• Collaborates with staff and physicians to assure the delivery of quality patient care in areas of responsibility
• Offers clinical nursing expertise and supplements staffing as needed to assure safe care based on patient acuity and age-specific criteria
• Facilitates the coordination of daily departmental operations through staff empowerment, cooperativeness, and effective communication
• Remains involved on a daily basis in all clinical areas
• Creates Policies and Procedures according to protocol and AORN Standards for areas of responsibility; reviews and revises Policies and Procedures annually and more often as indicated
• Assists with the scheduling of staff in order to insure safe nurse/patient levels while controlling costs. Manages Kronos timekeeping system for area of responsibility.
• Ensures timely, accurate completion of medical records
• Works with the scheduling coordinator and Director of Clinical Operations in scheduling of surgical and non-surgical cases
• Assesses patient, physician, and employee satisfaction results; assists with the formulation of targeted improvements

• Manages personnel in the areas of responsibility:
• Recruits and screens applicants for hire
• Orients new personnel
• Maintains employee records
• Validates continuing current required licensure and certification
• Performs regular written employee evaluations
• Motivates, counsels and disciplines employees as necessary
• Conducts regular staff meetings
• Promotes education activities in the Center

• Supports and participates in the quality management and risk management programs of the Center
• Actively identifies quality improvement opportunities in areas of responsibilities; implements targeted improvements and re-measures results

• Assures staff use of supplies is cost-efficient
• Assists with ordering and obtaining supplies as indicated
• Works with the Purchasing Department to perform physical inventory counts
• Assists with the evaluation of physician and staff needs as related to supplies and equipment

• Assesses clinical financial results and identifies opportunities for improvement in conjunction with the VVSC management team

Role models the principals of a Just Culture and Organizational Values.

Perform other duties as assigned. Must be HIPAA compliant.

• Minimum five years nursing experience, preferably in surgery and/or post anesthesia recovery areas; two years management experience in an ambulatory surgery center setting strongly preferred.

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Colorado or from a valid compact state required.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) by American Heart Association required.

  Advanced Cardiac Life Support
  (ACLS) required.

• Must possess, or be able to obtain within 90 days, the computers skills necessary to complete online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, etc.

• Minimum of Associate Nursing Degree for positions hired after 07/01/2018.