Director Clinical Practice and Education, Duke Cancer Network

Duke Cancer Network Director

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Coordinates with directors, team members, and providers of the Duke Cancer Network, Duke CEPD, key administrators, and other affiliates.

Position Summary

To provide consultative support and education for Duke Cancer Network (DCN) affiliated programs in order to maintain clinically relevant oncology nursing standards; develop and facilitate professional education across cancer disciplines to meet the needs of affiliate members and support opportunities for scholarly inquiry. Additionally, support the focus of highlighting Duke Faculty and programs.

Scope of Responsibilities : The Director oversees and provides consultative support focused on quality oncology clinical practice, including development of standards and metrics to measure and monitor performance. The position oversees the coordination of evidenced based clinical practice, education and nursing research initiatives that extend regionally into affiliate communities. Additionally the Director coordinates the processes for determining educational needs, overseeing strategy in the development and export of local and regional medical, nursing and allied health education programming into affiliate communities. This position also oversees the development of educational grant opportunities and implementation of grant funded educational projects.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Planning and Implementation of Delivery of Quality Patient Care and Educational Programming

• Develop, monitor, and oversee implementation of strategic clinical practice and educational plans specific to DCN activities at potential and actual affiliated sites including
• Lead efforts to develop and implement clinical plans in support of quality patient care within regulatory guidelines
• Oversee planning and implementation for all CME programs
• Develop strategies with directors to enhance educational efforts for other disciplines
• Assure efforts to develop and maintain clinical and educational policies and procedures and mechanisms for policy implementation are in place
• Collaborate with appropriate resources as indicated such as providers, pharmacy, nursing, lab, etc.
• Develop new practices as necessary
• Assist with facility design efforts
• Assist with the assessment of new technology and acquisition of equipment, including vendor selection
• Leads effort to develop PI / QI initiatives at DCN and across DCN affiliate sites and oversee, conducts and / or implements such initiatives
• Utilize nationally available standards and evidenced based practice to develop programs and initiatives which improve patient care and programmatic function
• Assure the completion of written clinical and educational plans and reports for each clinical and program development affiliate site
• Provide mentorship to affiliate staff in the areas of evidenced based practice, nursing education and research
• Assure completion and implementation of planning related to annual and ongoing educational needs assessments

Performance Monitoring and Reporting

Program and Strategic Development

Operations Management

Human Resource Management

Professional Educational Programs