Summary: Manages practice of professional nursing and delivery of nurse care on assigned unit. Establishes clinical direction for nursing care delivery, provides clinical supervision and maintains quality outcomes. Supervises all aspects of personnel management and development. Maintains adherence to regulatory standards. Coordinates unit operations with other depts. Develops and monitors budget. Job Responsibilities: Ensures practice of professional nursing and manages delivery of care. Collaborates with liaison departments in maintaining patient care standards. Identifies and resolves issues affecting the delivery of patient care services in a unit. Develops and implements policies and procedures to insure efficient and effective delivery of health services in a unit Develops and maintains unit related patient care standards through continuous quality improvement. Develops quality initiatives. Maintains JCAHO and other regulatory standards. Manages operation of unit. Analyzes personnel structure, determines staffing needs and mix. Provides direction and supervision to unit. Evaluates performance, conducts selection and termination process, develops strategic plans. Actively promotes staff and self development. Participates in clinical nursing research and supports foundation research activities. Directs unit participation in evaluation of new products. Approves purchases and establishes or revises inventory quotes. Other duties as assigned. Preferred candidate is OCN, and has chemotherapy/biotherapy infusion experience. Education: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or Master's Degree in Nursing required. High degree of clinical expertise in specialty area managed. Demonstrated leadership, management, communication, counseling, problems solving, decision making, conflict resolution and group process skills. Experience: Three years clinical nurse experience including one year management experience. Licensure/Certification/Registration: Current valid state RN license. Physical Requirements: Requires full range of motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity and eye and hand coordination. Requires frequent data entry, sitting, standing and walking. Requires corrective vision and hearing to normal range. Requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids. Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work. Attention:  Pre-employment health evaluations for job applicants now include Cotinine testing, in addition to the existing health assessment. The testing for Cotinine, a nicotine metabolite, is being incorporated as part of efforts to make the institution a healthy place to work and visit.