Surgery Center Administrator/Director of Nursing

Atlas Healthcare Partners•Spokane, WA

About The Position

The Surgery Center Administrator/Director of Nursing provides leadership and direction for the efficient and effective operation of one or more ambulatory or outpatient sites. The role oversees operations, capital purchases, strategic planning, business development, and the center’s image in the business community. The administrator is accountable for meeting site goals and objectives, following corporate policies and applicable regulatory and accrediting standards, and maintaining strong relationships with physician partners. The position leads site operations, provider relations, compliance, privacy, staff development, physician recruitment, marketing, budgeting, and financial stewardship. It promotes clinical quality, patient safety, service excellence, and efficient patient throughput through evidence-based nursing practice, quality improvement, innovation, and systematic evaluation of outcomes. The role also collaborates with physicians, organizational leaders, other healthcare providers, and the community, and is accountable for achieving strategic and operational targets across clinical operations, finance, human resources, and quality.

Requirements

Associate’s degree 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.
Three to five years of healthcare management experience.
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.
Ability to address multiple projects, demands, and issues simultaneously.
Excellent written and verbal communication, planning, organizational, and conceptual skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or higher.
PALS certification within six months of start date if assigned ASC services pediatrics.

Responsibilities

Oversee site operations to ensure continuous, high-quality, accurate, timely, and cost-effective services.
Manage provider relations to meet operational needs and joint business partnership needs, where applicable.
Collaborate with physicians and organizational leaders to support a high-quality experience for patients, families, and providers.
Provide leadership in compliance and privacy, and report significant compliance failures and ethical concerns to the Atlas Compliance Officer.
Implement, communicate, and monitor board-approved policies, procedures, standards, governmental regulations, and accrediting body guidelines.
Hire, lead, mentor, develop, and evaluate staff; support engagement, productivity, competency, critical thinking, and problem-solving.
Conduct individual and team goal setting, performance planning, and evaluation.
Lead site growth and market development, including continuous physician recruitment, analysis of growth and profit opportunities, and implementation of plans to achieve growth and profit goals.
Oversee site marketing activities using resources provided by the corporate facility and affiliated local hospitals.
Ensure financial stewardship in operational and capital acquisition processes; establish performance measures, assess accomplishments, evaluate operations, and develop and oversee the site budget with corporate management.
Promote service quality and process improvements that enhance clinical services, outcomes, patient throughput, operational efficiency, and patient safety.
Lead or participate in organizational task forces and councils.
Direct the planning, development, and implementation of policies, procedures, activities, and programs that support excellent patient care.
Lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based clinical nursing practice consistent with current research and organizational and national standards.
Partner with healthcare providers, services, and the community in philanthropic and outreach activities.
Integrate innovation and evidence-based findings into practice and foster innovative solutions.
Partner with physician and facility leaders to manage quality across the care delivery continuum and the broader organization.
Direct employees in systematic data analysis and use of data for problem-solving.
Deliver results that meet or exceed strategic and operational targets, including clinical operations, financial, human resources, and quality outcomes.
Oversee clinical operations, quality and patient safety programs, and nursing practice, evaluating outcomes data.
Lead human resources management, including staff turnover, retention, and satisfaction outcomes.
Perform duties in accordance with policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and applicable professional standards.
Provide customers with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating core and leader behaviors.