Nurse Manager - Cancer Institute Inpatient Unit

Invest in Your Future and Theirs: Full-time Milton S. Hershey Medical Center employees receive a 75% Penn State tuition discount for themselves and eligible dependents through the Grant-in-Aid program.

Penn State Health
- Hershey Medical Center

Location: US:

PA:
Hershey

Work Type: Full Time

FTE: 1.00

Shift: Varied

Hours: Day shift with flexibility to engage team on other shifts

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is seeking an experienced and visionary Nurse Manager to lead one of the region's most advanced inpatient oncology nursing teams. This is an exceptional opportunity to influence patient outcomes, develop high-performing clinical teams, and help shape the future of cancer care at Central Pennsylvania's only academic medical center and Level I Adult & Pediatric Trauma Center.

As Nurse Manager, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for a 39-bed inpatient oncology unit caring for patients with hematologic and oncologic malignancies, stem cell transplants, and cutting-edge CAR T-cell therapy. You'll partner with multidisciplinary leaders to foster innovation, strengthen quality outcomes, advance evidence-based practice, and create an exceptional experience for patients and team members alike.

If you're passionate about transformational leadership, oncology excellence, and developing the next generation of nursing professionals, we invite you to join our nationally recognized Cancer Institute.

• Lead a highly specialized 39-bed Inpatient Oncology Unit

• Support nationally recognized programs in Stem Cell Transplant and CAR T-cell Therapy

• Practice within an academic medical center dedicated to research, innovation, and clinical excellence

• Develop and mentor a highly engaged nursing team through shared governance and professional development

• Drive quality, patient safety, workforce engagement, and operational excellence

• Collaborate with nationally respected physicians, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, and interdisciplinary teams

• Be part of an organization committed to advancing the future of cancer care

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for inpatient oncology nursing services

• Lead, mentor, coach, and develop nursing staff and frontline leaders

• Drive quality improvement, patient safety, regulatory compliance, and evidence-based practice initiatives

• Foster employee engagement, succession planning, and professional growth

• Ensure efficient utilization of staffing, financial, and operational resources

• Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes and care delivery

• Promote a culture of accountability, innovation, compassion, and continuous improvement

• Hematologic and solid tumor malignancies

• Stem Cell Transplant

• CAR T-cell Therapy

• Complex oncology and hematology conditions

Nurses receive advanced specialty education, including Oncology Nursing Society/Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONS/ONCC) Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certification during orientation, supporting a culture of lifelong learning and clinical excellence.

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing or a Master's Degree in Nursing required.

• Five (5) years clinical experience required.

• Progressive leadership experience required.

• Currently licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse by state of employment or holds a multistate RN license through the interstate Nurse Licensure Compact.

• Oncology experience.

Penn State Health offers exceptional opportunities to learn and grow, exposure to a wide patient population, and the ability to provide individualized, innovative, and specialized care to patients in the community.

• Be Well with Employee Wellness Programs, and Fitness Discounts (University Fitness Center, Peloton).

• Be Balanced with Generous Paid Time Off,…