Assistant Nurse Manager, Operating Room, Fox Chase Cancer Center

About the role

Plans, directs, organizes, coordinates, and evaluates overall clinical and administrative activities of an assigned nursing unit. In the absence of the Nurse Manager/Clinical Director, assumes ultimate responsibility for staff oversight and the care of patients on a nursing unit.

Responsibilities

• Supervises, evaluates, guides and counsels nursing staff in their work performance.
• Ensures that staffing patterns provide optimal delivery of nursing service.
• Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of nursing theory and practice and principles, methods and techniques involved in providing nursing care.
• Familiarity with organization and function of departments, policies, procedures and regulations.
• Knowledge of principles of leadership and management.
• Aids in meeting the educational needs of the staff.

Requirements

• National certification in Nursing or Healthcare related specialty preferred.
• Education: Bachelor's Degree Nursing Required; Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
• Master's Degree Nursing or related health care field preferred.
• Experience: 3 years experience in oncology required; general experience in a clinical leadership role preferred.

Qualifications

• Licenses: Basic Life Support Required; PA Registered Nurse License Required; Multi-State Compact RN License Required or eligible.