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Magee Resource Group has been exclusively retained by University of Kansas Hospital to recruit a Director of Oncology Nursing. Magee Resource Group is an experienced Healthcare Executive Search firm that specializes within the oncology & research service lines.

POSITION Director of Oncology Nursing

ORGANIZATION University of Kansas Hospital

LOCATION Kansas City, KS

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP

The Director of Oncology Nursing will report to the Vice President of Cancer Services, The Physician in Chief, The University of Kansas Cancer Center, and Senior Nursing Leadership

WEBSITES www.kumed.com www.kucancercenter.org

THE POSITION

POSITION SUMMARY

The Director of Nursing is responsible for Mission and Values implementation, operational leadership and direction of assigned departments. Is responsible for assigned services for performance planning and improvement; clinical quality; fiscal and service results; and patient, customer, and employee satisfaction.

Behavioral Competencies (Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and /or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.)

ACCOUNTABILITY - OWNERSHIP: Takes responsibility for self and/or team accountabilities and instills a sense of ownership in others to improve performance; looks for ways to improve individual and/or team performance.

INITIATIVE: Thinks beyond conventional approaches and demonstrates proactive behavior;

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develops strategies to enable others to adapt to change.

TRUST AND RESPECT: Actively builds strong rapport and credibility by engaging multiple parties as required in open, two-way communications.

CONTINUOUS LEARNING/IMPROVEMENT: Recognizes and captures opportunities to improve systems and processes through various experiences (e.g., seminars, training, technical learning, etc.).

COMMUNICATION - INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: Recognizes group dynamics and acts as a role model by guiding others/team to modify one's communication style to suit different situations and audiences.

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION: Delivers messages that are consistent and concise; to guide others/team; is able to present messages that can influence with impact.

MANAGING CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS: Effectively manages the situation to minimize customer and staff stress while dealing with escalated issues.

CUSTOMER FOCUS - CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS AND NEEDS: Recognizes, demonstrates and enables behaviors and attitudes necessary to ensure exceptional delivery of services.

SERVICE IMPROVEMENT: Consistently seeks and integrates feedback to improve service.

CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COLLABORATION: Understands interests and concerns of other internal/cross-functional teams and incorporates their feedbackinto service/work processes.

DEVELOPING AND RETAINING TALENT - RECOGNIZING POTENTIAL: Identifies and recognizes employees and teams that demonstrate behaviors consistent with organizational values and produce expected results and services.

PROVIDING ONGOING FEEDBACK: Uses multiple occasions to give and receive constructive feedback from others for continuous development.

ENABLING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Understands employee's professional aspirations and proactively shares opportunities; guides and mentors their personal and professional growth

LEADING, MOTIVATING AND INFLUENCING - DRIVING RESULTS: Motivates self and actively engages team in achieving challenging goals and targets that are consistent with organizational direction; encourages others to overcome obstacles and achieve results.

STRATEGIC FOCUS: Translates the organization's strategic priorities into clear goals and targets for the work group(s) to ensure organizational alignment.

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MOTIVATING AND MANAGING PERFORMANCE: Understands diverse employee needs when working and managing others; provides constructive feedback on behavior and results and recognizes high performance in a timely manner. BUILDING CONFIDENCE: Creates an environment where others have access to resourcesto pursue independent action; promotes decision making and creative problem solving.

LEADING CHANGE: Understands the change process and anticipates impact on team/workgroup, clearly communicating rationale and engaging others to embrace the change.

PLANNING AND DECISION MAKING - PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION: Develops and re-prioritizes work plans for self and/or department by outlining clear steps to follow during unforeseen circumstances.

PROBLEM SOLVING: Analyzes problems from different perspectives and identifies opportunities to develop solutions.

TIME MANAGEMENT: Prioritizes services and activities to ensure efficient use of time for self and/or others.

EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES: Identifies and escalates resource needs (e.g. people,time, equipment and supplies) in advance to ensure work proceeds smoothly and efficiently.

RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT AND TEAMWORK - BUILDING PRODUCTIVE RELATIONSHIPS: Takes actions to improve the relationships with and between others to create an effective working environment.

KNOWLEDGE SHARING: Creates and contributes to a positive environment where learning and knowledge sharing occurs regularly and both formally and informally within the organization and own department(s).

COLLABORATION: Utilize diverse perspectives in working with others to create better results and working relationships; facilitates removal of obstacles to team success.

