Description: Collaborates with the ASC Nurse Manager to establish a competent, ethical, safe and legal environment in the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) to promote high quality patient care. Coordinate with physicians, clinics, consulting nurses and other departments. Make decisions to meet service quality, clinical quality, utilization of resources and fiscal outcomes. Supervise staff and support overall department administration. Act on behalf of manager.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Assures competency, quality and adequate staffing levels of health care providers in the Ambulatory Surgery Center. Develops, monitors and enforces consistent standards of practice and continuing competency mechanisms. Develops and maintains systems to meet cost, quality and service goals. Develops and provides education in support of these outcomes.


• Leads, manages, recruits, hires, mentors, disciplines and terminates staff when necessary. Prepares and presents performance evaluations. Assesses and responds to educational needs of nursing and medical staff as a team and individually. Interfaces with and supports medical staff.


• Develops, implements and enforces departmental policies and procedures. Assures compliance with all Regulatory Agency Standards, and professional organization standards. Establishes, develops, implements, and maintains clinical and administrative quality improvement policies, procedures and standards to guide professional practice.


• Continuously analyzes and evaluates patient care, environmental control, safety issues, and infection control practices in the ASU. Researches and resolves consumer and systems issues. Monitors, tracks and resolves accident/incident reports. Utilizes Lean management tools and process improvement approach.


• Evaluates and supports implementation of new technology and equipment. Resource to Materiel Management on product selection.

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Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• Minimum two (2) years of experience as a supervisor, lead or charge nurse.
  

Education

• Bachelors degree in nursing OR four (4) years of experience in a directly related field.


• High School Diploma OR General Education Development (GED) required.
  

License, Certification, Registration

• Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse Certificate within 12 months of hire OR Gastroenterology Nurse Certificate within 12 months of hire OR Nurse Operating Room Certificate within 12 months of hire OR Post Anesthesia Nurse Certificate within 12 months of hire

• Registered Nurse License (Washington) required at hire

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support required at hire

• Basic Life Support required at hire

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support required at hire
  

Additional Requirements:

• Communication and proven management skills, including customer service, problem resolution, team facilitation and development, and process improvement.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree in nursing or related field.


• Knowledge of Regulatory Agency Standards.

Primary Location: Washington,Seattle,Capitol Hill Main Building
Additional Locations:

Oregon
Washington
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Shift: Day
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Working Hours Start: 07:00 AM
Working Hours End: 03:30 PM
Job Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard
Worker Location: Onsite
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-WA-04|NUE|Non Union Employee
Job Level: Team Leader/Supervisor
Department: Renton Admin Baker - Nurse Admin-Perioperative Supp - 1130
Pay Range: $102500 - $132550 / year The ranges posted above reflect the location in the job posting. The salary range may vary if you reside in a different location or state than the location posted.
Travel: No
On-site: Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital). Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. At Kaiser Permanente, equity, inclusion and diversity are inextricably linked to our mission, and we aim to make it a part of everything we do. We know that having a diverse and inclusive workforce makes Kaiser Permanente a better place to receive health care, a more supportive partner in our communities we serve, and a more fulfilling place to work. Working at Kaiser Permanente means that you agree to and abide by our commitment to equity and our expectation that we all work together to create an inclusive work environment focused on a sense of belonging and wellbeing.

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status. Submit Interest

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