Director, Clinical Services (PRN and Remote)

Clinical Services Director - RN

PRN; Remote role with travel nationwide for accepted assignments

 

Company Overview: AMSURG is an independent leader in ambulatory surgery center services, operating a network of more than 250 surgery centers nationwide. In partnership with physicians and health systems, the organization delivers high-quality care for patients across a diverse spectrum of medical specialties, including gastroenterology, ophthalmology and orthopedics. To learn more about AMSURG, visit www.amsurg.com.

Position Summary:

Responsible for clinical quality and or administrative (operational) activities as assigned in Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC). This position requires a registered nurse with experience in quality and safety to serve as a key member of the clinical quality and administrative team on an as needed basis. In this role, the assigned nurse may assume leadership or staffing roles to cover the operational, quality, and clinical needs of a center(s) including executing quality and safety plan and center policies and procedures. This position is responsible for knowledge of patient safety standards, compliance with applicable CMS and State regulations, accreditation standards, and provides exceptional customer service.

Work Schedule: Teammates may be required to travel up to 90%, with assignments offered and accepted based on teammate's availability.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Knowledge of corporate and clinical services policies and procedures at the center level and the responsibility to evaluate compliance with such policies and implement corrective actions when indicated.
• Maintains current knowledge of federal and state regulations and standards of accrediting organizations (AAAHC and Joint Commission) pertaining to ambulatory surgery centers. Supports assigned ASC’s in maintaining survey readiness.
• May serve in the capacity of an interim center administrator as requested to include monitoring of clinical activities and adequate staffing and overall administrative functions.
• May serve in the capacity of a quality compliance surveyor conducting assessments to evaluate center compliance with federal and state regulations and accreditation standards.
• Responsible for evaluating and supporting safe, high-quality clinical care of the assigned ASC.
• Develop and monitor center action plans and inform corporate quality of areas requiring process or quality improvement.
• Evaluates staff education, training, and competencies when assigned and ensures employee files are complete.
• Actively engages with center clinical and medical staff. Address issues and maintain collaborative relationships with physician partners and all medical staff providers.
• Monitors quality and patient experience data for assigned centers to identify areas for improvement and assist in development of improvement strategies.
• Supports implementation of CMS Quality reporting when indicated.
• Supports QAPI, Infection Control, Risk Management, and Environment of Care center committee meeting preparation.
• Serves as an educator and subject matter expert as needed to support best practices and quality improvement activity. Knowledgeable of quality benchmarking and Patient Experience reports.
• Supports analysis of supply, drug, and variable expense cost
• Supports educational needs of Center Administrator and clinical staff
• Maintains ongoing communication with Sr. Director of Clinical Operations as well as Director of Clinical Operations and Director of Operations for assigned centers and promptly reports unfavorable trends, risk issues, any survey or regulatory notices or letters including deficiency reports and plans of correction, or Patient safety events. Submit weekly report to Sr. Director of Clinical Operations.
• Maintains professional license and continuing education, relevant clinical and practice knowledge base.
• PRN assignment timeframes agreed upon prior to assignment.
• Ability to travel 90% of accepted assignments

Position Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to bring exceptional business acumen as well as creativity to the operations and management of healthcare facilities
• Demonstrated ability to function as a strong member of a highly motivated and integrated management team
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain a successful operating infrastructure in a service-oriented setting that sustains a company through growth
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain a positive and energetic culture within the organization

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree from an acc