Job Requirements - Education and/or Relevant Experience Certificate, License or Registration ~ BLS Certification ~ Required Certificate, License or Registration ~ Professional Nursing Certification

preferred Certificate, License or Registration ~ Registered Nurse in State of Kansas

required Education ~ Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Nursing required Education ~ Level 1: High school diploma or equivalent required Experience ~ 5+ years of supervisory and management experience required Language Requirements: Ability to understand and speak English Language Requirements: Must be fluent in English language.

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Literacy Requirements: Ability to read and write English Literacy Requirements: Must have excellent verbal and written

communication skills.

DIR OF NURSING - Proficiency Level

Advocates for the protections and rights of individuals, families, communities,populations, healthcare providers, nursing and other professions and institutions andorganizations, especially related to health and safety.

Attains knowledge and competency that reflects current practice. Collaborates with all levels of nursing staff, interdisciplinary teams, executive leaders,and other stakeholders.

Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost and impact on practice in theplanning and delivery of nursing and other services.

Enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice, nursing servicesadministration, and the delivery of services.

Evaluates own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards andguidelines, relevant statues, rules and regulations.

Integrates ethical provisions in all areas of practice.

Integrates research findings into practice.

Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers andcolleagues.

Provides leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession.

THE CLIENT

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The University of Kansas Hospital is a top-rated accredited hospital in the Kansas City metro area. As a not-for-profit hospital, The University of Kansas Hospital strategically reinvest their revenue in facilities, technology and other resources to continue providing world-class care. They receive no state or local funding, so their growth relies on sound fiscal management and private philanthropy. Expanding their facilities and realizing their vision is possible only through generous support from their community.

Each year since 2007, The University of Kansas Hospital has ranked on U.S. News &World Report's Best Hospitals lists. Of nearly 5,000 hospitals evaluated for 2015–16, they rank in all 12 of the recognized specialties among the nation's top 50: Cancer; Cardiology & Heart Surgery; Diabetes & Endocrinology; Ear, Nose & Throat; Gastroenterology & GI; Gynecology; Neurology & Neurosurgery; Orthopedics; Pulmonology; and Urology.

Over the past year, The University of Kansas Hospital has continued to deliver world-class care to all patients, many with complex conditions. This is their mission and their goal is to continually raise the bar on the quality of care and discovering options for their patients.

The University of Kansas Physicians is the largest physician practice in Kansas, representing more than 200 areas of specialty at their hospital in Kansas City. The collective expertise and teamwork of their specialists ensure the best patient outcomes possible. 

To accomplish their mission, they must grow – not to become the biggest, but to best serve those who most need the level of care they can provide.

Here are some of their plans:

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Expansion at their main hospital campus centers on the construction of Cambridge North Tower, 124-bed expansion

Expansion of inpatient care at the Indian Creek campus in Overland Park, Kansas.

Continue to add outpatient specialty clinics across the metropolitan area.

The University of Kansas Hospital’s accreditations demonstrate their commitment to world-class patient care and their vision to lead the nation in caring, healing, teaching and learning.

To earn these accreditations, their physicians, nurses and staff must meet or exceed national standards of excellence in areas such as safety, quality and ethics.  The University of Kansas Cancer Center achieved designation by the National

Cancer Institute (NCI) in June 2012. NCI designation signifies that the cancer center has achieved the highest standards with promising cancer research leading directly to improved care and treatment. Currently, there are 69 NCI-designated Cancer Centers and 45 NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the United States.

The University of Kansas Hospital has been designated as a Magnet® facility by the American Nurses Credentialing Center since 2006 and was the first hospital in Kansas to attain the designation. This recognition underscores their outstanding level of nursing quality and patient care. Only 403 hospitals worldwide hold Magnet designation.

Patient Care: Meeting and exceeding patients’ expectations for their care is a top priority. In 2011, the University of Kansas Cancer Center and the Kansas City Cancer Center merged to create the region’s premier outpatient cancer care organization, expanding their capacity to 12 locations throughout the metropolitan Kansas City area. KU launched and continues to strengthen the Midwest Cancer Alliance, a network of hospitals throughout the region working in close partnership to bring cutting edge clinical trials to patients close to home.

The cancer program received the highest level of accreditation, the Outstanding Achievement Award, from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer in 2013.

Fall of 2016, the KU Cancer Center will apply for Comprehensive Cancer Center designation. To achieve this designation, KUCC continues to enhance their scientific excellence, as well as establish substantial, effective cancer education, training and community outreach partnerships and initiatives to improve the health of the region.

