Chief Nursing Officer & VP of Clinical Care Delivery

JOB DESCRIPTION:

This position is a pivotal leadership role within Continuing Care (CC) responsible for delivery of care and supportive services in a variety of settings and through the continuum of home health, hospice, post-acute, and long-term care. The VP of Clinical Care Delivery and Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) and will ensure the organization maintains a comprehensive portfolio of programs and services that effectively meet the diverse needs of our community. This position will provide strategic oversight and monitoring of capacity and resource planning and management consistent with our regulatory obligations, our partnerships with our health system, and commitment to our mission.

The VP CNO, is responsible for the practice of nursing within assigned areas, collaborating closely with The University of Vermont Health Network (UVMHN) Chief Nursing Officers and other leaders to drive excellence in care delivery.

EDUCATION

• Master's degree in nursing or healthcare related field
• Current Vermont and New York RN license

EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES

• Minimum eight or more years of healthcare management experience with increasing responsibilities, or a combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills are acquired.
• Progressively responsible management experiences in at least one of the following settings is required:
  • Home Health
  • Hospice and Palliative Care
  • Skilled nursing centers, long-term care residence

• Proven track record of leadership within nursing coupled with experience and skills for achieving clinical, business and organizational success.
• Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships built on mutual respect, vision, trust, collaboration and accountability; sense of urgency and commitment to a clear set of priorities with the ability to adapt to changing circumstances in a challenging, fast-paced, complex environment; a high level of initiative, energy and follow-through with a results-orientation and drive for success.
• Excellent leadership skills and the tenacity to deal with complex structures and tasks. Must be able to influence others without direct lines of authority.
• Understanding of short- and long-term planning and development, health care systems, payer requirements, employee/labor relations, operations, current trends in nursing and health care, case management, cost management and productivity.