Find your calling at Mercy!
The Chief Nursing Officer participates as a member of the senior leadership team in influencing and establishing the Nursing organizational plans that support the implementation of strategic initiatives and operational goals and objectives. He/she develops and implements hospital wide plans to improve nursing care, treatment and services.
The CNO assumes an active leadership role with the hospitals governing body, senior leadership, medical staff, management, and other clinical leaders in the decision-making structure and process. He/she works collaboratively with the medical staff to develop and maintain effective relationships.
The CNO will participate in Ministry performance improvement initiatives and align local initiatives with the Ministry Nursing Strategic Plan. He/she will develop and implement ongoing programs to measure, analyze, and improve the quality of nursing care, treatment and services. The CNO directs the implementation of nursing policies and procedures, nursing standards, and a nurse staffing plan.
The CNO will perform all duties and responsibilities in a manner consistent with our mission, values, and Mercy Service Standards.
Position Details:
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
Education: Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing. Must be actively pursuing applicable Master's degree with completion of degree within 3 years.
Licensure: Licensed as a Registered Nurse in State of employment
Experience: 5 years of experience in a Nursing Leadership role
Preferred Requirements:
Education: Maste's Degree in Nursing, Health Administration or related field.
Certification/Registration: Nurse Executive Certification and/or FACHE
Other Skills and Knowledge:
Results oriented
Visible and approachable
Role models behaviors of professionalism
Ability to establish solid nurse/physician relationships
Embraces principles of change management
Excellent communication skills
Systems thinker
Quality driven and service focused
Visionary who will implement and execute strategies
Why Mercy?
From day one, Mercy offers outstanding benefits - including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, tuition support, and matched retirement plans for team members working 32+ hours per pay period.
Join a caring, collaborative team where your voice matters. At Mercy, you'll help shape the future of healthcare through innovation, technology, and compassion. As we grow, you'll grow with us.
keyword(s): CNO, Nursing Leadership
Our Mercy health system was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1986. But our heritage goes back more than 185 years. It began with an Irish woman named Catherine McAuley, who wanted to help the poor women and children of Dublin. Though Catherine had a modest upbringing, she received an unexpected inheritance that allowed her to fulfill her dreams. In 1827, she opened the first House of Mercy in Dublin, intending to teach skills to poor women and educate children. Many volunteers came to help. A few years later, Catherine founded the Sisters of Mercy, the first religious order not bound to the rules of the cloister, whose Sisters were free to walk among the poor and visit them in their homes. By the time Catherine died in 1841, there were convents in Ireland and England, and in 1843, the Sisters of Mercy came to the United States. In 1871, they traveled to St. Louis and from there throughout the Midwest, beginning what would, today be known as Mercy.
Mercy, named one of the top five large U.S. health systems in 2018, 2017 and 2016 by IBM Watson Health, serves millions annually. Mercy includes more than 40 acute care and specialty (heart, children’s, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, 800 physician practices and outpatient facilities, 44,000 co-workers and 2,100 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has clinics, outpatient services and outreach ministries in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. In addition, Mercy's IT division, Mercy Technology Services, supply chain organization, ROi, and Mercy Virtual commercially serve providers and patients in more than 20 states coast to coast.