Overview:
Throughout communities in Illinois and Wisconsin, 13 hospitals, numerous community-based health centers and clinics, our 13,000+ colleagues have built a culture based on our solid core values of respect, care, competence, and joy. These are the ideals we believe in, work by, and live each day.
Built upon more than 145 years of service to the communities we serve, we now look to the future and our place in it as a health care system that strives to continually improve processes, procedures, and outcomes with the latest and most advanced technologies and treatments.
Regardless of how far our passion for excellence carries us, our focus will always remain on the most important person in our entire organization: The patient.
HSHS requires COVID-19 vaccines or an approved medical or religious exemption for all colleagues.
HSHS and affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
HSHS is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.
Summary:
Hospital Sisters Health System is looking for a Market Chief Nursing Officer to lead our Central Illinois Market. The market structure includes fives Illinois based HSHS hospitals and is based at our flagship hospital, HSHS St. John’s, in Springfield, IL. This role is responsible for all day to day nursing responsibilities at HSHS St. John’s Hospital as well as overall market nursing oversight. This role reports directly to the HSHS Central Illinois Market President & CEO.
The ideal candidate is a seasoned CNO that is confident managing in a matrix environment with proven success in a hospital setting with care delivery, strategy, and culture. Ideally, this candidate will have CNO experience within a tertiary hospital as well as experience within a trauma designated hospital. The ideal candidate is also comfortable in community involvement throughout the market, especially in Springfield.
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Based in Springfield, IL
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Nursing oversight of five market hospitals
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Highly visible role
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Reports directly to HSHS Central Illinois Market President & CEO
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Relocation package
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Base salary and annual incentive
Minimum Requirements:
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Master’s degree in business, nursing or healthcare administration or a related field is required.
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3 years of chief nursing leadership experience is required.
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Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of practice is required.
Benefits:
HSHS has comprehensive benefit package designed exclusively for executive leaders. A variety of medical/dental/vision offerings along with unlimited time off, annual compensation incentive, relocation package, and robust retirement plan are just a few of our exciting offerings.
Central IL Market Hospital Statistics:
St. John’s Hospital - Springfield-
HSHS Flagship hospital
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Level 1 trauma center
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Level 2 pediatric trauma center
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Staffed Beds: 422
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Annual admissions: 18,843
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Active Medical Staff: 1,094
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Total colleagues: 2,010
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Nursing staff: 1,178
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Annual Surgical Cases: 13,970
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Annual Emergency Room Visits: 45,651
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Births: 2,117
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St. Mary’s Hospital - Decatur
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3,603 surgical cases
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4,757 admissions
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23,414 ER visits
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HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital – Decatur Future Plans:
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In 2023, HSHS entered a new era of healthcare in Decatur. The hospital has begun to implement a modernization plan that features a major infrastructure renovation to update clinical spaces, improve patient room amenities and improve the patient experience. This latest investment, totaling approximately $90 million, will result in the modernization of the clinical space to enable hospital colleagues to continue the Mission of the Hospital Sisters to serve our current patients and future generations. The project is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2026.
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St. Francis Hospital - Litchfield
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Bed count: 25
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Annual inpatient admissions: 1,091
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Annual births: 147
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Annual emergency room visits: 10,901
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Annual surgical cases: 1,062
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Non-clinical colleagues: 211
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Medical staff: 248
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St. Anthony Memorial Hospital – Effingham
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Bed count: 133
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Average Daily Census: 30
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Annual surgical cases: 2,798
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Annual Admissions: 3,488
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Annual emergency room visits: 23,824
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Good Shephard Hospital – Shelbyville
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Bed count: 30
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Average Daily Census: 5
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Annual surgical cases: 173
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Annual admissions: 318
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Annual emergency room visits: 4,469
HSHS Information:
Throughout communities in Illinois and Wisconsin, 13 hospitals, numerous community-based health centers and clinics, our 13,000+ colleagues have built a culture based on our solid core values of respect, care, competence, and joy. These are the ideals we believe in, work by, and live each day.
Built upon more than 145 years of service to the communities we serve, we now look to the future and our place in it as a health care system that strives to continually improve processes, procedures, and outcomes with the latest and most advanced technologies and treatments. Regardless of how far our passion for excellence carries us, our focus will always remain on the most important person in our entire organization: The patient.
Qualifications:
Education
Master’s degree in business, nursing or healthcare administration or a related field is required.
Experience
3 years of chief nursing leadership experience is required.
Certifications, Licenses and Registrations
Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of practice is required.
Wisconsin: RNs may practice with a valid multi-state RN license as outlined in the Nurse Licensure Compact rules.
Physical Requirements: Leadership