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San Antonio, Texas

Chief Nursing Officer- Baptist Medical Center

Registered NurseIncludes callFull-Time

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Job Description

Company Background

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 [https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tenethealth.com&esheet=52512219&newsitemid=20211020005950&lan=en-US&anchor=www.tenethealth.com&index=2&md5=e91bfdd2efe6fe1f0daa3dc41f7434e5].

Market Summary

Baptist Medical Center, San Antonio, TX

Baptist Medical Center is part of Baptist Health System, a trusted provider of hospital, health and wellness services in San Antonio and South/Central Texas.

The system includes six acute-care hospitals (Baptist Medical Center, Mission Trail Baptist Hospital, North Central Baptist Hospital, Northeast Baptist Hospital and St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital in San Antonio, and Resolute Health Hospital in New Braunfels), which offer more than 1,812 licensed beds. The system also includes the Baptist Orthopedic Hospital, Baptist Children’s Hospital, 4 inpatient rehabilitation centers, ambulatory, multiple urgent care and imaging center locations, eight Baptist Emergency Hospital locations, the Baptist Physician Network and Baptist School of Health Professions.

Baptist Medical Center has been delivering exceptional quality patient care since 1903. The hospital is nationally ranked by U.S. News and World Report and Leapfrog in a number of specialties including Congestive Heart Failure, Colon Cancer Surgery, COPD, Hip Replacement and Knee Replacement. Baptist Medical Center operates over 600 licensed beds and employs more than 1,400 employees.

The hospital is an Accredited Chest Pain Center and Certified Primary Stroke Center. Key services include a robotic surgery program, cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgical care, neurology, orthopedics, digestive diseases, rehabilitation, cancer care, women’s services, emergency care and a senior behavioral health unit, among others. For more information visit:

https://www.baptisthealthsystem.com/locations/detail/baptist-medical-center [https://www.baptisthealthsystem.com/locations/detail/baptist-medical-center]

Position Summary

The Chief Nursing Officer provides strategic leadership as the senior executive position responsible for all nursing and other designated patient care functions and services within the hospital organization.

The role assumes responsibility for assessing, planning, coordinating, implementing and evaluating nursing practice on a facility level.

The role assumes 24/7 responsibility and has accountability to ensure high quality, safe and appropriate nursing care, competency of clinical staff, and appropriate resource management related to patient care.

The Chief Nursing Officer represents nursing concerns on the governing board and at medical staff leadership meetings.

Key Responsibilities

The Chief Nursing Officer provides strategic leadership for all nursing and patient care functions within the hospital. This role ensures high-quality, safe nursing care, manages clinical staff competency, and represents nursing interests to the governing board.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an academic degree in nursing and a master's degree in Nursing or a related field such as Health Administration or Business. An active, current registered nurse license in the state of practice is required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
10+ years of experience

Key Skills

Nursing administrationPatient care managementClinical competencyHealthcare operationsRegulatory complianceQuality improvementStaff developmentBudgetingInterdisciplinary collaborationRisk management

Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 56% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Registered Nurse Jobs

48 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution48 jobs · 42 employers

18
<$100k
13
$100k-120k
9
$120k-140k
6
$140k-160k
2
$160k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks43 jobs · 42 employers

401k / retirement match
84%
CME allowance
35%
Sign-on bonus
23%
Loan repayment
12%
PSLF eligible
7%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.5this job 1.5
Below most Nursing (RN) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 64 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in San Antonio

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$226k
Typical market rent
$1,386/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.7
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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