VP & CNO/COO

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.

You have a purpose, unique talents and now is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success.

To provide leadership in the daily operations of the Hospital. Provide business development acting as the representative in all operational related initiatives and strategies, in collaboration with the CEO. This
position will have input and drive entity specific strategic and operational initiatives which also includes
the identification of programs and services to meet the changing market demands. The CNO / COO has
responsibility and accountability for leading hospital clinical and ancillary operations by working through
directors and other health care team members. The CNO / COO exercises accountability for nursing care wherever it is provided in the Hospital.

The CNO / COO assumes active leadership role with Community Board, Senior Leadership, Medical
Staff, and with hospital leaders in the Hospital and CommonSpirit Health. Important to this role is  understanding the leadership expectations of this position and the entire leadership team throughout CommonSpirit Health.

The CNO/COO must have a personal and professional connection to the Mission of this Christian
organization. This position must be a team player themselves and contribute toward a Team centered
approach that lends itself to ensuring “team before self” in order to lead this complex, highly matrixed
organization into the differentiated leading role as THE system of choice. This position will invite others
into their work in order to be fully Transparent with the activities of this position, allowing for celebration of success and learnings through opportunities for change. This position will be a change agent for the
health system by being bold in our thoughts and actions that generate the need for Urgency as CommonSpirit forges ahead as the thought leader in the industry. Finally, the individual must demonstrate 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 to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

• Master Degree required.  Master Degree in other discipline accepable if holds BSN in nursing
• Bachelor Degree required. Graduated from an accredited school of Nursing BSN required
• Doctorate Degree preferred
• 5 years progressive clinical leadership experience required
• CNO or hospital management experience preferred
• Registered Nurse in state of employment
• Nurse Executive Certificate within one year of hire or transfer to role

We believe in the healing power of humanity and serving the common good through our dedicated work and shared mission to celebrate humankindness. 

We believe investing in our employees lets them know they truly matter. Your Total Rewards package includes compensation, benefits, retirement, wellness, leave, and other programs. Designed with your well-being in mind, we offer: 

• Several Medical, Dental, & Vision options.
• Spending Accounts including a Dependent Care FSA that can include an employer contribution
• Retirement account options with a generous employer match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Forgiveness, and so much more!

View more on our benefits HERE.

$72.03 - $100.85 / hour