Stanford Health Care
Patient Care Manager (RN), Oncology Clinic
Stanford Health Care, Palo Alto, California, United States, 94306
Patient Care Manager (RN), Oncology Clinic
Stanford Health Care – Palo Alto, 900 Blake Wilbur Dr, California.
Job ID: R2552102 | 1.0 FTE, Full time, 08 Hour, Onsite.
A Brief Overview The Patient Care Manager is a Registered Nurse who provides unit leadership and works in partnership with nursing, the healthcare team, and hospital leaders to develop a quality practice setting that supports professional nursing and quality patient care. The Nurse Manager is accountable for the effective delivery of competent, compassionate, and efficient patient care. Responsibilities include coordination of patient care; supervision of a professional team that includes multiple nursing and other staff as appropriate; administrative and budget management; troubleshooting of problem areas; organizational change management; ensuring compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards; quality assurance/quality improvement; safety and risk management requirements; and the actualization of hospital and unit policies, goals and objectives.
Further, improving unit operations, enhancing communication and feedback, customizing education and staff roles, and accepting organizational accountability for services provided to recipients are critical outcomes expected of this role. The Nurse Manager role is critical to hospital operations and minimally accomplishes the following essential duties.
What You Will Do
Clinical Practice: Ensures the effective delivery of patient care by planning, organizing, and directing the nursing services of unit(s), including assessment of patients, implementation of physicians' orders, treatment plans and medical procedures, administration of medication, and record keeping, while monitoring and evaluating patient care processes and outcomes.
Communication: Communicates clearly and effectively to enhance team effectiveness, manage conflicts, engage employees and interdisciplinary colleagues in unit activities and performance changes.
Fiscal Accountability: Plans and forecasts the department budget, interprets payroll and key fiscal reports, projects workload, monitors productivity, performs variance analysis, and identifies unit/capital budget needs.
Human Resources: Provides personnel management consistent with state and federal labor laws, collective bargaining agreements, and nursing service policies; recruits, hires, trains, evaluates staff, conducts performance appraisals, and facilitates disciplinary actions.
Leadership: Assumes 24‑hour responsibility for operation of the assigned patient care unit(s), organises and directs departmental activities in accordance with hospital goals and accrediting standards, and provides direction and support to staff.
Performance Improvement: Utilises appropriate data to monitor unit operations, achieves patient and staff satisfaction targets, and develops, implements and evaluates process improvement projects.
Professional Development: Facilitates professional development and clinical growth of nursing staff through maintenance of unit‑specific competencies and educational opportunities.
Quality Management: Supports the quality framework, ensuring patient care is safe, effective, patient‑centered, timely, efficient and equitable.
Education Qualifications
Bachelors and/or Masters in Nursing from an accredited college or university.
Experience Qualifications
Three (3) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience.
One (1) year of leadership experience (preferred).
Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
Ability to contribute to health care policy formulation in partnership with a multidisciplinary team.
Ability to delegate responsibly, develop programs and lead process improvement projects, and establish strategic direction and business plans for a functional group.
Ability to supervise, coach, mentor, train and evaluate work results.
Knowledge of current theories, principles, practices, standards, emerging technologies, techniques and approaches in the nursing profession, and the health care system.
Knowledge of laws, rules and regulations; standards and guidelines of certifying and accrediting bodies; hospital and department standards, protocols, policies and procedures governing nursing care.
Knowledge of principles and practices of organization, administration, fiscal and personnel management essential to nursing practice.
Knowledge of current trends in health care and hospital system organization and administration sufficient to provide clinical management, leadership, coordination, and operational direction.
Licenses and Certifications
California Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non‑discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including employment. SHC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability. qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment.
Base Pay Scale Generally starting at $89.01 – $117.94 per hour. The salary for the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors including internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Health Care Provider
SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience
Know Me: Anticipate patients’ needs and status to deliver effective care.
Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt patients to better outcomes and health.
Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of patient care through coordination.
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Job ID: R2552102 | 1.0 FTE, Full time, 08 Hour, Onsite.
A Brief Overview The Patient Care Manager is a Registered Nurse who provides unit leadership and works in partnership with nursing, the healthcare team, and hospital leaders to develop a quality practice setting that supports professional nursing and quality patient care. The Nurse Manager is accountable for the effective delivery of competent, compassionate, and efficient patient care. Responsibilities include coordination of patient care; supervision of a professional team that includes multiple nursing and other staff as appropriate; administrative and budget management; troubleshooting of problem areas; organizational change management; ensuring compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards; quality assurance/quality improvement; safety and risk management requirements; and the actualization of hospital and unit policies, goals and objectives.
Further, improving unit operations, enhancing communication and feedback, customizing education and staff roles, and accepting organizational accountability for services provided to recipients are critical outcomes expected of this role. The Nurse Manager role is critical to hospital operations and minimally accomplishes the following essential duties.
What You Will Do
Clinical Practice: Ensures the effective delivery of patient care by planning, organizing, and directing the nursing services of unit(s), including assessment of patients, implementation of physicians' orders, treatment plans and medical procedures, administration of medication, and record keeping, while monitoring and evaluating patient care processes and outcomes.
Communication: Communicates clearly and effectively to enhance team effectiveness, manage conflicts, engage employees and interdisciplinary colleagues in unit activities and performance changes.
Fiscal Accountability: Plans and forecasts the department budget, interprets payroll and key fiscal reports, projects workload, monitors productivity, performs variance analysis, and identifies unit/capital budget needs.
Human Resources: Provides personnel management consistent with state and federal labor laws, collective bargaining agreements, and nursing service policies; recruits, hires, trains, evaluates staff, conducts performance appraisals, and facilitates disciplinary actions.
Leadership: Assumes 24‑hour responsibility for operation of the assigned patient care unit(s), organises and directs departmental activities in accordance with hospital goals and accrediting standards, and provides direction and support to staff.
Performance Improvement: Utilises appropriate data to monitor unit operations, achieves patient and staff satisfaction targets, and develops, implements and evaluates process improvement projects.
Professional Development: Facilitates professional development and clinical growth of nursing staff through maintenance of unit‑specific competencies and educational opportunities.
Quality Management: Supports the quality framework, ensuring patient care is safe, effective, patient‑centered, timely, efficient and equitable.
Education Qualifications
Bachelors and/or Masters in Nursing from an accredited college or university.
Experience Qualifications
Three (3) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience.
One (1) year of leadership experience (preferred).
Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
Ability to contribute to health care policy formulation in partnership with a multidisciplinary team.
Ability to delegate responsibly, develop programs and lead process improvement projects, and establish strategic direction and business plans for a functional group.
Ability to supervise, coach, mentor, train and evaluate work results.
Knowledge of current theories, principles, practices, standards, emerging technologies, techniques and approaches in the nursing profession, and the health care system.
Knowledge of laws, rules and regulations; standards and guidelines of certifying and accrediting bodies; hospital and department standards, protocols, policies and procedures governing nursing care.
Knowledge of principles and practices of organization, administration, fiscal and personnel management essential to nursing practice.
Knowledge of current trends in health care and hospital system organization and administration sufficient to provide clinical management, leadership, coordination, and operational direction.
Licenses and Certifications
California Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non‑discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including employment. SHC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability. qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment.
Base Pay Scale Generally starting at $89.01 – $117.94 per hour. The salary for the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors including internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Health Care Provider
SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience
Know Me: Anticipate patients’ needs and status to deliver effective care.
Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt patients to better outcomes and health.
Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of patient care through coordination.
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