Associate Chief Nursing Officer Doctors Medical Center-Modesto

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Doctors Hospital of Modesto, Modesto, California, 461 beds, key service lines include Cardiovascular, Neurosciences, Women and Children’s Services, Neonatal Level III, Trauma Level II, Orthopedics, and Robotic Surgery.

Doctors Medical Center of Modesto is a full-service, comprehensive healthcare facility, dedicated to providing the finest medical care for the Stanislaus County community. From preventative and diagnostic services, to expertise in some of the world's leading technologies, DMC's multidisciplinary team of physicians and healthcare professionals is dedicated to your good health and well-being.

• Access to more than 600 physicians
• Employs more than 2,600 people and is served by over 180 volunteers
• Treats more than 100,000 emergency patients each year
• Admits more than 22,000 patients annually
• The largest hospital between Stockton and Fresno

https://www.dmc-modesto.com/

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.

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.

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

• Base pay: $150,000 - $230,000 annually. Compensation depends on location, qualifications, and experience.
• Position may be eligible for an Annual Incentive Plan bonus of 10%-50% depending on role level.
• Management level positions may be eligible for sign-on and relocation bonuses.

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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