CNO

BradenHealth is currently in the process of renovating North Campbell Community Hospital, located in Jellico, TN As we prepare to open this facility, we're looking for a CNO to begin training and learning our systems and methods. This position will likely require some travel to Henderson County Community Hospital in Lexington, TN for training. Travel will be arranged. Position General Summary: The Chief Nursing Officer is responsible for the leadership and overall management of patient care throughout the healthcare setting of the hospital. Nursing Duties: A chief nurse is mandated by the hospital administration to maintain clinical and patient-care standards. This includes ensuring that the patients are safe in the hospital and have access to the right medical care. In order to do this, the chief nursing officer has to work closely with the hospital management and stakeholders to acquire the right infrastructure and resources. The CNO also offers the best insights to the management on how they can improve the quality of care in the facility. A chief nursing officer is also responsible for formulating and implementing new nursing strategies. This requires extensive knowledge of the nursing procedures, staff rules, and patient policies. Administrative Duties: A chief nursing officer has a wide range of responsibilities, including administrative roles. The chief nurse sometimes performs the duties of a chief administrator or CEO of the hospital. The CNO plans and oversees the daily activities within the hospital and ensures everything runs as planned. This includes organizing, directing, and coordinating medical and health services in compliance with the government regulations and policies set by the board of trustees. The CNO may also shortlist, evaluate, hire nurses, and assist in educating them on the best healthcare practices. In some instances, a chief nursing officer may help in planning budgets and setting rates for the health services. Leadership Duties: A chief nursing officer is expected by the government and hospital management to maintain high standards other staff members can follow. The CNO inspires others based on what he/she does and encourages them to uphold the best practices when handling patients. He/she works toward establishing a conductive environment for other nurses by developing strategies aimed at creating collaboration. His leadership duties may go beyond the scope of nursing to serving as a spokesperson, representative, or trainer at medical conferences and seminars. A chief nurse may also review the certifications of other nurses to make sure they comply with the existing professional regulations in the industry. Liaison with Physicians: Many hospitals struggle to keep a perfect working relationship between physicians and nurses. A chief nurse acts as the closest link between the physicians, nurses, and hospital administrators. He/she ensures that all the RNs and LPNs offer the best possible support to the doctors in their respective departments. The support may include retrieving patient information, observing the patients based on the doctors' instructions, and providing the right diagnostic tools. To achieve this, the chief nursing officer may need to review the policies of the hospital and make changes where necessary. This position is an Essential position at the facility to ensure efficient operations and patient care. Employees hired into an Essential position are expected to report to work for their scheduled shifts regardless of the environmental weather and road conditions that may exist. Position Duties and

Responsibilities:
• Providing leadership to nurse employees that will enroll their support, create ownership of goals, and have them actively participate in decisions that impact the hospital
• Maintaining necessary regulatory and compliance approvals and quality accreditations
• Partnering with physicians who use, or will use, the hospital
• Assisting in planning new services that generate additional sources of profitable revenue
• Creating an environment that will encourage recruiting and retention of clinical employees
• Managing costs by continually seeking data that will identify opportunities and take action to eliminate non-value costs
• Establishing standards for nursing practices and maintain authority, accountability and responsibility for nursing services
• Developing organizational patient care programs, policies and procedures that describe how nursing care is assessed, delivered and evaluated.
• Developing and managing the nursing services budget and ensuring sufficient number of qualified staff to assess patient needs
• Plan and provide nursing care interventions and prevent complications, promote improvement and patient comfort and wellness
• Analyzing areas in planning, promoting and conducting organization-wide performance improvement activities
• Representing the nursing services at all meetings including medical staff and hospital board of director meetings; participates with leaders in designing and providing patient care and services
• As a member of the Hospital's senior management team, the CNO will participate in functional decision-making processes necessary to the successful attainment of the hospital's mission in addition to maintaining an awareness of changes in healthcare clinical matters that could have an impact on the success of the hospital. Facility General

Responsibilities:
• Attend facility new hire orientation as scheduled by HR
• Complete Department Orientation Initial Competency within 7 days of hire date
• Complete Department Initial Skills Competency within 90 days of hire date
• Follow facility and OSHA safety rules and procedures
• Respect cultural and religious practices of patients from all backgrounds
• Follow HIPAA regulations at all times
• Be punctual and dependent for assigned shifts
• Dress within the dress code requirements of the facility
• Identifies all patients using at least two identifiers verbally (name and DOB), and by checking ID bracelet
• Follows Hospital Wide and Department Specific policies and procedures
• Must interact with physicians, guest, staff, and patients pleasantly, cooperatively, and effectively Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Sound understanding of Emergency Room, Outpatient and Inpatient dynamics and workflow
• Sound understanding of nursing practice and nationally accepted standards of patient care
• Cognitive skills as related to Emergency Department, Outpatient, and Inpatient Nursing
• Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Good Communication skills with ability to communicate appropriately with all age groups
• Ability to perform under stress and cope with difficult situations
• Good time management and organizational skills to complete patient care and documentation each shift
• Sound understanding of moderate sedation including drug administration, monitoring, reversal agents, and adverse reactions
• Through understanding of bedside shift reporting and the use of SBAR
• Serves as the patients’ advocate Position

Requirements:
Education, Work Experience, Licensure, Certifications:
• Must be a registered nurse (RN) with current licensure
• Must be able to use Microsoft Office Software with a focus on Excel, SharePoint, Word, Outlook and Teams.
• Must be proficient in written and verbal communication skills
• Must possess detailed knowledge of hospital nursing operations
• A Bachelor's degree in Nursing from an accredited institution is recommended
• A Master's degree preferred
• Preferred to have 5+ years of demonstrated successful leadership in an acute-care hospital environment (For-profit experience preferred)
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with hospital staff, physicians, patients, and patient's families
• Ability to maintain confidential information concerning personal, financial, or medical matters Working

Conditions:
Patients need round-the-clock care; therefore

working hours
include days, nights, weekends, and holidays. Nurses spend a considerable amount of time walking, bending, stretching, standing, and assisting in patient transfers; therefore they must follow proper body mechanics to guard against injury. Nurses must be able to work accurately around frequent interruptions. Nurses may also face hazards from exposure to chemicals, infectious diseases, and body fluids requiring the need to wear PPE. In addition, Nurses treat patients that may be confused, irrational, agitated, and/or uncooperative. Physical Requirements / Demands:
• Ability to lift twenty (20) pounds. Moving, lifting, or transferring of patients may involve lifting of up to fifty (50) pounds
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods
• Ability to bend, lean, and stoop without hindrance; requires a full range of body motion
• Fine motor skills
• Vision: Must be able to see clearly with corrective device if necessary
• Hearing: Must be able to hear clearly with hearing assistance device if necessary The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, talk, and hear. The employee is frequently required to walk and reach forward with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, or crouch. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The overall physical demand rating for a job of the nurse falls within the Medium classification (exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects). Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for (Light Duty) according to the Dictionary of Occupational Titles. Statement of Non-Inclusivity: This

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has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by the employee within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, and qualifications which may be required of or given to any employee assigned to the position. The skills, duties, requirements, and responsibilities outlined in this

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may be changed or added to when deemed appropriate and necessary by the company or the person who is designated to be managerially responsible for this position. Receipt of the

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does not imply nor create a promise of employment, nor an employment contract of any kind. Employment with the company is an at-will relationship.