Chief Nurse Practitioner - Oncology
Company: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Location: Boston
Posted on: October 17, 2024
Job Description:
The Dana Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) Chief Nurse Practitioner
has clinical oversight of the practice of all Nurse Practitioners
(NP) credentialed at DFCI. The Chief NP provides NP staff and NP
leader supervision and promotes the professional growth and
development for all NPs. They support interdepartmental and
multidisciplinary colleagues to ensure optimal patient and
family-focused care, and in collaboration with their physician and
administrative colleagues are accountable for the quality, safety,
and outcomes of all programs and services. As a member of the
Nursing Executive Committee (NEC) and Nursing and Patient Care
Services Executive team at DFCI, the chief NP will work with other
oncology nurse executives to develop, implement, and evaluate the
NPCS strategic plan. They work closely with the Compliance Office,
the Office of Medical Affairs and Professional Credentialing
(OMAPC) to ensure that state regulations, scope of practice and
clinical practice standards for NP credentialing, onboarding, and
practice policies are followed. - -The Chief NP establishes and
maintains collaborative relationships with the Chief PA and all
PAs, nursing disciplines and medical colleagues and other
departments necessary to foster optimal patient outcomes and
adherence to national standards of practice in a professional
practice environment. The Chief NP works closely and in
collaboration with the senior PA leader to ensure the same
standards of practice, educational opportunities, mentoring,
precepting and fellowship training programs for all APPS. Further,
the Chief NP will work with and be accountable to the inpatient and
outpatient triad leadership teams in adult and pediatric oncology
to support and implement their agendas and priorities for clinical
operations and care model alignment across the DFCI enterprise.This
position is 70% Leadership 30% Clinical/patient facingLocated in
Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer
Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in cancer
research and patient care. We are united in our mission of
conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS and related diseases. We strive to
create an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment where we
provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all
backgrounds, and design programs to promote public health
particularly among high-risk and underserved populations. We
conduct groundbreaking research that advances treatment, we educate
tomorrow's physician/researchers, and we work with amazing
partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated
hospitals.The individual will possess the following skills:
- Inter-professional and intra-professional leadership skills to
set goals that advance teamwork, interdisciplinary learning, just
culture and the environment of care.
- Demonstrate critical thinking skills as they relates to
systems, inclusive behaviors, collaboration, clinical judgment,
clinical inquiry, facilitation of learning and advocacy for
patients and staff.
- Incorporate the mission, vision, and core values of DFCI in
their leadership and will work closely with the executive team to
prioritize the annual strategic plan for nursing and NPs within all
areas of practice.PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for establishing, maintaining, and evaluating the
standards of NP/APP practice as well as implementing and
communicating practice changes in collaboration with the Physician
Assistant and medical staff leadership.
- Maintains conditions of work for NPs in alignment with the DFCI
triad leadership of inpatient/outpatient, Institute policies and
the collective bargaining agreement with the Massachusetts Nurses
Association.
- Periodically assesses NP needs in maintaining clinical oncology
APP skills as well as issues related to clinical practice, job
satisfaction, engagement, and professional development.
- Supports and builds an NP leadership team and continues to
challenge and generate professional growth as well as identifies
and mentors NPs in the leadership pipeline.
- Works closely with OMAPC, Nurse Executive Committee, Medical
Staff Executive Committee (MSEC) and Medical Staff Appointment
Committee (MSAC) regarding credentialing and recredentialing and
compliance with all aspects of the MA Nurse Practitioner Practice
Act. The Chief NP oversees NP credentialing and identifies
credentialing issues (such as category II) and presents the
information to the Credentialing Committee and creates a
comprehensive plan when indicated.
- Oversees bi-annual NP OPPE evaluations and work closely with NP
Directors to implements FPPE (when indicated) and oversees that
Annual Reviews are completed for every DFCI NP
- The Chief NP will have fiscal responsibility and awareness of
the following:
- Accountable to seek necessary information, including active
engagement of staff, to establish trends necessary to determine
appropriate personnel and supply.
- Manages, validates, and signs off on NP payroll and supports
Disease Centers in finding appropriate APP coverage when
needed.
- Collaborates with the CNO and NEC and other disciplines as
indicated about the management, volume, and acuity of patients that
the NPs care for.
