Infusion Services Lead Nurse (Oncology & Ops)

UC San Diego; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

UC San Diego Health is seeking an experienced Infusion Admin Nurse to support daily operations within our Infusion Services program. This role blends frontline clinical duties with administrative leadership to ensure safe, efficient, and patient-centered care.

Under Infusion Services leadership, you will coordinate staffing, improve patient throughput, and manage workload across interdisciplinary teams. The role emphasizes onboarding, quality improvement, and regulatory compliance in a

Qualifications

• Two years clinical experience with a Diploma/Associate degree or one year with a Baccalaureate degree.
• Three years oncology infusion nursing experience.
• Chemotherapy/Biotherapy certification.
• BART or BLS at hire with plan to obtain BART within 6 months.
• Experience coordinating patient flow in a fast-paced outpatient infusion setting.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Epic experience preferred and EMR proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Provide real-time clinical guidance and frontline leadership in Infusion Services.
• Coordinate staffing resources and patient flow to optimize throughput.
• Lead onboarding, staff development, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and safe, patient-centered care delivery.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Critical thinking

Epic experience

Clinical coordination

Education

Diploma or Associate degree with 2 years clinical experience

Baccalaureate degree with 1 year clinical experience

Master's degree with 6 months clinical experience

Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience

Tools

Epic

Epic Beacon

Cadence

Infusion scheduling workflows

Job description

UC San Diego Health is seeking an experienced Infusion Admin Nurse to support daily operations within our Infusion Services program. This role blends frontline clinical duties with administrative leadership to ensure safe, efficient, and patient-centered care.

Under Infusion Services leadership, you will coordinate staffing, improve patient throughput, and manage workload across interdisciplinary teams. The role emphasizes onboarding, quality improvement, and regulatory compliance in a