Chief Nursing Officer, Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center

As a critical member of the Medical Center’s executive leadership team, the
Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) reports directly to the System Chief Nursing
Executive and will be a member of the System Nursing Executive Council.

The CNO, Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center will be responsible and
accountable for the overall delivery and management of nursing professional
practice, education, professional development, research, administration, and
clinical services. 

The CNO will be a visionary leader, guiding the execution of the strategic plan
to achieve the organizational mission and vision. The CNO’s vision will support
the existing high standards and goals for nursing practice and patient care
while he/she will work closely with the Atlantic Health Morristown Medical
Center President, senior leadership, physician leaders, as well as leaders
across the Atlantic Health ensuring and enhancing Atlantic Health as a clinical
practice environment that is patient centered, with unsurpassed clinical quality
and patient safety and patient experience.

Direct Reports

* Director, Nursing Administration
* Director, Critical Care
* Director, Mother Baby/L&D
* Director, Nursing Surgical 
* Director, Emergency Department 
* Director of Clinical Ops
* Director of Pediatric and PICU, NICU 
* Nurse Manager, Ortho/Spine Surgery
* Nurse Manager, Informatics 
* Director of clinical excellence

The successful Chief Nursing Officer candidate

* Ensures the organizational values, goals, and objectives are transformed into
daily operations resulting in an excellent quality, efficient, effective,
caring, and respectful environment.
* Provides leadership for the practice of nursing and is accountable for
nursing practice, quality, education/professional development, engagement and
research throughout the hospital.
* Provides leadership to define the scope of nursing practice and establishes
structures, role accountability and systems to ensure clinical competence of
all nursing personnel aligning with Atlantic Health nursing.
* Recommends and is responsible for annual operating and capital budgets for
nursing and ensures prudent management of Atlantic Health Morristown Medical
Center’s resources.
* Creates a healthy work environment that is safe, respectful, and
collaborative
* Builds credibility, trust and partners with physicians as a champion for
patient care, quality, service, and nursing professionalism.
* Collaborates with the Chief Medical Officer, Officers of Atlantic Health
Morristown Medical Center’s medical staff, departmental chairpersons and
system medical directors, System Nursing and System VP of Quality and Safety
to improve quality, patient safety and service efforts.
* Fosters a multidisciplinary approach to quality improvement with a focus on
coordination of services and improving patient outcomes and the patient
experience.
* Develops effective working relationships with key stakeholders and system
leaders.
* Manages organizational relationships in a way that builds and maintains a
climate of trust and inspires commitment from others to achieve organization
goals.
* Partners with HR team in the development of strategies to promote the
recruitment, retention, workforce management, and recognition of excellence
in nursing.
* Promotes professional nursing practice and assures that standards of care are
developed, implemented, and evaluated.
* Assures standards of patient care and standards of nursing practice are
consistent with current research and professional standards.
* Provides consultation and collaboration with nurses, physicians, and leaders
in establishing policies for patient care.
* Drives continuous quality improvement, standards of care, discovery, and
innovation through research and use of best, evidence-based practices.
* Board member in Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center Foundation efforts.
* Member of community advisory board at Atlantic Health Morristown Medical
Center.

Work Experience

* Extensive executive-level experience within high-performing organizations.
* A clinical operations-oriented leader with strong financial acumen.
* A track record of success improving performance, patient flow and
collaboration with service lines.
* Proven ability to lead in a complex matrixed healthcare organization in an
acute care setting.
* Demonstrated experience in successfully advocating and representing nursing
at the senior administration level.
* A track record of effectively partnering and communicating with physicians;
one who enjoys collaborating with physicians and is viewed as a champion for
patient quality and clinical excellence.
* Proven hands-on success in leading challenging projects to successful
completion.
* Demonstrated ability to hold teams accountable, work collaboratively and
effectively with a wide variety of professionals to achieve strong
bottom-line profitability of the organization.
* A track record of success working in an environment that values independent
thinking, collaboration, transparency, mutual respect, and a shared passion
for excellence and innovation.
* One who is patient-oriented and has passion and empathy.
* A history of developing and mentoring strong, cohesive leadership teams that
drive excellence.
* A track record of success in creating a working environment in which morale
is high, and team members feel valued and find joy and meaning in their work.
* Knowledge of Lean principals and techniques.
* A proven track record of being able to improve patient experience and team
member engagement.
* A proven track of coaching and mentoring aspiring nurse leaders.
* Provides leadership and influence to the nursing profession at regional,
state, and national level

At Atlantic Health, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of
our facilities will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right
time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed
in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 22,000
team members. Headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading
non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care

include

* Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
* Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
* Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
* Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
* Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
* Atlantic Health Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
* Atlantic Health CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
* Atlantic Medical Group
* Atlantic Visiting Nurse
* Atlantic Mobile Health
* Atlantic Rehabilitation

We have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through
Atlantic Medical Group.

We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our
patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:

* Chosen for 17 years by Fortune as one of the magazine’s “100 Best Companies
to Work For." 
* Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook Named by Newsweek as
two of the “World’s Best Hospitals” in 2026.
* Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook ranked within the top
three hospitals in New Jersey by U. S. News & World Report’s 2025-2026 Best
Hospital rankings. 
* Atlantic Health scored four “A” grades by The Leapfrog Group in its Fall 2025
Hospital Safety Grades, performance measures reflecting errors,
accidents, injuries and injections, as well as systems hospitals have in
place to prevent harm. 
* Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook are New Jersey's only
hospitals to be named among America's 50 Best hospitals by Healthgrades in
2026.
* Named by Becker's Healthcare as one of the "165 Top Places to Work in
Healthcare – 2026.
* Atlantic Health Morristown, Atlantic Health Overlook, Atlantic
Health Chilton and Atlantic Health Newton all Forbes Top Hospitals for 2026.
* Named by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion &
Diversity 2025.
* Atlantic Health rated LEVEL 9 - 2025 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired. 

Morristown Medical Center is a nationally-recognized leader in cardiology and
heart surgery, orthopedics, gynecology,  geriatrics, gastroenterology and GI
surgery, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology.

We are the only hospital in New Jersey named one of America's '50 Best
Hospitals' for six consecutive years by Healthgrades and one of the World's Best
Hospitals by Newsweek.  We were included on Becker's Healthcare 2020 list of
"100 Great Hospitals in America". In addition, Leapfrog recognized us with an
"A" hospital safety grade - its highest - twelve consecutive times, and the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded us again with its highest
five-start rating in 2020.

Morristown Medical Center is a Magnet Hospital for Excellence in Nursing
Service, the highest level of recognition achievable from the American Nurses
Credentialing Center for facilities that provide acute care services.  Our
nonprofit hospital was also designated a Level I Regional Trauma Center by the
American College of Surgeons and a Level II by the State of NJ.

Atlantic Health offers a competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards package
that supports the health, financial security, and well-being of all team
members. Offerings vary based on role level (Team Member, Director, Executive).
Below is a general summary, with role-specific enhancements highlighted:

Team Member Benefits
* Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above
for full-time and part-time team members)
* Life & AD&D Insurance.
* Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options