Summary:
The ASC Director of Nursing is responsible for coordinating the daily functions of an ambulatory surgery center. This individual will be responsible for ensuring the Company's Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC's) are able to meet the procedural needs of the practice. Day to day responsibilities will include ensuring adequate staffing, scheduling, and maintaining facility compliance per regulatory bodies.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The Director of Nursing oversees the operations of the Ambulatory Surgery Center including:
Incidents & Grievances: Reviews complaints and utilizes the root-cause-analysis process.
Initiates Quality Assurance Process Improvement (QAPI) study for trending root-cause-analysis issues.
Staff Training & Competencies: Ensures appropriate and efficient training of all staff in the facility including maintaining appropriate licensure, competency training requirements as mandated by regulatory bodies.
Ensures that non-clinical staff remains in compliance with professional development, Company, and regulatory standards.
Implements a program of job-based orientation, training, and on-going evaluation for all employees.
Undergoes annual competencies specific to safety surveillance and monitoring.
Culture: Promotes the implementation of positive customer relations by the employees and physicians.
Maintains a healthy, collaborative team environment.
Assists in championing and executing completion of satisfaction surveys for employees and physicians.
Training & Education: Networks with internal and external sources to continuously improve operational knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Identifies areas that require additional reinforcement through education, consultation, or practicum.
Quality Improvement Oversees and ensures that daily, quarterly, annual and QAPI reports, and paperwork are completed and submitted to management, as directed or delegated.
Life Safety Oversees and ensures that Life Safety daily/quarterly/annual binders/logs are up to date.
Coordinates and actively participates in safety meetings.
Develops safety policies applicable to the Surgery Center setting.
Provides in-services and other educational opportunities for Surgery Center staff on safety issues.
Monitors and enforces staff compliance to established safety policies.
Conducts safety drills, as required.
Oversees safety surveillance and task related responsibilities that have been delegated to others to ensure effective and desired results.
Radiation Safety Ensure all applicable Surgery Center staff and guests wear radiation badges.
Maintains and stores radiation safety equipment.
Conducts annual apron and thyroid shield inspections.
Oversees Radiation safety surveillance and task related responsibilities that have been delegated to others to ensure effective and desired results.
Infection Control Actively participates in the Infection Control meetings.
Monitors or oversees the internet for Infection Control related issues in an effort to remain current on Infection Control Standards and community, state, and federal requirements.
Develops Infection Control policies applicable to the Surgery Center setting.
Provides in-services and other educational opportunities for Surgery Center staff on Infection Control issues.
Monitors and enforces staff compliance to establish Infection Control policies.
Delegate's infection control surveillance and task related responsibilities to other staff members appropriately.
Oversees infection control surveillance and task related responsibilities that have been delegated to others to ensure effective and desired results.
Undergoes annual competencies specific to infection control surveillance and monitoring.
Additional Checks work e-mail on a regular basis throughout the workday.
Ensures overall compliance with CMS ASC SOM regulations.
Ensures overall compliance with Joint Commission regulations.
Participates in and completes all required training and in-services.
Performs other duties as assigned
Supervisory Responsibilities:All staff assigned to ASC entity.Education & Experience: Bachelor's Degree with two (2) years' clinical experience; OR an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
Experience at a more senior level may qualify as multiple equivalent years of experience for this role.
Must have knowledge of Internet and Microsoft Office software (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook).
Must possess a current ACLS and BLS certification.
Must possess and maintain certification as an Infection Preventionist preferred.
Must have excellent written and oral communication skills, including exceptional customer service.
Must have a proven track record of providing exceptional customer service.
Must be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with doctors, clinical staff, other co-workers, and the public.
Must be able to work individually as well as within a team.
Must be able to follow both verbal and written instructions.
Must be able to work a flexible schedule.
Must be able to respond with patience and understanding during stressful conditions related to patient& health and emergent situations.
Must be able to multi-task and prioritize.
Must demonstrate extreme attention to detail.
Must possess strong organizational skills.
Must be able to problem solve and use reasoning.
Must be able to meet predefined quality standards.
Must maintain and project a professional attitude and appearance at all time.
Must have a working knowledge of the healthcare field and medical specialty, as well as medical terminology.
Must complete all regulatory competencies prior to beginning work in the ASC.
Must be able to effectively oversee, manage and direct a team of clinical and non-clinical professionals.
All staff are expected to have a strong desire to provide excellent customer service; to comply with the rules and regulations of those organizations to which we are accountable; to have high ethical and professional standards of conduct; and to have an attitude of wanting to continuously improve their own professional performance.
Required Skills & Abilities:Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Proficient in accounting software and Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Knowledge of medical terminology and spelling and office ethics.
Shows dependability by being punctual; maintains consistent attendance.
Maintains a safe environment for patients and co-workers, transports patients and equipment as appropriate.
Physical Demands:Required to sit and stand for long periods.
Must be able to communicate with or without reasonable accommodations – speak and hear.
Able to use both hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms.
Frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
An Equal Opportunity Employer We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants are given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.