Nurse Administrator, Ambulatory Surgery

SB Clinical Practice Management Plan•Commack, NY

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Administrator is the senior clinical and operational leader of the freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) in Commack. This role provides overall leadership and accountability for patient care quality, regulatory compliance, operational performance, financial stewardship, and staff engagement, while ensuring alignment with all Stony Brook standards, policies, and strategic goals. The Nurse Administrator operates with a high degree of autonomy and partners with the Medical Director to ensure safety, efficiency and high quality care.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.
Registered Nurse (RN) licensed to practice in New York State.
Seven (7) years of nursing experience with at least three (5) years of supervisory or administrative experience in Perioperative or Procedural Environment.
Excellent organizational and communication skills.
Proven ability to lead teams, manage operations, and drive performance improvement.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or related field
Demonstrated experience with ambulatory surgery operations and regulatory compliance
Advanced nursing degree.
Experience with triage.
Knowledge of JCAHO and HIPPA standards.

Responsibilities

Directs day-to-day operations of the freestanding ASC, including staffing models, patient throughput, room utilization, and procedural efficiency.
Collaborates with surgical faculty, anesthesia leadership, and Hospital leadership to optimize block utilization, scheduling, on-time starts, and case mix.
Ensures effective coordination across pre-operative assessment, intra-operative services, post-anesthesia care, and discharge processes.
Oversees equipment readiness, supply chain coordination, and ensures needed case competency.
Provides leadership for recruitment, competency management, and professional development of clinical and support staff.
Supervises clinical leadership and ensures compliance with all HR and regulatory standards.
Serves as a key liaison between the ASC, hospital perioperative services, faculty practices, ambulatory leadership, and administration.
Maintains departmental policies, procedures, and documentation to meet changing needs of department, physicians, and patients.
Ensures all compliance to all other Hospital policy standards.
Leads accreditation readiness activities, regulatory surveys, and corrective action plans.
Monitors quality, productivity, and utilization metrics and implements performance improvement strategies as needed.
All other duties as assigned.