Ambulatory Surgery Center Nurse Manager

Overview

Join our dynamic healthcare team as an Ambulatory Surgery Center Nurse Manager, where you will lead and oversee the daily operations of a busy outpatient surgical facility. This role offers an exciting opportunity to coordinate patient care, manage clinical staff, ensure compliance with healthcare regulations, and promote a culture of excellence in surgical services. You will be instrumental in fostering a safe, efficient, and patient-centered environment that prioritizes quality outcomes and staff development. If you thrive in fast-paced settings and are passionate about surgical nursing leadership, this position is your chance to make a meaningful impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise nursing staff and clinical teams within the ambulatory surgery center, ensuring high standards of patient care and safety.
• Oversee patient assessment processes, including pre-operative evaluations, vital signs monitoring, and post-operative recovery.
• Coordinate surgical schedules, ensuring optimal utilization of operating rooms (OR), equipment, and personnel while adhering to hospital policies and state healthcare regulations.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA privacy standards, infection control protocols, and medical documentation requirements using EMR systems such as Cerner or eClinicalWorks.
• Manage staffing levels, conduct performance evaluations, facilitate staff training on topics like sterile processing, aseptic technique, IV insertion, catheter care, and medical terminology.
• Collaborate with physicians, anesthesiologists, and ancillary services to facilitate smooth surgical workflows including catheterization procedures, airway management, and diagnostic evaluations.
• Implement quality improvement initiatives related to patient care, medication administration, CPT coding (Current Procedural Terminology), ICD coding (International Classification of Diseases), and utilization review processes to optimize clinical outcomes.
• Maintain oversight of medical records accuracy, medical documentation standards, and ensure adherence to accreditation standards such as NCQA or state healthcare regulations.

Skills

• Extensive experience working with EMR/EHR systems like Epic, Cerner or Athenahealth for documentation and patient record management.
• Proven leadership in nurse management roles within outpatient or hospital settings; supervisory experience required.
• Critical care experience including ICU or Level I & II trauma center exposure; familiarity with acute pain management and ventilator management preferred.
• Strong knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy knowledge, physiology principles related to perioperative care and patient assessment.
• Skilled in managing care teams across diverse specialties such as geriatrics, behavioral health, pediatrics—including neonatal ventilator management—and dementia or memory care units.
• Expertise in infection control practices, sterile processing techniques, specimen collection/processing, laboratory experience and medical imaging procedures.
• Ability to navigate complex regulatory environments including HIPAA compliance, long-term care regulations, workers' compensation law requirements and DME (Durable Medical Equipment) protocols.
• Excellent managerial communication skills for team coordination, discharge planning, family education on post-surgical care including nutrition and wound suturing techniques.

This role offers a vibrant environment for experienced nursing leaders eager to advance their careers while making a positive difference in patients’ lives through exceptional surgical care management. We are committed to supporting your professional growth with ongoing training opportunities and a collaborative team atmosphere dedicated to excellence in ambulatory surgery services.

Pay: $90,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person

Salary : $90,000 - $100,000