Senior Vice President and System Chief Nursing Executive

Houston, Texas, Memorial Hermann Health System, headquartered in Houston, Texas, seeks a dynamic, visionary nursing executive to serve as its next Senior Vice President and System Chief Nursing Executive (CNE). Reporting directly to the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, the SVP/CNE will provide strategic leadership for nursing across one of the nation's largest nonprofit health systems and help shape the future of nursing practice within an organization widely recognized for clinical excellence, workforce stability, and a deep commitment to nursing innovation. This opportunity comes at a particularly exciting moment in Memorial Hermann's evolution. Nursing across the system is strong, workforce stability is among the organization's distinguishing strengths, all hospitals have achieved Magnet designation, and the Institute for Nursing Excellence has become a nationally recognized platform for nursing education, research, workforce development, and innovation. The next SVP/CNE will inherit a strong foundation and be charged with building upon that success while helping the organization navigate the rapidly changing future of healthcare delivery. Memorial Hermann is seeking a leader who can operate effectively within a highly matrixed environment, partnering closely with hospital presidents, facility CNOs, physician leaders, academic partners, and senior executives. Success will require a leader who can influence without direct authority, create alignment across a large and diverse organization, and inspire nursing leaders around a shared vision for excellence. The next SVP/CNE will help Memorial Hermann remain at the forefront of nursing innovation while accelerating its journey toward top-tier quality, patient experience, and workforce transformation. With significant investments underway in virtual nursing, AI-enabled patient monitoring, workforce optimization technology, advanced analytics, and new models of care delivery, the successful candidate will help determine how emerging technologies can enhance nursing practice, improve patient outcomes, reduce caregiver burden, and preserve the culture and patient-centered focus that distinguish Memorial Hermann. The successful candidate will be an accomplished nurse executive with at least 10 years of progressive nursing leadership experience, including significant experience as a chief nursing officer or senior enterprise nursing executive within a large, complex health system. Experience spanning both academic medical center and community hospital environments is strongly preferred. Candidates must hold a master's degree in nursing, healthcare administration, business, public health, or a related field and be eligible for RN licensure in Texas; a DNP, PhD, or other terminal degree is preferred. The successful candidate will bring demonstrated experience advancing nursing excellence, quality, workforce performance, patient experience, and technology-enabled care in a complex, highly matrixed organization. Interested parties should direct resumes, nominations, and inquiries to Michael Raddatz, Senior Partner or Diane Smith, Principal through the office of Stacy Lind, Senior Associate via email at slind@wittkieffer.com or apply for this position using this link .