This application may connect you with the specific opportunity you were viewing, as well as other current or upcoming rural healthcare positions that align with your experience and goals.
By joining the Rural Staffing Services Talent Network, you are helping us build a more thoughtful and connected approach to rural recruitment, one that allows experienced nursing leaders and California healthcare organizations to find one another more quickly when the right need arises.
Every application helps strengthen a growing network of people who are willing to bring their experience, leadership, resilience, and heart to rural communities.
This application may connect you with the specific opportunity you were viewing, as well as other current or upcoming rural healthcare positions throughout California that align with your experience and goals.
Visit www.RSSJobs.org to explore additional rural healthcare opportunities and communities.
Rural Staffing Services partners with rural hospitals, clinics, public hospital districts, regional health systems, community health centers, tribal healthcare organizations, long-term care providers, and community healthcare organizations throughout California to identify nursing leaders who understand both the responsibility and the privilege of leading care in rural and geographically isolated communities.
We are currently connecting with experienced nursing executives who may be interested in active and upcoming Chief Nursing Officer and senior nursing leadership opportunities across California.
These opportunities may include leadership within:
Nursing leadership in rural California is deeply connected to the people, teams, and communities being served.
A Chief Nursing Officer may oversee clinical quality, patient safety, regulatory readiness, workforce development, nursing operations, infection prevention, and the daily support of teams working across multiple areas of care.
In some organizations, the CNO may support nurses and clinical teams across several facilities, tribal communities, or rural regions separated by significant distances. Wildfire impacts, mountain travel, transportation, staffing shortages, housing, supply availability, and access to specialty services may all affect how care is delivered.
Just as importantly, the CNO helps shape workplace culture and ensures nurses feel heard, valued, prepared, and supported.
The strongest leaders understand that rural healthcare requires flexibility, creativity, collaboration, and trust.
They are visible, approachable, practical, and willing to work closely with frontline employees, medical staff, executive leaders, boards, tribal partners, community organizations, emergency services, and regional healthcare systems.
They understand that strong nursing leadership does more than support a department. It helps preserve access to care for entire communities and regions.
Responsibilities will vary by organization and may include:
Qualifications will vary by opportunity, but organizations may seek:
Specific education, licensure, credentialing, travel, and experience requirements will depend on the organization and position.
Opportunities may include:
The schedule, compensation, relocation assistance, travel requirements, clinical scope, reporting structure, and employment arrangement will be explained before you decide whether to move forward with a specific opportunity.
California's rural healthcare organizations serve communities across mountain regions, agricultural valleys, forests, high desert areas, tribal lands, remote coastal communities, and small towns located far from larger medical centers and specialty services.
Some communities are connected by major highways and regional corridors. Others may require significant travel to reach tertiary care, specialized providers, or advanced services.
These distances make strong nursing leadership especially important.
In some communities, nurses are among the few healthcare professionals consistently available locally. They may care for patients across the lifespan, support emergency stabilization, coordinate transfers, manage complex conditions, and help families navigate care far from larger medical centers.
A strong CNO can help protect patient safety, strengthen staffing, develop local leaders, improve workplace culture, support clinical quality, and ensure nurses have the tools and support they need to serve their communities.
Leading nursing in rural California offers the opportunity to see the direct impact of your work, build meaningful relationships, and help shape care across an entire community or region.
You may help stabilize a nursing department, mentor emerging leaders, improve retention, expand services, strengthen quality systems, or create stronger connections between local care, tribal healthcare programs, and regional resources.
The work requires resilience, adaptability, sound judgment, humility, and a genuine commitment to listening before leading.
For the right nursing executive, it is an opportunity to do some of the most meaningful work of a career.
By applying through this page, you are joining the confidential Rural Staffing Services Talent Network.
You may be considered for current or upcoming CNO and senior nursing leadership opportunities throughout California that align with your experience, goals, preferred region, and availability.
Please submit your resume and let us know:
Our team personally reviews each application. When we identify an opportunity that may be a strong match, we will contact you directly to share more about the organization, community, nursing priorities, relocation considerations, and next steps.
Your information will be handled professionally and confidentially.
Visit www.RSSJobs.org to explore additional rural healthcare positions, leadership opportunities, and communities throughout California.
Work Where It Matters.
Built for Rural.
Welcome to Rural Staffing Services, where we specialize in connecting Critical Access Hospitals with top-tier healthcare professionals. At the heart of our mission is a commitment to enhancing healthcare access in rural communities across the United States. Founded by Stephanie Senger, who brings over five years of dedicated experience in healthcare staffing solutions, RSS stands as a beacon of reliability and expertise in the industry.
We understand the unique challenges faced by rural hospitals and aim to bridge the gap by providing tailored staffing solutions that meet their specific needs. Our rigorous vetting process ensures that our candidates not only have the necessary skills but also a deep understanding of Critical Access environments. This approach allows us to foster meaningful connections between healthcare providers and the communities they serve.
At RSS, we believe in authenticity and transparency, values that guide every aspect of our operations. Whether you're a hospital seeking skilled professionals or a healthcare professional looking for rewarding opportunities in rural settings, RSS is here to support you. Join us in making a difference in rural healthcare—where quality staffing meets compassionate care.
