Oncology Nurse (Non-Prescriber) Opportunity Details

Manager, Advanced Practice Providers (APP) Smilow Cancer Center | Yale New Haven Health - New Haven, CT, USA

Job Description

Manager, Advanced Practice Providers (APP) Smilow Cancer Center | Yale New Haven Health

Manager, Advanced Practice Providers (APP)

Smilow Cancer Center | Yale New Haven Health

New Haven, Connecticut

Lead Advanced Practice Excellence at One of the Nation's Premier Cancer Centers

Yale New Haven Health and Smilow Cancer Center are seeking an accomplished Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Manager to provide operational, clinical, and professional leadership for a team of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants across ambulatory oncology services.

This is a unique opportunity to join an organization at the forefront of cancer care, research, innovation, and advanced practice leadership. The APP Manager will play a critical role in shaping the future of oncology care delivery, supporting APP professional development, advancing quality initiatives, and ensuring exceptional patient outcomes throughout the Smilow Cancer Center network.


Why Smilow Cancer Center?

Nationally Recognized Oncology Program

  • Clinical partner of Yale Cancer Center , Connecticut's only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Smilow Cancer Hospital serves more cancer patients than any hospital in Connecticut
  • Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI®) Certified by the American Society of Clinical Oncology
  • Access to cutting-edge clinical trials, translational research, and personalized cancer therapies
  • Robust multidisciplinary disease-focused teams

Extensive Regional Network

  • Smilow Cancer Hospital in New Haven
  • More than 16 ambulatory oncology locations throughout Connecticut and Rhode Island
  • Integrated cancer care network serving diverse patient populations across the region

Commitment to Advanced Practice Excellence

  • Institutional Member of the Advanced Practitioner Society for Hematology and Oncology (APSHO)
  • Established APP Clinical Ladder Program
  • Dedicated APP leadership structure
  • Opportunities to participate in research, education, quality improvement, and system-wide initiatives

Why Yale New Haven Health?

Leadership Impact

This role offers the opportunity to influence clinical operations, APP practice standards, workforce development, and oncology care delivery within one of the Northeast's most respected healthcare systems.

Professional Growth

  • Leadership development opportunities
  • Career advancement within Yale New Haven Health
  • Access to academic and administrative leadership resources
  • Participation in strategic initiatives and operational planning

Competitive Compensation & Benefits

  • Competitive leadership compensation package
  • Sign-on bonus available
  • Relocation assistance available
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Generous retirement benefits, including pension plan and tax-deferred retirement savings options
  • Paid time off and continuing education support

Exceptional Work Environment

  • Collaborative interdisciplinary culture
  • Commitment to APP autonomy and professional development
  • Focus on innovation, patient-centered care, quality, and safety
  • Strong alignment between clinical, operational, and academic missions

Position Summary

The Manager, Advanced Practice Providers provides direct leadership and oversight for ambulatory oncology APPs within Smilow Cancer Center. Reporting in partnership with operational and clinical leadership, this individual is responsible for workforce management, recruitment, performance development, quality improvement, regulatory compliance, and clinical excellence.

The APP Manager serves as a strategic leader, mentor, and advocate while maintaining clinical practice responsibilities as needed.

All employees are expected to embody Yale New Haven Health's core values of Integrity, Patient-Centered Care, Respect, Accountability, and Compassion.


Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Operations

  • Provide direct leadership and supervision for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants across ambulatory oncology services
  • Oversee staffing models, scheduling, productivity, and coverage planning
  • Lead recruitment, onboarding, retention, and succession planning efforts
  • Conduct performance evaluations, coaching, and professional development planning
  • Partner with physician, nursing, operational, and executive leaders to optimize care delivery
  • Ensure compliance with credentialing, regulatory, accreditation, and organizational standards
  • Manage APP-related budgets, compensation alignment, and workforce planning initiatives
  • Represent APP services in leadership, quality, and operational meetings

Quality & Program Development

  • Lead quality improvement initiatives that enhance patient outcomes, safety, and operational performance
  • Develop and implement APP practice standards, workflows, and evidence-based care models
  • Monitor key performance metrics and identify opportunities for continuous improvement
  • Support innovation and strategic growth initiatives throughout the oncology service line

Education & Professional Development

  • Foster a culture of learning, engagement, and clinical excellence
  • Lead APP orientation and onboarding programs
  • Mentor APPs in clinical practice, leadership development, scholarship, and career advancement
  • Support continuing education, certification achievement, and maintenance of professional competencies
  • Serve as preceptor and educational resource for APP students and new graduates

