Director - Nursing Hematology/Oncology

Children's National Hospital, based in Washington, D.C., was established in 1870 to help every child grow up stronger. Today, it is one of the top 10 children's hospitals in the nation and ranked in all specialties evaluated by U.S. News & World Report. Children's National is transforming pediatric medicine for all children. The Children's National Research & Innovation Campus opened in 2021, a first-of-its-kind pediatric hub dedicated to developing new and better ways to care for kids. Children's National has been designated three times in a row as a Magnet hospital, demonstrating the highest standards of nursing and patient care delivery. This pediatric academic health system offers expert care through a convenient, community-based primary care network and specialty care locations in the D.C. metropolitan area, including Maryland and Virginia. Children's National is home to the Children's National Research Institute and Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation. It is recognized for its expertise and innovation in pediatric care and as a strong voice for children through advocacy at the local, regional and national levels. As a non-profit, Children's National relies on generous donors to help ensure that every child receives the care they need.

Hematology/Oncology Care Unit (HCU): includes the inpatient and the outpatient Hematology, Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplant patients. The 32-bed inpatient unit admits children of all ages with hematological and/or oncology, and blood and marrow transplant inpatient clinical needs. They work closely with the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders Clinic and Infusion clinic to meet patient's needs.

Significant populations include:

* Newly diagnosed oncology diseases (leukemia/lymphoma, solid tumors, neuro oncology)

* Chemotherapy

* Sickle cell disease

* Pain crisis in hemoglobinopathy

* Fever/neutropenia

* Bacteremia

* Anemia/blood disorders

* Acute chest syndrome/pneumonia

* Thrombocytopenia

* Blood and marrow and hematopoectic stem cell transplantation

The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders Outpatient and Infusion Clinic, geographically adjacent to the unit, coordinates outpatient care for this population including routine visits for hematology, oncology, blood and marrow transplant, allergy, immunology, and rheumatology patients; outpatient treatment procedures outpatient chemotherapy, blood transfusions, apheresis, extracorporeal photophoresis (ECP)protocol management and long term follow-up.

The Director of Nursing leads and directs the overall operations of a function or department within a business unit and monitors the delivery of health care and related health and medical services. Leads the people, resources, budget and processes to ensure successful patient outcomes. May lead several distinct departments that impact operations.

Minimum Education
Master's Degree, BSN if Master's Degree is not in Nursing (Required)
MSN (Preferred)

Minimum Work Experience
10 years nursing experience, to include 7 years or progressive supervisory/management experience. (Required)

Required Skills/Knowledge
Knowledge of pediatric healthcare standards with related clinical skill competency.
Strong knowledge of JCAHO and other regulatory agency requirements.
Demonstrated leadership and management skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Expertise in department
budget and interpersonal communication.

Required Licenses and Certifications
Registered Nurse in District of Columbia (Required) Or
Registered Nurse licensure in the state of practice or supervision (Required)

Functional Accountabilities
Transformational Leadership

• Collaborate with other leaders to influence strategies and goals across departments.

• Collaborate with CNO to develop, implement and monitor budgets for responsible areas.

• Advocate for and allocate human, material and financial resources for specific functions and processes.

• Role model accessibility to staff and other health care clinicians and has high visibility within the unit/department(s).

• Responsible to develop area goals in alignment with strategic goals for assigned areas and set operational priorities independently.

Professional Practice

• Participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of the professional practice model of care and care delivery models in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.

• Support the needs of the diverse patient population in areas of responsibility.

• Accountable for efficient and effective implementation of strategies to achieve organizational financial goals.

• Ensure the collection and dissemination of quality data to direct care by looking at trends to assist in decision making.

• Support a culture of patient and employee safety.

Structural Empowerment

• Facilitate professional development activities to enhance leadership knowledge, skills and abilities for succession planning and talent management.

• Provide ongoing coaching and feedback to improve employee performance.

• Partner with the organization and stakeholders to identify and plan for the needs in the community.

New Knowledge

• Ensure the practice of nursing is based upon scientific evidence and best practice.

• Support dissemination of evidence based science through presentations, posters, authorship.

Organizational Accountabilities
Organizational Accountabilities (Staff)
Organizational Commitment/Identification
Teamwork/Communication
Performance Improvement/Problem-solving
Cost Management/Financial Responsibility
Safety