Director Oncology Services

Where You’ll Work

Founded in 1956, Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital is a 385-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Bakersfield, California. Serving nearly 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, maternity care, and orthopedics. Additionally, Memorial Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and its Lauren Small Children’s Center is the first comprehensive pediatric program in Kern County.

One Community. One Mission. One California.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Director Oncology Services, you will lead the operations for Dignity Health's Comprehensive Blood & Cancer Center (CBCC) in Bakersfield, CA. Are you looking to take your career to new heights as a leader in oncology and cancer care? The CBCC is a comprehensive outpatient cancer center serving a large, diverse population here in the Central Valley of California. Our specialized oncology care team provides personalized, compassionate, expert care to our patients, for services such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery, genetic testing and counseling, breast health, infusion, and expanded support services including nutrition, support groups and integrative medicine.

In this position, in collaboration with your team and across our many specialties, you will drive the development, continuous improvement, and promotion of quality standards of care while ensuring an excellent patient experience for all patients. You will also manage the finances of the cancer center, and spearhead strategy and business development efforts, working in close partnership with hospital and medical group leaders as well as the communities we serve.

To be successful in this role, you will need to be an experienced healthcare manager or director with a track record of success overseeing outpatient oncology services. You must be competent and confident, with excellent one-on-one and group communication skills. Every interaction is an opportunity to share your knowledge and improve others' understanding of a patient’s needs.

We are offering relocation assistance to all hires who meet relocation eligibility requirements, and we are offering a sign-on bonus up to 10% of salary to fully qualified external hires.

Additional incentives for this Director of Cancer Center Services position include an annual performance-based bonus program, annual employer-funded retirement contribution (no employee contribution required), no-cost medical coverage for the employee, and a Flexible Time Away program.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Science or Health-related field.
• Minimum of three (3) years experience in Oncology.
• Minimum of three (3) years experience in management or leadership role in healthcare.

Preferred

• Master's Degree in Business or Healthcare.
• Active Registered Nursing (RN) license in the State of California.

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