Chief Nursing Officer

Community Medical Center (CMC), located in Falls City, NE, has an outstanding opportunity for the newly created position of Chief Nursing Officer (CNO). Morgan Hunter HealthSearch has been retained to assist with this key search.

CMC is a growing and financially strong private non-profit critical access hospital with two primary care clinics and a specialty clinic (with approximately 20 visiting specialists), generating net patient revenues of approximately $40M. A wide variety of medical services are offered, including behavioral health, cardiology, dermatology, family medicine, nephrology, neurology, oncology, orthopedics, surgical services, swing bed, and urology. CMC built a 69,000 square foot modern replacement facility in 2009, with an expansion in 2018, and is currently undergoing a $10M project to remodel med/surg and adding onto the primary care clinic and two new ER rooms. CMC has 11 full-time providers (including two psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners) and total staff of 250. CMC has earned numerous accolades, including named a Top 20 Critical Access Hospital by the National Rural Health Association (2025, 2023, 2021, 2019, 2018) and a Chartis Top 100 Critical Access Hospital (2017-2025).

The CNO is a newly created position due to growth and reports to the Chief Executive Officer. Anticipated department responsibility is Acute Care, Emergency Services, Swing Bed, Pharmacy, Quality, Oncology, Infusion, Risk Management, and Infection Prevention. The CNO will serve on the executive leadership team along with the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Clinical Officer, and Chief Financial Officer.

The ideal candidate will have knowledge of nursing administration, clinical operations, evidence-based practice, and professional standards of care. Must understand patient safety, quality improvement, risk reduction, regulatory requirements, and applicable healthcare laws and regulations. An ability to develop and implement strategic initiatives, operational plans, and policies/procedures is needed. A BSN is required with a master’s in nursing, healthcare administration, or related field preferred.

Falls City, founded in 1857 and named for nearby waterfalls on the Nemaha River, is the county seat of Richardson County in southeastern Nebraska, with a population of over 4,000 residents. Designated as a Nebraska Creative District, the city features a National Register historic downtown, multiple museums, an aquatic park, arboretum, library & art center, historic Grand Weaver Hotel, and local green spaces like Stanton Lake Park. Amenities include a large selection of restaurants and shopping, a Ford dealership, and many churches. Included within a radius of approximately 100 miles are the cities of Omaha, Lincoln, Kansas City, St. Joseph, and Topeka.

Pay: From $150,000.00 per year

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