Clinical Practice

  • Maintain active clinical practice within oncology services
  • Provide direct patient care as needed to support operational and clinical needs
  • Participate in patient evaluation, treatment planning, care coordination, and follow-up management
  • Ensure high-quality, evidence-based, patient-centered oncology care

Qualifications

Education

  • Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program
  • Master's degree required; doctoral degree preferred

Licensure & Certification

For Nurse Practitioners:

  • Connecticut APRN License
  • National Board Certification

For Physician Assistants:

  • Connecticut PA License
  • NCCPA Certification

Additional Requirements:

  • DEA Registration
  • Connecticut Controlled Substance Registration
  • Eligibility for credentialing and medical staff appointment within Yale New Haven Health

Experience

  • Minimum of 5 years of Advanced Practice Provider experience preferred
  • Oncology experience required
  • Prior leadership, supervisory, educational, or management experience strongly preferred
  • Demonstrated success in team leadership, program development, and performance management

Skills & Competencies

  • Strong clinical expertise in oncology care
  • Exceptional leadership and team-building abilities
  • Strategic thinking and operational acumen
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and relationship management skills
  • Ability to lead change and drive continuous improvement
  • Commitment to excellence in patient care, professional practice, and organizational culture

About New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven offers the perfect blend of academic innovation, cultural diversity, coastal living, and urban energy. Home to Yale University and Yale New Haven Health, the region provides outstanding dining, arts, recreation, and easy access to New York City, Boston, and coastal New England.


Join Smilow Cancer Center

If you are an experienced APP leader passionate about advancing oncology care, developing high-performing teams, and shaping the future of advanced practice, we invite you to join Smilow Cancer Center and Yale New Haven Health.

Lead. Inspire. Innovate. Transform Cancer Care.

 

Smilow Cancer

Smilow Cancer Hospital treats more cancer patients than any other hospital in Connecticut. A team from one of Smilow's 13 cancer programs is available to discuss each patient's diagnosis and therapy options.

This results in the development of a unique, comprehensive treatment plan for each patient that can include surgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology, a combination of treatments or conservative monitoring. Smilow Cancer Hospital is a leader in personalized cancer care through innovative tumor profiling techniques used to analyze every patient's cancer.

At Smilow Cancer Hospital, we are committed to making sure that each patient has an outstanding and positive cancer care experience; and to a steadfast focus on patient- and family-centered care. We offer the latest in screening and diagnosis, genetic counseling, treatment, psychosocial support, pain management, rehabilitation and long-term, follow-up care. Building on the scientific traditions of Yale University, we are dedicated to interdisciplinary cancer research in basic science, translational research and prevention and control. Our patients often have the opportunity to take advantage of  clinical trials  not available at most hospitals.

Personalized Medicine

A revolution is happening in cancer treatment: we have cracked cancer’s genetic codes. We can now find out about your cancer at its most fundamental molecular biology detail, then we can target therapies that are dedicated to you. These treatments fight cancer while allowing you to feel stronger and healthier. At Smilow Cancer Hospital, we are on the cutting edge of personalized medicine.

Patient-Centered Care

Patient-centered care means getting to know you: your priorities and your goals, and what makes you unique physically and emotionally. It means putting you at the center of treatment and giving you and your family a voice in the process. With this understanding, we can develop more a focused and more compassionate course of treatment. Patient-centered care at Smilow Cancer Hospital is grounded in dignity and respect, collaboration, active participation and support.

Working Towards a Cure Through Research

We are taking the laboratory advances that are being discovered every day by our researchers, on how cancer cells communicate and grow, and bringing them into the clinic and advancing cancer care for our patients. With these advances, we are finding the right drugs that attack only the abnormal cells. By using technology to help specialists diagnose cancer earlier and successfully perform even the most complex procedures, we are transforming cancer treatment at Smilow Cancer Hospital.

Expertise & Specialization

At Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven, hundreds of specialists are changing the face of cancer treatment. From scientists to physicians to nurses, they are among the best at treating specific types of cancer. On any given day, teams of these specialists meet to determine the best course of treatment for a single patient. It is their expertise that is giving patients more effective options for overcoming cancer.

Contact Email: Dalton.Hazlet@KornFerry.com
Employer: Yale New Haven Health System: Korn Ferry
Location: New Haven, CT, USA
Position Type: Nurse (Non-Prescriber)
Employment Type: Permanent
Specialty: Oncology
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