Oncology Infusion Manager

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FTE

1

Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours

80

Work Shift

Day: 8 hours

Job Description

The Oncology Infusion Manager provides leadership and oversight of infusion services for oncology and non-oncology patients, ensuring safe and efficient delivery of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, supportive infusions, and biologics. This role manages nursing operations in compliance with national standards, hazardous drug handling policies, and pharmacy partnerships, while focusing on patient access, infusion capacity, and nurse satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day infusion operations including nurse staffing, chair utilization, treatment schedules, and patient flow.
• Direct supervision of infusion nurses, charge nurses, and medical assistants working in the infusion area.
• Ensure compliance with USP <797>, <800>, ONS Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Guidelines, and INS Standards of Practice.
• Collaborate with pharmacy, oncology providers, and lab services to optimize pre-visit workflows (labs, authorizations, pre-med orders).
• Implement safety protocols for hazardous drug handling, PPE usage, spill management, and chemotherapy verification.
• Facilitate annual competency assessments for staff on venous access devices, infusion calculations, and emergency response.
• Maintain infusion suite readiness for internal/external audits (The Joint Commission, state pharmacy boards).
• Partner with scheduling teams to build and manage infusion templates aligned with drug prep times, acuity, and RN availability.
• Lead quality improvement initiatives focused on treatment start time, dwell time, chair utilization, and error reduction.
• Address infusion reactions, adverse events, and develop staff response pathways (e.g., anaphylaxis protocols).

Qualifications

• BSN preferred (Master’s in nursing or healthcare administration is a plus).
• Minimum 3 years infusion or oncology nursing experience; 2+ years leadership preferred.
• Strong clinical understanding of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and biologic therapies.
• Advanced knowledge of EMR systems, barcode medication administration, and smart pumps.
• Familiarity with regulatory bodies (ONS, INS, USP, The Joint Commission).

License/Certification/Registration Requirements

• OCN, CRNI, or equivalent infusion-related certification
• RN Required

Salary Range:

$95.02 - $142.53 USD Hour

The Physical Requirements and Working Conditions of this job are available.  El Camino Health will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability if that will allow them to perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so creates an undue hardship for the hospital, or causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace which cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation.

Light Work - Walking or standing up to 49% of shift, duties require standard movement, may occasionally lift up to 20 lbs. - (Physical Requirements-United States of America)

An Equal Opportunity Employer:
El Camino Health seeks and values a diverse workforce. The organization is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of qualifications and competencies. El Camino Health prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, ancestry, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, marital status, age, medical condition or any other status protected by law. In addition to state and federal law, El Camino Health also follows all applicable fair and equitable employment policies from the County of Santa Clara.