Director, Cancer Services

Job Summary - Director, Cancer Services

The Director, Cancer Services is a regional role with oversight of support services associated with Cancer Care. In collaboration with the Cancer Care Program Managers, Social Workers, Nursing Navigation, and Multi-disciplinary teams serving oncology patients, manages and provides oversight for cancer program initiatives. Provides vision, guidance, and support to the program staff. Collaborates with the medical and leadership team to develop departmental and site-specific program goals and objectives, budget and necessary infrastructure to support departmental business. Oversees and ensures communication link to inpatient oncology care teams. 

Essential Functions - Director, Cancer Services

• Oversees the activities of professional staff who are engaged in providing direct clinical services to patients at Corewell Health.  Provides direction and supervision to assigned employees ensuring effectiveness and efficiency. 

• Assumes day-to-day accountability for the delivery of high-quality services for the Cancer Program through consistent application of policies, procedures, protocols and standards and focusing on the goals of destination health. 

• Selects, trains, develops, and evaluates assigned employees.  Maintains accountability for objective performance monitoring.  Initiates personnel actions in accordance with departmental and health system policies and philosophy, participating in disciplinary actions and terminating employees in consultation with up-line. 

• Acts as a patient advocate, and communicates with patients, families, and multidisciplinary team members regarding care, employees, management and quality care issues, promoting interdisciplinary and community partnerships. 

• Acts as a mentor/coach/role model/resource to employees and provides ongoing communication to the team on management issues and departmental goals.  Monitors the quality and safety of areas of responsibility. 

• Performs program planning functions related to the planning and implementation of Cancer Care Coordination, Medical Social Worker services, multi-specialty teams, Lymphedema Program, nutrition, genetics counseling services, Lung Screening Clinic, Infusion Centers (3), High Risk Breast & Ovarian Clinic, Acupuncture Program and CAR-T as assigned. 

• Oversees and provides direction for initiatives related to ACoS, CoC accreditation. 

• Provides annual recommendations regarding departmental annual operating budgets and ensures that operations are managed within established guidelines.  Encourages an environment that promotes research.

• Develops programs and collaborative strategies to enhance growth and revenue for the Oncology service line.  Assists with service line operational and capital budget to ensure sound fiscal management that fits with system goals.

Qualifications - Director, Cancer Services

• Required Bachelor's Degree BSN or BS in Health Sciences or Business Administration. 

• Preferred Master's Degree Nursing, Health care Administration, Business Administration or related field. 

• 3 years of relevant experience supervisory experience or equivalent Required. 

• 3 years of relevant experience relevant experience planning, developing, and evaluating policies and programs Required.

• Registered Nurse (RN) - State of Michigan preferred OR Radiation Therapist (RTT) - State of Michigan preferred. 

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