Chief Nursing Executive

Education

Required:  Master’s degree in nursing, healthcare administration or business.  In order to maintain the institution’s designation as a Magnet organization, if the Master’s degree is not in nursing, then either a baccalaureate or doctoral degree must be in nursing.

Preferred:    Doctoral degree
 

Experience

Required: Ten (10) years of experience as a transformational nurse executive leader who possesses the skills to clearly articulate a vision, be innovative, inspire others, and set high expectations for achievement; five (5) years of experience as a Chief Nursing Officer or Assistant/Associate Chief Nursing Officer in a highly matrixed academic hospital.

Preferred:     Ten (10) years of experience as a Chief Nursing Officer in an academic hospital environment.


Licensure/Certification

Required: State of Texas Professional Nursing license (RN)

Nurse Executive Board Certification (NE-BC / NEA-BC) via ANCC or equivalent bodies e.g., AONL reflecting executive leadership skills and capabilities or commitment to complete within 36 months of hire.

Key Success Factors

• Ability to communicate a vision and inspire others with a sense of shared purpose.

• Effectively work within a system, influence results, motivate individuals and teams, and resolve problems without damaging relationships.

• A personal presence that is characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity, and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals, and values of MD Anderson.

• Digital mindset that is focused on innovative solutions in the practice of nursing care.

 

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