Chief Nursing Officer-Texas Health Forney

Chief Nursing Officer-Texas Health Forney Texas Health Forney Texas Health Forney is located along Highway 80 and will be the first full-service acute care hospital in the city of Forney and will be designed for additional expansion for future needs. At opening, the hospital will include 64 beds for patient care and will offer an emergency department, operating suites, a labor and delivery department, a variety of imaging services as well as additional services to provide the full continuum of care to the growing community. Our new facility is slated to open in the Fall of 2027. Job Summary In collaboration with the President and CMO of the hospital, the CNO develops, approves, and oversees the implementation of policies, procedures, standards of care and practice that provide direction for the delivery of patient care.

The CNO will direct activities that support compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards and requirements; create processes that support dissemination of data and information to leadership team and staff; Collects comprehensive data pertinent to issues, situations and trends. The officer will identify expected outcomes for issues, staffing, practice and documents expected outcomes as measurable goals; consider factors related to safety, reliability effectiveness, impact on practice, cost, and resources in delivery of nursing care. The CNO will provide leadership in professional practice setting as a team builder, team player and lead with flexibility through times of challenge.

The CNO will serve in key roles regarding nursing practice, represent nursing to medical-executive team, board of trustees, executive leadership and others as well as assume accountability for overall management of nursing practice, nursing education, professional development, nursing research, nursing administration and nursing services wherever delivered in the organization. The Chief Nursing Officer has the following duties and

responsibilities

Balanced direction and alignment with the High Reliability channel at the system level. Culture creation through push, pull, education and participation. Situational Leadership from an eclectic perspective.

Interprofessional teams formation and implementation. Challenge decisions in a non-challenging way. Utilize Reward & Recognition in a creative way that supports not only nursing but also interprofessional team building.

Balance needs of patients and organization. Collaborative leadership. Seasoned judgment.

Knowledge of HR. Communicating and knowing potential situations may result (down-stream impact). Visibility (knowing where you need to be with the end in mind).

Create and develop a collaborative environment with physicians. Spotting talent - great discernment abilities. Rounding with intent of listening, hearing and responding.

Organize and lead a results oriented meeting in a concise manner. Exceptional presentation skills. Ability to convert strategies into actionable tactics leading to desired outcomes.