Clinical Nurse Supervisor, Oncology

Community Hospital•Grand Junction, CO

19h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Clinical Nurse Supervisor in Oncology at Grand Valley Oncology. The role involves assisting with department management, including performance evaluations, interviewing, hiring, and counseling staff. Key responsibilities include managing timecards, schedules, and attendance for clinical staff, supporting organizational goals under the supervision of the Oncology Nursing Director, and coordinating quality improvement initiatives and National Patient Safety Goals auditing. The supervisor will also coordinate staff education and development with the Oncology Nursing Educator, potentially acting as a preceptor. Scheduling for RNs, MAs, LPNs, and Support Services is a core duty, as is investigating incident reports and addressing patient satisfaction surveys. The role includes assisting the Infusion Charge Nurse with add-on infusions and schedule management, and aiding with direct admissions to inpatient units. The supervisor will serve as a resource for instrument and equipment repair/replacement and maintain inventory of specialized clinical items. Maintaining a safe patient care environment and performing professional staff nursing functions to maintain clinical expertise are also required, with a minimum of two clinical shifts per month. Weekend/night/holiday administrative call may be required. The position requires the ability to provide care to the population served, demonstrated teaching and leadership skills, strong human relations and communication skills, the ability to remain calm in high-stress situations, and the capacity to balance clinical and management responsibilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
at least five (5) years of nursing experience
one (1) Nursing Leadership experience
Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) certification required
Current Unrestricted Nurse License – required upon hire
Current BLS – required upon hire
Oncology Nurse Society Chemo-Bio Certification – required within 9 months

Responsibilities

Assist with the management of the department which involves input in performance evaluations, interviewing, hiring, counseling and employees.
Management of Timecards, Schedules, and Attendance for all clinical staff.
Supports and facilitates operational alignment with organization goals and strategies under the supervision of the Oncology Nursing Director/department leadership.
Responsible for the coordination of quality improvement initiatives, National Patient Safety Goals auditing & reporting.
Coordinates staff education and development in coordination with the Oncology Nursing Educator.
May function as a preceptor to new clinical staff members.
Responsible for scheduling all department staff: RNs, MAs, LPN’s and other Support Services.
Investigates incident reports on patient care, safety, and counsel’s staff accordingly.
Responsible for ensuring patient satisfaction surveys are reviewed and addressed accordingly.
Assisting Infusion Charge nurse with add-on infusion patients and active schedule management.
Assisting with Oncology related direct admissions to inpatient units at Community Hospital.
Serves as a resource to external contact and hospital staff in coordinating the repair and replacement of instruments and equipment.
Maintains inventory in the clinical area of all specialized items and ensures items are available at all times.
Maintains a safe and therapeutic patient care environment.
Performs professional staff nursing functions, on a routine basis, to maintain clinical expertise to support departmental operations.
A minimum of 2 clinical nurse shifts per month is required but may be greater based upon the needs of the department.
May be required to take weekend/night/holiday administrative call on a regular scheduled basis as mutually determined with Oncology leadership team.
Ability to provide care to the population served.
Demonstrated teaching and leadership skills.
Demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to function calmly and competently in high stress situations.
Ability to balance clinical and management responsibilities.