Nurse Director

• Develops and implements departmental quality improvement plan
• Prepares budget and monitors and evaluates expenditures
• Serves as an active member, and/or co-chairs committees
• Participates in marketing through fundraising events and outreach programs
• Works to maintain administrative and clinical continuity within ambulatory services
• Ensures compliance with regulatory agency requirements
• Assures staff compliance with required competencies
• Directs daily operations of the unit
• Ensures that unit policies and procedures meet standards
• Assures efficient patient flow
• Assesses needs of the patient population served
• Oversees the hiring, orientation, evaluation, coaching and mentoring of staff
• Creates an environment where staff is able to perform at the highest level
• Promotes professional growth and development of staff
• Works collaboratively on quality improvement initiatives
• Facilitates continuous quality improvement
• Identifies, prioritizes and initiates multidisciplinary QI initiatives
• Maintains involvement in professional organizations and community activities
• Assures continuing education and role development of staff
• Facilitates the implementation of approved clinical research activities
• Functions in the leadership role
• Monitors and continuously improves the quality of nursing care
• Leads the development of professional nursing practice and standards
• Assures practice is evidence-based
• Ensures adherence to professional standards and licensure requirements
• Assures the implementation of care models

• Bachelor’s and Master’s degree required, one of which must be in Nursing
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• Hematology–Oncology experience required
• Management experience required
• Demonstrated leadership skills to lead staff at various levels within the Institute
• Outstanding communication, coordination, negotiation and integration skills required
• Ability to work with all levels of staff and physicians and administrators
• Demonstrated knowledge of budget planning, monitoring, and management
• Understanding of current financial and reimbursement issues in ambulatory care
• Demonstrated skills in critical thinking, problem solving, and ability to make independent decisions
• Ability to manage and lead in a busy ambulatory care setting with multiple and competing demands for time and resources

OCN, AOCN, or CPON preferred