What are the responsibilities and job description for the Charge Nurse - ASC, Marietta position at Alliance Spine and Pain Centers?
Routinely recognized by Atlanta Magazine as the best in their field, Alliance Spine & Pain’s award winning physicians are searching for Charge Nurses to join one of their JCAHO-certified ambulatory surgery center teams where staff enjoy the perfect blend of work and play featuring a highly competitive base compensation, a generous 401k, a full range of healthcare benefits, ample paid time off and eight (8) paid holidays.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop, review and/or revise standard operating procedures in all aspects of center’s operations.
- Inform staff regarding important issues pertaining to center’s regulatory performance standards.
- Direct day to day operations
- Develop procedures to maximize productivity
- Establish need to replace existing or purchase of additional medical equipment
- Work with administrator to recruit nurses, surgical technicians, and medical assistants to fill vacancies and/or demand
- Orient and train new employees
- Direct and monitor workloads according to schedule
- Assist with employee’s annual evaluation
- Mediate conflict resolution among staff
- Assure stock inventory is maintained
- Resolve patient complaints/direct to appropriate authority
- Perform as staff nurse when scheduled
- Collect information, process, and evaluate information and/or make recommendations relative to factors that affect patient demand
- Assist administrator with staff meetings, quality assurance system, infection control, keeping SDS book up to date and available to all employees, in-services, implementing new policies, and training on new equipment
- Enforce adherence to standard operating procedures by all employees
- Other duties may be assigned.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
Education and/or Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Nursing strongly preferred
- Must have current GA State RN license, BLS, ACLS and other required training
- Knowledge of equipment, instrumentation and supplies required to perform specific responsibilities
- Working knowledge of Eclinical
- Leadership skills
Communication Skills:
Strong customer service skills. Good command of the English language, both verbal and written. Ability to work well with physicians, employees, patients and others.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to work independently with detail and accuracy. Ability to apply common sense, understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several variables.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.The employee is frequently required to stand for extended periods.The employee is regularly required to walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel.The employee must regularly lift 100 pounds with assistance and 50 pounds without assistance.Visual acuity for chart review and equipment operation.Considerable stooping, pushing, pulling and lifting required.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to work near moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
- Employee may be required between multiple locations, as needed.
