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Gilbert, AZ, US

Chief Nursing Officer (CNO)

Registered NurseFull-Time

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Job Description

Chief Nursing Officer

Copper Springs Behavioral Health - Gilbert, AZ

Your Experience Matters

Copper Springs East is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional service to others.

As a Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How You'll Contribute

A Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) who excels in this role:

  • Accurately performs patient assessments and identifies patient needs
  • Identifies and initiates appropriate nursing interventions
  • Provides care appropriate to condition and age of the patient
  • Performs timely and appropriate documentation relating to medical necessity in the medical record
  • Responsible for completion and revision of the Interdisciplinary Care Plan for each patient
  • Performs timely and accurate QI assessments

More About Our Team

Copper Springs East is in Gilbert, AZ - Greater Phoenix metro area, is a behavioral health hospital providing inpatient and outpatient programs for mental health and addiction. We treat adults and seniors.

Our treatment programs include inpatient mental health and addiction treatment, outpatient Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP), Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), and ECT therapy.

We provide evidence-based, transformational care for a broad range of mental health and addiction concerns in a compassionate, comfortable environment.

Why Join Us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position

also offers:

  • Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage — with medical plans starting at just $10 per pay period.
  • Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
  • Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
  • Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
  • Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
  • Basic Life Support certification is required within 30 days of hire.
  • ACLS and PALS are required within six months of hire.
  • One year of experience preferred

What We’re Looking For

Applicants should have a current state RN license and possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited nursing school. Additional requirements include:

  • ASLS certification preferred

EEOC Statement

“Copper Springs East is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Copper Springs East is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.

Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.

We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

Key Responsibilities

The Chief Nursing Officer is responsible for performing patient assessments, identifying nursing needs, and initiating appropriate interventions. They also oversee the completion of interdisciplinary care plans and ensure accurate documentation and quality improvement assessments.

Requirements

Applicants must hold a current state RN license and a bachelor's degree from an accredited nursing school. Required certifications include Basic Life Support, ACLS, and PALS, with at least one year of experience preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Patient assessmentInterdisciplinary care planningMedical documentationInpatient careClinical leadership

Nursing Leadership — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 56% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Nursing Leadership RN by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingArizona index 100.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Nursing Leadership listings in Arizona5 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All nursing leadership listings in Arizona115 active5,868 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 26% remote · 56% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentArizona registered nurse listings (all specialties): 7% state a sign-on bonus · 3% offer loan repayment115 active listings, Nov 2026
New Nursing Leadership RN listings165 in the last 30 days174 the 30 days before (−5%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Arizona figures use all nursing leaderships: too few Arizona Nursing Leadership postings state pay.

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Sign-on bonus
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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 30% of Nursing Leadership listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,187 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Lifepoint Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Gallatin, Tennessee
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical plans starting at $10 per pay period
Dental and vision coverage
Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Paid family leave
Paid time off
Tuition assistance
Loan assistance

Living in Gilbert

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$472k
Typical market rent
$2,079/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.