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St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, California

Assistant Chief Nursing Officer (ACNO)

Registered NurseFull-Time

Listed compensation

$148k-$190k

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Job Description

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! St. Francis Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

St. Francis Medical Center is one of the leading comprehensive healthcare institutions in Los Angeles. St. Francis provides vital healthcare services for the 700,000 adults and 300,000 children in our community who count on the hospital for high quality and compassionate medical care.

St. Francis is recognized for its full range of diagnostic and treatment services in specialties including Cardiovascular, Surgical, Orthopedics, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Behavioral Health, and Emergency and Trauma Care.

In addition, the hospital offers a broad array of education and outreach programs that advance community health. St. Francis Medical Center is a Comprehensive Stroke Center, STEMI Receiving Center, ED Approved for Pediatrics, Geriatric ED, Level III Neonatal ICU, and Level II Trauma Center.

Please visit stfrancismedicalcenter.com for more information. Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to compassion, quality, and service!

Responsibilities

The Assistant Chief Nursing Officer (ACNO) organizes and administers areas of clinical and patient care services to attain facility’s objectives established by hospital administration. Hospital-wide programs, policies and procedures are developed to assess, evaluate and meet the needs of the patient.

Develops and implements hospital plans for providing nursing care, treatment, and clinical services to those patients requiring care treatment and services. The ACNO participates with the management, medical staff and clinical leaders in the facility’s decision-making structures and processes.

The ACNO implements an effective, ongoing program to measure, assess and improve the quality of nursing care, treatment and services delivered to patients.

Qualifications

  • EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING
  • Current and valid state license as a Registered Nurse.
  • Current BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.
  • Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)-(AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.
  • Minimum of 5 years Acute Care experience.
  • Minimum of 2 years previous Administrative experience preferred.
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required for all new hires after 1/11/2021.

Pay Transparency

St. Francis Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs.

Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. Benefits may vary based on employment status, i. e. full-time, part-time, per diem or temporary.

A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $147,680.00 to $190,320.00 on an annualized basis.

The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Employment Status: Full Time

Shift: Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: eeoc.gov

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Privacy Notice for California Applicants: primehealthcare.com

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Nursing AdministrationClinical Services ManagementNursing Care PlanningQuality ImprovementProgram EvaluationPolicy DevelopmentHealthcare LeadershipInterdisciplinary CollaborationRegistered NursingBasic Life Support

Nursing Administration — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 50% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$169k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $153k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs · 21 employers

401k / retirement match
87% this job
CME allowance
30%
Loan repayment
13%
PSLF eligible
9%
Sign-on bonus
4%

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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.

Living in Lynwood

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$703k≈ 4.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,129/mo≈ 17% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About St. Francis Medical Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Lynwood, CA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid time off
401K retirement plan
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Tuition reimbursement
Voluntary benefit options