Chief Nursing Officer

United Surgical Partners International

Sunnyvale, TX

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Basic Life Support (BLS), Best Practices, Board Meeting, Budgeting, Business Administration, Capital Project, Cardiology, Clinical Medicine, Clinical Nursing, Healthcare, Healthcare Administration, Hospital, Intensive Care, Leadership, Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Management, Operational Strategy, Organizational Development/Management, Patient Care, Patient Safety, Performance Management, Policy Development, Procedure Development, Quality of Care, Recruiting Strategy, Registered Nurse (RN), Regulatory Compliance, Resource Management, Robotics, Safety/Work Safety, Talent Management, The Joint Commission (TJC)
LOCATION
Sunnyvale, TX
POSTED
1 day ago

United Surgical Partners International (USPI), the country’s largest Ambulatory Surgery Center platform, is seeking a Chief Nursing Officer forBaylor Scott & White Medical Center - Sunnyvale in Sunnyvale, TX.

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Sunnyvale is in Sunnyvale, TX. Thefacility is accredited by The Joint Commission.Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Sunnyvaleisa facility in which physicians have an ownership or investment interest. This facilityis a 125,000 square foot hospital. Serving the community since 2009, the hospital has an ADC of 61 with an ALOS of 4.66 days and admits 4,500 patients annually. The hospital has 70 total inpatient beds which consists of 8 ICU beds, 9 Cardiac Step-down beds, and 53 Medical/Surgical beds. There are 7 OR’s and 2 PR’s where 400 surgical cases are done per month.Our state-of-the-art equipment allows surgeons to perform procedures in the specialty areas ofGeneralSurgery,Vascular,Orthopedics,Spine, Robotics (Mako),Podiatry,Urology, ENT,PainManagement,Plastics, Cardio Cath Lab, Urology, GYN and GI. HPPD statistics include 63% in ICU, 67% in CSU, and 96% in Med/Surg. Roughly 460 employees (370 FTE’s) work at Sunnyvale with a medical staff of 325 physicians. The ED treats nearly 40,000 patients annually with 20 beds. The hospital is Primary Stroke and Chest Pain accredited. They are pursuing the Joint Center of Excellence by the end of this year, and are also looking to be a Robotics Center of Excellence and a Spine Center of Excellence within the next two years. $12 million in capital projects have been done to the hospital in the last 4 years.

The ideal candidate for this role will either have Surgical Hospital or other Hospital Leadership experience.

Company Overview

United Surgical Partners International (USPI), a subsidiary of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC), partners with physicians to develop and operate ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals across the United States. Across the Tenet enterprise, we are united by a shared commitment to delivering quality, compassionate care in the communities we serve.

Job Summary

The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) provides executive leadership for all nursing and clinical services, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe, and patient-centered care. This role is responsible for clinical excellence, staffing strategy, regulatory compliance, and performance improvement across the organization. As a key member of the senior leadership team, the CNO partners with physicians, administrators, and the governing board to advance the hospital’s mission, strategic goals, and operational performance.

Why Join Us

This role offers the opportunity to lead nursing and clinical services with a meaningful level of responsibility and influence. You’ll collaborate closely with executive leadership, physicians, and clinical teams to shape care delivery, strengthen quality and safety practices, and support the professional growth of nursing leaders and staff. If you’re motivated by improving patient outcomes, operational effectiveness, and team engagement, this position provides the scope to make a lasting impact.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic and operational leadership for all nursing and clinical departments
  • Ensure safe, effective, and compliant patient care through evidence-based nursing practice
  • Develop and manage nursing staffing models, budgets, and resource allocation
  • Lead quality, patient safety, and performance improvement initiatives
  • Partner with physicians, executive leadership, and the governing board on strategy and operations
  • Establish and maintain policies, procedures, and standards of nursing practice
  • Oversee talent development, performance management, and employee engagement
  • Integrate current research and best practices into nursing care delivery
  • Represent nursing services in medical staff, executive, and board meetings

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Qualifications

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (required)
  • Master’s degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, or Business Administration (required)

Experience

  • Minimum of 5 years of progressive nursing leadership experience in a hospital setting
  • Proven leadership over multiple, complex nursing or clinical departments
  • Surgical background/leadership experience required
  • CNO experience and surgical hospital experience preferred

Licensure & Certifications

  • Active RN license in the state of practice
  • AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

The employment practices of USPI and its companies comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

About the Company

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United Surgical Partners International

Strength in Numbers
United Surgical Partners International (USPI) and Tenet have combined forces to create the nation’s largest ambulatory surgery provider. Our combined network of exceptional surgical and imaging facilities includes approximately 20 imaging centers, and over 265 short-stay surgical facilities. Together, our partnerships include 50 health systems and more than 4,000 physicians.

Nationwide Experience
Our partners deliver high quality ambulatory solutions in safe, efficient and caring USPI facilities in communities of every size across 29 states. Our physician partners are focused on providing quality patient care, in part because they are invested in their USPI facility. We provide the infrastructure and support they need to perform their best. This is one of the advantages of partnering with USPI.

Quality Patient Services
We share a vision with our physician and health system partners. Our goal is to provide the quality of healthcare services we would insist upon for our own families. Since our founding in 1998, this goal has helped us grow exponentially. Today, our strategic joint venture with Tenet establishes USPI as one of the nation's leading providers of ambulatory solutions.

Operating Excellence
Our size and experience in developing and operating ambulatory facilities and strategic vision allow our facilities to achieve both high patient satisfaction and solid financial results. Moreover, because we engage physicians in the governance and growth of the facility, we also achieve excellent clinical outcomes.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services
FOUNDED
1998
WEBSITE
http://www.uspi.com/