Oncology & Palliative Nursing Director

Job Title: Oncology & Palliative Nursing Director

Employment Status: Full time

Shift: Variable Hours (United States of America)

Facility: 1906 Belleview Ave SE - Roanoke CP01 Carilion Medical Center.

Requisition Number: R157869 Oncology & Palliative Nursing Director (Open)

How You’ll Help Transform Healthcare: Sign on Bonus Eligible & Relocation Assistance Provided

Our Oncology unit is a 22-bed blended medical-surgical/progressive cancer care unit that specializes in the complex care of the Oncology patient. Nurses utilize the science and art of nursing while collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team to meet the needs of the patient and family. We are a Commission on Cancer (COC) accredited facility.

The Palliative Care unit is an adult inpatient medical—surgical unit with 10 private patient rooms that have excellent views of the Roanoke Valley. Comprised of Registered Nurses and Nursing Assistants, our nursing team is specially trained at providing care for people living with serious illness. Palliative Care focuses on relief of symptoms and stressors of a serious illness. Our focus is patient centered, and with the Palliative Care team, we provide interprofessional assessment and comprehensive management of patients' and families' physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and bereavement needs.

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The Nursing Director oversees day to day operations and manages goals and objectives including organizing, managing and controlling department functions and resources in a collaborative and participative manner for optimal performance of service.

These include throughput of unit, quality, patient experience, employee engagement, assistance with goals and budget development and stewardship (accountability of budgets/fiscal operations as budget allows).

• Provides leadership and monitors operational goals, objectives, and budgets for multiple departments.
• Plans budget, monitors revenues, patient care indicators and manages operating costs. Implements and monitors department budget and expenses.
• Responsible for operational plans and fiscal management including budget development, implementation and monitoring for multiple departments.
• May manage multiple departments, as well as designated administrative and support staff to assure cost effectiveness and achievement of goals and budgets.
• Ensures leadership throughput of unit, patient experience rounding, employee rounding for engagement, quality monitoring of unit, planning of budget and managing expenses.
• Communicates, organizes, prioritizes, leads, facilitates, coaches and problem solve with reporting staff to ensure that goals and objectives are met. (Quality, Patient Experience, Employee Engagement, and Throughput)
• Works with other department leaders to carry out new health care services and performance improvement initiatives.
• May provide direct patient care or assist employees in overall care of patients.
• Plans implementation of directives, standard policies and procedures and protocols as approved by Organizational Leadership.
• Utilizes a system approach. Aligns work with strategic goals.
• Creates a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients and families in accordance with standards and which is respectful of patient's rights. Monitors and evaluates quality, appropriateness and safety of the care provided by the department. Implements nursing and/or organization's solutions for quality or patient safety areas.
• Manages compliance with applicable regulatory, licensure and accrediting standards where applicable.
• Monitors and evaluates patient experience. Implements programs to continuously enhance patient experience in conjunction with senior service line management.
• Plans for growth, staffing, services, educational opportunities and effective performance improvement in collaboration with Human Resources.
• Provides staff opportunities to develop their maximum potential through professional growth and development including orientation in service programs and effective performance improvement systems.
• Coordinates resources to provide adequate staffing for department. Establishes day-to-day priorities and directs staff task assignments. Facilitates teams in problem…