UCSF Health is a globally recognized health system known for its pioneering patient care, cutting-edge medical advancements, and groundbreaking research. As a leader in academic medicine, UCSF Health integrates the latest medical knowledge, advanced technologies, and innovative treatments to improve patient outcomes.

The system is anchored by UCSF Medical Center, a top-ranked academic specialty hospital spanning multiple sites, and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, providing world-class pediatric care at campuses in San Francisco and Oakland. The Health System also includes Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital and Clinics, UCSF Benioff Children’s Physicians, and the UCSF Faculty Practice, ensuring specialized, comprehensive care across a wide range of disciplines.

As part of UC San Francisco, one of the nation’s leading institutions for health sciences research and medical education, UCSF Health brings together world-class experts across nearly every area of healthcare. This fosters an environment where research breakthroughs translate directly into life-changing treatments and advanced medical technologies, shaping the future of healthcare far beyond its walls.

Under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer Suresh Gunasekaran, UCSF Health operates with 18,000 dedicated staff and physicians, managing 6 hospital campuses (Parnassus, Mt. Zion, Mission Bay, Stanyan, Hyde and Oakland), 1,715 beds, 53,000 annual inpatient admissions, and over 3.29 million outpatient visits, generating more than $8.9 billion in annual revenue.

As a key member of executive leadership, the Chief Nursing Executive contributes to the development and implementation of major strategic goals and direction and provides vision for all aspects of patient and quality of care issues. Ensures integration of services as appropriate across UCSF Health, and alignment with long-range objectives and strategies. Safeguards compliance with internal policies and external regulatory agencies. Ensures professional nursing standards are uniform and maintained across UCSF Health. This position reports directly to the Senior Vice President / Chief Operating Officer of UCSF Health.

The Chief Nursing Executive is also expected to collaborate closely with the Business Unit Presidents at UCSF Health to advance the Nursing function throughout the organization, ensuring cohesive strategies and initiatives that elevate the quality of nursing care while maintaining fiscal responsibility and sustainability.

The Chief Nursing Executive has a patient-first philosophy, fosters strong partnerships with the medical staff, and brings an inclusive and collaborative approach to nursing and patient care services. The Chief Nursing Executive is expected to cultivate modern workforce alignment, lead the training and education curriculum of all nursing staff incorporating evidence-based care, and manage all fiduciary obligations of nursing labor, including effective documentation and time management. This leader will represent UCSF Health nursing internally and externally, serving as the voice of a progressive, modern nursing workforce.

• Bachelor Degree in Nursing and Master degree in business, nursing, health care administration or a related field. PhD or DNP preferred.

• Registered Nurse.

• Ten years of increasingly responsible experience in hospital management and strategic planning, preferably in an academic medical center.

• Comprehensive and thorough understanding of all elements of health care delivery, including strategy, business planning, operations and financial conditions.

• Change management skills to transition the organization from a current state to a future state with the least amount of resistance. Expertise in evaluating the organization issues, initiating actions to make change, planning change with stakeholder buy-in and executing the plan while being flexible to the changing landscape.

• Collaborative leadership skills to function in a highly complex and matrixed organizational environment, demonstrates expert skill in building collaborative relationships, developing strategies and engaging in constructive problem-solving.

• Relationship building- skills to develop outstanding relationships at all levels of the organization in an environment that is managed through influence and relationships.

• Expertise in all aspects of assigned functions, as well as development and management of operational and capital budgets.

• Sets high standards of behavior, performance, quality, credibility, and integrity; exhibits judgment and business acumen necessary to raise performance to levels that would not otherwise be achieved

• Demonstrated understanding of the roles of teaching, research and patient care in the academic medical center and active participation in improvements relevant to each mission

• Ability to comply with all nurse practice and medical center policies and procedures for infection control, safety, administrative and clinical practice. Ability to comply with activities mandated by The Joint Commission/Title 22, CLIA, etc.

• Served in a magnet organization or understands the principles of shared governance and interdisciplinary collaboration

• Direct experience with Lean management and/or an understanding of the Principles of Lean process improvement.

• Prior experience in a unionized environment strongly preferred.