Assistant Director of Nursing

Job description

*We have recently relocated to North Fort Worth*

No nights

RN required

POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for coordinating and directing activities of the Center according to accepted standards. Responsible for the fiscal activities of the center. Works collaboratively with Center Director to oversee the supervision and direction of single specialty ambulatory surgical center, according to the centers policies, procedures, and objectives. Responsible for management of all aspects of personnel, education of personnel, and administrative duties. Works closely with the Center Director and center staff in coordinating patient and staff service functions. Partially patient facing role.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Current RN license required

At least one (1) year of healthcare-management experience preferred

At least one (1) year experience in an ASC

CPR certification and ACLS certification

Evidence of leadership qualities and integrity

Strong ethical character references

Language skills adequate for high-level written, interpersonal, and telephone communication in American English

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Operations:

Monitors FTE utilization and makes recommendations to promote cost-effective man-hour practices

Oversees the comprehensive and informative orientation programs for new employees in all clinical areas

Directs and participates in Center committees, meetings, in-services, and activities

Ensures center is clean and facility is maintained per policy, accreditation, and regulatory compliance

Ensures equipment is clean, disinfected, sterile (as required), and operational at all times

Ensures continuing education for clinical staff members as needed

Monitors operational activities for effective and efficient management of daily operation

Prepares or delegates staffing schedules in accordance with vacations, holidays, daily personnel assignments and duties according to experience and skill level to provide quality patient care

Ensures staff are cross-trained (as appropriate) to provide a productive and efficient work environment for all areas

Reviews daily time and attendance sheets and maintains attendance logs

Observes and evaluates the performance of all center personnel and works to continuously improve the quality of care and services

Counsels center personnel and makes recommendations for salary adjustments, promotions, and/or terminations

Evaluates suggestions, grievances, and processes to identify opportunities to improve performance and quality of care

Shares knowledge gained in continuing education with center personnel

Regular and predictable attendance

Attends all required education

Medical Staff

Maintains open line of communication with Center Director, Staff, Medical Director, Anesthesia Director, and QAPI Chairman

Maintains confidentiality of medical staff/allied health employee files

Regulatory

Remains current on applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations, and professional and accrediting-body standards

Submits required reports on a timely basis

Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI):

Assists in the implementation and maintenance of the center’s adopted quality assessment, performance improvement program

Assists in the maintenance, education, and implementation of the centers policies and procedures to the Governing Board, the QAPI committee (as required) and the wider Healthcare team

Assists in the implementation and maintenance of the center’s adopted compliance program

Actively contributes to the QAPI process and identifies his or her own role and contributions

Serves on the Quality Assessment, Performance Improvement (QAPI) committee

Safety

Implements best practices and regulations adopted, to provide safety in the workplace

Monitors the Center’s physical environment and initiates methods for maintaining safety, comfort, cleanliness, and efficiencies

Monitors the care, cleaning, and required maintenance of equipment to maintain proper working conditions. Identifies and evaluates need for items relative to trends, center personnel requests, and positive patient outcomes

Works with the Safety Officer to resolve observed or suspected safety violations and hazards to ensure policy/procedure compliance

Maintenance and Materials Management

Identifies need for new/different items, in regard to trends and center needs, within budget allowances, to promote cost effectiveness, and minimize waste

Promotes cost containment and efficient use of Center resources, utilizing Materials Management principals

Ensures center is maintained to provide a comfortable and safe working environment

Chairs or participates on designated committees

Ensures adequate inventory and assist in new product/equipment implementation

Monitors and verifies required materials management documentation (i.e., purchase orders, invoices, delivery receipts etc.) are current and complete

Ensures appropriate purchasing practices are followed

Promotes cost containment and efficient use of Center resources

Conducts and analyzes cost benefit analysis to identify potential cost-effective improvements and make recommendations

Approves payroll submissions.

Professional competence

Participates in continuing education and other learning experiences

Maintains membership in relevant professional organizations

Seeks new learning experiences by accepting challenging opportunities and responsibilities

Shares knowledge gained in continuing education with center personnel

ESSENTIAL VALUES, CODES OF CONDUCT

Demonstrates knowledge of and adheres to the Code of Conduct

Adheres to the Nursing Scope of Practice – for Registered Nurses only

Promotes patient safety and communicates concerns appropriately, following Chain of Command

Promotes patient and physician satisfaction

Follows all rules and regulations for PHI and HIPAA protections of patient information

Follows all policies and procedures, including, but not limited to, attendance, timeliness, and safeguarding confidential information

Reports incidents in a timely manner

Detail oriented

Attitude that is caring, respectful, sensitive, tactful, compassionate, empathetic, and tolerant

Recognizes and defines problems, collects data, establishes facts, draws valid conclusions, and corrects errors

Ability to multi-task effectively and efficiently

Ability to effectively present information, respond to questions and professionally interact verbally and/or in writing with managers, co-workers, patients, and the general public

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions in a variety of forms and deal with abstract and concrete variables

Exhibits mental alertness for quality decision making and exercising good judgment

Works well with others – a team player

Exhibits high level of integrity

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, decimals, and percentages.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to understand, read, write, and speak English, if bilingual Center, bilingual language is required. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to successfully write business correspondence. Ability to effectively present information, respond to questions, and professionally interact with managers, employees, clients, vendors, and the general public.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to recognize and define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and correct errors. Ability to understand and interpret financial data. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions and forms to understand abstract and concrete variables. Ability to think critically using inductive and deductive reasoning.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Ability to sit, stand and walk for long periods of time, i.e., 6-8 hours per day

Ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects up to 50 pounds in weight

Ability to use abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously without “giving out” or fatiguing

Ability to perform physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials, lift or transport patients, prepare medical procedure rooms, or set up patient care equipment

Ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position

Ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright

Ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath

Ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears

Specific vision abilities for close and distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Days and hours of work vary to meet patient or center needs

The Center is a well-lit, ventilated and climate controlled environment. The Center may require decreased lighting to meet patient care needs or procedure requirements, such as laser rooms and some OR/Procedure rooms

Ability to work with medical and office equipment, some of which will have moving parts

Noise level is usually quiet to moderate

May have exposure to blood and other potentially infectious body fluids and materials or toxic chemicals and cleaning solutions

Procedure rooms are often small, and due to equipment may have little room to work around and may necessitate reaching, pulling, pushing.

Work in close proximity to patients and co-workers.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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Worksite address

north richland hills, TX, 76180, US

Who can apply

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