Nurse Manager, OP (RN) - Medical Oncology/Infusion (Beaver)

UPMC•Beaver, PA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center is hiring a regular full-time Nurse Manager, OP (RN) for their Beaver outpatient Medical Oncology/Infusion office. This role involves leading daily nursing practice and overseeing nursing operations. The Nurse Manager will be responsible for managing human resources, clinical, financial, and administrative operations to improve patient care quality and foster a healthy work environment. UPMC Hillman Cancer Center is recognized nationally and internationally for its cancer research, treatment, and education.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years Nursing (RN) experience required.
BSN or Bachelors in related health care field required.
Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse either in the state where the facility is located or in a state covered by a licensure compact agreement with the state where the facility is located.
CPR Certification CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
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Current licensure either in the state where the facility is located or, if the facility is in a state covered by the multistate Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) agreement, a multistate license issued by a participating NLC state. Hires and current employees working on an out-of-state NLC license who later change their residency to the state where the facility is also located will have 60 days upon changing their residency to apply for licensure within that state.

Nice To Haves

Progressive leadership experience with relevant clinical experience preferred.
MSN or Masters in a health care field preferred.
Oncology experience preferred.
IV Skills preferred.

Responsibilities

Determine and flex staffing standards based on patient care needs, patient flow, medical acuity, procedures, staff skills and other clinical needs.
Assume accountability for day-to-day operations of the practice while continuing to function clinically when necessary.
Serve as the departmental role model in all aspects of patient and community care.
Incorporate national professional organization as well as business unit and health system's goals to improve patient safety, quality and satisfaction.
Create a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families and colleagues.
Be administratively accountable for the management of all activity within the practice.
Demonstrate the ability to create a shared vision that applies to critical thinking skills and utilizes financial and quality data and conceptual knowledge in the development of the department vision and operational plan.
Orchestrate complex change and acknowledge the psychological transition on self and others.
Involve stakeholders and experts in planning, designing and redesigning change.
Use appropriate interpersonal styles and techniques to gain acceptance of ideas or plans; modify one's own behavior to accommodate tasks, situations, and individuals involved.
Support staff during times of difficult transitions.
Evaluate staff, address and improve clinical issues and devise solutions to complex problems.
Develop staff, establish and maintain standards of performance.
Effectively create relationships to support a healing environment with patients, families, staff, physicians, and administrative personnel including senior management in both written and verbal communication.
Work productively and effectively within a complex environment.
Demonstrate accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and the quality of patient care.
Provide oversight and supervision to the overall practice environment, assisting all other disciplines and directing clinical/administrative activity.
Oversee daily operations of practice with regards to patients, staff, physicians and ancillary support/departments.
Assume formal leadership responsibilities in budget and financial formulation, staff levels and coverage, human resource management, departmental development and education and safety/regulatory reporting and preparation.
Serve as a highly engaged and full partner on the care team and respond willingly to care team member needs for assistance and partnership.
Participate in work that improves patient care and the professional practice environment.
Adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility with the change process.
Collaborate with medical staff to monitor patient outcomes; set clinical quality priorities, recommend and implement professional improvements and initiatives and implement practice-based safety initiatives.
Analyze staff and patient satisfaction outcome data and develop action plans to address as needed.
Support and encourage involvement of staff in the development and implementation of evidence-based practice and quality improvement initiatives.
Actively oversee all aspects of regulatory compliance, including all outside agencies and audits as well as internal requirements, such as core competencies and training.
Utilize research and evidence-based practice to support improvement in clinical care: identify research issues or articles related to clinical specialty or areas of interest.
Set high standards of performance for self and others by imposing standards of excellence and development of inquiry skills that are innovative, optimistic and supportive of professional growth.
Create developmental paths and plans for staff to increase the expertise and caliber of staff.
Initiate innovation in staff development, clinical orientation, continuing education and support specialty certification.
Develop, market and coordinate programs to provide education and enhance consumer awareness.
Oversee and manage the interviewing, selection, hiring, training, evaluating, and progressive discipline process of staff.
Support the development of students, new staff and colleagues.
Plan for orientation, training, preceptor initiation and evaluation period of new staff in department.
Create an environment of open dialogue, inquiry and continuous development by asking for feedback and improving practice.
Develop and maintain productive working relationships internally and externally by building teams and relationships through mentoring and modeling uplifting and positive communication.
Resolve and manage conflict effectively and in a timely manner.
Demonstrate an understanding of cultural differences and hold peers and staff accountable for healthy relationships.
Plan a department work schedule in collaboration with team members that supports safety, appropriate worked hours and a healthy lifestyle.
Be accountable for management of safety hazards identified in the workplace.
Establish a culture of caring by promoting decisions that are patient centered and use the nursing process to meet the clinical, psychological and spiritual needs of the patient, family and staff.
Apply national best practices and use evidence based practice to build a culture of excellence in patient care.
Set clinical, financial and human resources priorities for improvement in concert with organizational goals.
Demonstrate sound fiscal responsibility in the development and management of the practice budget and hold staff accountable for the efficient use of resources, as well as optimization of billing and documentation practices.
Oversee program and patient coordination activities to ensure program goals and objectives are achieved by providing direction to staff, maintaining efficient operations and overseeing quality of patient care provided.
Develop and optimize the clinical care tools of the practice and the physicians (scheduling templates, space, staffing mix and patient care protocols) that improve the quality of the overall product delivered to the patient.