Administrator/Director of Nursing, Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) & Convalescent Care Center (CCC)

About the role

DescriptionOCR has been the premier provider of orthopaedic care in Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska for 55 years! As we continue to grow, we are looking for individuals who share our values and are looking to contribute to our mission and vision. Are you passionate about patient care, teamwork, and inspiring others? If so, join the specialists in the medicine of motion today!

Responsibilities

• Directly supervises one or more employees.
• Carrries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
• Addresses disagreements with staff to ensure a positive work environment.
• Works closely with HR Director on personnel issues.
• Reports critical personnel issues (e.g., disciplinary actions and/or termination) to supervisor.
• Provides employee management/leadership including managing training, scheduling, recruiting and hiring, performance evaluations, and maintaining a positive work environment acting as an executive-level leader.
• Oversees and coordinates Quality/Infection Control and patient safety.
• Identifies quality improvement projects continuously, assisting the Health and Safety Committee in reviewing and revising policies and practices, and provides timely and accurate reports.
• Ensures clinic compliance with regulatory agencies governing health care delivery and the rules of accrediting bodies, including Medicare’s Conditions for Coverage, State of Colorado Department licensing guidelines, and Joint Commissions for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) requirements.
• Continually monitors operations, programs, physical properties. Initiates appropriate change.
• Participates in committees and with the Board by leading and participating in quarterly Board meetings and with Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) and Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) teams, and presenting new policies and procedures for final approval.
• Works cooperatively with the Health and Safety Committee, Infection Control Nurse, ASC/CCC Managers, QAPI Committee, MAC, Credentialing, Purchasing Manager, Risk Manager, Medical Director, and other Directors, Physicians, CFO, CEO, COO, and the Board of Directors.
• Develops, revises, implements, and enforces policies and procedures and take charge of annual ASC and CCC licensing.
• Works with the Credentialing department to maintain and complete credentialing files documenting staff credentialing and privileges for all credentialed providers per the ASC and CCC corporate documents.
• Maintains cost containment by working with CFO and Purchasing Manager to negotiate contracts for highest quality goods and services, authorizing all purchasing and approving invoices/statements, maintain and monitor budgets (including surgical volumes) and preparing an annual budget.
• Recommends, develops, and updates strategic plans to support the ASC’s philosophy and goals.
• Works closely with COO on the timely reporting of possible risk management events, resolving patient complaints and concerns, and providing support to all risk management activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Education and Experience:
  • Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Nursing or related field.
  • Clinical Experience Required.
  • Experience in surgical setting (ASC or Hospital) management role required.
  • Experience in comparable or larger setting.
  • Experience with Accreditation.
• Flexibility for work travel.
• Ability to provide overall leadership to a busy ASC and CCC.
• Proven ability to handle stressful situations with physicians, staff, and patients.
• Demonstrated ability in strong organizational and communication skills (written and oral).
• High level of communication skills including negotiation, conflict management, and a clean, open transparent style of verbal communication.
• Comfortable analyzing different data sets, collecting data, and using data appropriately to make decisions, sell ideas, and assess outcomes.
• HIPAA Ethics.
• Communications, Presentation skills.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
  • Valid Colorado State Registered Nurse (RN) License.
  • Nursing Specialty Certification not required but a plus (example: CNOR, RN-C).

Physical Requirements

• The work environment is a typical medical office environment.
• The employee must be able to complete their work satisfactorily in an environment where there are significant distractions, including staff, patients, and vendors walking through and conversing, telephones ringing, conversations carrying over, loud noises, and interruptions to answer questions from others.
• The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and should do so in a sound and safe manner.
• The employee will occasionally assist patients in turning; will occasionally assist patient in arising from exam table; will occasionally push wheelchair patients; and occasionally assists patients in arising from and returning to wheelchair or bed.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, & Vision coverage.
• Life and AD&D Insurance.
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance.
• Retail savings and profit-sharing plan participation.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Paid Holidays & Paid Time Off.
• Company-sponsored events.

Schedule

Salary Description$125,000 - $160,000/year, based on experience