- Models high standard of nursing practice and professional accountability.
- Understands and integrates Information Technology in patient care and delivery systems.
- Translates vision and strategy into concrete work activities.
- Translate and communicates service standards and expectations to staff in understandable language and actions.
- Acts as a liaison to accurately represent the concerns, ideas, and views of both staff and upper management to ensure decisions are aligned with organizational goals.
- Conveys information to frontline staff that ensures understanding of the rationale for decisions and how they impact their work.
- Creates and effectively manages human and material resources within budgetary limits.
- Conducts ongoing evaluation of productivity and adjusts as necessary.
- Maximizes care efficiency and throughput.
- Anticipates the effects of change on reimbursement programs for patient care.
- Supervises staff, assuring performance is in accordance with departmental/organizational policies and regulatory compliance.
- Initiates and/or makes recommendations, in collaboration with department director, for personnel action (hiring, transferring, advancement, corrective action).
- Develops, oversees, and evaluates effectiveness of orientation, ongoing competency and learning needs of staff.
- Oversees staffing/scheduling, providing for unit needs necessary to support delivery of quality patient care.
- Promotes staff engagement through the implementation of healthy work environment standards.
- Supports the Shared Governance structure by encouraging staff participation in councils.
- Provide on-going feedback, information, support, and resources to continually develop employees.
- Engage staff by being available and providing opportunities to take on new challenges and develop critical skills that increase performance capability.
- Regularly thank, recognize, celebrate, and reward people.
- Collaborate with others (peers, physicians, etc.) to develop strong working relationships and foster teams that build trust and achieve goals.
- Manage conflicts effectively by identifying and addressing causes, mediating conflicts among team members, and reaching mutually agreed-upon outcomes.
- Be present with staff; regularly reach out to better understand their needs, responsibilities, and challenges. Help them achieve desired results.
- Identifies key performance indicators, develops action plans and engages staff in activities which promote improvements in systems/processes (patient satisfaction, quality metrics, core measures).
- Conducts customer service visits with patients/families identifying opportunities for improvement; recommends action plans based on trended reports.
- Demonstrates and empowers staff to perform effective service recovery.
- Proactively identifies and champions patient safety initiatives for area(s) of responsibility. Maintains survey and regulatory readiness.
- Monitors and promotes workplace safety requirements.
- Serves as change agent for hospital and unit initiatives.
- In collaboration with Director, establishes unit goals aligned with organization and nursing strategic plans.
- Adheres to all organizational policies, procedures, regulatory and statutory rules, acting promptly on all potential discrepancies.
- Takes effective corrective action and/or informs appropriate individuals that a compliance breach has occurred.
- Maintains competency in technology required for position (review of quality/risk data, trend analysis, forecasting).
- Participates in ongoing educational activities related to practice area and professional issues.
- Seeks opportunities to mentor, coach, and promote the professional development of staff.
- Influences others through leadership behaviors consistent with unit/nursing/hospital vision and mission. Participates in relevant professional organizations/associations.
- Current licensure in the state of Maine as a Registered Nurse or Compact licensure. Must be in good standing with the Board of Nursing
- BSN required
- BLS required
- ONS Chemotherapy Biotherapy Certification
- OCN Certification preferred
- 3-5 years RN work; charge or equivalent for at least 1 year required
- 5 years RN experience in an Oncology department setting; previous clinical coordinator role or equivalent preferred
Oncology Nurse Manager - York, United States - York Hospital
Description
At York Hospital, we're more than a hospital. We are a team of providers, clinicians and staff members offering expertise within a Hospital setting, our community sites, and physician practices located throughout Southern Maine and the NH seacoast. Our caregivers' commitment is to make a positive difference in the lives of one another, our patients and our community by instilling our vision of Loving Kindness for all.
We are currently seeking a full-time, 36 hours per week, Oncology Nurse Manager.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The following duties ARE NOT intended to serve as a comprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in the classification. Shown are duties intended to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities. Staff may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional, position-specific duties.
Clinical Practice Knowledge
Demonstrates awareness of research findings applicable to area of practice; critically analyzes studies to justify and/or modify standards for professional practice.
Human Resource Management