Chief Nursing Officer

ThedaCare Chief Nursing Officer (CNO)

The ThedaCare Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) is a transformative leader accountable for creating a cohesive nursing vision and strategy and overseeing the practice of nursing across the ThedaCare system. The CNO is responsible for alignment of nursing care across the system's clinical settings through appropriate standardization, and the identification and adoption of evidence-based clinical guidelines, and consistent management of standards to reduce variation in practice. The CNO will work in a dyad relationship with the ThedaCare Chief Clinical Officer (CCO) sharing responsibility for meeting patient needs and for the planning, organizing, and directing of patient care in all clinical aspects of our integrated system. The clinical dyad will be critical in helping ThedaCare achieve our objectives in safety, quality, employee engagement, financial stewardship, and customer loyalty. Under the collaborative direction of the ThedaCare CEO and operational leaders, the clinical dyad will provide strategic direction, executive and clinical leadership, system-wide planning, organizing, and resource management for all aspects of nursing practice across ThedaCare.

To ensure these deliverables, the CNO will place a strong emphasis on creating an engaged, loyal nursing workforce. The CNO will build an effective nursing culture across the ThedaCare system to instill an unwavering sense of pride and professionalism in this clinical discipline. This will be accomplished by effectively executing the responsibilities below, and by living the ThedaCare values, principles, adhering to the ThedaCare habits, and contributing positively to the achievement of the ThedaCare mission and vision.

Job Description :

Key Accountabilities :

• Participate as a member of the Executive Leadership Team in the development, revision, dissemination, and implementation of the ThedaCare strategic plan.
• Develop, articulate, and deploy a vision and strategic direction for the practice of nursing in all enterprise clinical settings.
• Share joint accountability with CMOs and Physician Leadership for achieving ThedaCare strategic goals and objectives specific to clinical quality and high reliability.
• Collaborate with other accountable leaders to achieve all ThedaCare metrics.
• Create effective system nursing leadership structure. Professional Practice
• Enhance and support the ThedaCare system philosophy of nursing.
• Develop, recommend, and implement guidelines, policies, and procedures designed to improve the delivery of safe, efficient, and effective nursing care and reduce practice variation.
• In partnership with divisional nursing leadership, direct the strategic development, deployment, continuity, consistency, and delivery of nursing care across the system.
• Direct the development of strategies to promote recruitment, retention, and recognition of excellence in nursing.
• Assist in the continuous readiness for regulatory inspections, like the TJC, particularly as it relates to nursing practice.
• Instill a Just Culture nursing mindset devoted to creating the safest environment for patients and staff. Participate, and co-lead when appropriate, STOP for Safety initiatives in nursing areas. Operations
• Work with the CMOs, SLT, and medical staff leaders to implement and execute operational plans to achieve system objectives.
• Create and implement, in collaboration with divisional nursing leaders, a process to ensure efficient and effective day-to-day functioning of nursing operations, including best practices and efficient use of the EMR.
• Create an environment for effective recruitment and retention of staff that promotes professional growth, development, and accountability.
• Identify and develop leadership talent and skills of nursing staff. Communications and Relationship Management
• Serve as the senior nursing executive spokesperson for and within ThedaCare, and coordinate and collaborate with operations and quality leaders in advocacy efforts at the local, state, and national level.
• In collaboration with key stakeholders and constituents, responsible for overseeing the development of a collaborative and coordinated inter-professional approach to patient care delivery inclusive of fostering proactive and positive relationships with physicians, allied health, and other medical professionals and organizations.
• Act as coach and mentor, while promoting professional growth and accountability within nursing leadership, staff, students, and colleagues to promote and build the pipeline of future healthcare professionals. Personal Professional Development
• Seek out new knowledge regarding nursing practice and the roles and functions of patient care team members.
• Engage in lifelong learning and acquisition of new skills by developing and / or participating in enterprise wide education programs and activities. Community Involvement
• Be visible in the community through participation in high profile Boards and various civic organizations, and serve as a spokesperson for ThedaCare and nursing as a profession.
• Represent ThedaCare and system nursing in the community through active participation and engagement.
• Establish and maintain relationships with business, civic and government entities to position the care continuum within the system as an important component to the economic and medical health of the communities served by ThedaCare.
• Create and maintain a collaborative and professional working relationship with senior leadership, administration and governance groups.
• Be a spokesperson for ThedaCare leadership at the appropriate venues as required
• System influence on the business lines and value streams to improve efficiency, effectiveness, customer satisfaction and contribution margin to the system. Shared accountability with operational leaders
• Participates as a member of Executive Leadership Team and other forums to provide input in business strategies and direction.

Additional Core Executive Requirements :