What are the responsibilities and job description for the Region VP Nursing Business Operations & Professional Development position at CommonSpirit Health?
Welcome To CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region
CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region is committed to building healthier communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen—both inside our hospitals and out in the community. With locations throughout Colorado, Utah, and Kansas, we deliver the same high standard of care to our employees as we do to our patients. Our 20 hospitals, emergency and urgent care centers, home care and hospice, Flight for Life ColoradoTM , telehealth and over 240 physician practices and clinics offer endless opportunities! Here, you can grow your career and impact the people in the communities you serve.
CommonSpirit Health is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit, faith-based health systems, with a team of over 150,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. CommonSpirit operates more than 2,200 care sites and 140 hospitals, serving some of the most diverse communities across the nation, letting humankindness lead the way.
Overview
The Region Vice President of Nursing Operations and Professional Development is responsible for daily operational support throughout the region overseeing region professional governance, throughput and operational excellence/performance, nursing productivity and financial management, student nurse programs, centralized staffing and scheduling, and may serve as an interim facility Chief Nursing Officer as needed and/or assumes delegated responsibilities from the Region Chief Nursing Officer. This role ensures operational efficiency, workforce optimization, and high-quality nursing care across the region. The VP collaborates with Market CNOs, hospital nursing executives, and cross-functional teams to drive strategic initiatives, standardize policies, and improve nursing outcomes. This position plays a key role in staffing optimization, professional development, and nursing quality initiatives, ensuring alignment with regional and system-wide goals.
Qualifications
In addition to bringing humankindness to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:
We believe in the healing power of humanity and serving the common good through our dedicated work and shared mission to celebrate humankindness.
With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
CommonSpirit Mountain Region’s Corporate Service Center is headquartered in Centennial, CO where our corporate leaders and centralized teams support our hospitals, clinics and people – including marketing, human resources, employee benefits, finance, billing, talent acquisition/development, payor relations, IT, project management, community benefit and more.
Our Total Reward Offerings
We believe investing in our employees lets them know they truly matter. Your Total Rewards package includes compensation, benefits, retirement, wellness, leave, and other programs. Designed with your well-being in mind, we offer:
Pay Range
$208,062 - $291,283 / annually
Shift: Days
CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region is committed to building healthier communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen—both inside our hospitals and out in the community. With locations throughout Colorado, Utah, and Kansas, we deliver the same high standard of care to our employees as we do to our patients. Our 20 hospitals, emergency and urgent care centers, home care and hospice, Flight for Life ColoradoTM , telehealth and over 240 physician practices and clinics offer endless opportunities! Here, you can grow your career and impact the people in the communities you serve.
CommonSpirit Health is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit, faith-based health systems, with a team of over 150,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. CommonSpirit operates more than 2,200 care sites and 140 hospitals, serving some of the most diverse communities across the nation, letting humankindness lead the way.
Overview
The Region Vice President of Nursing Operations and Professional Development is responsible for daily operational support throughout the region overseeing region professional governance, throughput and operational excellence/performance, nursing productivity and financial management, student nurse programs, centralized staffing and scheduling, and may serve as an interim facility Chief Nursing Officer as needed and/or assumes delegated responsibilities from the Region Chief Nursing Officer. This role ensures operational efficiency, workforce optimization, and high-quality nursing care across the region. The VP collaborates with Market CNOs, hospital nursing executives, and cross-functional teams to drive strategic initiatives, standardize policies, and improve nursing outcomes. This position plays a key role in staffing optimization, professional development, and nursing quality initiatives, ensuring alignment with regional and system-wide goals.
Qualifications
In addition to bringing humankindness to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:
- Registered Nurse(RN) active license in the state of employment; compact license required.
- MS in Nursing; if Master’s Degree is not in Nursing, then must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing and Master’s in a related field (ie. MHA, MBA, etc).
- Minimum of ten (10) years of healthcare experience.
- Minimum of ten (10) years of direct people leadership experience in progressive management roles.
- Minimum of three (3) years of experience as an executive and/or Chief Nurse in diverse settings including hospital or healthcare system is preferred.
- Minimum of ten (10) years of clinical practice with a sound knowledge of clinical nursing with a breadth of all areas of patient care management and quality enhancement preferred.
- Excellent business skills management suitable for diverse settings including rural, community, and complex tertiary level patient care setting.
- Certified as a healthcare executive preferred.
- Expertise in healthcare regulations, financial acumen, excellent comunication and relationship building abilities, and a deep understanding of nursing operations and quality improvement methodologies.
We believe in the healing power of humanity and serving the common good through our dedicated work and shared mission to celebrate humankindness.
With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
CommonSpirit Mountain Region’s Corporate Service Center is headquartered in Centennial, CO where our corporate leaders and centralized teams support our hospitals, clinics and people – including marketing, human resources, employee benefits, finance, billing, talent acquisition/development, payor relations, IT, project management, community benefit and more.
Our Total Reward Offerings
We believe investing in our employees lets them know they truly matter. Your Total Rewards package includes compensation, benefits, retirement, wellness, leave, and other programs. Designed with your well-being in mind, we offer:
- Several Medical, Dental, & Vision options
- Spending Accounts
- Retirement Plans with a generous match
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Student Loan Forgiveness
- Executive Relocation when applicable, and so much more
Pay Range
$208,062 - $291,283 / annually
Shift: Days
Salary : $208,062 - $291,283
