Patient Care Manager (RN), Oncology - Outpatient
Company: Stamford American International Hospital
Location: Stanford
Posted on: January 18, 2026
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Job Description:
If youre ready to be part of our legacy of hope and innovation,
we encourage you to take the first step and explore our current job
openings. Your best is waiting to be discovered. Day - 08 Hour
(United States of America) Join our team of dedicated professionals
and transform your nursing practice! Stanford Nurses are recognized
as bold leaders, compassionate healers, educators, and mentors,
providing the highest standards of excellence in care while
generating long-term impressions that continue to set SHC apart as
the best place to work and thrive. Stanford Nursing offers a wide
array of career advancement opportunities, access to the latest
technologies and health care innovations, and boasts a workplace
culture that encourages personal growth and work-life balance,
while honoring its commitment to delivering evidence-based and
patient-centered care. Leadership Now more than ever, leaders play
a pivotal role in both guiding and engaging their teams.
Collaboration, connectedness, and constant communication are vital
during this most unique time we are all facing. Stanford Health
Care provides leaders with perspectives in resilience and self-care
including building on presence and trust. Leaders can also find
offerings through our Talent Development Team Courses on engagement
and communication, as well as situational leadership and crucial
conversations. Skills learned will directly apply to this new
environment we are faced with. We hope leaders will make use of
what is offered and find these resources helpful throughout the
professional development journey. Benefits Our core benefits
include medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, an
employee assistance program, savings and spending accounts,
disability, life and accident insurance, and COBRA. For medical
insurance, you have the choice of three generous health plans
through Stanford Health Care Alliance, Aetna, or Kaiser Permanente.
Each plan includes 100% coverage for preventive care, telemedicine
through Teledoc, prescription drug coverage, and behavioral health
coverage. Additional incentives exist for healthy choices. And so
much more – Generous Leave & Time Off, Wellness Program, Special
Programs, Educational Assistance, and Adoption Assistance!
Department This position will manage the following outpatient
clinics: Cutaneous Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, and Endocrine
Oncology. A Brief Overview The Patient Care Manager is a Registered
Nurse who provides unit leadership and works in partnership with
nursing, the healthcare team, hospital/system leaders to develop a
quality practice setting that support 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 as well as 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 competent, compassionate, and efficient
patient care by planning, organizing, and directing the nursing
services of unit(s), including the assessment of patients,
implementation of physicians orders, treatment plans and medical
procedures, administration of medication and record keeping of same
as well as by monitoring and evaluating patient care processes and
outcomes for the patient care unit(s); coordinates nursing
activities with those of other services or disciplines.
Demonstrates clinical competency in assigned specialty area role
models nursing practice consistent with the organizational and
department mission, vision and values. Communication: Communicates
in a clear and effective manner to enhance team effectiveness,
manage conflicts, engage employees and interdisciplinary colleagues
in unit activities and performance changes. Collaborates with
others within the unit and with all hospital departments and
disciplines to enhance problem solving, decision making and
performance improvement. Fiscal Accountability: Plans and forecasts
the department budget by calculating required FTES, planning annual
budgets, interpreting payroll and other key fiscal reports,
projecting workload as well as monitoring and enhancing
productivity. Performs variance analysis by interpreting financial
performance and identifying key drivers. Identifies unit/capital
budget needs in collaboration with physician and nursing
colleagues. Plans and implements staff scheduling, position
controls and attendance control procedures. Human Resources:
Directs the personnel management of the employees assigned to the
department consistent with state and federal labor laws, collective
bargaining agreements, and nursing service and hospital philosophy,
goals and policy. Ensures that new staff is interviewed, hired,
trained, oriented, precepted and evaluated. Prepares and conducts
employee performance appraisals. Approves transfers, promotions and
other decisions affecting employee pay and status. Participates in
initiating and documenting disciplinary actions and responding to
grievances. Leadership: Assumes twenty four (24) hour
responsibility and accountability for the operation of the assigned
patient care unit(s), service(s), staff, and facilities. Plans,
organizes and directs short and long term departmental activities
in accordance with hospital goals and accrediting organization
standards. Provides leadership and direction for the staff in the
patient care unit(s) while supporting and actualizing the goals of
the department, division, service, and hospital. Functions as a
resource to staff and interdisciplinary team members and
interdepartmentally, consults on nursing care and professional
nursing practice. Performance Improvement: Assumes responsibility
for accessing and utilizing appropriate date in order to monitor
unit operations. Accountable for achieving patient and staff
satisfaction targets for the organization and unit of
responsibility. Develops, implements and evaluates process
improvement projects/process in order to continually monitor and
improve patient care. Professional Development: Facilitates
professional development and clinical growth of nursing staff
through implementation and maintenance of unit specific
competencies. Promotes and facilitates educational opportunities
based on assessment of staff needs. Quality Management: Supports
the quality framework, which includes both clinical and service
quality indicators. Creates an environment of patient care that is
safe, effective, patient centered, timely, efficient and equitable.
