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Three years minimum acute care operating room nursing experience and two years minimum ambulatory surgery experience required. One year minimum Operating Room/Sterile Processing supervisory experience required, ASC experience preferred.
Job Summary
This position requires knowledge of professional nursing practice specializing in ambulatory care and leadership abilities. The Assistant Manager is responsible for the delivery of patient care promoting safety and well-being of all patients throughout the facility. Exercises professional judgment and skill in performing daily operational responsibilities, functioning as a liaison between patients, caregivers, visitors and physicians. Collaborates with the Manager to assess, plan, implement, evaluate and coordinate patient care to assure safe practices in compliance with regulatory requirements. Demonstrates knowledge and interpretation of accreditation standards, participating in the development, modification and implementation of policies and procedures. Displays a consistent positive demeanor interacting in a courteous, supportive, respectful and professional manner. The Assistant Manager may assume responsibility for the Manager in his or her absence.
Position Education/ Qualifications:
Graduate of accredited school of nursing with current RN licensure or work permit in Kentucky. Successful completion of BLS (Basic Life Support), ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support), and PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) if pediatric population is served.
Experience: Three years of nursing experience and/or critical care nursing required. Minimum of one year Ambulatory Pre-op/PACU experience and/or Inpatient Pre-op/PACU preferred. Previous management experience preferred.
· Physical Skills and abilities: Requires extensive mobility: walking, standing, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling. Ability to stand for long periods of time. Ability to push, pull and lift up to 50 lbs using proper body mechanics. Mental alertness and accuracy is required for prompt decision making ability. Visual and auditory acuity for frequent use of computer, telephone and other office equipment. Ability to use fine motor skills and sensation to discern temperature and texture. Ability to respond and act accordingly to disasters/emergencies, actual events or drills. Critical thinking skills; ability to abstract and analyzedata; competence in oral and written communication skills; ability to organize, coordinate and manage multiple tasks, excellent interpersonal skills.
· Environmental Conditions: Patient care environment may include exposure to chemical and hazardous waste, radiation, blood and potentially infectious bodily fluids and/or infectious materials. Adheres to BPSC dress code, universal precautions, and donning of appropriate PPE as indicated. BPSC is an efficient fast paced environment focusing on professional and courteous customer service while achieving optimal patient care.
· Attendance: Requires excellent attendance and flexibility in working additional hours as indicated.
Position Responsibilities:
I. Administrative and Management:
· Supports the BPSC mission, values, goals and strategic priorities.
· Supportive of BPSC administrative governance and participates in defining departmental goals.
· Performs role in accordance with BPSC policies and procedures, enforcing staff compliance.
· Recognizes patients’ rights and responsibilities maintaining confidentiality and professionalism.
· Monitors and communicates with Manager concerning discrepancy and/or absence of established protocols and practices to maintain compliance.
· Recognizes, assesses and manages acceptable practices and limitations of physicians, AHP, licensed personnel and other ancillary employees in collaboration with Manager.
· Utilizes a systematic problem solving approach to address departmental concerns, reporting to Manager.
· Displays professional ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast paced environment.
· Displays excellent interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written.
· Provides assistance in preparing for accreditation surveys.
· Performs other responsibilities as administratively assigned.
II. Leadership:
· Abides by standards for ethical business conduct and performs as a positive role model and team member.
· Must work independently with self-direction and maintain ability to manage others through excellent interpersonal skills.
· Collaborates effectively with internal and external executives, physicians, physician offices and patient care providers to promote professional relationships.
· Serves as a professional and courteous liaison between patients, visitors, physicians and staff members.
· Provides leadership in maintaining facility and equipment to ensure operational performance, cleanliness and safety, communicating deficiencies to contracted service providers and Clinical Manager.
· Directs critical and emergent situations in a competent and professional manner.
· Acts as a resource for staff members and performs in the clinical role as indicated. (Clinical Leader 40%, Administrative 60%)
· Ensures compliance with Manufacturer’s Guidelines and Instructions for use.
· Delegates appropriately to ensure tasks and/or assignments are completed in a timely manner.
· Demonstrates strong advocacy to exceed customer satisfaction with courteous follow-up.
· In collaboration with Manager, provides monthly departmental meetings and distribution of meeting minutes.
