Director of Nursing

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• Ensures continual delivery of high-quality nursing care
• Adopts and implements innovative nursing practices to improve facilities
• Ensures that surgical staff remains in compliance with professional development, Company, and regulatory standards
• Ensures appropriate personnel are fulfilling duties as safety officer and infection control officer
• Fills in as Infection Control and Safety Officer, as needed
• Ensures appropriate staffing levels through the maintenance of the nursing schedule
• Maintains a healthy, collaborative team environment
• Mentors/trains all surgical staff
• Creates, maintains and updates reports, as directed.
• Ensures operation of medical and administrative equipment by verifying emergency equipment availability; completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies
• Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods
• Fills in for nursing vacancies, as needed; performing the roles and responsibilities of an ASC Nurse Administrator and/or a staff nurse
• Consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans
• Deals compassionately, professionally, and courteously with patients, their families, physicians, and fellow employees
• Follows safety and infection control procedures
• Adheres to all federal, state and nursing regulations and protocols including but not limited to patient safety procedures such as verification of patient identification prior to procedures
• • Ensures that immediately prior to the start of any procedure in the procedure room, initiate a time-out and ensure correct patient, procedure, site and side, and that there are no additional concerns.
  • Identifies every patient with three identifiers: full name, date of birth, and zip code
  • Documents this information in the Procedure Safety Checklist, including the time of the time-out
• Identifies an emergency situation and is able to appropriately intervene
• Understands and administers regulatory policies (i.e.: Joint Commission, CDC, and State), and assists in the preparation for appropriate audits
• Serves as the Infection Prevention Specialist.
• Develops goals and objectives for the quality assurance division of the Compliance Department and its components.
• Serves as the designated patient infection control subject matter expert.
• Serves as the Infection Control Officer.
• Develops, coordinates, and administers ASC-wide systems for risk identification, investigation and reduction.
• Develops, reviews, and revises policies and procedures related to Quality/Compliance/Risk Management, Infection Control in relation to ASC’s.
• Deploys, monitors, and ensure that the facilities’ operational processes are appropriately integrated within the facility’s quality programs
• Implements a program of job-based orientation, training, and on-going evaluation for all employees
• Promotes the implementation of positive customer relations by the employees and physicians
• Ensures staff complete daily, quarterly, annual and QAPI reports and paperwork and submitted to management
• Identifies areas that require additional reinforcement through education, consultation, or practicum
• Maintains patient, physician, and employee privacy and confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA, Company and other regulatory standards
• Ensures that the surgical programs and clinical services are in compliance with the respective components of regulatory body and accrediting body standards
• Has working knowledge of all equipment and procedures
• Actively participates in safety, infection control, and quality control committees/meetings.
• Monitors and enforces staff compliance to established safety…