Nurse Manager – Oncology & Infusion Services
Listed on 2026-11-04
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Nursing
Oncology Nurse, Director of Nursing, RN Nurse, Nurse Educator
Custom Healthcare Solutions is seeking an experienced Nurse Manager – Oncology & Infusion Services for a temporary leadership assignment with an acute care hospital in Far Rockaway, Queens.
The Nurse Manager will provide clinical, operational, and administrative leadership for oncology nursing and infusion services. This position will report directly to senior nursing leadership and work collaboratively with oncologists, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary teams to support safe, efficient, high-quality cancer care.
Key Responsibilities- Provide day-to-day clinical and operational leadership for oncology and infusion nursing services
- Oversee staffing, patient assignments, treatment readiness, clinical workflows, and department operations
- Promote safe practices related to chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, biologics, transfusions, and supportive treatments
- Ensure compliance with treatment protocols, medication-safety standards, hazardous-drug handling requirements, infection-prevention practices, and regulatory expectations
- Provide leadership during infusion reactions, adverse events, emergency situations, and other high-risk clinical scenarios
- Recruit, onboard, coach, evaluate, and support nursing and clinical staff
- Maintain staff competencies and promote ongoing education and professional development
- Monitor patient throughput, appointment access, chair utilization, wait times, and discharge processes
- Collaborate with physicians, pharmacy, laboratory services, radiology, surgery, palliative care, social work, and other interdisciplinary departments
- Manage staffing resources, overtime, supplies, equipment, and departmental operating resources
- Lead quality-improvement initiatives, clinical audits, incident reviews, corrective-action plans, and performance-improvement projects
- Analyze clinical, operational, safety, and patient-experience metrics to identify opportunities for continued improvement
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing required
- Master’s degree in Nursing or Healthcare Administration preferred
- Current Registered Nurse license in good standing
- Minimum of 5 years of nursing experience
- Minimum of 2 years of oncology nursing and/or infusion therapy experience
- Previous nursing leadership or management experience preferred
Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) certification preferred, or willingness to obtain within the required timeframe - Strong knowledge of oncology care, infusion safety, patient safety, clinical operations, and regulatory requirements
- Excellent leadership, communication, organizational, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills
- Temporary assignment
- Full-time hours
- On-site in Far Rockaway, Queens
- Schedule to be discussed during the interview
- Anticipated start date:
October 20, 2026 - Starting pay: $86.67/hour
- Potential for extension and longer-term opportunity
This opportunity is ideal for an experienced oncology nurse leader looking to take ownership of a growing service line while supporting clinical excellence, staff development, operational efficiency, and an exceptional patient experience.
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