Manager Clinical Medical Oncology

McLaren Health Care; Petoskey (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care is seeking a Manager of Clinical Medical Oncology to oversee nursing practice and operations across oncology clinics in Michigan. The role focuses on implementing standardized policies, maintaining staff competencies, and driving high-quality cancer care across multiple sites.

The manager will collaborate with regional directors, reimbursement, and pharmacy teams to optimize finances and patient access, while leading a cohesive team committed to exceptional patient outcomes

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current State of Michigan RN license.
• Three years of experience in oncology.
• OCN or obtain with 18 months.
• Current BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical nursing support for nurses and medical assistants within assigned region.
• Ensures clinic staff licenses remain current (physicians, advanced practitioners, staff).
• Develops and implements standardized administrative and clinical policies and procedures.
• Hires, trains and orients new employees; ensures ongoing education and customer service training.
• Supervises staff and staffing levels; administers annual performance evaluations.
• Leads training and use of the electronic medical record as a super-user.
• Assists with annual budget preparation for operating revenues and expenses.
• Partners with directors to optimize reimbursement and capture of oncology charges.
• Analyzes key operating indicators and prepares month-end variance reports.
• Supports strategic planning and development of goals for cancer center facilities.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory standards (ACoS, Coc, QOPI, ASCO, HFAP).
• Assists with physician recruitment.

Skills

Oncology nursing

Team leadership

Budgeting

Policy development

Education

RN license (State of Michigan)

OCN certification (or eligible)

Job description

The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.

Ensures safe nursing practice for medical oncology practices. The Manager Clinical Medical Oncology is responsible for the coordination, organization and implementation of standardized policies and procedures relating to oncology patient care, and operational and fiscal aspects of the oncology practice. Also ensures the delivery of quality cancer care. The Manager will demonstrate the ability to anticipate and recognize patient/department needs, build a cohesive team, communicate the vision, and inspire staff to exceed patient expectations.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides clinical nursing support for nurses and medical assistants within assigned region. Ensures annual nursing skills and competency evaluations are completed at assigned regional sites.
• Ensures that all clinic staff licenses remain current, including physicians, advanced practitioners, and staff.
• Strategizes, develops, and implements standardized administrative and clinical policies and procedures to ensure implementation of "Best Practice" standards.
• Hires, trains and orients new employees. Ensures clinic staff are provided training and educational resources on an ongoing basis. Ensures staff are effective trained in customer service skills and face-to-face interactions.
• Supervises staff and identifies appropriate staffing levels. Administers annual performance evaluations.
• Ensures department payroll is completed and forwarded to appropriate individuals in a timely manner.
• Leads clinic team in the training and use of the electronic medical record. Functions as a super-user of the system.
• Assists Regional Director Cancer Services in preparing annual budget(s) for operating revenues and expenses and capital expenditures. Meets or exceeds budgeted patient volume targets and financial assumptions for assigned practices.
• Partners with Regional Director Cancer Services, reimbursement, and pharmacy to create a profitable reimbursement model to ensure efficient and complete capture of all oncology related charges.
• Analyses and maintains oncology department key operating indicators and financial statistics. Prepares month end reports including variance reports. Notes utilization trends and productivity of physicians.
• Assists Regional Director with developing and implementing strategic planning and development of goals and objectives for the assigned cancer center facilities consistent with the strategic plan.
• Assists with the establishment of programs and services to ensure compliance with ACoS, Coc, QOPI, ASCO, HFAP, and other regulatory agencies.
• Assists Regional Director with recruitment of new physicians.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current State of Michigan RN license.
• Three years of experience in oncology.
• Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) or obtain with 18 months.
• Current BLS (Basic Life Support) certification.

PREFERRED

• Bachelor's degree in nursing, healthcare or business management.
• Three years of experience in oncology management.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26012303
• Daily Work Times: 8:00AM - 4:30PM
• On Call: Yes

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.