

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Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

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