Associate Chief Nursing Officer (ACNO) - Inpatient Services

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today. \\

We are seeking an exceptional Associate Chief Nursing Officer (ACNO) to join our senior leadership team and help shape the future of cancer care.

The ACNO provides strategic and operational leadership for nursing and covered patient care services across inpatient and outpatient settings, partnering with physician, clinical, and administrative leaders to advance clinical excellence, patient safety, innovation, workforce engagement, and organizational growth.
 

As a successful candidate, you will: 

• Provide strategic leadership for nursing and patient care services across inpatient and outpatient operations.
• Establish and advance standards of care, quality, safety, patient outcomes, and patient experience.
• Partner with physician and executive leadership to implement standardized, evidence-based clinical practices and multidisciplinary models of care.
• Lead initiatives that improve access, operational performance, staff engagement, retention, and patient satisfaction.
• Develop and mentor high-performing leaders and foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee staffing, workforce planning, productivity, budgets, and resource utilization.
• Support clinical program growth, innovation, research, facility planning, and other strategic initiatives.
• Serve as a trusted and influential partner to physicians, nurses, executives, and other key stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with the California Nurse Practice Act, Joint Commission standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.

The Leader We're Seeking:

• We are looking for a visionary, collaborative, and results-oriented nursing executive who combines strong clinical expertise with exceptional operational and strategic leadership.

The ideal candidate will be:

• An influential change leader with a proven track record of translating strategy into results.

• A highly visible and approachable leader who builds trust across nursing, medical staff, and executive leadership.

• Passionate about cancer care, clinical excellence, innovation, and the patient experience.

• Skilled at developing leaders, engaging teams, and creating a culture of accountability and belonging.

• Comfortable leading complex change within a large, matrixed healthcare organization.