Vice President, Associate Chief Nursing Officer – Perioperative Services

The Vice President, Associate Chief Nursing Officer (VP/ACNO) is a key member of the nursing/patient care executive leadership team. The VP/ACNO plays a critical role in advancing the mission, vision, and strategic priorities of Boston Children’s Hospital Nursing and Patient Care Operations. This role provides executive leadership and direction spanning system-level perioperative sites of care, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered, and equitable care while strengthening operational effectiveness and promoting workforce engagement. BCH is searching for a VP/ACNO with a strategic orientation to guide nursing and patient care operations while functioning as an active contributor with peers as a member of senior administrative and physician leadership teams. This is a distinct opportunity to lead key aspects of Boston Children’s perioperative operations, widely recognized for excellence related to both interprofessional and family-centered care practices. The VP/ACNO is responsible for the leadership of senior and front-line nurse leaders, oversight of perioperative staffing effectiveness and associated budgets, as well as perioperative transition to practice programs. This role requires an experienced leader with a demonstrated ability to lead comfortably in an organization that is actively evolving its organization-wide structures both near term and over time. Key areas of focus include the advancement of team member safety and well-being, patient-family experience, multidisciplinary teamwork, patient safety, and a culture of continuous quality and process improvement.