AVP of Nursing - Cancer Services

AVP Of Nursing - Cancer Services

The Associate Vice President (AVP) of Nursing overseeing Cancer services is a senior nursing and operations leader responsible for supporting and advancing clinical operations across the health system. This role provides strategic leadership, operational oversight, and professional nursing direction across multiple campuses and sites of care, ensuring high-quality, patient-centered, and evidence-based care delivery.

They model the OU Health Way, as evident in their work output and interactions with employees, through living OU Health's core values of putting Patients First, pursuing Relentless Excellence, showing Integrity, seeking Inclusion for all staff and patients, always Learning, and valuing Teamwork.

Essential Responsibilities

Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position.

• Provide senior leadership oversight for nursing and clinical services within the cancer service line across the healthcare system.
• Collaborate across leadership teams to ensure alignment of operational priorities with the cancer program's strategic plan and the health system's mission.
• Drive integration of nursing and clinical support services across campuses, reducing variation and promoting standardization of workflows, pathways, and best practices.
• Lead operational readiness and expansion initiatives to support growth, innovation, and clinical research integration across sites.
• Advance nursing professional practice, shared governance, and evidence-based models of care tailored to cancer patients and their families.
• Champion workforce development, succession planning, and leadership pipeline strategies to sustain a highly engaged nursing and clinical team.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards, accreditation requirements, and Nursing Excellence principles.
• Serve as a visible leader and role model, fostering a culture of safety, accountability, and excellence in clinical care delivery.
• Lead initiatives to elevate the patient and family experience, embedding patient-centered principles into all aspects of cancer care.
• Partner with quality and safety leaders to monitor and improve clinical outcomes, patient safety metrics, and key quality indicators across the cancer service line.
• Utilize data, benchmarking, and performance dashboards (e.g., NDNQI, Press Ganey, Vizient) to guide decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with the College of Nursing, School of Medicine, and research leadership to support the pipeline of oncology nurses, advanced practice providers, and nurse scientists.
• Support clinical trial operations by aligning nursing and operational resources to enhance access, enrollment, and integration of research into patient care.
• Strengthen community relationships and partnerships to advance equitable cancer care across the region.

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