Ambulatory Surgery Center Clinical Administrator

Major Functions And Responsibilities

• Assistance to surgeons through provisions of adequately prepared service team members.
• Delegation of responsibilities and duties to professional, technical, and ancillary personnel.
• Responsibility for performance evaluation of all department personnel.
• Cordination of administrative duties to ensure proper functioning of the staff.
• Cordination of the provision and control of materials, supplies, and equipment with the Director of Supply.
• Cordination of activity within the O.R. suite.
• Risk Manager Designee.

Fiscal Management

• Maintains budget compliance in daily assessment of services activity.
• Provides input into preparation of services budget.

Standards of Nursing Practice

• Maintains compliance of staff members in the daily practice of nursing care.
• Communicates compliance of nursing standards to Chief Executive Officer.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principals of growth and development over the life span and the skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
• Interprets data about the patient's status in order to identify each patient's age-specific needs and provide the care needed by the patients group.
• Cultural practices will be addressed and supported as long as such practices do not harm others or interfere with planned course of medical therapy.

Policies and Procedures

• Maintains staff compliance with policy and procedures.
• Interprets policy and procedures to staff members.
• Enforces compliance with policy and procedures.
• Communicates non-compliance to the Chief Executive Officer.
• Provides counseling and disciplinary measures to Ambulatory Care Services personnel for non-compliance with policy and procedures.

Staffing and Utilization of Services

• Assigns services personnel based on levels of competency and the needs of the patient.
• Affirms equitable staff assignments.
• Participates in selection of services personnel after consulting with Chief Executive Officer as needed.
• Completes and posts services personnel schedule.

Staff Development

• Participates in weekly nursing/clinical staff meetings.
• Evaluates orientation program of all new nursing/clinical services personnel.
• Communicates educational needs of nursing/clinical personnel to Chief Executive Officer.
• Maintains staff compliance with annual re-certification.

Physical Demand

• Regularly required to walk and reach and stretch with hands and arms.
• Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Frequent standing; sitting, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
• Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Sometimes required to use excessive strength to restrain confused or combative patients during and after anesthesia induction.

Work Environment

• Normally busy office environment with much telephone work.
• Occasionally evening or weekend work.