Nurse Manager - GI/HPB & Transplant Oncology, Thoracic Oncology, Sterile Processing, and Float Pool

Atrium Health; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute at Carolinas Medical Center is seeking a Nurse Manager to lead GI/HPB, Transplant Oncology, Thoracic Oncology, Sterile Processing, and Float Pool. This role focuses on safe staffing, regulatory adherence, and advancing quality and patient safety in a complex ambulatory oncology setting.

The ideal candidate brings clinical leadership experience, the ability to manage diverse teams, and a commitment to cost-effective, high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing required.
• Current RN licensure in appropriate state.
• MSN preferred; must have or complete MSN if undergraduate degree is not BSN.
• Enrollment in MSN within 1 year of hire; graduation within 5 years.
• If undergrad is BSN, master's in health-related field or MBA acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical, operational, and personnel leadership for multiple oncology units.
• Maintain safe staffing and support patient access.
• Ensure regulatory compliance across ambulatory oncology environment.
• Advance quality and patient safety initiatives.
• Lead complex teams and foster a culture of safety, collaboration, and patient-centered service.

Skills

Leadership

Staffing management

Regulatory compliance

Quality improvement

Patient safety

Education

RN licensure

MSN preferred

MSN within 5 years if undergrad is not BSN

BSN acceptable with master’s in health-related field or MBA

Job description

Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute at Carolinas Medical Center is seeking a Nurse Manager to provide clinical, operational, and personnel leadership for GI/HPB, Transplant Oncology, Sterile Processing, Thoracic Oncology, and the LCI Float Pool. This leader will help maintain safe staffing, support patient access, ensure regulatory compliance, and advance quality and patient safety initiatives across a complex ambulatory oncology environment. Leadership experience is strongly preferred. The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to lead complex teams, support high-quality and cost-effective care delivery, manage operational priorities, and foster a culture of safety, collaboration, and patient-centered service.

About Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute

Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute at Carolinas Medical Center, provides world-class cancer care to the greater Charlotte region. The institute offers patients access to top-ranked physician expertise, advanced treatments and technologies, and groundbreaking clinical trials. It is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 Best Hospital in the Charlotte region for cancer care.

Department Highlights

The GI, HPB & Transplant Oncology, Thoracic Oncology, Sterile Processing, and Float Pool teams provide comprehensive outpatient oncology and support services for patients with thoracic, gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, pancreatic, and liver diseases. These multidisciplinary teams work collaboratively to deliver coordinated, compassionate care, including advanced diagnostic, treatment, procedural, and survivorship services.

The care team includes medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, HPB surgeons, a liver transplant surgeon, a hepatologist, advanced practice providers, nurses, nurse navigators, wound/ostomy nurses, medical assistants, dietitians, social workers, pharmacists, care and referral coordinators, sterile processing technicians, and administrative professionals.

The Sterile Processing Department supports safe, high-quality patient care through reprocessing and high-level disinfection of specialty scopes and procedural equipment. The Float Pool provides flexible clinical staffing support across multiple ambulatory oncology specialties.

Essential Functions

• Continually demonstrates and supports a Professional Practice model that allows nurses to work in collaboration with interdisciplinary partners to achieve high-quality patient outcomes.
• Ensures that unit operations and employees are in compliance with the Nursing Practice Act, regulatory agency standards, and policies and procedures.
• Functions as a team member to accomplish goals and objectives of the unit and the organization, upholding quality management, patient care, and departmental standards.
• Assumes responsibility in the recruitment and retention of qualified staff and to ensure appropriate orientation, education, credentialing and continuing professional development of personnel through mutual goal setting and performance evaluation.
• Delegates effectively by promoting shared governance, developing and nurturing research to positively affect clinical outcomes.
• Performs nursing care, assists with treatments, therapies, procedures, and administers medications as necessary.
• Provides and assesses effectiveness of patient and family education.
• Participates with performance improvement activities to improve quality of nursing care, promote patient outcomes and provide a cost-effective environment for patient care.
• Assists in development of policies, procedures and standards reflective of evidence-based practice.
• Promotes shared accountability for professional practice.
• Allocates resources to meet the unit needs. Responsible for budgetary oversight, and along with staff involvement, accountable to the organization for maintaining a cost-effective unit.

Physical Requirements

Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, stooping, bending, pushing, and pulling. Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies. Must speak and understand English fluently. Intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, touch. Finger dexterity. Critical thinking and ability to concentrate. Must be able to respond quickly to changes in patient and/​or unit/department conditions.

Education, Experience And Certifications

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing required. Current RN licensure in appropriate state. Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred. Must have or complete MSN if undergraduate degree is not BSN. Enrollment in MSN program within 1 year of hire/transfer date and graduation of MSN program required within 5 years of hire. If undergraduate degree is BSN, a master's degree from a health-related program or MBA is acceptable. Previous management experience preferred. BLS required per policy guidelines. Appropriate professional certification (either clinical or leadership) is required within 1 year of eligibility for professional certification exam. Additional education, training, certifications, or experience may be required within the department by the nurse leader.