Chief Nursing Officer (CNO)

at  Garfield County Public Hospital District No1

Garfield County Hospital District (GCHD) is seeking an experienced and dedicated Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) to join our Executive Team. This position provides the opportunity to put a personal touch on improving the lives of residents and employees, while leading a staff of dedicated healthcare professionals.
This position leads multiple units within the Hospital, with efforts organized around leadership, strategic planning, focusing on patients, human resources, measurement and analysis, and process management. A successful candidate would strive to continue the person-centered leadership valued at Garfield County Hospital, focusing on communication, accountability, reliability and encouragement. These are the foundational principles we work to follow each day.

Responsibilities would include, but are not limited to:

• Guiding and sustaining the organization by participating in setting organizational vision, values and performance expectations.
• Communicate effectively with staff, develop future leaders and create an environment that encourages ethical behavior and high performance.
• Participating in the strategic planning process in conjunction with the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
• Actively seeks to understand the voices of patients, with a focus on meeting patients’ needs and expectations.
• Effectively measure, analyze and review performance with the Executive Leadership team
• Manage organizational knowledge to drive improvement and competitiveness, with specific attention to performance as a health care provider.
• Address key human resource practices directed toward creating and maintaining a high-performance workplace and toward developing staff to enable them to enable them to adapt to change.
• Lead HR development and management requirements to ensure they align with the organization’s strategic objectives and action plans.
• Overseeing all clinical processes in the organization that support the delivery of healthcare.

GCHD offers a generous benefit, retirement and PTO package, including:

• Fully paid health and dental coverage for the CNO and family, if applicable
• Life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance and AFLAC options
• 5% retirement matching after one year of service
• 128 days of front-loaded PTO per year, pro-rated for mid-year hires
• Scholarship and generous tuition reimbursement programs
• 4 hours of sick leave accrued each month
• Employer funded Health Reimbursement Account, to be used for GCHD services
• FSA and HSA plan options
• ID Theft Protection and Legal Aid packages
• Employee Assistance Program

The successful candidate would have their current RN license by the Washington State Board of Nursing, ACLS, PALS, TNCC and BLS.
Five years of practical acute care and/or emergency nursing expertise required, and critical access and swing bed experience are preferred. Other requirements include experience as a charge nurse or supervisory nursing position, experience in staffing, clinical operations, labor budget management, community relations, quality assurance and risk management. Demonstrated management experience required.
Skills should include the ability to tolerate a full range of activities in a fast-moving service-oriented environment, ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of personalities, ability to write speeches, procedures and financial reports, ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to problems, be comfortable working with Microsoft programs, and able to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions.
GCHD is a rural hospital located in Pomeroy Washington. We offer 25 beds, an emergency department, lab services, imaging services and a medical clinic to our local community and beyond. Our staff is dedicated and compassionate about caring for our patients and residents. We value caring, loyalty, quality, safety and family.
GCHD originally opened its doors in 1948, on land the local community donated to the city. In 1999 the hospital became the first critical access hospital in the state of Washington. The hospital and clinic offer community outreach programs such as chronic disease management, diabetes education, health education and screenings, immunizations, smoking cessation and weight loss programs. Join our team today and help us define the rural healthcare experience.
GCHD provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, GCHD complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
GCHD expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of GCHD employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge

• Guiding and sustaining the organization by participating in setting organizational vision, values and performance expectations.
• Communicate effectively with staff, develop future leaders and create an environment that encourages ethical behavior and high performance.
• Participating in the strategic planning process in conjunction with the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
• Actively seeks to understand the voices of patients, with a focus on meeting patients’ needs and expectations.
• Effectively measure, analyze and review performance with the Executive Leadership team
• Manage organizational knowledge to drive improvement and competitiveness, with specific attention to performance as a health care provider.
• Address key human resource practices directed toward creating and maintaining a high-performance workplace and toward developing staff to enable them to enable them to adapt to change.
• Lead HR development and management requirements to ensure they align with the organization’s strategic objectives and action plans.
• Overseeing all clinical processes in the organization that support the delivery of healthcare