Nurse Manager

The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, a Level-1 academic center offers exciting, oncology nursing opportunities in a rigorous, research-focused environment. Our nurses are well educated and serve as central figures in the success and governance of our system. We are currently looking for experienced Nurse Manager to join our remarkable team.

Position Summary:

The Nurse Manager plans, leads, coordinates, and facilitates the provision of quality care and services for a defined population of patients in the Norris Cotton Cancer Center (NCCC) in collaboration with the Practice Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Plans staffing and adjustments based on patient needs and staff skill mix.
• Evaluates and manages performance of staff members.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates unit and organizational policies, procedures, and goals.
• Encourages, supports, and provides educational opportunities for staff development.
• Manages the hiring process.
• Develops departmental operational budgets. Monitors revenues, expenses, and operation expenses, and provides required reports to administration.
• Ensures the unit facilities and equipment meet standards and monitors utilization of equipment.
• Develops a plan to ensure a safe, clean, and secure environment of care for patients, visitors, and staff.
• Ensures adherence to quality and regulatory management directives, including TJC, OSHA, HCAHPS, CORE Measures, etc.
• Facilitates the procurement of appropriate supplies/equipment and provides for adequate numbers and mix of staff to deliver nursing care.
• Ensures a safe, effective, and efficient patient care environment. Facilitates and monitors activities related to the delivery of patient care.
• Develops patient flow processes. Strategizes to improve efficiency and eliminate barriers which impact patient and family centered care.
• Collaborates with patients, families, and the health care team to support the patient plan of care.
• Supports education and staff development through participation and support of nursing research, evidence-based practice, education, informatics, quality and patient safety, professional development, Magnet© and shared governance.
• Provides for professional growth and development of staff.
• Orients new staff through Office of Professional Nursing or other partnerships.
• Collaborates with clinical instructors in planning, implementation, and evaluation of students’ clinical experience.
• Collaborates with the various groups to educate, train, and develop staff.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing with 3 years of clinical experience required.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership ability required.

Required Licensure/Certification Skills:

• Registered nurse in the appropriate state of practice.
• Certification in specialty preferred or within 1 year of hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificate required upon hire and as applicable, higher level per unit certification requirements as stated on the grid attached to the AHA and Life Support Policy.

If you are a nurse leader looking for that “right fit” for your next career move, your time will be well spent if you continue reading. The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and its Norris Cotton Cancer Center offer a unique place for nurses to practice. We are one of the few locations throughout the United States that can offer nurses some of the most diverse, sophisticated and rewarding nursing careers, but we can also claim an outstanding quality of life.

Why are we so unique? We are a world-renowned medical center set right in the middle of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. We recognize that “quality of life” means different things to different people, but we are pretty confident since we have beautiful, rural and suburban housing options, world-class primary, secondary and graduate schools, hundreds of lakes, thousands of miles of hiking trails and some of the best skiing in the country. This all means you can be a happy nurse with more quality time with friends, family, pets or maybe just quiet hikes by yourself. Our idea of traffic in the “Upper Valley” of New Hampshire is a line on the ski mountain at the chair lift.

These are just a few highlights of being a nurse at Dartmouth-Hitchcock.

• Our nurses serve as central figures in the success of our system through our shared governance nursing model
• We offer a rigorous, research-focused environment
• Dartmouth-Hitchcock's Nursing Continuing Education Council is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
• We offer generous tuition reimbursement
• Our Center for Surgical Innovation provides an amazing environment for our Operating Room nurses
• We have a beautiful 8000 sq. ft. Patient Safety Training and Simulation Center
• This area is safe and has been a leader nationally in low COVID cases

Read more the Norris Cotton Cancer Center and Dartmouth-Hitchcock and why YOU should work here.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center is one of only 50 National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the United States, and the only one north of Boston and east of Buffalo. Our cancer care is continually updated using the newest discoveries from our cancer research and the latest technologies, medicines, and methods available worldwide.

The Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system stretches over New Hampshire and Vermont and offers the quintessential New England experience. With no income or sales tax, this beautiful area combines history, industry and business and has been ranked consistently as one of the best places in the US to live and work. Anchored by the academic Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, the system includes the NCI-designated Norris Cotton Cancer Center, the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock; 4 affiliated hospitals and 30 Dartmouth-Hitchcock ambulatory clinics across the region. With destinations like Boston, New York, the seacoast and ski country within driving distance, the opportunities - both career and personal - truly make New Hampshire the ideal place to work and play.

Applicants are encouraged to visit our nursing career site to learn more and apply:

Please visit: DHnursing.org

Dartmouth-Hitchcock is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.