Chief Nursing Officer

CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region is committed to building healthier communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen—both inside our hospitals and out in the community. With locations throughout Colorado, Utah, and Kansas, we deliver the same high standard of care to our employees as we do to our patients. Our 20 hospitals, emergency and urgent care centers, home care and hospice, Flight for Life Colorado ^TM , telehealth and over 240 physician practices and clinics offer endless opportunities! Here, you can grow your career and impact the people in the communities you serve.

CommonSpirit Health is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit, faith-based health systems, with a team of over 150,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. CommonSpirit operates more than 2,200 care sites and 140 hospitals, serving some of the most diverse communities across the nation, letting humankindness lead the way.

Our leaders influence by example and succeed through accountability. In character and conduct, you embody humankindness—by pushing us toward our best selves so we can do our best work every day.

The Vice President of Nursing & Chief Nursing Officer for Holy Cross Hospital - West Valley provides leadership in the daily operations of the hospital. In this role you will be responsible and accountable for leading hospital clinical operations by working through directors and other health care team members in providing patient care 24 hours per day and 7 days a week.

Additional responsibilities of the The VP Nursing & CNO include:

• Exercises accountability for nursing care wherever it is provided in the hospital.
• Assuming active leadership role with Community Board, Senior Leadership, Medical Staff and with hospital leaders in hospital. Important to this role is understanding the leadership expectations of this position and the entire leadership team.
• Acting as a team player and contribute toward a team centered approach that lends itself to ensuring “team before self” to lead this complex, highly matrixed organization into the differentiated leading role as the system of choice.
• Inviting others into their work to be fully transparent with the activities of this position, allowing for celebration of success and learnings through opportunities for change.
• Acting as a change agent for the health system by being bold in our thoughts and actions that generate the need for urgency as we forge ahead as a thought leader in the industry.
• Demonstrating personal and professional accountability to the community, associates, physicians, and sponsors for performance that this position and its team complete.

In addition to bringing humankindness the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

• Masters Degree in Nursing (other disciplines acceptable if they hold a BSN in nursing), required
• Doctorate Degree, preferred
• 5 years progressive clinical leadership nursing experience required.
• CNO Experience preferred.
• RN license to practice in CO, UT or KS as applicable, required
• Nurse Executive Certification, professional certification required within 1 year of hire or transfer to role.

Physical Requirements-Sedentary work -(prolonged periods of sitting and exert up to 10lbs force occasionally)

At CommonSpirit Mountain Region, we believe in the healing power of humanity and serving the common good through our dedicated work and shared mission to celebrate humankindness. 

The staff at Holy Cross Hospital – West Valley is on a mission to provide the highest quality health care services with compassion and respect. As one of the busiest ERs in Utah, Holy Cross Hospital - West Valley is known for offering a broad spectrum of medical services and specialty clinics to care for the diverse healthcare needs of our growing community. Our hospital is part of a connected ecosystem of care backed by a team of highly skilled healthcare professionals and advanced medical technology that you can trust.

Be sure to consider our generous benefits as part of your overall compensation!  Designed with your well-being in mind, our benefits include:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401K with generous match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Forgiveness and more! 
• Executive Relocation package where applicable

To show our commitment to you and assist with your transition into our organization, we may offer a sign-on and relocation bonus when applicable. Additionally, this position is eligible for incentive pay based on company performance.

View more on our benefits HERE.

$149,829 - $194,757  / annually