Clinical Manager - Oncology

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is currently seeking a Clinical Nurse Manager for our Oncology Department and Infusion Suite. The Clinical Manager is the first line manager responsible for the 24-hour functioning of the units.

The Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Oncology floor is a 32-bed dedicated unit caring for patients with cancer who live in the many communities along the Central Coast of California. The Infusion Suite is a 12 chair out-patient unit providing a variety of Intravenous mediations seven days a week from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Nurses are trained and certified to administer chemotherapy/biotherapy and support the staff to become Oncology Certified Nurses. We are committed to providing excellent patient care in a supportive and nurturing environment and we are especially proud of our close collaboration with our oncologists, the Palliative Care team, and other departments and staff.

Major Accountabilities/Specific Job Competencies

Clinical Management

* Provides clinical consultation and supervision to nursing personnel and other staff as appropriate.
* Participates in the clinical operations and patient care activities within the unit.
* Assures patient care is consistently provided in accordance with organizational/system-wide accepted standards of care and practice.
* Demonstrates effective management of staffing resources by providing for appropriate skill mix and numbers of staff for the service.
* Models expert decision-making, collaboration and negotiation skills at both service and organizational levels in strategizing to maximize patient outcomes and resource utilization.
* Actively participates in work processes and system redesign. Creates a sense of partnership and collegiality with care team staff and managers through consensus building, role clarification and outcomes measurement activities.
* Empowers point-of-service staff in decision-making/problem-solving through shared governance with an aim of clinical quality, service excellence, cost-effectiveness and continuity in care.
* Follows up on any unusual occurrences or untoward incidents involving patients, employees, or applicable equipment/instruments or supplies.
* Collaborates in the identification, investigation and implementation of improvement opportunities directly related to professional/patient care practices and patient outcomes.
* Utilizes current quality improvement/problem solving knowledge and skills in day-to-day operations and strategic planning.
* Makes recommendations concerning new or revised policies and procedures involving all aspects of patient care, and personnel. Clarifies and supports existing policies and procedures.

Fiscal/Resource Management

* Provides ongoing interpretation of financial and clinical data for service to facilitate understanding of the impact of their clinical service practice to the financial goals of the organization.
* Analyzes population-specific data to identify service/program opportunities.
* Follows trends in data which reflect systems issues and implements process improvement with appropriate departments/staff involved.
* Establishes and monitors an annual budget consistent with the organization's financial goals, service/population reimbursement trends and current and/or projected standards of care.
* Guides the service activities and decision-making processes which result in the achievement of financial goals and predictability of costs for patient aggregates.
* Understands the pricing of procedures and reimbursement of outlier cases and utilizes this information to facilitate the development of feasible standards of care and practice.

Personnel Management and Development

* Assures job descriptions are current and reflective of behavioral skills needed.
* Selects staff to create a synergistic team.
* Assures all staff is competent in assigned role.
* Establishes initial orientation and ongoing competency expectations for patient care teams.
* Coordinates patient care staff orientation utilizing preceptors, staff development and existing staff members to assure orientation to patient care unit, systems, policies, procedures and standards of care and practice.
* Identifies competencies requiring review/updating/annual testing.
* Supports staff in development and implementation of their individualized professional development plans.
* Provides staff with informal and formal feedback on performance in conjunction with conflict resolution.
* Fosters a safe environment for staff to expand in their application of innovative care practices, teamwork skills and accountability for organizational goals.

Leadership

* Implants a sense of authority and accountability in the patient care team resulting in a high degree of point-of-service effectiveness and productivity.
* Collaborates with staff to establish a goal-oriented service philosophy which is organizationally consistent.
* Works to ensure optimum organizational outcomes through consensus building, problem-solving/opportunity seeking, resource allocation and coordinating and integrating services.
* Advocates change based on a synthesis of patient, family, physician, and staff needs.

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Bachelor's Degree in a related field. Master's preferred

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations

• California Registered Nurse
• BLS from the American Heart Association.
• Leadership and/or clinical certification preferred.

Experience

• Related Clinical training/experience within last two years. Management experience preferred.