Patient Care Manager (RN), Oncology
Company: Stamford American International Hospital
Location: Pleasanton
Posted on: July 5, 2025
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Job Description:
1.0 FTE Full time Day - 08 Hour R2548493 Onsite 107184033 TV
Clinic Oncology Pleasanton Other PLEASANTON, 5725 W Las Positas
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Day - 08 Hour (United States of America) Join our team of dedicated
leaders! 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! This is
a Stanford Health Care job. 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. Locations Stanford Health Care 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.
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)-licensure 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.
Saving Lives and Changing the Future of Medicine Stanford is a part
of the top 10 highest ranked Level 1 Trauma Magnet Facilities in
the U.S. Combining clinical care, research, and education, our team
provides compassionate, coordinated and personalized care for the
unique needs of every patient. As the only Level I trauma center
between San Francisco and San Jose, Stanford Health Care delivers
clinical innovation across its inpatient services, specialty health
centers, physician offices, virtual care offerings and health plan
programs. With a state-of-the-art hospital, more than 2,800 medical
staff and more than 1,300 residents and fellows, Stanford Health
Care is committed to making a lasting impact through research,
education and clinical care. Benefits Stanford offers exceptional
benefits and competitive pay to ensure our staff feels supported in
and outside of their work. Specific roles are eligible for shift
differential pay, sign-on/relocation bonus, etc.
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