Ambulatory Surgery Center Nurse Manager

Location

Edina, MN | United States

Job description

Position Title: ASC Nurse Manager

Supervisor: Practice Administrator  

FLSA Status: Exempt

Mission:

To provide our patients and community the most innovative and breakthrough treatment options to improve overall health and wellness.

Values:

Innovation

Integrity

Patient Experience

Teamwork

Job Summary:

The ASC Nurse Manager will manage the clinical processes and requirements at the site while also serving as a utility clinical player to staff the site as needed and manage individualized, goal directed nursing care through use of nursing process and the principles of primary nursing in accordance with departmental and company policies and procedures.

• Attends all professional staff meetings, prepares agenda, gathers data for review and analysis, and prepares minutes.
• Reviews, revises, and updates all Policy and Procedure Manuals by laws, job descriptions, meetings, etc. on a regular basis.
• Assures the facilities compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations. Deals with all review agencies.
• Responsible for evaluation of programs and patient care activities.
• Establishes, maintains, analyzes, and evaluates standards of nursing care within the facility in compliance with professional nursing standards and recommended operating room, pre/post-operative procedures.
• Initiates and/or supports activities to control costs without compromising patient care.
• Ensures that existing nursing policies and procedures are understood and implemented.
• Provides appropriate resources for meeting the educational needs of the nursing staff.
• Supervises the collection of all required records and reports.
• Handles the schedule and time off requests.
• Monitors patients’ physical and emotional well-being throughout the care continuum.
• Assists in positioning of patient to accommodate for both comfort and safety.
• Conducts skilled nursing assessments, plans and evaluates treatment, and administers appropriate nursing interventions to all patients admitted to the surgery center.
• Preps the operating room for the patient or procedure.
• Provides accurate care and handling of specimens.
• Observes and enforces strict standards of asepsis.
• Monitors all equipment used during surgery to confirm they are running smoothly and Inventories all items both pre- and post-surgery.
• Selects and handles instruments and supplies used for the operation, passing them to the surgeon appropriately.
• Responds to life-saving situations based upon nursing standards and protocol.
• Collects, interprets, documents, and communicates patient information in accordance with State and Federal guidelines, rules, and regulations applicable to the facility setting.
• Administers prescribed medications, applies dressings, and monitors vital signs. Completes other nursing tasks as required.

Supervisory Responsibility:  

• This position supervises the Registered Nurses, Radiology Technologists, Nursing Assistants, and Patient Service Representatives in the Surgery Center.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred. Associate degree in nursing required.
• State of MN RN License required.
• BCLS certified.
• ACLS certified.
• At least five years of related RN experience preferred, in an ambulatory surgery setting or operating room.
• Prior management experience strongly preferred.

Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to independently make decisions and solve problems; ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Evidence of leadership qualities. Consistently contributing to the improvement of the department and participate in committee participation, task force, etc.
• The ability to contribute in a team environment and to provide excellent customer service.
• Strong organizational, judgment, communication, and analytical skills, sometimes under pressure.
• Ability to multi-task and perform multiple priorities.
• Cooperative and professional behavior toward patients, peers, providers, management, and visitors.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in a medical surgery center and office setting.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to grasp, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch; talk, hear and smell. The employee must be able to lift or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Compensation & Work Schedule:

• Full-time; Exempt role
• Day Shift; Monday - Friday
• Starting salary dependent upon prior experience
• A competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance, 401(k) Plan, PTO time, paid holidays and HSA plan is offered.

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