Chief Nursing Officer
About the job
- A Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) is required.
- A Master's degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or a related field is required.
- A current Registered Nurse license or eligibility for licensure in the applicable state is required.
- Progressive nursing leadership experience in an acute care hospital or complex healthcare system, including significant experience at the senior or executive leadership level, is required.
- Demonstrated success leading improvements in quality, patient safety, clinical outcomes, nursing excellence, workforce engagement, and patient experience is required.
- Demonstrated ability to build strong partnerships with physicians, executive leaders, quality teams, and interdisciplinary stakeholders is required.
- Strong financial, operational, strategic planning, and workforce management capabilities are required.
- Demonstrated ability to lead organizational change and develop high-performing teams in a complex healthcare environment is required.
- Executive presence with exceptional communication, collaboration, relationship-building, and leadership skills is required.
- Provide strategic and operational leadership for nursing and patient care services, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, evidence-based, patient-centered care.
- Establish and advance the vision for nursing practice, professional development, shared governance, clinical excellence, and the patient care delivery model.
- Partner with physician, quality, and executive leaders to improve clinical quality, patient safety, patient experience, regulatory performance, and nursing-sensitive outcomes.
- Lead efforts to achieve and/or sustain Magnet recognition or Magnet-level nursing excellence, including professional nursing practice, engagement, leadership development, and evidence-based practice.
- Drive improvement in Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade performance and other nationally recognized quality and patient safety measures.
- Promote a culture of high reliability, accountability, transparency, safety, and continuous improvement, empowering team members to identify risks and opportunities for improvement.
- Use clinical, workforce, operational, and financial data to establish priorities, measure performance, and drive sustainable improvements in patient and organizational outcomes.
- Develop strategies to recruit, retain, engage, recognize, and develop a high-performing nursing workforce and ensure effective leadership succession planning.
- Ensure appropriate nursing staffing, skill mix, resource allocation, and workforce planning to support patient safety, quality, operational effectiveness, and organizational growth.
- Build collaborative relationships with physicians, nursing leaders, interdisciplinary teams, and other key stakeholders to advance clinical and organizational priorities.
- Oversee nursing budgets, staffing plans, organizational structure, technology, and resources while maintaining appropriate financial and operational stewardship.
- Ensure nursing practices, policies, programs, and services comply with professional, accreditation, legal, and regulatory standards.
- Represent nursing on hospital and system leadership councils and serve as an advocate for nursing within the organization and community.
- Experience working in a Magnet-designated organization and/or leading an organization toward Magnet designation or redesignation is strongly preferred.
- Experience with Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade performance, high-reliability practices, nursing-sensitive indicators, and other nationally recognized quality and safety measures is preferred.
About the company
Orlando Health is a not-for-profit healthcare system that runs hospitals, clinics, and other health services in the southeastern United States. It coordinates care through its network of facilities and clinicians, combining inpatient and outpatient services to provide medical treatment and preventive care. It stands out from competitors by being not-for-profit, with a long history and a regional focus that allows reinvesting earnings into local health initiatives rather than distributing profits to shareholders. Its goal is to improve community health by delivering high-quality, accessible care and using surplus funds to expand services and support community benefits.
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Total Funding
$250.5M
Headquarters
Orlando, Florida
Founded
1918
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- RMC Health System acquisition adds 375 beds and 2,000 employees in Alabama.
- Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital opens in June 2026.
- Institute Square opened in St. Petersburg with Florida Cancer Specialists and on-site PET/CT.
What critics are saying
- Fiscal 2025 operating margin fell to 3.5% after acquisition-driven expense growth.
- The Rockledge closure triggered 900 layoffs and demolition plans across Brevard County.
- Website-tracking litigation signaled class-action exposure across Orlando Health's digital front door.
What makes Orlando Health unique
- Orlando Health built a $10 billion multi-state system through aggressive hospital acquisitions.
- Its Institute Square combines cancer, orthopedics, and women’s care under one campus.
- Watson Clinic and FCS partnerships deepen physician alignment without full mergers.
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