Manager Nursing, Surgical Oncology Clinic

Responsibilities

• Manages and coordinates a specialty program or outpatient office.
• Provides clinical expertise, coordination of care, and education for patients, physicians, and hospital-based case managers in order to enhance and facilitate patient care.
• Manages assigned clinic personnel, and assesses staffing needs, other responsibilities include evaluating staff member performance, coordinating equipment maintenance, utilizing appropriate health care resources when needed, assessing staff member continuing education needs, delivering direct patient care, and observing departmental and hospital policies and procedures.
• Performs psychosocial/physiologic assessments that integrates changing data.
• Oversees and performs selected nursing duties, including documenting patient history, vital signs, immunizations and allergies.
• Prepares, stocks and cleans exam room and maintains supplies and equipment for treatment.
• Adapts planned educational programs and information to individual patients and family by modifying teaching strategies or content.
• Integrates education during the delivery of patient care.
• Collaborates with patients/ families to identify realistic desired outcomes.
• Determines immediate priorities and offers solutions for problems.
• Actively advocates for patient rights and identifies potential conflict.
• Sets up and cleans exam rooms and maintains supplies and equipment for treatment.
• Ensures efficiency in the delivery of care.
• Evaluates patient outcomes and makes revisions in the plan of care.
• Documents all patient care activities as per documentation standards.
• Assists the healthcare team with the documentation process.
• Oversees and/or takes responsibility for appointment and referral scheduling, chart management, and coordinating patient flow.
• Provides confidential analytical support for Director of Operations on matters related to personnel including hiring, disciplinary action, and employee annual evaluations.
• Acts as a liaison for the clinic and providers with team members who work on the inpatient side of other facilities within our health care system.
• Provides direction and guidance to others regarding practice, serves as a resource, preceptor, and mentor.
• Leadership skills in critical thinking, decision-making, and problem solving.
• Quality Demonstrates knowledge of service line specific based quality measures improvement initiatives.
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives by utilizing standards, guidelines, and pathways for care delivery.
• Incorporates evidence-based practice and research findings into nursing practice to enhance outcomes.
• Observes and adheres to all policies and procedures, and follows all safety, quality assurance, and infection control standards.
• Professional Development Acts as a clinical resource and serves as a mentor to health care team members; displays leadership behaviors.
• Identifies own learning needs based on self-evaluation and the progress made from the previous year's goals.
• Ensures improvements in practice settings by assuming responsibility for self-development in life-long learning.
• Provides direction and guidance to others regarding practice, serves as a resource, preceptor, and mentor.
• Leadership skills in critical thinking, decision-making, and problem solving.

Qualifications

• Experience: 2 years clinical experience as a licensed nurse.
• Education: Associate's Degree in Nursing.
• Special Skills: Proficient in the English language, verbal and written communication skills, computer skills.