The University of Kansas Hospital consistently earns national recognition for the outstanding quality and safety of its health care. All twelve specialties ranked by U.S. News & World Report are in the top 50 of the Best Hospitals list. The University of Kansas Cancer Center: American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer® and the American College of Radiology

The University of Kansas Hospital: full hospital accreditation from The Joint Commission

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Blood and Marrow Transplant program: Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy

The Blood Bank at The University of Kansas Hospital: American Association of Blood Banks 

Gene and Barbara Burnett Burn Center: American Burn Association and American College of Surgeons

Nationally Verified Level 1 Trauma Center: American College of Surgeons The Department of Laboratory Services: College of American Pathologists Comprehensive Epilepsy Center: National Association of Epilepsy Centers Level 3

Designation  The University of Kansas Physicians, Inc. Diagnostic Vascular Laboratory:

Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories 2016 Gold Plus Award from the American Heart Association for Get with the

Guidelines achievement in treatment of Heart Failure 2016 Mission: Lifeline SILVER Recognition Award from The American Heart

Association for Achievement in STEMI patient outcomes Family Practice Clinics (Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical): National Committee

on Quality Assurance Rehabilitation Unit: Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities Comprehensive Stroke Center: recognition as an Advanced Comprehensive

Stroke Center from The Joint Commission. 

The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City is a world-class academic medical center and destination for complex care and diagnosis. They offer more options for patients with serious conditions because of their expertise and leadership in medical research and education. Their physicians are researchers and educators expanding the boundaries of medical knowledge. Their major breakthroughs lead to the life-changing treatments and technologies of the future.

At The University of Kansas Health System, they provide the most current and effective treatments in a welcoming, professional and caring environment.

Their vision, mission and values represent their commitment to their patients overall health and satisfaction with their hospital. Their goal is to ensure that you have the best possible healthcare experience by receiving quality care and outstanding service.

Vision:To lead the nation in caring, healing, teaching and discovering.

Mission: The University of Kansas Health System will enhance the health and wellness of the individuals, families and communities they serve by:

Providing efficient, value added, effective, patient-centered care and outcomes that are second to none

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Working with institutions across the continuum of care to advance optimal outcomes

Preparing future healthcare professionals to efficiently and effectively manage care and outcomes

Discovering and deploying new approaches that transform the way care is delivered

Values:Their core values drive their decisions, their actions and their care.

Excellence Compassion Diversity Innovation Integrity Evidence-Based Decision Making

The University of Kansas Cancer Center (KUCC) was founded in 2002 and became an NCI-designated cancer center in 2012. The Center’s mission, through its innovative approach to drug discovery, delivery, and development, is to transform cancer research and clinical care delivered in Kansas and Missouri.

KUCC operates as a matrix organization, including: The University of Kansas Medical Center campuses in Kansas City, Wichita and Salina, the University of Kansas in Lawrence and its #2 ranked School of Pharmacy (per NIH funding), The University of Kansas Hospital, and the Stowers Institute for Medical Research (via consortium agreement).

KUCC membership includes more than 170 faculty researchers representing 28 departments from all campuses. KUCC has four research programs (Cancer Biology; Cancer Control & Population Health; Cancer Prevention; and Drug Discovery, Delivery, & Experimental Therapeutics) with diverse scientific depth and breadth provided by nationally recognized scientists. Synergized by its innovative drug discovery and development, collaborations with the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, and access to long neglected, critically underserved populations (Rural America and Native Americans), KUCC is in the forefront to create a research agenda in the fight against cancer.

KUCC receives tremendous institutional, community, and state support as evidenced by more than $100 million in funding from KU Endowment, $38 million from the University of Kansas, $53 million from the Kansas Bioscience Authority, $28 million from the State of Kansas, $5 million per year from the Johnson County

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Education and Research tax, and $2 million per year from The University of Kansas Hospital. KUCC maintains a collegial environment that encourages transdisciplinary collaboration with new and renovated space, including the 82,000 square foot KU Clinical Research Center, the 170,000 square foot Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute, and five shared resources—Lead  Development and Optimization, Biospecimen Repository, Biostatistics, Transgenic and Gene-Targeting, and Health Communication Research.

Cancer Care Pavillion in Westwood

Specially designed for outpatients, the Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Care Pavilion provides chemotherapy and radiation therapy to adults and children who have been diagnosed with cancer. The pavilion is where patients meet with physicians before initial treatment. They will receive treatment, come for checkups and see their physicians in an atmosphere of comfort, convenience and privacy.

The University of Kansas Clinical Research Center

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The KU Clinical Research Center contains key collaborators including the phase I oncology clinical trial unit, the Midwest Cancer Alliance headquarters and Frontiers: The Heartland Institute for Clinical and Translational Research. Their close proximity to each other saves valuable time in discovering cures and working toward a world without cancer.

