Associate Area Clinical Director

Date Posted:

Country:

United States of America

Location:

Florida - Remote

At Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, we believe our people are our strength and we invest in them. In addition to having a positive impact on the people and communities we serve, associates benefit from significant professional opportunities, career advancement, training and competitive wages.

Offering competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits packages to include tuition reimbursement, 401-K match, pet and legal insurance.

Since 1984, Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute & Research Institute (FCS) has built a national reputation for excellence. With over 250 physicians, 220 nurse practitioners and physician assistants and nearly 100 locations in our network. Utilizing innovative clinical research, cutting-edge technologies, and advanced treatments, we are committed to providing world-class cancer care. We are recognized by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) with a national Clinical Trials Participation Award, FCS offers patients access to more clinical trials than any private oncology practice in Florida.

Our patients have access to ground-breaking therapies, in a community setting, and may participate in national clinical research studies of drugs and treatment protocols. In the past five years, the majority of new cancer drugs approved for use in the U.S. were studied in clinical trials with FCS participation prior to approval.

Through our partnership with Sarah Cannon, we are one of the largest clinical research organizations in the United States. Often, FCS leads the nation in initiating research studies and offering ground-breaking new therapies to patients.

Come join us today!

The Associate Area Director, Clinical Operations is responsible for the direct oversight of nurse managers and assigned clinical staff within a defined group of clinics in an assigned area. Reporting to the Area Director, Clinical Operations, primary responsibility for assigned clinical staff includes ensuring adherence to clinical policies and procedures, standardized care conduct in assigned clinics, validation of clinical competency, and a focus on team engagement across the assigned sites in compliance with federal, state, and local standards as well as the policies and procedures of the organization.

• Provide day-to-day clinical oversight of assigned clinic sites and serve as the liaison between area clinical leadership and site-based nursing teams.
• Direct, mentor, and evaluate the performance of assigned nurse managers and clinical supervisors, and partner with them to address clinical staff performance concerns.
• Monitor clinical staffing levels, skill mix, and coverage across assigned sites and recommend adjustments to the Area Director, Clinical Operations based on patient volume and treatment schedules.
• Ensure nursing practice at assigned sites adheres to chemotherapy and biotherapy administration standards, infusion safety practices, and hazardous drug handling requirements.
• Conduct routine clinical rounding, chart review, and competency validation at assigned sites to confirm adherence to policy, scope of practice, and best practice performance for quality patient care.
• Review assigned events in origami and site event dashboards to identify trends in patient safety/quality needs and escape themes to area clinical leadership.
• Partner with Risk Management, nurse managers, and clinical staff to ensure timely event review, root cause follow-up, and completion of corrective actions.
• Support implementation of initiatives that effectively and efficiently meet clinic, area, organizational, and regulatory goals and objectives through analytical capabilities, process improvement identification and implementation, and technology enhancements.
• Deliver clinical training and onboarding in partnership with Clinical Education and other departments and leaders. Overall, is responsible for ensuring completion of required training and annual competency validation for all areas that report to this position.
• Implement new and approved clinical policies, procedures, and special projects at assigned clinic sites through the assigned nurse managers.
• Evaluate clinical care equipment and supply needs for assigned sites and make recommendations to upline management.
• Partner with practice operations leadership to facilitate communication between administrative services and assigned…