Assistant Chief Nursing Officer Abrazo Scottsdale Campus

Job Description

Job Summary

Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) is a leading diversified healthcare services organization headquartered in Dallas, Texas. With more than 100,000 employees nationwide, Tenet operates an extensive network of hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, physician practices, and other care settings through its subsidiaries, including United Surgical Partners International (USPI) and Conifer Health Solutions.

Across the enterprise, Tenet''s mission is to deliver quality, compassionate care while improving the health of the communities it serves. For additional information, visit www.tenethealth.com.

Abrazo Scottsdale Campus is a 120-bed acute care hospital serving the rapidly growing North Phoenix and Scottsdale communities. The hospital is recognized as a destination for advanced surgical and specialty care with established strengths in:

• Orthopedics
• Spine Surgery
• Bariatrics
• Urology
• General Surgery

The campus offers a broad range of inpatient and outpatient services including:

• Robotic-Assisted Surgery
• Cardiovascular Services
• Emergency Care
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Stroke and Vascular Care
• Outpatient Rehabilitation
• Surgical Services
• Weight Loss Surgery

Quality Recognition

In 2026, Healthgrades recognized Abrazo Scottsdale Campus with:

• Outpatient Joint Replacement Award
• Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award
• Pulmonary Care Excellence Award

These distinctions demonstrate the organization''s commitment to clinical excellence, patient safety, and exceptional patient experiences.

Position Summary

The Associate Chief Nursing Officer (ACNO) is a key member of the hospital's nursing leadership team, partnering closely with the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) to advance clinical excellence, operational performance, and an exceptional patient and employee experience.

The ACNO provides leadership for assigned nursing departments and leaders, translating strategic priorities into action and ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, patient-centered care. This highly visible role offers the opportunity to influence nursing practice across the organization, develop future nursing leaders, and drive meaningful improvements in quality, workforce, and operational outcomes.

The ACNO may act on behalf of the CNO when designated and serves as an important partner to physicians, hospital executives, nursing leaders, and interdisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for assigned nursing departments, service lines, and nursing leaders.
• Partner with the CNO to implement nursing strategy, clinical priorities, and organizational goals.
• Lead, coach, and develop nursing directors and managers while building a strong pipeline of future nursing leaders.
• Drive improvements in patient safety, clinical quality, patient experience, employee engagement, and operational performance.
• Ensure appropriate staffing, skill mix, competency, and resource allocation based on patient care needs.
• Support workforce planning, recruitment, retention, succession planning, and leadership development.
• Use clinical, operational, workforce, and financial data to identify opportunities and implement effective improvement strategies.
• Promote evidence-based practice, shared decision-making, professional nursing standards, and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Partner with physicians and leaders across Quality, Human Resources, Finance, Operations, and other functions to achieve hospital-wide goals.
• Support nursing budgets, labor productivity, expense management, and responsible allocation of resources.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, accreditation, professional practice, and organizational standards.
• Foster a culture of safety, accountability, collaboration, inclusion, and service excellence.
• Lead and support organizational change, performance improvement, and patient safety initiatives.
• Participate in administrative call coverage and act on behalf of the CNO when designated.

Qualifications

Education

• A Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) required.
• A Master's degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Business, Public Health, Management, or a related field strongly preferred or required based on facility needs.

Licensure & Certification

• Current, active Registered Nurse (RN) license as required by the state of practice.
• Current CPR/BLS certification as required by the facility.
• Nursing executive certification such as CENP or NEA-BC preferred.

Experience

• Progressive nursing leadership experience in an acute-care hospital environment.
• Demonstrated success leading clinical operations, nursing teams, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Experience developing nursing leaders and building collaborative relationships with physicians and interdisciplinary partners.
• Strong understanding of quality, patient safety, regulatory requirements, workforce management, and hospital operations.

What Success Looks Like

The successful ACNO is a collaborative, visible, and results-oriented nursing leader who combines clinical credibility with strong business and operational judgment. This leader builds trust, develops people, uses data to drive decisions, and creates an environment where nurses can deliver exceptional care.

The ideal candidate is energized by the opportunity to influence hospital-wide performance while serving as a trusted partner to the CNO and helping shape the future of nursing leadership.

Compensation

A competitive compensation program will be tailored to the selected candidate. Base salary will be supplemented by a performance bonus and comprehensive, well-rounded benefits program, which includes relocation assistance.

Travel

Approximately 25 percent. Ability to travel in market. Selected candidate will be required to pass a Motor Vehicle Records check.

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