· Interacts with Manager utilizing available data to effectively meet goals and initiatives (ie. financial, patient satisfaction, quality monitoring and patient safety).
· Participates and/or leads quality monitoring, auditing, interpretation of outcomes and reporting, for ongoing quality development.
· Develops, participates and/or leads designated committees in conjunction with Infection Control Preventionist and BPSC management team.
III. Human Resources Management:
· Manages daily operations with adequate staffing and communication of changes to appropriate personnel for optimal patient care.
· Monitors staffing utilization and productivity through clinical hour analysis.
· Monitors employee time and attendance providing disciplinary action as indicated in collaboration with Clinical Manager.
· Diffuses and/or resolves conflict through effective communication to ensure a positive and professional working environment.
· Participates and/or leads the employee hiring process, providing required documentation and communication with HR.
· In conjunction with preceptors and Clinical Manager, ensures employee orientation process is completed and validated according to policy.
· Participates in and/or performs annual employee performance assessments for compliance and professional development.
· Ensures current licensure/certification of designated personnel is maintained incollaboration with Clinical Manager.
· Assists Clinical Manager to ensure patient care providers are knowledgeable and compliant with annual regulatory education, training and competencies.
· Works independently with self-direction, maintaining ability to effectively manage and communicate changes and/or outcomes to management and patient care providers.
IV. Professional and Workforce Development:
· Knowledgeable of ASC regulatory standards and interpretation to ensure clarification and validation of requirements.
· Displays an active supportive role with regulatory compliance standards and BPSC policy.
· Serves as a resource and role model for team development exhibiting effective interpersonal, technical and critical thinking abilities.
· Supports the empowerment of patient caregivers to enhance departmental operation, education, clinical competency and professional development.
· Seeks professional development through accepting challenging opportunities and responsibilities.
· In collaboration with Clinical Manager, Company Sales Representatives and Educators, provides educational inservicing as appropriate with revisions to current practice patterns or policies.
· Participates and/or leads quality informational auditing to initiate improvements and/or process changes.
· Assists with the development, implementation, maintenance and reporting requirements for the ongoing Quality Improvement Program.
V. Risk Management:
· Demonstrates effective use of risk management strategies to promote a safe patient care and working environment.
· Provides resource abilities to deliver a safe patient environment, equipment guidelines and infection prevention strategies to ensure safe quality care.
· Adherence to Federal, State and Accrediting Standards to include interpretation and documentation requirements.
· Demonstrates competent leadership and professionalism in managing significant and emergent events.
· Assists management team in meeting Life Safety Code specifications, including internal and external disaster preparedness drills and modifications to the plan.
· Monitors daily medication management, security, accountability and discrepancies following policy and procedure and communicates with Clinical Manager and Consulting Pharmacist as indicated.
· Collaborates with Infection Control Preventionist, to ensure employee performance and compliance with safety hazards and OSHA guidelines, patient safety auditing, reporting and documentation.
· Assures patient confidentiality, communicates HIPAA information and patient safety initiatives.
· Assists Clinical Manager in promoting adverse event prevention, reporting and follow-up with corrective action.
VI. Financial Management:
· Participates in coordinating inventory process with Supply chain coordinator to achieve
efficiency and accuracy of inventory management.
· Collaborates with management team in monitoring supply cost, supply standardization,
cost per case and benchmarking to improve inventory reduction strategies and cost
containment.
· Participates in equipment and supply evaluations to provide improved quality, cost
containment, safety features and recommendations.
· Participates in fundamental preparation to identify and prioritize capital budget items with
justification of equipment and supplies.
Baptist-Physicians’ Surgery Center requires annual influenza vaccination as a condition of employment.
The Assistant Manager is classified as a non-exempt employee and is eligible for overtime pay according to the provisions stated in BPSC’s personnel policies.
The above statements are intended to describe general guidelines and level of work performance by individuals assigned to this position. This document is not intended to be an all-exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, skills or working conditions for the persons so classified. An employee may be assigned or requested to perform other related tasks and responsibilities.
Baptist Physicians’ Surgery Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, physical or mental disability, or veteran status.
My manager has reviewed and explained the job description and role responsibilities with my complete knowledge and understanding. I agree that I shall perform the said duties effectively and efficiently to meet BPSC expectations and established standards of practice. I have received a copy of my job description.
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Work Location: In person