COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Chief Nursing Officer Opportunities

Interim CNO  and  Permanent CNO •  Hamilton, NY

Community Memorial Hospital (CMH) is a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital and the healthcare anchor of Madison County, serving approximately 45,000 residents across Central New York. CMH provides emergency, inpatient, surgical, and ambulatory care with a genuine commitment to patient-centered, community-based medicine, and is known for a close, supportive, family-like culture and a dedicated, tenured team.

CMH is located in Hamilton, New York — home to Colgate University and recently recognized as one of the most welcoming towns in the country — offering the rare combination of meaningful clinical leadership impact and an exceptional quality of life.

 Interim Chief Nursing Officer  (Immediate Need)

An experienced nurse executive is needed to provide immediate, stabilizing nursing leadership during a leadership transition, while a permanent CNO search is underway. This is a high-impact engagement with real authority — leading nursing operations, maintaining regulatory and survey readiness, supporting a tenured leadership team, and assessing departmental needs to set the permanent CNO up for success.

Duration: Approximately 4–6 months. On-site in Hamilton, NY; available to start promptly.

Ideal background: Seasoned CNO or senior nurse executive with hospital nursing-leadership experience; New York or other highly regulated state regulatory experience strongly preferred; comfortable leading a small, tenured team through transition with a steady, collaborative approach. Critical Access / rural / community and unionized-environment experience are advantages.

Permanent CNO

A true executive leadership seat where nursing leadership directly shapes patient care, quality, and culture, in close partnership with the CEO and CMO. We welcome accomplished nurse leaders ready for the chief role — including strong Directors and Senior Directors of Nursing seeking the next step.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership for all nursing and clinical services across Med/Surg, Special Care, ED, OR, and Ambulatory.
• Lead, mentor, and develop an experienced nursing leadership team, strengthening accountability while honoring CMH’s collaborative culture.
• Serve as a trusted clinical partner to the CEO and CMO and contribute to organization-wide strategy.
• Own nursing practice excellence and regulatory/accreditation readiness (The Joint Commission, CMS, NYS DOH).
• Oversee nursing workforce planning, staffing, and budget; partner effectively within a unionized environment.

Qualifications

• Active NY RN license (or eligibility to obtain prior to start); BSN required, graduate degree preferred.
• Progressive nursing leadership experience (Director, Senior Director, Associate/Assistant CNO, VP of Nursing, or CNO). Step-up candidates encouraged.
• Collaborative, accountable leadership style suited to a small, close-knit hospital; excellent communicator.
• NY or highly regulated state experience, Joint Commission survey experience, Critical Access / rural background, and unionized-workforce experience are advantageous.

Both searches are being conducted confidentially by MediFlex Talent Solutions, a healthcare executive search firm focused on nursing and clinical leadership. MediFlex partners with community, rural, and Critical Access hospitals to place nursing and clinical executives through a confidential, relationship-driven process. Candidates can expect a straight, complete picture of the role and organization, and a search partner who respects their time and discretion.

To apply, express interest, or confidentially refer a colleague for either the interim or permanent role, contact MediFlex Talent Solutions at karen.dixon@mediflextalent.com All inquiries are held in strict confidence.

Community Memorial Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About Community Memorial Hospital

Community Memorial Hospital (CMH) is a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital and the healthcare anchor of Madison County, serving roughly 45,000 residents across Central New York. Known for genuinely patient-centered care and a close, supportive team, CMH sits in Hamilton, NY — home to Colgate University and recently named one of the most welcoming towns in the country.MediFlex Talent Solutions is a healthcare executive search firm focused on nursing and clinical leadership. We specialize in placing Chief Nursing Officers and senior clinical executives with community, rural, and Critical Access hospitals — organizations where the right nurse leader has outsized impact on workforce stability, quality, and culture. For nurse leaders, that means we'll give you a straight, complete view of the opportunity — the team, the culture, the realities — so you can make a confident decision. For the hospitals we serve, it means a search partner committed to finding leadership that lasts.

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