Clinical Director of Nursing (ASC)

External Brand•Austin, TX

About The Position

Under the direction of the Administrator, the Clinical Director of Nursing has 24-hour responsibility for the effective implementation of the philosophy, goals, policies and procedures of the center and their effect on patient care. The Clinical Director of Nursing has authority to make decisions in the center in the areas of patient care, human resource and clinical financial management. The Clinical Director of Nursing has overall responsibility for clinical operations within the center. Carries out all duties while maintaining compliance and confidentiality and promoting the mission and philosophy of the organization.

Requirements

Graduate of accredited school of nursing.
RN with active TX license.
BLS/ACLS certification
Five (5) or more years Healthcare Management experience including:
Demonstrated management experience in Ambulatory Surgery Centers or hospital operating room environment.
Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills including verbal and written communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to effectively interact with patients, physicians, management, and staff.
Demonstrated ability to identify, analyze and effectively resolve problems.
Demonstrated ability to build teams.
Knowledge of healthcare regulations, accreditation, and compliance standards.
Strong ethical and moral character references
Language skills: adequate for high-level written, interpersonal, and telephone communication in American English
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference and apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
Must be able to work variable hours and flex with the surgical schedule and staffing needs
Strong customer service skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
Proven proficiency in financial management, which includes comprehensive understanding of insurance plans as they relate to physician practice.
Familiarity with laws and regulations related to healthcare delivery compliance.
Knowledge of human resource fundamentals and underlying laws, i.e., FLSA, ADA, FMLA, etc.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to engage others, listen and adapt response to meet others’ needs.
Ability to align own actions with those of other team members committed to common goals.
Excellent computer and keyboarding skills, including familiarity with Windows, MS 365.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to manage competing priorities.
Ability to perform job duties in a professional manner at all times.
Ability to understand, recall, and communicate factual information.
Ability to understand, recall, and apply oral and/or written instructions or other information.
Ability to organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology.
Ability to apply common sense in performing job.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in nursing
PALS certification

Responsibilities

Responsible for coordinating staffing schedule for assigned area based on census, coordinates lunches and breaks, assists staff members with problem-solving.
Assists to resolve staff, physician and patient complaints.
Demonstrates the ability to communicate the center’s mission, vision and values, as well as center goals, to all staff.
Provides supervision, leadership, and guidance to other leaders and staff in goal setting, problem solving, resource management, outcome achievement, and promotion of team cohesion.
Demonstrates staffing accountability through planning, assigning, directing work of subordinate staff, including interviewing, hiring, training, and appraising performance in a timely manner.
Evaluates performance objectives and metrics for the center and assesses the level of competence of staff in a timely manner.
Demonstrates a commitment to a healthy work environment by modeling the desired behaviors and encouraging those in others, including through rewarding and disciplining direct reports and addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Demonstrates the ability to cope with and manage change effectively, as well as help others do the same.
Collaborates with other centers to create systems and problem solve ongoing issues that impact center/organizational goals and/or patient care delivery.
Demonstrates fiscal accountability for center resources and the ability to achieve outcomes within allocated resources.
Incorporates quality improvement data and/or patient satisfaction data into center goals.
Demonstrates a clear understanding of regulations applicable to patient care and/or other center functions.
Effectively oversees the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) program and committees.
Appropriately documents all requested reports for benchmarking, scorecards, and meeting minutes in a timely manner.
Maintain budget items assigned by leadership: Hours / case, pharmaceutical expenses, and any other assigned areas.
Works in collaboration with Materials Manager to manage effectively manage supply costs and cost-savings initiatives.
Assumes all other duties and responsibilities.