Associate Vice President, Nursing - Cancer National Service Line
Advocate Health•Oak Brook, IL
•$75 - $121•Remote
About The Position
The Associate Vice President (AVP) will serve as the executive nursing leader for Advocate Health’s National Cancer Service Line, providing nursing leadership across the full national cancer-care footprint. This role supports one of the largest cancer programs in the nation and leads nursing strategy across the national footprint, rather than focusing on a single cancer subspecialty. The AVP will guide nursing strategy across infusion, navigation, medical oncology, hematology-oncology, and other cancer-related services. This remote position requires approximately 25% to 30% national travel, or about one week per month, to maintain a visible presence and build relationships across Advocate Health’s cancer programs. Candidates who do not live in an approved remote-work state may be eligible for relocation assistance to one of Advocate Health’s local markets.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in nursing required.
- Current Registered Nurse license required.
- Current Clinical Nurse Specialist certification required.
- Current Advanced Practice Registered Nurse recognition, licensure, or authorization as applicable by state required.
- Current specialty population certification required or obtained within two years.
- Minimum of seven years of progressive clinical nursing experience required.
- Minimum of five years of experience in the assigned specialty population or service line required.
- Demonstrated clinical leadership experience in service line, specialty practice, clinical quality, evidence-based practice, advanced practice nursing, or system-level nursing practice roles required.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams, clinical practice standardization, quality improvement, and change management across complex organizations required.
- Strong skills in building clinical partnerships with fellow Chief Medical Officers (CMOs), Chief Nursing Officers (CNOs), Service Line Leaders, Enterprise Nursing Practice, and other administrative and operational leaders.
- Effective communication skills
- Skills in comprehensive data analysis
Nice To Haves
- Candidates who do not live in an approved remote-work state may be eligible for relocation assistance to one of Advocate Health’s local markets.
- Combination of inpatient, ambulatory, procedural, post-acute, and/or virtual care experience preferred.
- Doctorate in nursing practice, nursing science, healthcare leadership, or related field preferred.
- Current certification as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Clinical Nurse Leader, CENP/NEA-BC/NE-BC, or OCN preferred.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the executive nursing leader for Advocate Health’s National Cancer Service Line, providing nursing leadership across the full national cancer-care footprint.
- Support one of the largest cancer programs in the nation and lead nursing strategy across the national footprint rather than focusing on a single cancer subspecialty.
- Guide nursing strategy across infusion, navigation, medical oncology, hematology-oncology, and other cancer-related services.
- Lead cross-functional teams to execute nursing and service line strategic priorities and initiatives.
- Develop and oversee clinical quality improvement initiatives, which are service line focused, cross the care continuum, and achieve continuous improvements using measurable monitoring tools and processes.
- Utilize complex data analysis through business intelligence to drive clinical performance and excellence.
- Redesign care delivery alongside nursing leaders, optimizing workforce contributions, and increasing efficiency, efficacy, and overall clinical outcomes.
- Implement national standards and best practices across the service line in partnership with enterprise, divisional and site clinical leadership.
- Standardize and align clinical practices at the enterprise and division levels, optimize partnership with the site Clinical Nurse Specialist and Practice Leaders.
- Promote professional governance structures and processes for caregivers to influence improvements in their clinical practice.
- Function as an expert consultant on nursing practice, ensuring patient services are in compliance with nursing standards, evidence-based practices, as well as state and federal regulations.
- Drive digital health transformation, building processes and innovative solutions and platforms to improve clinical practice workflows and the work environment aligning to the enterprise nursing strategic plan.
- Drive clinical inquiry and embed evidence into clinical practice, policy, and procedure. Support service line alignment with enterprise EBP strategy.
- Advance the practice of nursing by implementing evidence-based practice interventions; use data measures to improve clinical outcomes for service lines; support and lead while guiding and using nursing research.
Benefits
- Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs
- Competitive compensation
- Generous retirement offerings
- Programs that invest in your career development
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
