Nurse Director

• Planning, implementation and evaluation of clinical operations and personnel management of the assigned patient care unit
• Acts as a liaison between the various clinical departments, disciplines and patient services
• Plans, organizes, and directs the operations and quality improvement program
• 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 in collaboration with the Administrative and Clinical MD Directors
• Ensures compliance with regulatory agency requirements
• Directs daily operations of the unit
• Ensures that unit policies and procedures meet regulatory and Institute standards
• Assures efficient patient flow
• Assesses needs of the patient population served
• Monitors the environment of care with attention to patient safety
• Oversees the hiring, orientation, evaluation, coaching and mentoring of staff
• Works collaboratively in developing, leading, measuring and reporting of quality improvement initiatives
• Facilitates continuous quality improvement
• Identifies, prioritizes and initiates multidisciplinary QI initiatives
• Assures continuing education and role development of all nursing and clinical support staff
• 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
• Fosters a systematic awareness of the diversity that exists within the organization
• Ensures adherence to ONS standards of professional nursing practice, Magnet standards

• 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
• Outstanding communication, coordination, negotiation and integration skills
• 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