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MedStar Health
Chief Nursing Officer
Columbia, MD

MedStar Health, a leading regional healthcare system in the Washington D.C./Baltimore region, is seeking an outstanding leader to assume the inaugural Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) position. This is an extraordinary opportunity to join a financially successful $3.8 billion system with the resolve and resources to invest in programs and people that advance quality, patient and employee satisfaction.

MedStar Health is the area's largest health system, with a network of nine hospitals and 20 additional health-related businesses across Maryland and the Washington, DC region. It is one of the region's largest employers with more than 26,000 associates and 5,300 affiliated physicians, all of whom support MedStar Health's patient-first philosophy that combines care, compassion and clinical excellence with an emphasis on customer service. MedStar has more than 166,000 inpatient admissions and more than 1.6 million outpatient visits each year. MedStar is rated A2 by Moody's and ended FY09 with earnings of $59.8 million.

MedStar Health's areas of clinical excellence include cardiology, cardiac surgery, oncology services, rehabilitation, neurosciences, orthopedic surgery, women's services, and emergency and trauma services. They have comprehensive services including primary, urgent and subacute care, medical education and research. Other health-related services include assisted living, home health and long-term care. They also operate nursing homes, senior housing, adult day care, rehabilitation and ambulatory centers, as well as maintain MedStar Physician Partners, a comprehensive physician network in Maryland and the Washington, DC region.

The new CNO will provide system-wide oversight, support and advocacy for the professional practice of nursing, channeling communication/collaboration between MedStar Health leaders and through the Chief Nursing Officer to the MedStar Health Corporate Leadership Team. He/She will coordinate and enhance the engagement of nursing professionals of MedStar Health's quality and safety agenda through the development of system-wide initiatives and engagements that reflect evidence-based, as well as best practice models.

This person will be an innovative, successful leader who has strategic and operational skills in a multi-site delivery system known for its excellence in quality and consistency of service. He/She will possess strong individual and team skills, a commitment to developing a cutting-edge organizational culture and will value, teach and model coaching and cultivate system transformation. Experience building a highly collaborative culture that seeks to partner with physician leaders to relentlessly improve quality and patient safety is required. An RN, with an accredited master's degree is required as is solid business acumen and effective leadership in a strong matrix environment.

Nominations, resumes, and inquiries should be directed, preferably by email, to Rachel Polhemus at rachelp@wittkieffer.com; Witt/Kieffer, 7201 Wisconsin Ave, Suite 675, Bethesda, MD 20814; 301/654-5070.