- Develops staffing plans with the Administrative Directors in
each Disease Center to meet patient care needs and in accordance
with standards for clinic / admin time across the adult and
pediatric services.
- Collaborates with nurse leaders and other departments to assure
adequate supplies, operational, capital resources are available to
provide safe patient care.
- Work together with nursing executive team, NPCS leadership and
interdisciplinary triad leaders to implement changes in
organizational workflows and clinical
- Collaborate with the administrative directors, as well as
nursing/physician leadership to support standard clinical
operations and NP schedules throughout all practice areas at
DFCI.
- Participates in nursing executive initiatives to create annual
strategic plans and routinely assesses and evaluate the plan to
meet the agreed upon goals and objectives.
- Establish and maintain the standards of nurse practitioner
practice.
- Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with the NP
staff, nursing and medical disciplines as well as interprofessional
teams necessary to foster optimal patient outcomes and a
professional practice environment.
- Identify and lead quality improvement projects at the DFCI and
the ambulatory practice setting and works with DFCI leadership and
NP staff to create meaningful quality improvement ideas and
initiatives.
- Communicate legislative updates and work with medical and
nursing leadership to implement the necessary changes.
- Identify educational needs of NPs and work with APP leadership
colleagues to provide APP educational opportunities to meet these
needs.
- Oversees the coordination of the NP Clinical Program and
evaluates student experiences at the close of each semester.
- Assesses competency, skills and experience of NP candidates
seeking employment and creates an onboarding experience that is
conducive to job satisfaction and retention.
- Assessing the skill, knowledge, and competencies of newly hired
NPs by reviewing the 30-60-90-day evaluation and NP competency tool
and meets regularly with newly hired NPs and preceptors.KNOWLEDGE,
SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED
- Demonstrates clinical competency as an NP and continue to
practice as an NP in a clinical setting (75% administrative time
and 25% clinical practice time)
- Possesses analytical abilities necessary to organize, to
supervise and to evaluate the work of others; to develop and
administer policies, procedures, clinical performance metrics.
- Demonstrates clinical competence as an NP and contributes to
the optimum function of the disease center.
- Strategically focused, able to effectively manage multiple
competing demands and proactively negotiate priorities.
- Possesses strong interpersonal skills to provide effective
leadership for staff and to interact with patients, visitors,
physicians, and other clinical disciplines in a variety of hospital
settings. - - - - - - -MINIMUM JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
- Current Nurse Practitioner Licensed as a Registered Nurse in
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and national NP certification
(ANCC, AANP).
- Doctoral degree required.
- Minimum of 5 years previous leadership experience with
demonstrated leadership competencies.
- Over 5 years of oncology clinical experience required.
- Minimum of 5 years NP clinical practice experience is
required.
- Current board certification in specialty area or administration
is highly recommended.SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: -
- Supervises NP Directors and is accountable for the clinical
practice of all NPs practicing at DFCI.
- Collaborates with Chief PA leadership to ensure similar
practice standards, professional development opportunities,
policies and procedures as they relate to APP practiceSUPERVISORS:
- -
- Reports to the DFCI Senior Vice President for Nursing and
Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer and is accountable
to the Medical Staff Executive Committee for the credentialing and
recredentialing of all NPs.DISCLAIMER: The above information on
this description has been designed to indicate the general nature
and level of work performed by employees within this
classification. - It is not designed to contain or be interpreted
as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and
qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. -
Requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably
accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. - This
document does not create an employment contract, implied or
otherwise, other than an "at will" employment relationship.PATIENT
CONTACT: YesSPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS:Works in clinic and office
settings with possible exposure to infectious diseases through
airborne transmission or contact with blood or body fluids.At
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, we work every day to create an
innovative, caring, and inclusive environment where every patient,
family, and staff member feels they belong. - As relentless as we
are in our mission to reduce the burden of cancer for all, we are
equally committed to diversifying our faculty and staff. - Cancer
knows no boundaries and when it comes to hiring the most dedicated
and diverse professionals, neither do we. If working in this kind
of organization inspires you, we encourage you to apply.
-Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is an equal opportunity employer and
affirms the right of every qualified applicant to receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin,
sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, ancestry,
military service, protected veteran status, or other
characteristics protected by law. -EEOC Poster
Keywords: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Attleboro , Chief Nurse Practitioner - Oncology, Healthcare , Boston, Massachusetts
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