VP, Associate Chief Nursing Officer - Medical, Surgical, Procedural at Boston Children's Hospital summary:
The Vice President, Associate Chief Nursing Officer (VP/ACNO) at Boston Children's Hospital plays a crucial role in leading nursing and patient care operations, focusing on high-quality, patient-centered care. This experienced leader oversees nursing strategy and practices across medical, surgical, and procedural units, while driving initiatives to enhance clinical outcomes and operational efficiency. They collaborate with senior leadership to implement improvements, ensure effective staffing, and support the continuous evolution of nursing excellence within a dynamic healthcare environment.
The Vice President, Associate Chief Nursing Officer, (VP/ACNO) is a key member of the nursing executive leadership team, reporting to the SVP & Chief Nursing Officer. This role plays a vital part in advancing Boston Children's Hospital's mission, vision, and strategic priorities across Nursing and Patient Care Services. The VP/ACNO provides executive leadership to nursing and select patient care operations, focusing on high-quality, patient-centered, and equitable care while improving clinical outcomes, operational efficiency, and staff engagement. This is a distinct opportunity to lead Boston Children's nursing teams, widely recognized for excellence in family-centered care, evolution of pediatric nursing science, and an exceptional interprofessional practice environment. This role will require an experienced leader with a demonstrated ability to lead comfortably in an organization that is actively evolving its organization-wide structures both near term and over time. This VP/ACNO for Medical, Surgical, Procedural Nursing/Patient Care Operations will:
- Provide oversight of BCH nursing strategy, budget, and practice at the operating unit level for medical, surgical and procedural locations.
- Guide daily operational nursing and patient care priorities while functioning as an active contributor of senior administrative and physician leadership teams.
- Support staffing augmentation and educational programs and lead the daily work in nursing/patient care delivery.
- Create effective relationships with senior nursing, physician, and operational leaders, demonstrating the framework of shared leadership and teamwork.
- Work with Patient Safety and Quality (PSQ) to lead quality and operations improvement initiatives that enhance clinical outcomes, patient and family satisfaction, and promote HRO practices, including psychological safety.
- Advance staffing effectiveness and resource allocation in the context of competing operational priorities.
- Contribute to strategic planning both enterprise-wide and at the nursing operations level.
- Work with HR, Finance, and analytic leaders to implement tools and processes to improve nursing operations (i.e., hiring metrics, staff effectiveness, nurse engagement)
- Collaborate with executive leadership to develop, lead, and sustain succession planning.
To qualify, you must have: - BS degree in nursing (BSN) and MS degree in nursing (MS/MSN) required.
- BSN degree plus MBA, MPH or MHA acceptable when coupled with doctoral level preparation completion/near-term completion commitment.
- Nurse Executive Board Certification (NE-BC, NEA-BC) via ANCC or equivalent bodies, e.g., AONL, is required within 36 months of hire.
- Professional RN licensure in the Commonwealth of MA prior to date of hire.
- At least 7-10 years of leadership experience within a leading academic hospital/health care system known for nursing excellence.
- Progressive system-level nursing operations leadership experience, preferably as an ACNO or CNO, or serving in a Nursing Senior Director capacity
- Executive presence and ability to navigate both strategic and operational priorities with leadership and nursing team members.
- Demonstrated business, regulatory, and communication acumen.
- Effective written and oral communication skills and ability to adapt communication style to a wide range of audiences.
- Highly visible, empathetic, and optimistic leader with the strategic insight and collaborative approach necessary to inspire and guide teams.
- Ability to influence change and to create alignment with other teams and leaders outside of span of control, (i.e. finance, facilities, IT).
- Proven success advancing diversity and workforce representation with measurable outcomes.
- Genuine commitment to staff well-being, high-quality patient care, and operational excellence within a mission-driven environment.
Boston Children's Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits.