Senior Vice President/System CNE

Kirby Bates Associates is pleased to partner with Memorial Hermann in their search for a SVP/System CNE

Memorial Hermann is a comprehensive, integrated health system with more than 270 care delivery sites, including 17 hospitals, 4,386 licensed beds and numerous specialty institutes, programs, and services.  Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center serves as the primary teaching hospital for McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. The Health System is committed to delivering safe, high-quality, patient-centered care and offers clinical expertise, innovation, and cutting-edge technology to all patients.  Nationally recognized for quality and patient safety, Memorial Hermann operates Memorial Hermann Life Flight®, the largest and busiest air ambulance service in the United States.  The Memorial Hermann Physician Network is one of the largest, most advanced, and integrated physician organizations.

The SVP/System CNE will:

• Establish and execute new staffing and care models and lead nursing along the full continuum of care.
• Collaborate with physician leadership to drive standardization and reduce unnecessary clinical variation utilizing evidence-based medicine.
• Work with Information Technology as well as Digital & Analytics to create a virtual care model and implement supporting technologies to streamline care support processes.
• Team up with Consumer Experience to create and execute the ideal patient/consumer experience.
• Elevate the role, practice, and reputation of nursing locally, regionally, and nationally,
• Establish relationships with nursing colleges and work with them to evolve nursing practice/models,
• Develop a career track for nurses and nurse practitioners,
• Provide oversight of regulatory, licensure and accreditation requirements related to all aspects of nursing.
• Encourage creativity, demonstrate fiscal responsibility, and promote the development of a high-reliability culture.

Opportunity Highlights:  

• The opportunity to lead 5 Magnet designated hospitals and 12 hospitals with Pathways to Excellence.
• Lead a large complex healthcare system into the future.
• The opportunity to develop new models of care across the continuum.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s and Master’s degree, one of which must be in Nursing, DNP or PhD preferred.
• RN licensure or eligible for licensure in the state of Texas.
• Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible leadership experience, preferably in a complex health system.
• CNO experience required; experience in an academic medical center strongly preferred.
• The ability to develop talent and build a strong pipeline of leaders.
• Knowledge of process improvement methodology and systems thinking.

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