The Vice President, Associate Chief Nursing Officer, (VP/ACNO) is a key member of the nursing executive leadership team, reporting to the SVP & Chief Nursing Officer. This role plays a vital part in advancing Boston Children’s Hospital’s mission, vision, and strategic priorities across Nursing and Patient Care Services. The VP/ACNO provides executive leadership to nursing and select patient care operations, focusing on high-quality, patient-centered, and equitable care while improving clinical outcomes, operational efficiency, and staff engagement.
This is a distinct opportunity to lead Boston Children’s nursing teams, widely recognized for excellence in family-centered care, evolution of pediatric nursing science, and an exceptional interprofessional practice environment. This role will require an experienced leader with a demonstrated ability to lead comfortably in an organization that is actively evolving its organization-wide structures both near term and over time.
This VP/ACNO for Ambulatory, Satellite, and Network Nursing/Patient Care Operations will:- Provide oversight of BCH nursing strategy, budget, and practice at the operating unit level for ambulatory and satellite locations.
- Guide daily operational nursing and patient care priorities while functioning as an active contributor of senior administrative and physician leadership teams.
- Support staffing augmentation and educational programs and lead the daily work in nursing/patient care delivery.
- Create effective relationships with senior nursing, physician, and operational leaders, demonstrating the framework of shared leadership and teamwork.
- Work with Patient Safety and Quality (PSQ) to lead quality and operations improvement initiatives that enhance clinical outcomes, patient and family satisfaction, and promote HRO practices, including psychological safety.
- Advance staffing effectiveness and resource allocation in the context of competing operational priorities.
- Contribute to strategic planning both enterprise-wide and at the nursing operations level.
- Work with HR, Finance, and analytic leaders to implement tools and processes to improve nursing operations (i.e., hiring metrics, staff effectiveness, nurse engagement)
- Collaborate with executive leadership to develop, lead, and sustain succession planning.
To qualify, you must have:- BS degree in nursing (BSN) and MS degree in nursing (MS/MSN) required.
- BSN degree plus MBA, MPH or MHA acceptable when coupled with doctoral level preparation completion/near-term completion comittment.
- Nurse Executive Board Certification (NE-BC, NEA-BC) via ANCC or equivalent bodies, e.g., AONL, is required within 36 months of hire.
- Professional RN licensure in the Commonwealth of MA prior to date of hire.
- At least 7-10 years of leadership experience within a leading academic hospital/health care system known for nursing excellence.
- Progressive system-level nursing operations leadership experience, preferably as an ACNO or CNO, or serving in a Nursing Senior Director capacity
- Executive presence and ability to navigate both strategic and operational priorities with leadership and nursing team members.
- Demonstrated business, regulatory, and communication acumen.
- Effective written and oral communication skills and ability to adapt communication style to a wide range of audiences.
- Highly visible, empathetic, and optimistic leader with the strategic insight and collaborative approach necessary to inspire and guide teams.
- Ability to influence change and to create alignment with other teams and leaders outside of direct span of control, (i.e. finance, facilities, IT).
- Proven success advancing diversity and workforce representation with measurable outcomes.
- Genuine commitment to staff well-being, high-quality patient care, and operational excellence within a mission-driven environment.
Boston Children’s Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits.