Program Manager - Oncology Patient Care (98268)

at  Kingston Health Sciences Centre

Title: Program Manager – Oncology Patient Care
Department: Oncology Program
Position Number: 50062488
Hours of Work: Full-Time Position
Salary: Class 08 - $118,422-$142,107
Union: Non-Union
Location: Kingston General Hospital Site

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Undergraduate degree in nursing or another allied health profession.
• Masters (preferred)
• 5+ years significant position-related experience required (Oncology preferred)
• Current member in good standing with a recognized health related regulatory body.
• Quality Improvement Training.
• Proven ability to attend work regularly.
• Satisfactory criminal reference check and vulnerable sector search required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The applicant must be able to meet the physical demands of this position.
We thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Kingston Health Sciences Centre is committed to inclusive and accessible employment practices.
If you require an accommodation to fully participate in the hiring process, please notify the Recruitment Team.
KHSC is located on the ancestral lands and waters of the Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee and serves a wider geographical area that encompasses many Indigenous communities including Tyendinaga, Katarokwi, as well as communities within the Weeneebayko Area Health Authority. As we partner in care, discovery, and learning to achieve better health outcomes for our communities, KHSC is committed to actively advocating for and acting upon the Truth and Reconciliation Committee’s Calls to Action on Health.
KHSC is committed to recruitment practices that support and contribute to building a respectful, diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome all applications from women, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, Indigenous Peoples, persons in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and members of other equity deserving groups.
We thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Kingston Health Sciences Centre is committed to inclusive and accessible employment practices. If you require an accommodation to fully participate in the hiring process, please notify the Recruitment Team.
Please Note: If you are a current KHSC Employee and wish to apply to this position please contact a member of the Recruitment team (recruitmentadmin@kingstonhsc.ca) to discuss your application for this position. Please do not complete an application as recruitment will provide a link to which you can apply with your Internal Profile

• Coordinates the delivery and evaluation of patient care, professional practice, safety and risk management, continuous quality improvement, for the unit/program.
• Manages quality assurance by ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, professional services and service quality standards.
• Performs event/incident follow-up and lead investigations involving the staff/patients under your supervision and ensure that proper controls have been implemented.
• Reviews work processes to ensure all work is performed in a safe manner and that patient, worker and workplace safe practices are consistently applied, including appropriate chart documentation where applicable.
• Manages staff resources, ensuring an appropriate balance of skills and capabilities, assessing service quality, providing performance feedback and discipline, prioritizing workloads.
• Models professional practice, leadership behaviours and life-long learning by actively participating in self-development activities.
• Promotes a team environment with collaborative care model.
• Promotes strategies and mechanisms which foster learning, professional growth, mentoring and teaching.
• Promotes staff retention and succession planning by supporting professional development.
• In collaboration with Clinical Educators/Professional Practice Leaders, supports an educational plan to meet the department needs.
• Collaborates with Cancer Care Ontario to promote and implement the Provincial Cancer Care Plan and Regional Deliverables.
• Performs cross-functional and other duties, as assigned and/or required.
  NOTE - The above duties are representative but are not to be construed as all-inclusive.