At Bon Secours Mercy Health, we are dedicated to continually improving health care quality, safety and cost effectiveness. Our hospitals, care sites and clinicians are recognized for clinical and operational excellence.

　　CHIEF NURSING OFFICER - Education , Innovation, & Transformation

　　Travel 50% Depending upon geographic location

　　Position Summary

　　The Chief Nursing Officer for Education, Innovation & Transformation is responsible for leading and overseeing nursing education programs and promoting innovation in nursing practice within Bon Secours Mercy Health. This role requires a visionary leader who can develop and implement strategies to enhance nursing education, foster a culture of continuous learning and drive innovation in patient care. This position will set the strategy and priorities for nursing education and innovation across the ministry and ensure resources, processes and collaborative efforts with market and facility leadership for implementation.

　　Essential Job Functions

　　Collaboration and Partnerships: Collaborate with healthcare leaders, academic institutions, and industry partners to promote innovation and education and advance BSMH strategic priorities.

　　Innovation and Transformation: Defines the long-term strategic vision and scope for all nursing innovation programs and priorities to advance nursing’s strategic priorities at BSMH. Leads and develops initiatives that advance nursing science and evidence-based practice while collaborating with system and market interdisciplinary teams to drive innovation in healthcare delivery. Fosters a culture of innovation in nursing practice by setting the strategic direction for nursing leaders and associates that encourages and implements new approaches to patient care. Responsible for innovation in future care delivery models fostering improvements across the caregiver experience, patient experience and outcomes. This position will lead system wide scaling of select solutions and assessment, planning, development of innovation units and implementation of technology advancement in collaboration with market leadership for implementation and execution.

　　Educational leadership: Develops and implements strategic plans for nursing education and professional development programs in collaboration with key stakeholders and market leadership. Leads nursing educators and design teams to leverage principles of adult learning and appropriate teaching strategies to enhance curriculum and clinical experiences while ensuring compliance with accreditation and regulatory requirements. Establishes nursing academic practice partnerships that advance the workforce development strategy to achieve mutually agreed upon goals with partner schools such as professional growth and development of students and BSMH associates and effective recruitment and transition to practice for graduate nurses. Establishes system standards for professional nurse onboarding, education, professional development and professional practice programs and processes to meet identified educations needs and ensure contemporary, diverse learning experiences for the nursing workforce. Sets system standards for nursing practice excellence and nursing sensitive outcome management as outlined by the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program. Leads and guides the nursing research agenda to contribute new knowledge, innovation, and technology to the nursing profession.

　　Quality Improvement: Implements education and innovation strategies that align with ministry KPIs for patient outcomes and improvement as key measures of success while promoting evidence-based practice and clinical excellence. Monitors and evaluates nursing practice trends to identify opportunities for improvement, works with clinical leadership teams to develop strategies and implement plans as needed.

　　Resource Management: Manages budget and resources for nursing education and innovation programs while ensuring efficient utilization of resources while maintaining quality standards. Supports system contracts for learning management resources to ensure system needs are met, maintained, and properly allocated for utilization.

　　Licensing/Certification

　　Current RN License in primary state or active RN license covered by NLC (Required)Education

　　Doctorate of Nursing/DNP (Required)

　　PhD (Preferred)

　　Work Experience

　　12-15+ years in progressive healthcare leadership roles with significant business impact (Required)

　　Previous experience in nursing operations in progressive leadership roles, previous experience of ANCC Magnet or Pathways to Excellence program requirements (Preferred)

　　Many of our opportunities reward* your hard work with:

　　Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental and vision plans

　　Prescription drug coverage

　　Flexible spending accounts

　　Life insurance w/AD&D

　　Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible

　　Paid time off

　　Educational Assistance

　　And much more

　　*Benefits offerings vary according to employment status

　　All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you'd like to view a copy of the affirmative action plan or policy statement for Mercy Health – Youngstown, Ohio or Bon Secours – Franklin, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia; and Emporia, Virginia, which are Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employers, please email [email protected] . If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact The Talent Acquisition Team at [email protected]