Director of Nursing-Ambulatory Surgery Center

Atlas Healthcare Partners•Phoenix, AZ

About The Position

Provides strategic leadership and administration for patient care, education, safety, and quality in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing practice standards. Promotes a professional practice environment and develops collaborative partnerships with physicians, facility leaders, organizational leaders, and other stakeholders to advance clinical operations, nursing, and patient care outcomes. Oversees clinical operations, clinician and patient/family education, customer service, patient safety, financial outcomes, quality management, and regulatory compliance. Leads planning and organizational performance, talent recruitment and retention, staff development, resource management, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and evaluation of clinical, financial, workforce, and safety outcomes. Performs duties in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and 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 certification.
ACLS certification.
PALS certification within six months of start date if assigned to an ASC that serves pediatric patients.
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, with 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 plans and processes designed to optimize organizational outcomes.
Recruit and retain talent through effective communication, performance management, and professional development.
Foster teamwork, collaboration, constructive conflict, and respectful communication with staff, patients, and families.
Create professional development plans for direct reports and provide systems that enable staff to contribute to organizational goals.
Develop processes for information sharing and decision-making across care settings and roles.
Build partnerships with organizational stakeholders to improve business, nursing, and patient outcomes.
Oversee financial, human, and material resources in alignment with organizational strategies, goals, policies, and regulatory requirements.
Support a clinical practice environment that promotes nursing autonomy, interprofessional collaboration, and innovation.
Promote systematic, measurable, outcome-focused care delivery and motivate staff to perform effectively.
Lead 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 on philanthropic and outreach activities.
Integrate innovation and evidence-based findings into practice and foster innovative solutions.
Partner with physician and facility leaders to manage service quality across the care continuum and organization.
Direct systematic use of data in analysis and problem-solving.
Lead performance to meet or exceed strategic and operational targets across clinical operations, finance, human resources, and quality.
Oversee clinical operations, quality and patient safety programs, and nursing practice, evaluating outcomes data.
Manage human-resource outcomes, including staff turnover, retention, and satisfaction.
Follow established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and applicable professional standards.
Provide customers with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating core and leader behaviors.