Provides vision and direction for a patient care unit dedicated patient population or service line department. Is responsible for planning, implementing, communicating evaluating and coordinating patient care unit operations.   Provides direction, in collaboration with other organizational leadership, for the areas of operations, service, clinical and fiscal within area(s) of responsibility. Works in partnership with the Executive Director, Medical Directors, Advanced Practice Nurses and other administrative and physician leaders, to ensure safe, high quality and seamless care is delivered throughout the patient experience.  Is responsible for planning, implementing, communicating evaluating and coordinating patient care unit and other department operations.

The MACC Fund Center inpatient unit is a 24-bed unit, caring for patients with hematologic or oncologic disorders, or for those patients undergoing blood and marrow transplant.  Patient length of stay averages 4-5 days for hematology/oncology patients, and 38-40 days for blood and marrow transplant patients.  Common nursing care includes administering multiple PO and IV medications, chemotherapy, blood products, and immune globulin.  Most patients have central venous line access.  Pain management (acute and chronic) and the use of Patient Controlled Analgesia are common for blood and marrow transplant patients and patients with sickle cell disease.

Children's Wisconsin Patient Care Director II Job Posting