Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer, Emergency Services

Job overview

The Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer, Emergency Services role is onsite in Palo Alto, CA, with an eight-hour day schedule. The posted pay scale is $140.00–$185.19 per hour. The role leads Stanford Health Care's adult and pediatric Emergency Services, Walk-In Clinic, and Clinical Decision Unit operations. The executive provides strategic, clinical, and financial direction for emergency services, aligning operations with hospital goals and regulatory standards. The role leads teams and improvement efforts to support safe, high-quality care, patient flow, staff experience, and organizational performance.

What you'll do

• Lead strategic planning, business development, and overall emergency-services operations
• direct services across adult and pediatric emergency departments, the Walk-In Clinic, and Clinical Decision Unit
• establish improvement strategies and outcome measures
• develop programs and special projects
• guide policies and regulatory compliance
• evaluate operations and resource use
• address operational challenges
• develop services and revenue opportunities
• collaborate with hospital departments, quality management, and regulatory bodies
• lead and mentor management teams
• support patient flow and care standards.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

vice president

chief nursing officer

emergency services

adult and pediatric ed

clinical decision unit

strategic leadership

nursing operations

patient flow

onsite

palo alto ca

stanford health care

$140.00-$185.19/hour

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Executive leadership role overseeing 24-hour emergency services operations and requiring California RN licensure, ACLS, BLS, PALS, TNCC, and CEN credentials; NEA-BC is preferred.

About the employer

Stanford Health Care is hiring for this role. Industry: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals. Sector: 62.