Assistant Chief Nursing Officer - St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital
Description
Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) is a diversified healthcare services company headquartered in Dallas with more than 100,000 employees. Through an expansive care network that includes United Surgical Partners International, we operate 60 hospitals and approximately 460 other healthcare facilities, including surgical hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and imaging centers and other care sites and clinics. We also operate Conifer Health Solutions, which provides revenue cycle management and value-based care services to hospitals, health systems, physician practices, employers and other clients. Across the Tenet enterprise, we are united by our mission to deliver quality, compassionate care in the communities we serve. For more information, please visit www.tenethealth.com.
St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital, San Antonio, Texas
St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital has 287 licensed beds and key service lines include Cancer Care, Cardiovascular Care, Digestive Disorders, Emergency, Imaging Services, Neurology, Orthopedics, Pediatric Care, Rehabilitation Services, Spine Care, Stroke & Neurosurgery, Surgical Services, Vascular, and Women's Health. St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital has been providing the San Antonio community with quality, compassionate care since 1978. Located in the South Texas Medical Center, St. Luke's experts offer trusted care in a warm environment that is always focused around the patient and their family. From our beautiful women’s center with private rooms to our attentive rehabilitation specialists, St. Luke's was built with your personalized needs in mind. That's Baptist Care.
At St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital, you will benefit from:
- A hospital that’s part of the Brain & Stroke Network, meaning faster, quality stroke care and improved brain outcomes. St. Luke’s was the first Comprehensive Stroke Center in the city, meaning we have the highest level of stroke certification and staff that can treat all types of strokes 24/7.
- The Joint Club, where we provide expert full orthopedic care for all your bones and joints. We offer an intensive pre- and postoperative teaching, therapy and support groups for our joint replacement patients.
- Labor and delivery services with exceptional comfort and care. We provide private labor, delivery, and recovery rooms, complete with innovative technology and techniques.
- Comprehensive surgical program including a robust robotics program providing minimally invasive surgical options to patients across multiple specialties.
Awards and Recognitions include the following:
- The Joint Commission Accreditation
- Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus Award – American Heart Association
- Target: Stroke Honor Roll – American Heart Association
- Primary Stroke Center Advanced Certification – The Joint Commission
- Comprehensive Stroke Certification- DNV
- Level IV Trauma designated- TDHS
- Level IV Maternal designated-TDHS
- Level IV NICU designated- TDHS
- Letter “B” Leap Frog certified facility
- Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services certified
- Medicare Value-Based Care Center for orthopedics
- Ethics in Business Award – Ecumenical Council of San Antonio
Our people make the difference in delivering quality, compassionate health care. From admitting to recovery room and everywhere in-between, our highly trained, professional staff has one goal in mind: your well-being.
It’s the people we care for and the dedicated people who make that care possible. That’s Baptist Care.
Position Summary
The Associate Chief Nursing Officer (ACNO) is a key member of the hospital’s nursing leadership team, partnering closely with the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) to advance clinical excellence, operational performance, and an exceptional patient and employee experience.
The ACNO provides leadership for assigned nursing departments and leaders, translating strategic priorities into action and ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, patient-centered care. This highly visible role offers the opportunity to influence nursing practice across the organization, develop future nursing leaders, and drive meaningful improvements in quality, workforce, and operational outcomes.
The ACNO may act on behalf of the CNO when designated and serves as an important partner to physicians, hospital executives, nursing leaders, and interdisciplinary teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic and operational leadership for assigned nursing departments, service lines, and nursing leaders.
- Partner with the CNO to implement nursing strategy, clinical priorities, and organizational goals.
- Lead, coach, and develop nursing directors and managers while building a strong pipeline of future nursing leaders.
- Drive improvements in patient safety, clinical quality, patient experience, employee engagement, and operational performance.
- Ensure appropriate staffing, skill mix, competency, and resource allocation based on patient care needs.
- Support workforce planning, recruitment, retention, succession planning, and leadership development.
- Use clinical, operational, workforce, and financial data to identify opportunities and implement effective improvement strategies.
- Promote evidence-based practice, shared decision-making, professional nursing standards, and a culture of continuous improvement.
- Partner with physicians and leaders across Quality, Human Resources, Finance, Operations, and other functions to achieve hospital-wide goals.
- Support nursing budgets, labor productivity, expense management, and responsible allocation of resources.
- Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, accreditation, professional practice, and organizational standards.
- Foster a culture of safety, accountability, collaboration, inclusion, and service excellence.
- Lead and support organizational change, performance improvement, and patient safety initiatives.
- Participate in administrative call coverage and act on behalf of the CNO when designated.
Education
- A Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) required.
- A Master’s degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Business, Public Health, Management, or a related field strongly preferred or required based on facility needs.
Licensure & Certification
- Current, active Registered Nurse (RN) license as required by the state of practice.
- Current CPR/BLS certification as required by the facility.
- Nursing executive certification such as CENP or NEA-BC preferred.
Experience
- Progressive nursing leadership experience in an acute-care hospital environment.
- Demonstrated success leading clinical operations, nursing teams, and performance improvement initiatives.
- Experience developing nursing leaders and building collaborative relationships with physicians and interdisciplinary partners.
- Strong understanding of quality, patient safety, regulatory requirements, workforce management, and hospital operations.
What Success Looks Like
The successful ACNO is a collaborative, visible, and results-oriented nursing leader who combines clinical credibility with strong business and operational judgment. This leader builds trust, develops people, uses data to drive decisions, and creates an environment where nurses can deliver exceptional care.
The ideal candidate is energized by the opportunity to influence hospital-wide performance while serving as a trusted partner to the CNO and helping shape the future of nursing leadership.
Compensation
A competitive compensation program will be tailored to the selected candidate. Base salary will be supplemented by a performance bonus and comprehensive, well-rounded benefits program, which includes relocation assistance.
Travel
Approximately 25 percent. Ability to travel in market. Selected candidate will be required to pass a Motor Vehicle Records check.
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