(Archived) Director Cancer Center RN Full Time Riverside CA

Director Cancer Center (RN)-Full Time- Riverside, CA

Qualifications:

• MUST have a Current CA RN Nursing License
• MUST have a Master’s Degree
• MUST have recent Acute Care Experience within the last year

Experience:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in End Stage Renal Disease ESRD (preferred) Oncology Certified
• Nurse OCN (preferred) Certified Clinical Transplant Nurse CCTN (preferred) Transplant Services and/or Oncology.
• Minimum 2 years management experience

Special Notes:

• This is a new position to the organization, replacing our inpatient Oncology unit Director.
• Geared more toward business development than nursing operations.
• Must be a strategic thinker. Someone that has managed and opened a Cancer Center is a plus!
• This leader will work with the VP of Operations as well as the Vice President of Strategy & Business Development in carrying out the vision for the Cancer and Transplant service lines.

Special Qualifications:

• Demonstrated competence and skill in the practice of nursing.
• Monitors and manages Cancer Ctr & Transplant operations performance including disease site specific quality metrics, safety, volumes, physician relations, and patient satisfaction.
• Participates in, and or manages assigned disease specific workgroups.
• Ensures region’s regulatory compliance; monitors changes in applicable laws and regulations (DPH, ACR and/or other governing bodies), compliance with region’s quality and safety programs; ensures the highest standards of patient care.
• Maintains knowledge of health care trends in academic and community Cancer Ctr & Transplant settings and keeps current with Cancer Ctr & Transplant standards of patient care through journals, articles, conferences, etc.
• Ensures highest levels of client satisfaction; proactively resolves any potential client/partner/oncologist issues.
• Attend Cancer Ctr and Transplant committee meetings, tumor board conferences and cancer program administrative meetings, as appropriate.
• Demonstrates problem solving approaches and responds to questions, concerns, issues in a timely manner.
• Identifies new areas for partnership/collaboration and relationship development.
• Develops and maintains excellent working relationships with key representatives, including but not limited to: VP Operations, Administrators, other program managers and colleagues, Medical Directors, relevant physicians, Marketing Directors, Public Relations Director, and Coordinator of Community Outreach.
• Assures implementation of established guidelines, policies and procedures. Works with staff and physicians in creating and implementing objectives for the provision of safe and effective patient care; Evaluates effectiveness of policies and procedures and make recommendations for change. Identifies and recommends opportunities to impact performance trends favorably (staffing level optimization, overtime etc.) and implements approved action plans to ensure optimum performance.
• All Duties as assigned.
• Demonstrated skill in English verbal and written communication.
• Ability to relate and work effectively with other health professionals, patients and their families.
• Self-directed and motivated; willing to act on own initiative.
• Capacity for long-range creative planning and implementation of programs and projects.
• Ability to apply clinical management principles.