Nurse Manager (Infusion Center)
Orlando, FL - USA
Job Summary
Nemours is seeking a Nurse Manager to join our Pediatric Infusion team in Orlando Florida.
The Nurse Manager Pediatric Infusion Center provides operational and clinical leadership for a multidisciplinary infusion program serving pediatric patientsHematology Disorders Oncology Disorders Immunodeficiency Disorders Rheumatology Disorders Endocrine Disorders Gastrointestinal Disorders Genetic Disorders Neurological Disorders Liver and Renal Disorders Nephrology Disorders Cardiology Disorders and Orthopedic Disorders.
The role ensures safe evidencebased delivery of chemotherapy/biotherapy hematology biologics IVIG hydration transfusions enzyme therapies gene therapies and central line care while optimizing staffing chair utilization daily flow and care coordination.
This role advances Florida Cancer Connect Collaborative aims by strengthening patient access and throughput improving family experience and equity and supporting data quality and research coordination required for incubator reporting. The Nurse Manager operationalizes these aims through standard work EHRenabled workflows and partnerships with Pharmacy Access/Revenue Cycle and clinical leadership.
Job Duties:
- Operational Leadership & Throughput Management: Own the daily flow of the infusion center (huddles assignments constraint removal) optimize schedule templates on time starts sameday addons and average length of stay via standard work and visual management.
- Access Improvement: Partner with scheduling/intake to improve referraltofirstappointment timeliness template governance and overbook/addon rules; escalate barriers and drive countermeasures aligned to Collaborative access aims.
- Quality & Safety Oversight: Ensure compliance with pediatric chemo/biotherapy standards (APHON) transfusion administration central line care bundles and incident/nearmiss learning loops; collaborate with Pharmacy on USP 797/800 standards.
- People Leadership: Direct supervision of Infusion Center RNs Patient Care Technicians and Coordinators including hiring onboarding coaching performance evaluation and corrective action as needed.
- Clinical Governance: Colead policy/protocol updates with Medical Director/physician leadership; ensure pathway adherence and readiness for emerging therapies with seamless coordination to inpatient and procedure areas.
- Patient/Family Experience & Equity: Round regularly implement servicerecovery and teachback and promote language access and inclusive materials to improve experience domains (communication coordination environment).
- Data & Reporting: Partner with analysts to ensure accurate EHR capture and monthly leadership review of access throughput quality and experience metrics; support trialaccess screening workflows and clean data handoffs for Collaborative reporting.
- Budget & Resource Stewardship: Manage operating budget productivity supplies/medications infusion pumps/chairs and capital requests; implement costcontainment while protecting quality and patient access.
- CrossSite/Network Collaboration: Contribute to coordinated initiatives that reduce outofstate referral and improve access across Florida.
- Compliance & Readiness: Maintain regulatory readiness competencies (BLS/PALS/APHON) hazardous drug handling standards and emergency preparedness.
Requirements:
- Bachelors Degree required. Masters Degree in Nursing preferred.
- Minimum three (3) years RN clinical experience required
- Minimum three (3) years leadership experience in an infusion center or comparable ambulatory procedural setting (e.g. community ambulatory surgery center) required.
- Current State of Florida RN License required.
- Current American Heart Association BLS Certification required.
- Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required.
- APHON Pediatric Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Provider (or obtained within onboarding window).
- Pediatric infusion/oncology Epic (e.g. Beacon Oncology Cadence scheduling Infusion flowsheets/telemetry) and procedural sedation support experience preferred
- Travel to multiple locations required.
What We Offer
- Competitive base compensation in the top quartile of the market
- Annual incentive compensation that values clinical activity academic accomplishments and quality improvement
- Comprehensive benefits: health life dental vision
- 403B with employer match.
- Licensure CME and dues allowance
- Not-for-profit status; eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- For those living and working in Florida enjoy the benefit of no state income tax. Those based in Delaware benefit from the states moderate tax structure.
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware an ... View more