Chief Nursing Officer-Clinical Effectiveness-THR

CNO Clinical Effectiveness

Reporting directly to the System Chief Nurse Executive, the CNO Clinical Effectiveness is responsible for achieving and sustaining top decile nursing clinical performance. This includes clinical variability reduction, clinical cost optimization, and technology/innovation adoption across all care channels. This officer is expected to work in close collaboration, coordination, and integration across the organization to advance Texas Health's goals of providing safe, reliable, and affordable care. This includes championing nursing professional practice and aligning Texas Health clinical care model with nursing best practice and organizational goals. The direct reports to this position include the Directors of Svc Line CL Outcomes and Program Managers of Svc Line CL Outcomes.

Responsibilities And Duties

The CNO has the following duties and responsibilities:

• In collaboration with the CMO Clinical Effectiveness, responsible and accountable for the successful deployment, execution, and sustainability of system service line clinical strategies, tactics, and action plans across all defined service lines, and doing so in accordance with the specifications established by the system's executive leadership (quality and cost).
• Responsible and accountable for the ongoing design, deployment, and refinement of the culture, processes, and systems by which Texas Health will ensure provision of highly reliable, consistent, and affordable nursing clinical care of exceptional quality and safety in all channels and clinical products.
• Responsible and accountable for development of standardized policies, guidelines, and clinical nursing specifications that reduce unnecessary variation in the clinical delivery and/or costs of care to consumers in every relevant channel, including the use of change management strategies and tactics to ensure successful hard-wiring of system standards and specifications into clinical practice, leveraging clinical cabinets and committees, i.e. WIC.
• Supportive of the design and deployment of new care models as well as redesigned and reimagined care delivery (collectively referred to as care model transformation) in all segments of the Texas Health enterprise.
• Responsible for performance and accountability management of all direct reports based on annual operating plans that set forth clear and measurable goals, priorities, objectives, and key results that are tightly aligned with system strategies, tactics, action plans, deliverables, and specifications.
• Supportive of hospital and system based regulatory compliance (TJC etc.), hospital quality metrics (Star ratings, Leap Frog, etc.)

Individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This role requires the ability to solve problems, think outside-the-box, and be resourceful; must be result-oriented, a quick learner, and self-starter. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to build THR's culture for action.

Education And/or Experience

• MSN, MBA, MHA, or Master's degree in another health-related field required.
• DNP in Executive Leadership/Nursing Administration preferred.
• RN required upon hire.
• 5 years' progressive nursing leadership experience (CNO, ACNO, or equivalent) required.
• 5 years' experience in a complex health system and/or integrated delivery network required.

Skills And Abilities

• Is mission-inspired ~ models a passionate commitment to the Mission of Texas Health and ensures the long term viability of our mission and vision through decision-making and inspires others to do the same. Demonstrates the ability to integrate the core values of respect, integrity, compassion, and excellence into programs and services and models Our Texas Health Leadership Behaviors.
• Strong knowledge of nursing professional practice.
• High level of planning skills coupled with the ability to think laterally and strategically. Effective at assessing needs, solving problems, and delivering on clinical quality.
• High level of communication, influencing, and negotiation skills, coupled with ability to build relationships, influence, drive execution of organizational priorities, and always maintain highest level of confidentiality at all times.
• Creative and innovative thinking that leverages internal and external best practices to align efforts with organization goals and future needs.
• Advanced organization and planning skills with the ability to work to tight deadlines and balance competing priorities.
• Proactive and self-motivated. Ability to balance work as individual contributor and part of larger team.
• Good problem-solving, critical-thinking, decision-making, and judgment skills.
• Experience at leading teams. Inspires, equips, and empowers team to drive creation, implementation, and advancement of innovative, impactful, and compliant strategies. Oversees workload, hiring, firing, performance management, and salary administration for team.