Breast Surgery Center at Indian Creek

The Breast Surgery Center brings together the region’s premier multidisciplinary breast cancer team. Specialists from medical, radiation and surgical oncology work together to provide the most advanced individualized treatment plans.

The University of Kansas Cancer Center – Lee’s Summit

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This location is located in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, and offers services in chemotherapy, radiation therapy, PET/CT imaging, high-dose rate brachytherapy, laboratory testing, genetic testing/ counseling, financial counseling, pharmacy, clinical research trials, cancer care programs, and nutrition services.

The University of Kansas Cancer Center – North

Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this location offers services in chemotherapy, radiation therapy, PET/CT imaging, high-dose rate brachytherapy, laboratory testing, genetic testing/ counseling, financial counseling, clinical research trials, cancer care programs, and nutrition services, medical oncology exams, and palliative care.

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The University of Kansas Cancer Center – North Kansas City Hospital

Located in North Kansas City, Missouri, this pavilion offers services in chemotherapy, radiation therapy, PET/CT imaging, diagnostic CT, bone density imaging, laboratory testing, genetic testing/ counseling, pharmacy, clinical research trials, cancer care programs, and nutrition services, and stereotactic radiosurgery.

The University of Kansas Cancer Center – Overland Park

Located in Overland Park, Kansas this location offers services in chemotherapy, radiation therapy, PET/CT imaging, diagnostic CT, laboratory testing, genetic testing/ counseling, financial counseling, pharmacy, clinical research trials, cancer care programs, and nutrition services, and stereotactic radiosurgery.

The University of Kansas Cancer Center – Sarcoma Center

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The University of Kansas Cancer Center provides a complete treatment, care and follow-up program for patients with bone and soft tissue tumors and tumor-like conditions. Through our National Cancer Institute designation, we offer a full array of clinical trials, providing hopeful treatment options not available elsewhere.

The University of Kansas Cancer Center – South

Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this location offers services in chemotherapy, radiation therapy, diagnostic CT, hormonal therapy, targeted therapy, biological therapy, laboratory testing, genetic testing/ counseling, financial counseling, clinical research trials, cancer care programs, nuclear medicine, nutrition services, oncology rehabilitation, and palliative care.

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Turning Point: The Center for Hope and HealingWith an array of comprehensive programs, Turning Point educates and supports individuals, families and friends facing a wide variety of chronic physical illnesses such as cancer, chronic heart failure, Parkinson's disease, MS, ALS and diabetes. Services include programs to reduce stress and promote overall well-being, life and nutrition classes for dealing with cancer, its treatment and side effects, creativity classes for discovering or rediscovering your talents, exercise classes to reduce pain, lessen stress, increase balance and flexibility, and promote relaxation.

The University of Kansas Cancer Center - West

Located in Kansas City, Kansas this pavilion offers services in chemotherapy, financial counseling, clinical research trials, and cancer care programs.CAMPUS MAP:

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THE LOCATION

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KANSAS CITY, KS

Kansas City is the third largest city in Kansas. The metro area is home to nearly 2 million residents and it shares the state border with Kansas City, Missouri. Kansas City is conveniently located to two airport systems, Kansas City International and Kansas City Downtown Airport.

Along every boulevard and around every corner, there’s something to do that’s unique to Kansas City. With a thriving creative arts scene, eclectic mix of entertainment and die-hard sports—it’s safe to say there’s something for everyone. The Great American Barbecue Contest, the Renaissance Festival of Kansas City, Street Blues Festival and the Wyandotte Fair are a few of the cultural activities that you can experience. Like other municipalities, Kansas Citians embrace their history. You can relive their past through the monuments and historic sites that remember various cultures that saw the promise of this area with several museums and historical sites. The consummate sports fan can find plenty to love here in Kansas City, Kansas. There's NASCAR, dirt track racing, minor league baseball, professional soccer and much more. As well, Kansas City, Missouri is home to the Kansas City Royals Baseball team and the Kansas City Chiefs National Football League team.

Kansas City recently implemented a streetcar system. The Downtown KC Streetcar starter line is the first step in a longer-range plan to create a regional, integrated transit system to uniquely connect the Greater Kansas City area like never before. Progressive regions with streetcar systems have seen significant economic growth and the Downtown KC Streetcar starter line is a step in effort to realize an even more vibrant, vital and livable urban center. It is envisioned that the downtown KC Streetcar starter line will bring new investment and increased property values to downtown along with an increased economic impact during construction and after.

Kansas City Public Schools - http://kckps.orgKansas City Area Development Council - https://vimeo.com/kcadcKC Options - http://teamkc.thinkkc.com/talent-recruitment/portfolio/kc-options-magazine

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