Assistant Chief Nursing Officer-Wesley Chapel Hospital

The Assistant Chief Nursing Officer (ACNO) provides strategic and operational leadership for nursing services within the assigned hospital department. This role ensures high-quality, evidenced based patient care by overseeing clinical standards, staffing, regulatory compliance, and patient safety initiatives. Working closely with physician and administrative leaders, the Executive Director drives departmental performance, strengthens care delivery processes, and supports organizational goals. This leader develops nursing talent, promotes accountability, and advances a culture of continuous improvement to achieve strong patient outcomes and an excellent care experience.

Essential Functions

• In-depth knowledge of nursing theory, practice, and administration to plan and evaluate nursing standards and practice
• Expert verbal, non-verbal, and written communication skills
• Advanced interpersonal skills necessary to provide effective leadership and collaboration within a multidisciplinary setting
• Accountable for the development and monitoring of the program budget; assures cost-effective use of resources
• Authority to act, implement, and recommend actions to others
• Analytical ability necessary to oversee, direct, and evaluate objectives and operations of nursing programs
• Develops and administers sound policies, procedures, budgets, and standards
• Identifies and responds to deficiencies and initiates corrective actions to achieve desired results
• Analyzes complex data sets to address clinical, operational, and personnel management issues

Qualifications

• Doctoral Degree (Ph.D., Ed.D.) Nursing (Required)
• Minimum of 10 years of experience of advanced administrative skills (Required) including a minimum 5 years experience in management with significant business impact (Required)
• RN (Required)
• Pediatric experience is highly desired

Salary Range: Minimum 176,679.00/annually - Maximum 225,487.00/annually. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility. In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

The Hospital reserves the right to modify employee schedules as needed.

We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.