University Hospitals is seeking a dynamic, highly visible nursing executive to serve as the Market Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) for the Northeast Market . This on-site leadership role will be based at UH Geneva Medical Center and UH Conneaut Medical Center and requires regular travel throughout the market to support nursing operations, leadership teams, and strategic initiatives across multiple community hospitals.
In this unique executive leadership position, the Market CNO will serve as the Chief Nursing Officer for UH Geneva Medical Center and UH Conneaut Medical Center while also providing market-level oversight and partnership to nursing leadership teams at UH Beachwood Medical Center, UH Lake West Medical Center, and UH TriPoint Medical Center .
The Market Chief Nursing Officer is the senior nursing leader responsible for the strategic, clinical, and operational leadership of nursing practice across a defined market of community hospitals. As a key member of the senior leadership team, this individual will drive the alignment of nursing standards, care delivery models, workforce strategies, quality outcomes, and patient experience throughout the market.
This role is ideal for a seasoned nursing executive who combines executive presence and strategic vision with a hands-on leadership approach. The successful candidate will be highly visible within the organization, actively engaging with frontline caregivers, nursing leaders, physicians, and operational partners to foster a culture of excellence, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
The Market CNO will lead efforts to standardize best practices, reduce variation, advance nursing excellence, strengthen leadership capability, improve workforce outcomes, and ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality, patient- and family-centered care across all assigned facilities. This leader will also partner closely with hospital, medical, and system executives to achieve strategic, financial, operational, and quality objectives while driving regulatory readiness and high reliability across the market.
This is an exceptional opportunity for an influential nursing leader who is passionate about developing teams, transforming care delivery, and shaping the future of community-based healthcare throughout Northeast Ohio.
What You Will Do
Strategic Nursing Leadership and Market Alignment
Provides leadership and oversight for nursing strategies, professional practice, and care delivery across the market's community medical centers, ensuring alignment with system priorities and nursing standards.
Leads cross-market initiatives to standardize care models, reduce variation, improve outcomes, and advance strategic nursing priorities.
Partners with market president, operations leaders, physicians, and system executives to integrate nursing priorities into market strategy, operational plans, and resource allocation decisions.
Represents nursing at the market level and serves as a visible advocate for high-reliability care, nursing excellence, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Advises senior leadership and governance bodies on market nursing priorities, risks, performance, and emerging issues affecting patient care and nursing practice.
Participates in strategic and capital planning and ensures nursing priorities are reflected in market growth, transformation, and investment decisions.
Advises the Board and/or its committees through regular reports regarding current issues relating to Nursing and other clinical practice.
Operational Oversight, Quality, and Clinical Performance
Establishes a consistent market-wide approach to nursing quality, safety, patient experience, and evidence-based practice across community hospital settings.
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