Director, Cancer Services

Organization:

MMC-Memorial Medical Center

Position Overview:

Sutter Memorial Medical Center strives to provide high quality, compassionate care to each patient, while exercising prudent fiscal responsibility.

Sutter Memorial Medical Center is a community based and not-for-profit organization that exists to maintain and improve the health status of the citizens of greater Stanislaus County. We extend selected services to other communities whenever this will meet the critical needs and when it will enhance the productivity of local resources.

We pursue our mission by providing and promoting effective health care services and by fostering an integrated system of care in partnership with physicians, other health care providers, and payers. We provide access to a full continuum of care, built upon a core of sophisticated hospital-based services.

Provides administrative and nursing leadership in an assigned inpatient setting in order to provide excellence in the delivery of high-quality patient care and an optimal patient care experience. The incumbent directs the activities and resources of the nursing unit in partnership with physicians, medical staff, leadership, and others to resolve operational challenges and/or to improve processes. Works with senior leadership to develop and establish short- and long-term strategic plans that complement system, operating unit or affiliate goals and initiatives, including business, operations, and/or organizational priorities. Sets priorities and allocates resources to align with business objectives and annual plan. Develops and establishes the direction of policies and procedures, and sets a structure for providing safe, consistent and effective patient care. Establishes overall operating and capital budget with input from management team, ensuring financial targets are achieved and variances are addressed timely.

Job Description:

EDUCATION:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• MSN: Master's preferred

CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE:

• RN-Registered Nurse of California
• BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider

TYPICAL EXPERIENCE:

• 12 years recent relevant experience.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

• Advanced knowledge of nursing operations and workflows, and how department’s process/workflow impacts other department operations.
• Understands business and operational requirements, demonstrating ability to design and establish goals to meet long and short- term objectives.
• Demonstrates credible leadership presence, with the ability to respond to questions with logic, clarity, calmness and authority; and the ability to motivate and engage others.
• Ability to build and establish effective working partnership with employees, peers and leaders to achieve business objectives.
• Collaboration skills to facilitate open sharing of information and cooperation with various stakeholders.
• Ability to handle difficult circumstances and make sound business decisions with little direction.
• Working knowledge of wage and hour laws.
• Demonstrates commitment to providing exceptional customer service and responding to customer needs/requests in a prompt, courteous manner.
• Verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey concepts and communicate information or issues in a manner that is readily understood by management and employees.
• Interpersonal skills with the ability to deliver presentations to a variety of audiences.
• Understanding of the budgetary process and the healthcare financial environment.
• Demonstrates effectiveness in achieving goals through individuals without having direct control of those resources.
• Delegates effectively, with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects in a fast-paced environment with changing business priorities.
• Demonstrates flexibility and is adaptable to change and is able to inspire others to welcome change.
• Demonstrates ability to work/interact with a diverse population while respecting cultural and linguistic differences and fostering an inclusive work environment.

Job Shift:

Varied

Schedule:

Varied

Shift Hours:

8

Days of the Week:

Variable

Weekend Requirements:

As Needed

Benefits:

Yes

Unions:

No

Position Status:

Exempt

Weekly Hours:

40

Employee Status:

Regular

Number of Openings:

1

Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.

Pay Range is $91.30 to $146.08 / hour

Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment. Applicants for specific positions are still required to disclose certain convictions during the application process, and those convictions may also be considered in determining eligibility for employment in accordance with applicable law.

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