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Director, Nursing - Infusion

Job Details

Job Ref:
10035109

Location:
Duarte, CA 91009

Category:
Leadership

Job Type:
Full-time

Shift:
Days

Pay Rate:
$82.46 - $137.71 per hour

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today. 

City of Hope is seeking an experienced and mission-driven Director of Nursing, Infusion to provide strategic and operational leadership for infusion services in a complex oncology care environment. This leader will oversee daily operations, clinical quality, patient experience, staffing, regulatory readiness, and fiscal performance while developing a high-performing nursing team committed to safe, compassionate, and efficient care delivery.

As a successful candidate, you will: 

Provide strategic and day-to-day leadership for infusion nursing operations, including staffing, patient flow, quality outcomes, resource utilization, and service growth.

  • Partner with clinical and operational leaders to optimize infusion capacity, access, scheduling, chair utilization, patient throughput, and care coordination.

  • Ensure infusion nursing practice meets professional, regulatory, accreditation, safety, infection prevention, medication administration, and chemotherapy/biotherapy standards.

  • Lead performance improvement initiatives that enhance patient safety, patient experience, operational efficiency, staff engagement, and clinical outcomes.

  • Develop, coach, and retain nurse managers and clinical teams while promoting accountability, shared governance, professional development, succession planning, and a positive work environment.

  • Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, pharmacy, quality, finance, human resources, and other enterprise partners to support high-quality oncology care and organizational priorities.

  • Monitor key operational, quality, fiscal, and staffing metrics; identify trends, mitigate risk, and implement corrective action plans as needed.

  • Develop and manage budgets, staffing plans, productivity expectations, capital needs, and resource requests for assigned infusion areas.

  • Serve as a visible, approachable, and accountable leader who promotes City of Hope’s values, supports change, and inspires teams to deliver excellent patient-centered care.

Qualifications

Your qualifications should include: 

  • Master’s degree in Nursing, or a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing with a Master’s degree in a related field.

  • Current California RN license, or ability to obtain within the required timeframe.

  • American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification.

  • Seven or more years of nursing experience required, including progressive nursing leadership experience.

  • Strong oncology and/or infusion services experience preferred, including knowledge of chemotherapy, biotherapy, immunotherapy, transfusion support, central line care, and ambulatory oncology workflows.

  • National certification in area of expertise or leadership required within designated timeframe; oncology or chemotherapy/biotherapy certification preferred.

  • Demonstrated ability to lead through change, build collaborative relationships, use data to drive decisions, and develop high-performing teams.

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

To learn more about our Comprehensive Benefits, please CLICK HERE.

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