Cancer Center Supportive Care Manager

University of Virginia

$90K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business or healthcare administration; Master's degree preferred
  • 4+ years of management experience in a healthcare setting
  • Experience caring for cancer patients strongly preferred
  • Strong leadership skills in a clinical environment
  • Ability to work effectively with multi-disciplinary teams

Responsibilities

  • Oversee all patient support services within the Oncology Service Line
  • Manage supportive care staff and ensure smooth clinical operations
  • Assist in strategic planning and budget proposal development
  • Optimize EMR/Epic systems for data collection and reporting
  • Coordinate grant-funded clinical programs, including proposal writing and reporting

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Paid Time Off, Long-term and Short-term Disability, Retirement Savings
  • Health Saving Plans, and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Certification and education support
  • Generous Paid Time Off
Full Job Description
Exciting opportunity for a seasoned leader to build and grow programs and clinical services that support patients and families as they traverse the cancer care continuum. This role is a balance of daily operations, people management, and creative approaches to program design. The preferred candidate excels in a matrixed academic medical center environment and can engage easily with multi-disciplinary teams.

Job Description Summary

The Manager of the Supportive Care Program will be responsible for leadership in and coordinating of all patient support services across the Oncology Service Line (Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center, inpatient, and three off-ground satellite cancer centers) including but not limited to Clinical Social Work; Patient & Family Education; OncoRehab; Spiritual Care Services; Psychology; Nutrition Services, Tobacco Cessation; Patient Navigation; End of Life Programming; and Survivorship. The manager will also oversee the development, design, implementation, and evaluation of all patient therapy programming for distress screening, art, music, pet, writing, movement, and peer support. The manager will collaborate with academic researchers and philanthropic team to identify and garner new resources to support new and continuous programs for patients and families. This role also leads the UVA Cancer Patient & Family Advisory Council.

Job Description:
  • The position has operational responsibility for all Cancer Center supportive care staff including direct reports and oversight of additional positions; ensures smooth clinical workflow, and ongoing program refinement.
  • The Manager of Supportive Care Programs reports directly to the Director of Cancer Screening and Supportive Care Services and assists the Director in developing budget proposals for operations, setting strategic goals, and quality improvement.
  • The manager is responsible for all EMR/Epic optimization, builds; data collection and reporting on key performance metrics to track impact and effectiveness of services, uses data-driven insights for continuous process improvement.
  • The manager will coordinate all aspects of grant-funded clinical and programs and philanthropic donations, including writing proposals, infrastructure builds, and reporting.
  • In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: Bachelor's degree in business administration or health care administration; Master's degree preferred.

Experience: At least four years of progressively responsible management experience; multiple years of experience in caring for cancer patients strongly preferred.

Licensure: None

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The starting base rate for this role is $90,000.00 annually. Individual compensation will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications, previous work experience, and/or education.

Benefits
  • Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Paid Time Off, Long-term and Short-term Disability, Retirement Savings
  • Health Saving Plans, and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Certification and education support
  • Generous Paid Time Off

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