Chief Nurse Executive - Southeast Region - Advocate Health

Overview

Position Summary:

The Southeast region, Chief Nurse Executive (CNE) reports to the EVP, Chief Nurse Executive and is a member of the enterprise nursing and Southeast region leadership teams. This executive provides strategic leadership for all nursing, and other designated patient care functions and services within the Southeast region of the healthcare system. Leads, orchestrates and promotes quality patient care and professional nursing practice on behalf of the region. Responsible for assessing planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating nursing practice for the region. Accountability for ensuring high quality, safe and appropriate nursing care, competency of clinical staff, and appropriate resource management related to patient care. Facilitates the design and implementing the delivery of patient care, recommending strategies to improve services, reaching established goals, maintaining satisfactory outcomes and contributing to profitability. Oversees the effective recruiting, hiring, performance, engagement, development and retention of nursing staff. Assists in formulating the budget and maintains efficient and effective departmental operations while required compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations laws, standards, and protocols. Represents all nursing concerns to the region’s governing board and among regional medical staff leadership.

Given our Vision, the regional CNE must be a strategic and transformational leader for the organization. The leader in this role must drive change within a complex, rapidly-changing environment with cost and operating model pressures like never seen before. The executive plays an integral role in delivering on the organization's Strategic Priorities.

Position Accountabilities:

Qualifications:

Education:

• Evidence of ongoing continuing education, pertinent professional certifications for an executive administration role at this level and scope required
• Current CENP or NEA certification preferred
• Current, active involvement within local, regional and national healthcare administration area and professional associations preferred
• Nursing degree required. If graduate degree is not in nursing, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing is required.
• Active and current registered nurse license in the state of NC, SC, and/or GA required. Master's degree in nursing, healthcare administration or MBA required. Doctorate preferred.

Work Experience, Skills & Abilities:

• Self-directed leader with focus on taking initiative, responsiveness, accountability, follow-through, results
• Exceptional ability to assess the skills, competencies, capabilities and impact of individuals and teams
• Consensus builder who is mindful of the dynamics within a complex healthcare organization; politically astute, not political
• Working knowledge, leadership experience and implementation of quality improvement methodologies (e.g., IHI, Malcolm Baldrige, LEAN/Six Sigma). Understanding of the Magnet designation
• Demonstrates consistency, fairness and open communication; fosters trust throughout the organization
• Change leader that is able to successfully transform culture, programs and processes
• Advocates for staff and management to grow with the organization
• Demonstrates passion and advocacy for patients, families, and the healthcare team; driven to nurture and serve
• Able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in an expedient and decisive manner; makes timely decisions in stressful situations involving conflicting or delayed information
• Navigates and leads others through complex, difficult change
• Demonstrates executive presence, is articulate and communicates in a highly engaging manner
• Sensitive to, understands and encourages cultural diversity throughout the system and the community
• Management style characterized by enabling, leading and inspiring (versus directive or authoritative management- style).
• Strategic thinker with long-term vision and ability to translate vision into clear operating plans
• Encourages others to innovate and to generate breakthrough ideas
• Has enthusiasm and energy that stimulates, engages and inspires others
• Working knowledge of current information technologies and systems enabling clinical education, nursing practices and overall informatics
• Approachable, engaging collaborator with excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills

Enterprise Leadership Imperatives:

Thinks Critically and Strategically

• Recognizes important patterns in complex environments, distills the essence, and communicates through “powerful simplification.”
• Engages in rigorous problem-solving definition, data collection, and analysis, then makes good decisions in the face of uncertainty and ambiguity.
• Sees the big picture and has a long-term perspective, while balancing it against short-term realities.

Envisions and Enacts the Future

• Creates and communicates compelling visions of exciting, achievable futures.
• Mobilizes people and transforms organizations to realize the vision.
• Catalyzes innovation and builds supporting capabilities.
• Is a committed steward of the Advocate Health culture.

Connects and Collaborates Across Advocate Health

• Seeks win-win outcomes and puts the well-being of the patient and the overall organization first.
• Recognizes the critical importance of integration and collaboration in achieving high performance.
• Convenes and nurtures cross-system teams and works effectively in the “white spaces.”
• Leads effectively across cultures.

Builds and Leads Inclusive, High-performing Leadership Teams

• Builds consensus; decides when necessary.
• Understands the value of diversity in teams and gets the best out of all people.
• Establishes trust and creates a culture of psychological safety to enable candid debate.
• Delivers outstanding results through others.

Understands and Shapes the External Environment

• Mobilizes and directs supporting capabilities in public affairs, communications and government relations to achieve desired outcomes.
• Understands the importance of actively engaging with and shaping these environments.
• Is deeply knowledgeable about the Advocate Health business model and the consumer, competitive, political and social environments in which the organization operates.
• Identifies, assesses and builds relationships with key stakeholders.

Builds Talent for and Across the System

• Invests time in coaching and mentoring high potentials for success.
• Demonstrated personal accountability for developing future generations of Advocate Health leaders who reflect the diversity of communities we serve.
• Engages actively with colleagues in assessing and developing executive talent, focusing on competencies and character.
• Is a role model, embodying the best of Advocate Health’s culture.

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