Location: Greater Oklahoma City Area
Category: Executive Nursing Leadership
We are partnering on a confidential search for a Chief Nursing Officer to lead nursing and clinical services for a two-campus surgical hospital organization in the greater Oklahoma City area. This executive leader will play a central role in shaping clinical quality, patient safety, staffing strategy, operational performance, and nursing excellence across the organization.
This is a strong fit for an experienced CNO, ACNO, or senior surgical services leader who brings a hands-on leadership style, strong clinical judgment, operational discipline, and the ability to work effectively with physicians, executive leadership, and governing stakeholders.
This opportunity is with a multi-campus hospital setting offering both inpatient and outpatient services, with a strong surgical orientation and a meaningful executive scope. Across the campuses, the organization includes 45 inpatient beds, 16 operating rooms, 5 procedure rooms, emergency services, ICU capability, and approximately 27,000 surgical cases annually. Key service lines include orthopedics, spine, GI, general surgery, breast, GYN, urology, interventional pain, ENT, and robotic surgery.
The Chief Nursing Officer provides executive leadership for all nursing and clinical services, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe, and patient-centered care. This leader will be responsible for clinical excellence, regulatory readiness, staffing strategy, performance improvement, and alignment of nursing operations with broader organizational goals. As a member of the senior leadership team, the CNO will partner closely with physicians, administrators, and the governing board to advance both care delivery and operational effectiveness.