ASC Registered Nurse

National Spine and Pain Centers•Pikesville, MD

About The Position

The ASC Registered Nurse provides clinical nursing coverage as needed and helps assigned facilities comply with requirements for a registered nurse to be onsite whenever procedures are performed in the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC). The role provides perioperative patient assessment and care, supports physicians during procedures, promotes patient safety and comfort, and ensures continuity of care from admission through discharge. The nurse maintains current knowledge of nursing practice and infection control, supports quality improvement and accreditation readiness, and helps ensure compliance with clinical policies, professional standards, and governmental regulations. The position also includes maintaining continuing education records, participating in staff meetings and compliance training, and upholding the organization’s compliance program and Code of Conduct. The role is based in a fast-paced clinical office environment with regular patient contact and potential exposure to blood-borne pathogens and other infections. Company-wide travel is necessary. The position involves frequent sitting, standing, bending, walking, and other physical activity, including lifting or moving up to 30 pounds.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or higher from an accredited School of Nursing; minimum two-year degree.
At least two years of nursing experience; ASC experience is preferred.
Valid state Registered Nurse license.
PACU experience required.
Current proof of Hepatitis B vaccination series immunity or a signed waiver within 30 days of hire.
Current proof of a negative PPD test or clear chest X-ray within 30 days of hire.
Current BLS and ACLS certifications within 30 days of hire.
Superior proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Knowledge of Centricity and Modernizing Medicine, or similar EMR/EMA software.
Ability to learn electronic patient registration, records, dictation, transcription, and other software technologies.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to read, write legibly, and comprehend simple instructions and short correspondence or memos.
Ability to communicate effectively with healthcare team members, providers, referring-provider offices, hospital staff, medical directors, administrators, and the executive committee.
Ability to present information clearly in one-on-one and small-group settings to patients, providers, and employees.
Commitment to high-quality customer service and patient care.
Ability to work calmly with sick, demanding, and difficult patients and to advocate for their rights, safety, well-being, and dignity.
Ability to perform duties independently with minimal direction and supervision.
Ability to stay organized and resourceful, work successfully in a fast-paced environment, and take initiative.
Good judgment and reasoning when investigating and solving problems.
Commitment to maintaining confidentiality of privileged and private information.
Ability to operate clinical and patient-monitoring equipment.
Ability to operate general office equipment, including a desktop computer, calculator or adding machine, copy machine, scanner, printer, credit card machine, and check scanner.
Ability to travel company-wide.
Ability to operate a motor vehicle with a valid driver’s license, as needed.
Ability to perform regular periods of sitting, standing, bending, walking, seeing, talking, and listening; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, or crouch; and push, pull, lift, or move up to 30 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Nursing experience in an ASC environment.
Pain management experience.
Infection-control certification from a training program such as APIC or PROCEO.com for outpatient surgery centers.

Responsibilities

Evaluate patient pain upon admission and throughout the patient’s appointment.
Assess patients and prioritize and delegate patient care activities appropriately.
Communicate significant patient problems and other pertinent information to Medical Directors, Administrators, and the Executive Committee.
Collaborate with the healthcare team regarding each patient’s condition during the perioperative period.
Ensure proper application and continuity of each patient’s plan of care.
Advocate for patients throughout all stages of their care.
Identify emergency situations and institute corrective actions calmly and efficiently.
Assist physicians during procedures and ensure procedural instruments, equipment, and supplies are available.
Use medications appropriately and follow medication-administration policies.
Participate in the management and documentation of controlled substances.
Assess clinical equipment needs and, under the Facility Medical Director’s direction and advisement, make decisions about equipment replacement.
Develop clinical procedures that promote patient safety and comfort, including admission and discharge processes that meet pre-admission criteria.
Plan, evaluate, recommend, and implement clinical initiatives and workflows when appropriate.
Maintain and apply current knowledge of nursing theory, practice, and perioperative processes, including assessment, monitoring, discharge, and teaching.
Apply infection-control training to reduce nosocomial infections and maintain infection-control and environmental safety practices.
Maintain compliance with Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses standards and applicable clinical policies, regulations, and accreditation requirements.
Participate in the Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Program when stationed in the ASC.
Participate in annual accreditation-readiness training and assist the Center Manager with clinical aspects of accreditation training.
Maintain a Continuing Education Record for annual submission, including four continuing-education in-services per year, and attend nursing and general staff meetings regularly.
Adhere to federal and state regulations, the NSPC Code of Conduct, the Employee Handbook, compliance policies and procedures, and applicable healthcare fraud, waste, and abuse laws.
Understand, comply with, and enforce NSPC policies, procedures, codes of conduct, and OSHA and HIPAA privacy rules.
Help ensure compliance standards are followed by colleagues and staff, including those managed or overseen.
Complete annual compliance training, uphold the Code of Conduct, and report issues.
Perform other duties as assigned.