Memorial Medical Center Retains B. E. Smith to Recruit New Chief Nursing Officer
LENEXA, Kan. (PRWEB) February 11, 2014 -- B. E. Smith, the only full-service leadership solutions firm dedicated exclusively to healthcare providers, has been retained to lead a national chief nursing officer search for Memorial Medical Center – Lufkin in Lufkin, Tex. One of the top executive search firms in the healthcare industry, B. E. Smith has recently placed more than 900 healthcare executives into organizations.
Memorial Medical Center – Lufkin is a 271-bed acute care facility offering a wide array of services to the residents of Lufkin and the surrounding communities. The medical center includes the area’s first dedicated heart and stroke center, The Cardiovascular & Stroke Center of East Texas; The Arthur Temple Sr. Regional Cancer Center, the area’s most advanced imaging centers, The Temple Imaging Center and The Kurth Imaging Center; The H.C. Polk Education Center for Stroke, Diabetes and Heart Care, the Henderson Women’s and Children’s Center, as well as Memorial Specialty Hospital, a separately licensed “hospital within a hospital” and the only rural long-term acute care facility in the area. Memorial Medical Center recently received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get with the Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award as well as the Get with the Guidelines-Heart Failure Gold Quality Achievement Award. The medical center is part of Memorial Health System of East Texas, the largest healthcare system in the deep East Texas area. This not-for-profit system is comprised of four hospitals and provides more than a quarter million patient services each year.
Memorial Medical Center is seeking a senior healthcare executive to lead the nursing departments for the organization and provide effective and coordinated leadership to deliver nursing and clinical care treatment and services. The new chief nursing officer will partner with staff and leadership within the nursing departments to improve the overall patient experience. The CNO will focus on improving core measures and quality throughout the organization. Additionally, he/she will be a visible leader and open communicator with the staff.
The complete job posting for Memorial Medical Center – Lufkin’s chief nursing officer position can be found on the B. E. Smith website.
About Memorial Health System of East Texas:
As the largest healthcare system in the deep East Texas area, Memorial Health System of East Texas is a private, not-for-profit system comprised of four hospitals - Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin, Memorial Medical Center-Livingston, Memorial Medical Center-San Augustine, and Memorial Specialty Hospital. The system provides more than a quarter of a million patient services each year. Since its inception in 1949, Memorial Health System has paved the way for quality, innovative healthcare in East Texas. In fact, Memorial consistently ranks among the nation’s best for exceptional healthcare and patient satisfaction. For more information, visit http://www.memorialhealth.us.
About B. E. Smith:
Founded in 1978, B. E. Smith is a full-service healthcare executive search firm and a top-ranked provider of clinical leadership services including Interim Leadership, Executive Search and Management Consulting. Veteran healthcare recruiters and regional healthcare experts partner with each client to create customized solutions. B. E. Smith’s proven methodology has resulted in the recent placement of more than 900 leaders into healthcare organizations worldwide. The firm utilizes a comprehensive sourcing strategy incorporating the latest marketing techniques, association partnerships, social networking and one of the largest databases of skilled nursing executives in the industry to deliver immediate results in today’s complex healthcare environment. For more information, visit BESmith.com or call 855-254-8261.
Christine Ricci, B. E. Smith, http://www.besmith.com, +1 (913) 708-8913, [email protected]
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