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NURSING SERVICES SR DIRECTOR (Comprehensive Cancer Center)
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**Job Summary**
**Basic Function and Responsibility:**
Provides professional nursing leadership and administrative direction with and through nursing supervisors for the practice of Medical Assistants, Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Advanced Practice Nurses, and others involved in clinical patient services in the Cancer Center's Ambulatory Care unit. Participates as a member of a leadership team of the Cancer Center Program in planning and coordinating care delivery for cancer patients. Provides and continually improves health care services, education, and research in support of the mission and goals of the Health System. Ensures that processes meet or exceed regulatory and professional standards. Supervises the quality of nursing and clinical assistive staff services provided to patients in the Cancer Center. Initiates policies, program planning, and evaluation related to cancer care. Maximizes patient and staff satisfaction within human systems and material resources.
**Organizational Relationships:**
Supervision Received: Administratively responsible to the Director of Nursing, Ambulatory Care Services. Responsible to the Medical Director of the Cancer Center Ambulatory Care unit for operation of the unit. Works collaboratively with Cancer Center administrators, medical leads, and operations supervisors. Collaborates with UMHS leaders to integrate the standards and quality improvement for cancer care. Supports the alignment of UMSN with cancer care processes, practices for education of students, faculty practice, and research, as appropriate.
Supervision Exercised: Responsible for the management and nursing leadership functions of nursing supervisors and medical assistant supervisors in the Cancer Center. Responsible for clinical competence for regular and temporary Medical Assistants and Licensed Practical Nurses, and the professional practice of all levels of Registered Nurses. Collaborates with medical leads, administrators, and operations managers in the administrative and functional supervision of nursing and clinical assistive staff.
**Mission Statement**
Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.
**Why Join Michigan Medicine?**
Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world's most distinguished academic health systems. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.
**What Benefits can you Look Forward to?**
Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
2:1 Match on retirement savings
**Responsibilities***
Directs the recruitment, interviewing and selection of all levels of nurses, staff in Patient and Family Support Services, and clinical assistive personnel. Works collaboratively with leadership teams in the hiring process.
Oversees and is accountable for staffing and scheduling of nursing and clinical assistive staff. Assists Medical Director and/or medical leads, Administrator and/or unit managers in determining adequate complements of staff, scope of staff roles and appropriate workload. Manages or facilitates relief staffing for the Cancer Center units.
Oversees and provides supervision, counsel, discipline, and performance evaluation of nursing supervisors, nursing, and clinical assistive staff, with feedback from administrators, medical staff and operations managers.
Oversees the professional development of nurses and the development and training in clinical skills of all nursing and clinical assistive staff.
Provide leadership for the development, implementation, and evaluation of standards of nursing practice and for interdisciplinary clinical guidelines, using best evidence.
Collaborates with nursing management of satellite sites who provide care to cancer patients, ensuring that orientation and competency plans are shared, and assistance provided as appropriate.
In collaboration with other members of the ACU leadership team, identify and plan for staffing consistent with the needs of the patient population and budgetary requirements, and appropriate to the scopes of a variety of roles.
Participate in and coordinate the development, implementation and evaluation of multi-disciplinary patient care activities and programs.
Work collaboratively with medical directors and leads, and administrative and operations managers, to identify and resolve unit operational problems and process improvements.
Provides leadership, assists, and advises with the Medical Director, Administrator, medical leads and operations managers in satisfying other regulatory standards.
Represent nursing services in inter-unit planning and problem-solving regarding patient care.
Plan, coordinate, and evaluate LEAN initiatives and other quality improvement activities.
Interpret and implement Hospital and University policies and procedures.
Facilitate the education of health sciences students.
Evaluate and manage clinical equipment and recommend necessary expenditures.
Assure compliance with affirmative action, regulatory, legal, patient care and safety programs.
**Nursing Specific Info**
If you have questions regarding this posting or would like assistance with nursing opportunities please contact Nurse Recruitment at.
**Required Qualifications***
Required Educational Requirement:
Master's degree in Nursing or Health Care Administration, Public Health, Business or related field (a Juris Doctor degree may be considered)
If Master's degree is not in Nursing, a Bachelor's degree in Nursing is required
Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in Michigan.
Four (4) or more years of progressively responsible ambulatory care nursing experience.
Four (4) or more years of demonstrated competence and leadership in an ambulatory care management role are necessary.
Nurse Leadership certif
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