POSITION OVERVIEW:

Baptist Health, the largest not-for-profit health system in Kentucky comprised of 9 hospitals with a combined 23,000 employees, 2,300+ licensed beds, and more than $4 billion in total annual revenues, is seeking a Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) for its three-time Magnet designated, 519-bed flagship hospital, Baptist Health Louisville.  The CNO will have executive responsibility for the leadership, direction, and administration of patient care for Baptist Health Louisville.  Additionally, the CNO will play a key role in promoting system-wide nursing best practices, collaborating closely with system leadership and his/her executive nursing colleagues across the health system to successfully achieve system-wide patient care and strategic goals.  Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) with either Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence.  Baptist Health Louisville was voted the #1 hospital in the Metro Louisville area and #4 in the state of Kentucky by U.S. News & World Report for 2021-22 and is a 10-time recipient of the Best Places to Work in Kentucky designation.

Reporting to the President of Baptist Health Louisville, the CNO will serve as a key member of the hospital’s senior leadership team and regularly interrelate with Baptist Health system leaders, the CNOs of other Baptist Health system hospitals via the Health System Nurse Executive Council, as well as physicians, and the Baptist Health Medical Group.  The CNO will function in a highly visible, collaborative and impactful position and ensure nurses have a voice and are always represented at the senior leadership level of Baptist Health.  He/She will champion Baptist Health Louisville’s continued commitment to Magnet designation, define the future nursing strategy and culture to attract and retain the best nurses, and provide nurses with challenging and rewarding careers that allow them to advance and assume future leadership roles within Baptist Health Louisville and across the entire Baptist Health system.

The ideal CNO candidate for Baptist Health Louisville will be an experienced nurse executive skilled in change management, energetic, yet pragmatic, who brings proven operational and strategic leadership expertise.  He/She must have a passion for excellence and be a mission-driven, patient-centric, exceptionally relational leader who is inspiring and will successfully build upon the tremendous legacy and long-standing reputation of Baptist Health Louisville as the top hospital in the area.

EDUCATION, LICENSURE, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

• MSN is required.  A Doctorate in Nursing or PhD in Nursing is preferred.

• Must have (or obtain) licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of Kentucky.

• 5-10 years of progressive nurse leadership and/or healthcare administration within a high volume, medically complex, multi-facility health system is required.  Experience in a Magnet organization is strongly preferred.

A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF BAPTIST HEALTH & BAPTIST HEALTH LOUISVILLE:

Founded in 1924 and headquartered in Louisville, Baptist Health is a $4 billion, 9-hospital network (8 owned; 1 managed) with over 2,300 cumulative licensed beds, making it the largest not-for-profit health system in Kentucky serving 74% of the state’s population.  Baptist Health’s mission is to demonstrate the love of Christ by providing and coordinating care and improving health of the communities it serves.  This faith-based system places special emphasis on its core values, treating all with integrity, respect, and compassion, with a focus on excellence and coordination in all they do, helping each team member to experience the joy of caring for others.

Baptist Health is the leading brand in most all of its markets and offers 400+ points of care through numerous outpatient care centers, retail-based clinics, physician offices, diagnostic and surgery centers, urgent care/express care centers, occupational medicine and physical therapy centers, and fitness centers.  Baptist Health has a system-wide physician network of over 3,000 providers.  The Baptist Health Medical Group (BHMG) includes more than 1,500 employed physicians and advanced practice clinicians across Kentucky.

Baptist Health’s culture fosters teamwork, innovation and opportunities for growth.  With total annual revenues of more than $4 billion, Baptist Health is a financially strong health system that is a forward-thinking, strategic, and growing organization that is deeply committed to the communities it serves.

Baptist Health Louisville, the system’s 519-bed flagship facility, ranks among the top five hospitals in Kentucky for orthopedics, emergency care, maternity care, and neuroscience.  The hospital has successfully achieved Magnet designation three times and is currently pursuing its 4^th designation.

Baptist Health Louisville is Joint Commission accredited and maintains consistent focus on patient goals that revolve around safety, quality, and a positive patient experience.  Baptist Health overall and Baptist Health Louisville are both committed to achieving top quartile designation in clinical outcomes, patient safety and experience, as well as bottom quartile in cost of care. 

THE LOCALE:  LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

Louisville, Kentucky, home to one of the world’s most famous horse tracks—the Kentucky Derby—is the largest city in the state and the 28^th most populous city in the nation.  Situated on the Ohio River and along the border between Kentucky and Indiana, Louisville is influenced by both Southern and Midwestern culture and is sometimes referred to as either the northernmost Southern city or the southernmost Northern city in the United States.  More than 782,000 residents call Louisville home. The MSA population ranks as the 46^th largest in the nation with close to 1.3 million residents.

Today, Louisville is home to dozens of industrial companies, is a significant manufacturing hub, and is expanding its high-tech infrastructure.  The top 10 employers include Baptist Healthcare Systems, UPS, Humana, Norton Healthcare, KentuckyOne Health, Ford Motor Company, GE Appliances & Lighting, The Kroger Company, Catholic Archdioceses of Louisville, and LG&E and KU Energy.

With four distinct seasons, residents enjoy a multitude of year-round activities suitable for all members of the family.  Well-known annual cultural events include the Kentucky Derby held during the first Saturday of May, the Humana Festival of New American Plays, the world’s largest Beatles Festival (Abbey Road on the River) held on Memorial Day weekend, the Kentucky State Fair, and the Kentucky Bourbon Festival.  Louisville has blossomed into a destination center for art and music and is home to the Louisville Ballet, Louisville Orchestra, the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, the Kentucky Opera, and a downtown district locally known as “Museum Row.”

************************************************************

For more information or to confidentially discuss this position, please contact:

Kate Schmitz, MHA, FACHE

Senior Search Consultant, InTrust Partners                      

864.608.1750 | KSchmitz@InTrustPartners.com