Director of Nursing-Ambulatory Surgery Center
About The Position
The Director of Nursing provides strategic leadership and administration for patient care, education, safety, quality, and clinical operations at Banner Surgery Center – Camelback. The role promotes a professional nursing practice environment and builds collaborative partnerships with physicians, facility leaders, organizational leaders, and other stakeholders to support clinical operations and improve nursing and patient care outcomes. Responsibilities span clinician and patient/family education, customer service, patient safety, financial performance, quality outcomes, and regulatory compliance. The position oversees clinical operations and the management of financial, human, and material resources. It leads the development and evaluation of care-delivery processes, quality and patient-safety programs, nursing practice, and evidence-based improvements. The Director also supports staff recruitment, retention, professional development, collaboration, and performance, and uses data to guide problem-solving and achieve operational, clinical, financial, and workforce targets. Duties are performed in accordance with organizational policies, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and applicable professional standards.
Requirements
- Associate's degree or diploma in nursing, or higher.
- Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, temporary RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure for the current state of practice.
- BLS and ACLS certifications.
- PALS certification within six months of the start date if assigned ASC services pediatrics.
- Three to five years of progressive care-management experience in a hospital, surgery center, or other related healthcare facility.
- At least one year of experience leading and/or managing clinical operations.
- Strong decision-making and critical-thinking skills and the ability to lead change.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree or higher.
- At least three years of recent nursing supervisory, manager, or director experience.
- Recent RN charge, supervisory, or management experience.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of planning structures and processes to optimize organizational outcomes.
- Recruit and retain talent through effective communication, performance management, and professional development.
- Foster a cooperative team environment, promote collaboration, and encourage constructive conflict.
- Create professional development plans for direct reports and communicate respectfully with a diverse workforce and patients/families.
- Provide infrastructure and systems that empower staff to contribute to organizational goals and support information-sharing and decision-making across care settings and roles.
- Develop partnerships with organizational stakeholders to positively affect business, nursing, and patient outcomes.
- Oversee financial, human, and material resources in alignment with organizational strategies and goals and in compliance with policies and regulatory requirements.
- Support a clinical practice environment focused on nursing autonomy, interprofessional collaboration, and innovation.
- Lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based nursing practice consistent with current research and organizational and national standards.
- Collaborate with healthcare providers, services, and the community in philanthropic and outreach activities.
- Integrate innovation and evidence-based findings into practice and encourage innovative solutions.
- Partner with physician and facility leaders to manage service quality across the care continuum and the larger organization.
- Direct employees in systematic data analysis and use of data for problem-solving.
- Oversee clinical operations, quality and patient-safety programs, and nursing practice, evaluating outcomes data.
- Meet or exceed strategic and operational targets across clinical operations, finance, human resources, and quality.
- Lead human-resource management, including staff turnover, retention, and satisfaction outcomes.
- Perform duties in accordance with policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and professional standards.
- Provide customers with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating core and leader behaviors.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
Associate degree