Clinical Practice: Ensures the effective delivery of competent,
compassionate, and efficient patient care by planning, organizing,
and directing the nursing services of unit(s), including the
assessment of patients, implementation of physicians orders,
treatment plans and medical procedures, administration of
medication and record keeping of same as well as by monitoring and
evaluating patient care processes and outcomes for the patient care
unit(s); coordinates nursing activities with those of other
services or disciplines. Demonstrates clinical competency in
assigned specialty area role models nursing practice consistent
with the organizational and department mission, vision and values.
Quality Management: Supports the quality framework, which includes
both clinical and service quality indicators. Creates an
environment of patient care that 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. 1
year leadership experience preferred. Required Knowledge, Skills
and Abilities Ability to contribute to health care policy
formulation when working in partnership with a multidisciplinary
team of health care providers. Ability to delegate responsibly to
others, activities according to ability, level of preparation, the
standards of practice and regulatory guidelines. Ability to develop
programs and lead process improvement projects. Ability to
establish the strategic direction and business plans for a
functional group. Ability to initiate and implement change
conducive to the improvement of the quality and safety of patient
care delivery. Ability to provide leadership, influence others to
meet patient needs and achieve shared goals, to effectively
prioritize system resources to provide quality and valued patient
care, promote cooperative behaviors, act as a role model, resource
and mentor. Ability to supervise, coach, mentor, train, and
evaluate work results. Ability to use information and keep abreast
of developments in technology to communicate, manage knowledge,
mitigate error, and support decision-making in patient care.
Knowledge of current theories, principles, practices, standards,
emerging technologies, techniques and approaches in the nursing
profession, and the health care system, and the responsibility and
accountability for the outcome of practice. Knowledge of laws,
rules and regulations; standards and guidelines of certifying and
accrediting bodies; hospital and department/unit standards,
protocols, policies and procedures governing the provision of
nursing care in the area of assignment. Knowledge of principles and
practices of organization, administration, fiscal and personnel
management essential to the practice of nursing in the larger
context of health care. Knowledge of principles, practices and
current trends in health care and hospital system organization and
administration sufficient to provide clinical management,
leadership, coordination, and operational direction for assigned
areas of responsibility. Ability to contribute to health care
policy formulation when working in partnership with a
multidisciplinary team of health care providers Licenses and
Certifications California Registered Nurse (RN) license American
Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification These
principles apply to ALL employees: SHC Commitment to Providing an
Exceptional Patient & Family Experience Stanford Health Care sets a
high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience
for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and
existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for
all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the
foundation of Stanford’s patient-experience and represents a
framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what
it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on
health, healing and recovery. You will do this by executing against
our three experience pillars, from the patient and family’s
perspective: Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver
effective care Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to
arrive at better outcomes and better health Coordinate for Me: Own
the complexity of my care through coordination LI-BS1 Equal
Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values
diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and
non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including
the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate
against any person 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, or the perception of any of the above. People of all
genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with
disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified
applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an
individualized assessment of the conviction and the job
requirements. Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $86.41 -
$114.50 per hour The salary of the finalist selected for this role
will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not
limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and
training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.
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