Manager Oncology Services

CHI St. Anthony Hospital is a 25 bed licensed for 49 faith-based acute care level four trauma critical access hospital and healthcare campus serving the Pendleton Oregon area for more than 100 years. We are committed to the highest quality of patient care and safety; and to strengthening our community through wellness education. CHI St. Anthony Hospital is designed specifically to ensure that our physicians nurses and healthcare professionals can continue to provide extraordinary care for our patients. The 103000 square foot hospital features 4 operations rooms 11 emergency rooms 30 private patient rooms and the latest medical equipment. St. Anthony Hospital has plenty of room to grow as needed by the community and will continue to provide the safest quality of care possible. St. Anthony Hospital was also named one of the top patient experience hospitals in 2021. CHI St. Anthony is a member of CommonSpirit Health the largest not-for-profit health care system in the nation boasting an integrated network of top quality hospitals with physicians from the most prestigious medical schools and comprehensive outpatient services-all recognized for quality safety and service. To learn more go to www.sahpendleton.org

Job Summary:

The Manager of Oncology must demonstrate strong leadership capabilities supporting both service excellence and operational excellence as the service of choice. Collaborative leadership and staff competency development are key roles of this position.

Essential Functions:

• Demonstrates strong leadership and change management consistent with organizational values and service excellence standards.
• Manages daily operations focused on meeting budgetary requirements with a focus both on revenue enhancement through growth and on expense reduction through careful allocation of human and non-human resources using optimal patient safety and evidence-based practice as parameters. 
• Strong attention to labor requirements (safe staffing levels) and costs is required. 
• Demonstrates and promotes a collaborative environment with roles directly reporting to the manager as well as with other departmental roles (e.g., physicians, nurses, laboratory technologists, support staff and outsourced roles).
• Actively participates in organizational leadership, quality, safety, finance and clinical groups to ensure the department is integrated into all aspects of hospital operations.
• Utilizes effective staff evaluations and competence checks to ensure compliant work practices within the department and to support subordinate positions with opportunities for training and development as appropriate to the role.
• Develops recommendations for budgets, staffing compliments, job descriptions, policies, procedures and other operational responsibilities for review by the Director.
• Continuously works to develop the highest competencies with departmental software applications to facilitate efficient data documentation, data reporting and oversight of the oncology medical record system.
• Participates in oncology-specific support activities such as tumor board, national service line conference calls, partnering organizations (e.g., American Cancer Society, Oncology Nursing Society, etc.) to increase knowledge and identify opportunities for improving operational aspects within the Cancer Center.
• Actively ensures compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations as well as with ethical policies and directives through collaboration with peers, supervisor and the organization’s corporate compliance team. 

The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of three (3) years of leadership experience

OR

• Master’s Degree and a minimum of one (1) year of leadership experience

Required Licensure and Certifications:

• Current Oregon State Registered Nurse license
• Current AHA BLS certification
• OCN Certification obtained within three (3) months of hire

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Comprehensive knowledge of oncology patient care and support processes
• Basic business skills including budgeting, operating within a defined budge, reporting data relevant to operations, etc.
• Strong leadership skills, change management skills, and critical thinking abilities