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The Chief Nursing Officer will have oversight over Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center and serves as a member of the Regional Health Ministry's (RHM) senior leadership team.  The CNO provides clinical and administrative leadership for planning, organizing, directing, monitoring, and evaluating safe high-quality patient care across the continuum to advance clinical practice and patient care consistent with the ANA Scope of Practice and American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet Standards.

Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center

Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho is 378 staffed bed medical center dedicated to delivering advanced medical services in a spiritual, healing environment throughout southwest Idaho, eastern Oregon and northern Nevada. Through innovative technologies, compassionate staff and warm, healing environments, Saint Alphonsus strives to provide care that is focused on patients.

Founded in 1894 by the Sisters of the Holy Cross, Saint Alphonsus was the first hospital established in Boise – bringing healthcare to the poor and underserved. Now referred to as Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, our licensed medical-surgical/acute care 381-bed facility serves as the center for advanced medicine and is poised to support the community well into the future. Saint Alphonsus also has an intricate system of health and wellness services that extend into the communities around our region.

The Saint Alphonsus Medical Group has primary care and specialty care physicians throughout the region that are focused on keeping care close to home. Our Virtual Monitoring & Care initiatives use telemedicine to reach out to patients who are homebound or in rural areas that lack mobility or access to healthcare centers and services. Through audio and/or visual means, healthcare providers are able to remotely assess, monitor, instruct, educate and treat patients who typically would not be able to travel to receive services. These community-based services, combined with the advanced critical care available at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, provide residents with more comprehensive, convenient and accessible health and wellness care, and support our mission to improve the health of our communities.

The Saint Alphonsus Trauma Center has a Level II Trauma Center designation by the Time Sensitive Emergency System. This validates that a hospital is fully equipped and prepared to provide care for patients with major traumatic injuries. Trauma Centers have dedicated physicians, staff and resources to provide specialist medical and nursing care including emergency medicine, trauma surgery, critical care, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, vascular surgery, anesthesiology, and radiology.

Essential Functions

• Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the Trinity Health Mission, Vision, and Values in behaviors, practices, and decisions.
• Participates in the administration of the Regional Health Ministry as a full member of the senior leadership team, including strategic planning, execution, change management, and organizational decision-making. Develops and implements nursing’s mission, vision, values and strategic, short- and long-term goals and objectives, standards of care and operating plans for patient care services.
• Collaborates with the senior leadership team in the development and implementation of operating and capital budgets.
• Develops and implements ongoing measures/evaluation methods related to all dimensions of performance inclusive of budget and productivity targets.
• Develops and implements plans, including education and required competencies that ensure staffing for safe high-quality patient care.
• Ensures the recruitment, retention, development, succession planning for and engagement of quality patient care associates and leadership. Promotes an environment of shared leadership and decision making.
• Participates in evaluating, selecting, and integrating health care technology and information systems that support patient care.
• In collaboration with the Chief Medical Officer and the Chief Quality Officer, serves as a sponsor and develops and directs the implementation of effective evidence-based programs to measure, analyze and continuously improve the safety and quality of all patient care services through empiric outcomes.
• Ensures compliance with all health care standards and requirements established by various licensing, regulatory and accreditation bodies.
• Communicates on a regular basis with senior leaders, the medical staff, the board and other identified stakeholders’ achievements and concerns related to patient safety, quality, patient loyalty, associate engagement and physician satisfaction.
• Participates in regional decision-making and workgroups, assuming leadership in implementing improvement changes within the Regional Health Ministry.
• Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, Trinity Health’s Organizational Integrity Program, Standards of Conduct, as well as other policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical, and professional behavior.

Vision

As a mission-driven, innovative health organization, we will become a leader in improving the health of our communities and each person we serve. We will be the most trusted partner for life.

Promise Statement

We Listen. We Partner. We Make it Easy.

Our Actions

• Listen to understand.
• Learn continuously.
• Keep it simple.
• Create solutions.
• Deliver outstanding service.
• Own and speak up for safety.
• Expect, embrace and initiate change.
• Demonstrate exceptional teamwork.
• Trust and assume goodness of intentions.
• Hold myself and others accountable for results.
• Communicate directly with respect and honesty.
• Serve every person with empathy, dignity and compassion.
• Champion diversity, equity and inclusion.

Leadership Competencies

As a Trinity Health Executive, the incumbent is expected to demonstrate leadership traits which support our Mission Statement and Core Values as identified below:

Mission Statement:  We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.

Core Values:

• Reverence:  We honor the sacredness and dignity of every person.

• Commitment to Those who are Poor:  We stand with and serve those who are poor, especially those most vulnerable.

• Justice:  We foster right relationships to promote the common good, including sustainability of Earth.

• Stewardship:  We honor our heritage and hold ourselves accountable for the human, financial and natural resources entrusted to our care.

• Integrity: We are faithful to those we say we are.

• Safety: We embrace a culture that prevents harm and nurtures a healing, safe environment for all.

Minimum Qualifications

• State Registered Nursing license. 
• Master’s degree-level education is required. Either the Bachelor degree or the Master degree MUST be in Nursing. Doctoral education is preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years executive/director level leadership experience in patient care in an acute care setting. 
• Advanced knowledge of professional nursing practice in an executive or specialty practice area as evidenced through certification (e.g., CENP, NEA-BC, FACHE, etc.).  Certification required within 18 months of hire.
• Member of a professional nursing organization.
• A thorough understanding of the Electronic Medical Record, concepts of clinical informatics, and other advanced health care technologies.   
• A thorough understanding of the health care environment and all applicable laws and regulations.   
• In depth knowledge of system thinking, change leadership, shared governance, matrix reporting, continuous improvement, process excellence, and financial and productivity management.    
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with all members of the administrative and health care team.
• The ability to synthesize and interpret large amounts of clinical, quality, and financial data. 
• Demonstrated problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrated ability to model the use of evidence-based leadership/practice, and project management skills.
• Displays excellent interpersonal and communication skills to provide advice, counsel and leadership to staff, physicians, patients, and the community.

Physical and Mental Requirements and Working Conditions

• Must be able to adapt to frequently changing work priorities.
• Must be able to travel as needed to the various Trinity Health sites.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by persons assigned to this classification.  They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties so assigned.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.