1. Chief of Nursing Officer (CNO) By: Charity Walton

2. Education and Training Bachelor of Science in Nursing BSN Master of Science in Nursing MSN Standard High School Education

3. Brief description One of the highest nursing management positions within a healthcare organization is that of the Chief of Nursing Officer. A CNO is responsible for overseeing and coordinating an organizations nursing department and its daily operations as primary spokesperson for nurses the CNO also works to align the nursing staff with the mission values of the organization.

4. Salary Vary by location Annual salary- 90,466 or 134,680

5. Attributes & Abilities Flexibility and willingness to adapt to change Problem solving Strategic thinking Able to lead and motivate others Excellent leadership Understand the operations of the healthcare industry state and federal compliance and regulatory standards Must have extensive clinical nursing and management experience Start out as RN

6. Job Outlook This job should grow 43% in the next 10 years.

7. Duties of Chief of Nursing Officer (CNO) Create a nursing environment that fosters collaboration Partner with physicians to ensure a smooth workflow Ensure that nursing standards are upheld Maintain regulatory and compliance approvals and accreditations

8. Duties Continued Work with senior management and medical staff to develop strategic plans Cultivate relationships across functions and departments Serve as a spokesperson for nursing

9. How Do CNO’s Use Math To help pay for things that they sponsor, use in budget, and paying their nursing staff. They may also use math by injecting medicine, and prescribing medicine.

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