Director of Nursing
USPI•Palm Beach Gardens, FL
About The Position
USPI SurgCenter of Palm Beach Gardens is seeking a motivated Director of Nursing. The center performs outpatient surgical procedures in ENT, orthopedic surgery, pain management, and spine. The Director of Nursing evaluates and coordinates nursing activities and patient care across clinical areas, supports staff and operational efficiency, and contributes to the center’s leadership, safety, quality, and personnel processes. This position reports to the Director of Nursing and serves on the surgery center’s Leadership Team.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate nursing activities to ensure patient care, staff relations, and efficient service.
- Coordinate patient care and staffing assignments across PAT, Pre-op, OR, Endoscopy, and PACU.
- Supervise activities to ensure appropriate patient care and monitor the efficiency of clinical areas.
- Coordinate with the Director of Nursing about information that needs to be communicated to clinical staff.
- Coordinate with the Materials Manager to arrange equipment, special equipment, and supplies for upcoming surgical cases and resolve related problems.
- Assist with orientation of new employees.
- Investigate and resolve complaints, referring unusual problems to the Director of Nursing.
- Interact appropriately and effectively with patients and others regardless of age or ethnic background.
- Follow equipment safety guidelines.
- Assist with environmental hazard and infection control surveillance and participate in emergency preparedness drills.
- Ensure appropriate use of Standard Universal Precautions, National Patient Safety Goals, and aseptic and sterile technique.
- Help implement safe practices and provide guidance and evaluation for environment-of-care management, including life safety, security, hazardous materials and waste management, emergency preparedness, infection control, and safe use of medical equipment and utilities.
- Ensure meaningful differences are implemented as outlined in the EDGE (Every Day Giving Excellence) Program.
- Participate in reviewing and revising the surgery center’s policies and procedures.
- Participate in hiring, selection, performance reviews, and training of clinical personnel.
- Serve on the surgery center’s Leadership Team.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
