Chief Nursing Officer and COO

Where You’ll Work

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S., from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services, CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources, CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy 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.

Founded in 1950, Dignity Health - Sequoia Hospital is a 208-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Redwood City, California. Serving over 50,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, stroke care, and a birthing center. Additionally, Sequoia Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and recently was awarded the AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care. It was recently named a Leapfrog 2025 Top General Hospital.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO), you're leading our nurses across every department to maintain compliance and exceed patient expectations. Everything we do is centered around humankindness. You'll use that as your motivation as you work with leadership and everyone in the hospital to ensure quality, safety, and a great patient experience. Every day, your role is part business, part quality director, and part motivator and encourager.Every day you will have direct influence over the care we provide to our patients, real people who are coming to us at the most vulnerable times in their life. To build trust with our teams while executing that mission, you have to be a transparent and deliberate leader in the hospital and the community. We are looking for someone courageous enough, to be honest about successes and failures and use both to drive innovative solutions for patient care and interdisciplinary teamwork.To be successful in this role, you will consistently demonstrate visionary leadership, strategic planning capabilities, and an unwavering commitment to clinical excellence and patient advocacy. Furthermore, you will foster a culture of open communication, continuous improvement, and professional development across all nursing functions.

• Manages the resources (e.g. staff, materials and finances) of the nursing department; plans and directs all nursing activities in that facility.
• Provides strong operational leadership as a highly engaged Chief Nursing Officer, overseeing ancillary departments and directing key business units to ensure efficient resource management, seamless operations, and alignment with organizational goals and objectives.
• Develops and deploys nursing policies, objectives, and initiatives for the department; reviews departmental operations to ensure compliance with established standards.
• Drives the delivery of quality and cost-effective patient care; oversees the performance of nursing staff.
• Develops the overall competency level of nursing staff; coordinates quality enhancement and process improvement tasks.

Job Requirements

Qualifications:

• Education:
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) required.
  • A Master's degree in Nursing (MSN), Business Administration (MBA), Healthcare Administration (MHA), Education, or Public Health is also acceptable, provided the BSN or MSN requirement is met.
• Experience: Must meet ONE of the following:
  • Minimum of ten (10) years of nursing experience.
  • Minimum of five (5) years of nurse leadership experience, combined with a Master's degree (as specified above).
• Licensure: Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in California upon hire.

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