Nurse Manager for an Oncology Department
Type:13 week contract with possible extensions and/or permanent opportunities
Schedule: Monday – Friday 7:30am-6pm – 40 hours/week 4x10s
Responsibilities:
- Develops, monitors and evaluates clinical & patient satisfaction initiatives, standards of nursing practice and outcomes of patient care
- Departmental budgets are developed and monitored while adhering to financial objectives of the organization.
- Participates in the development of organizational policies, procedures and standards which direct patient care and describe the expectations of nursing staff.
- Assumes or delegates responsibility for counseling, recognizing and evaluating staff regarding their job performance.
- Provides access to an appropriate level of care for patients in the institution by effectively managing patient flow between units or services in collaboration with physicians and staff.
- Works closely with MGH Oncology and community provider physicians to ensure safe and effective treatment for all patients.
- Acts as a community liaison and positive representative of the institution in the community.
- Assesses and plans for staffing needs to meet patient care needs.
- Maintains clinical competencies to positively affect nursing practice.
- Collaborates with nursing leadership to develop plan of care for department.
- Represents organization in a professional manner in communication, attire and interaction with others.
- Maintains and improves level of practice through hiring and evaluation practices.
- Collaborates with all health care providers to ensure best practice methods.
- Responds to issues and develops a plan to resolve or rectify patient, family, staff concerns.
- Communicates effectively with all disciplines.
- Supports CQI objectives of organization through interdepartmental efforts as well as unit initiatives.
- Implements plans to meet regulatory standards.
- Assesses learning needs of self, staff and unit as well as develops a plan to meet the educational needs to meet standards of care practice.
- In collaboration with nurse educators provides staff education on an ongoing basis. This includes new policies, Joint Commission standards, new equipment/products and clinical software programs.
- Supports professional growth and development of staff.
- Supports collaboration through interdisciplinary committee participation.
- Maintains and supports patient’s rights to care, privacy and respect.
- Other duties as assigned from time to time.
- Assesses the competency level and educational needs of clinical staff related to intravenous and chemotherapy.
- Develops and presents education content on evidence-based practice for chemotherapy and IV therapy at least annually for all appropriate clinical nursing staff, in collaboration with Education.
- Ensures ongoing skill development of clinical nursing.
- Provides education and oversight of appropriate clinical nursing staff in infusion therapy as well as the care/use/maintenance of lines and ports
Requirements:
- MA RN License
- BLS
- INS or ONS or ONCC Certification and certification in clinical specialty.
- Minimum of two years of experience in leadership and infusion/chemotherapy (Chemotherapy/Infusion Clinic, Clinical expert/resource, etc.)
- Graduate of a professional school of nursing required. Bachelor’s or Master’s of science in nursing preferred.
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