What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Nursing - Surgery Center position at Model Health?
Job Overview
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Director of Nursing to lead the clinical operations of a busy Surgery Center. This pivotal role involves overseeing nursing staff, ensuring regulatory compliance, and maintaining the highest standards of patient care. The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in nursing leadership and surgical services, with a passion for fostering a collaborative and efficient healthcare environment. As a key leader, you will drive quality improvement initiatives, manage staffing and documentation processes, and uphold compliance with healthcare regulations to deliver exceptional surgical experiences for our patients.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership and supervision for all nursing personnel within the Surgery Center, ensuring optimal staffing levels and shift management.
- Oversee patient care delivery, ensuring adherence to care plans, medical terminology standards, and physiology knowledge to support safe surgical procedures.
- Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements including HIPAA, Medicare regulations, and long-term care facility standards where applicable.
- Manage documentation review, medical records accuracy, and EMR/EHR systems to guarantee precise clinical records and efficient data management.
- Lead quality assurance initiatives by reviewing documentation, incident reports, and care plans to promote continuous improvement in patient outcomes.
- Facilitate communication between multidisciplinary teams while supervising nurse management activities and administrative clinical supervision.
- Maintain a thorough understanding of regulatory changes affecting surgical services and implement necessary updates to policies and procedures.
Experience
- Proven nursing leadership experience in surgical or acute care settings with demonstrated success managing care facility teams.
- Extensive background in nursing administration, supervising nursing staff, and managing clinical operations within a healthcare environment.
- Strong knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, memory care protocols, and long-term care regulations.
- Experience working with EMR/EHR systems for documentation review and medical records management is essential.
- Demonstrated ability to ensure regulatory compliance including HIPAA standards and Medicare requirements.
Join us as we elevate surgical nursing standards through compassionate leadership and innovative healthcare practices!
Pay: From $125,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $125,000