The Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA), located in Seattle, Washington, is part of a dynamic collaboration among three organizations known nationally and internationally for their patient care and research: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, and Seattle Children's. Over the past 25 years, these institutions have worked together to support their mission of adult and pediatric oncology patient care services, research and education.

The Nurse Manager is responsible for planning, directing and controlling the services and daily operations of their department/clinics. The manager oversees the administrative functions including daily operations, develop and oversee budget, human resources management, and quality assurance activities for the Hematology and Hematologic Malignancy clinics.

This management position collaborates with medical leaders, peers and colleagues at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) as well as our partner institutions (Fred Hutch, UW Medical Center, and Seattle Children's) to assure the provision of high quality, patient and family-centered care in an environment that facilitates the conduct of clinical research. Work situations range from clinical to managerial and require independent decision-making, analysis, policy and program development, problem and issue resolution and leadership skills

• With medical staff leaders, is responsible for the organizational, management, operational and administrative activities of the clinics
• Provides for Registered Nurse and assistive personnel supervision at the appropriate depth and scope for the patient/population needs
• Functions as a clinical role model for staff nurses by staying current on clinical practice issues
• Assures a safe environment for clinical staff to care for patients, including provision of appropriate patient care equipment and assuring compliance with procedures
• Ensure department is staffed appropriately and supervise staff, including hiring, performance evaluations, ensuring training and development, handling disciplinary action, layoff and termination issues
• Provides teaching, coaching and consultation on clinical issues for professional nursing staff
• Encourages innovative approaches to patient care in collaboration with clinic management team
• Support and implements specific customer service, financial goals & objectives and quality initiatives consistent with SCCA’s strategic plan and goals
• Prepares and monitors the operating budget. Analyzes financial impact of internal changes and implements clinically sound cost-efficiencies
• Ensures customer satisfaction by analyzing customer complaints, concerns and suggestions and providing appropriate follow-through