Chief Nursing Officer

[email protected] you an engaging nursing leader with Chief Nursing Officer experience? Hospital Sisters Health System is looking for a Chief Nursing Officer to lead our Central Illinois Market. The ideal candidate is a seasoned nursing leader that is comfortable managing in a matrix environment with a proven track record in successfully managing all nursing functions across multiple locations. This leader will hold direct responsibility for all nursing operations at HSHS’s flagship hospital along with matrix responsibility across the market.

This Market CNO should have a passion for boosting morale amongst teams and coaching the next generation of nursing leaders. This leader will ideally also have a proven track record participating in the magnet designation journey. The Central Illinois Market CNO will report directly to the Central Illinois Market President & CEO with matrixed reporting to the HSHS System Vice President, Chief Nursing Executive.

Market structure:
• Five Illinois HSHS Hospitals and the Children’s Hospital on the flagship campus.
-Includes a Level 3 NICU
• Based in Springfield, IL

Benefits:
HSHS has comprehensive benefit package designed exclusively for executive leaders. A variety of medical/dental/vision offerings along with unlimited time off, annual compensation incentive, relocation package, and robust retirement plan are just a few of our exciting offerings.

• Competitive relocation package
• Base salary with bonus potential
• Salary Range: $295,000 - $347,000
-A successful candidate's placement within the range will be based on several factors including direct healthcare CNO experience, certifications, and education.

Minimum Requirements:
• Master’s degree in business, nursing or healthcare administration or a related field is required.
-If Master’s degree is in business, this leader must have a BSN.
• 3 years of Acute Care Chief Nursing leadership experience is required.
• Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of practice is required within 90 days of date of hire.
• Experience with the magnet journey is strongly preferred.

Central IL Market Hospital Statistics:
- St. John’s Hospital - Springfield
o HSHS Flagship hospital
o Level 1 trauma center
o Level 2 pediatric trauma center
o Staffed Beds: 422
o Annual admissions: 18,843
o Active Medical Staff: 1,094
o Total colleagues: 2,010
o Nursing staff: 1,178
o Annual Surgical Cases: 13,970
o Annual Emergency Room Visits: 45,651
o Births: 2,117

- St. Mary’s Hospital - Decatur
o 3,603 surgical cases
o 4,757 admissions
o 23,414 ER visits
o HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital – Decatur Future Plans:
In 2023, HSHS entered a new era of healthcare in Decatur. The hospital has begun to implement a modernization plan that features a major infrastructure renovation to update clinical spaces, improve patient room amenities and improve the patient experience. This latest investment, totaling approximately $90 million, will result in the modernization of the clinical space to enable hospital colleagues to continue the Mission of the Hospital Sisters to serve our current patients and future generations. The project is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2026.

- St. Francis Hospital - Litchfield
o Bed count: 25
o Annual inpatient admissions: 1,091
o Annual births: 147
o Annual emergency room visits: 10,901
o Annual surgical cases: 1,062
o Non-clinical colleagues: 211
o Medical staff: 248

- St. Anthony Memorial Hospital – Effingham
o Bed count: 133
o Average Daily Census: 30
o Annual surgical cases: 2,798
o Annual Admissions: 3,488
o Annual emergency room visits: 23,824

- Good Shephard Hospital – Shelbyville
o Bed count: 30
o Average Daily Census: 5
o Annual surgical cases: 173
o Annual admissions: 318
o Annual emergency room visits: 4,469

HSHS Information:
Throughout communities in Illinois and Wisconsin, 13 hospitals, numerous community-based health centers and clinics, our 13,000+ colleagues have built a culture based on our solid core values of respect, care, competence, and joy. These are the ideals we believe in, work by, and live each day.

Built upon more than 145 years of service to the communities we serve, we now look to the future and our place in it as a health care system that strives to continually improve processes, procedures, and outcomes with the latest and most advanced technologies and treatments. Regardless of how far our passion for excellence carries us, our focus will always remain on the most important person in our entire organization: The patient.
Education Qualifications

• Master’s degree in business, nursing or healthcare administration or a related field is required.

Experience Qualifications

• 3 years of chief nursing leadership experience is required.

Certifications, Licenses and Registrations

• Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of practice is required within 90 days of date of hire. Wisconsin: RNs may practice with a valid multi-state RN license as outlined in the Nurse Licensure Compact rules.

Job Description

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Throughout communities in Illinois and Wisconsin, 13 hospitals, numerous community-based health centers and clinics, our 13,000+ colleagues have built a culture based on our solid core values of respect, care, competence, and joy. These are the ideals we believe in, work by, and live each day.

Built upon more than 145 years of service to the communities we serve, we now look to the future and our place in it as a health care system that strives to continually improve processes, procedures, and outcomes with the latest and most advanced technologies and treatments.

Regardless of how far our passion for excellence carries us, our focus will always remain on the most important person in our entire organization: The patient.

HSHS requires COVID-19 vaccines or an approved medical or religious exemption for all colleagues.

Benefits:  HSHS provides a benefits package designed to support the overall well-being of our colleagues including their physical, emotional, financial, spiritual, and work health. Colleagues budgeted to work at least 32 hours per pay period are eligible for HSHS benefits.

• Comprehensive and affordable health coverage includes medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time colleagues.
• Paid Time Off (PTO)  combines vacation, sick, and personal days into one balance to allow you the flexibility to use your time off as you need.
• Retirement benefits including HSHS
  contributions.
• Education Assistance benefits include up to $4,000 of educational assistance each calendar year and tuition discounts to select colleges with no waiting period.
• Adoption Assistance provides financial support up to $7,500 for colleagues growing their families through adoption   to reimburse application and legal fees, transportation, and more!
• Other benefits include: Wellness program with incentives, employer-paid life insurance and short-term and long-term disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance program, ID theft coverage, colleague rewards and recognition program, discount program, and more!

https://benefits.hshs.org/newhire

HSHS and affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer
(EOE).

HSHS is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.

Pay Range:

A successful candidate's actual pay rate will be based on several factors including relevant experience, skills, training, certifications and education.