The primary purpose of the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) is to administratively and clinically supervise all Nursing Services provided at the Walter B Jones Center through the two separate hospitals: (1) WBJ Lakeside Psychiatric Hospital and (2) WBJ Woodside Treatment Center. The CNO is delegated with significant managerial and programmatic responsibilities that are essential to the successful operation of the Walter B Jones Center's Nursing Services. The CNO has the complete responsibility for the direction, administration, and supervision of a specific system-wide program in Nursing Services such as education, infection control, departmental performance improvement/risk management and hiring staff. The CNO has complete responsibility for independently planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating the quality of system-wide nursing care delivered through the organization. The CNO is also an active member of the Walter B Jones Center's Executive Leadership Team and plays an important role in the management of the Center/Hospital. The CNO represents Nursing Services on multiple Hospital, DSOHF and DHHS committees.

Recruitment Range: $85,753.00 - $141,492.00

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

• Knowledge of professional nursing theory, techniques, practices and procedures.

• Knowledge of standards and State and Federal laws, rules, and regulations regarding their specific program and agency/facility.  

• Ability to independently assess, analyze, plan, direct, implement, and evaluate delivery of Nursing Services.

• Ability to develop and maintain effective written and oral communication and work relationships with Physicians, healthcare personnel, patients, families, agencies and others.  This includes the ability to prepare, write, and present reports to management and administration.

• Ability to develop databases for collecting or reporting data on specific programs; thus enabling management to make informed decisions.

Conditional Requirements: Ability to complete the physical requirements for CPR and CPI certifications.

Per G.S. 126-5(cl) (37), this position is Exempt from all provisions of NC General Statute Chapter 126 (State Human Resources Act) with the exception of Articles 6 and 7.

This Position Is Designated As Mandatory And Must Report Or Stay Over During Adverse Weather Events.

About the Facility:

The Walter B. Jones Center operates two adult inpatient treatment programs on site in Greenville, NC: (1) Woodside Treatment Center and (2) Lakeside Psychiatric Hospital. The primary purpose and mission of the Walter B. Jones Center is "To provide inpatient treatment, psychiatric stabilization and medical detoxification for individuals with mental health, substance use and other co-occurring psychiatric diagnoses for ongoing community based treatment and recovery". The Center is accredited by the Joint Commission and SAMHSA/CSAT. Two specialty programs are offered to all 100 NC Counties: (1) Inpatient Opioid Treatment for adults and (2) Inpatient Perinatal Services for women in their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd trimesters with substance use disorders.