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Nurse Manager - Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC)

Centurion Spine and Pain Centers
  • Waycross, Georgia
  • Quick Apply
30+ days ago

Job Description

Position Summary:
The Nurse Manager is responsible for the day-to-day clinical operations of the Ambulatory Surgery Center, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality patient care throughout the perioperative process. This position provides leadership and oversight to nursing and clinical staff, supports regulatory and accreditation compliance, and works closely with the Director of Nursing, physicians, anesthesia providers, and administrative leadership to promote efficient surgical operations and an exceptional patient experience.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide daily leadership and supervision of ASC nursing and clinical staff, including Pre-Op, OR, PACU, and other assigned clinical areas.
  • Coordinate daily staffing and assignments based on surgical volume, patient acuity, and operational needs.
  • Promote safe, efficient patient flow throughout the perioperative process.
  • Ensure nursing practices and clinical operations comply with established policies, procedures, standards of care, and applicable regulatory requirements.
  • Monitor staff performance, provide coaching and feedback, and participate in performance evaluations and corrective action as appropriate.
  • Assist with recruitment, orientation, training, competency validation, and ongoing development of clinical staff.
  • Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and clinical teams to address operational and patient-care concerns.
  • Maintain readiness for regulatory and accreditation surveys and assist with implementation of corrective action plans when needed.
  • Support infection prevention, medication safety, emergency preparedness, quality assurance, and performance improvement initiatives.
  • Monitor adherence to patient safety protocols, documentation standards, and infection-control practices.
  • Assist with management of clinical supplies, equipment, medication processes, and inventory to support efficient operations.
  • Review clinical incidents, variances, and patient-care concerns and assist with appropriate follow-up and process improvement.
  • Participate in development, implementation, and review of clinical policies and procedures.
  • Serve as a clinical resource and provide direct patient care when necessary to support staffing or operational needs.
  • Promote a professional, collaborative, and accountable work environment focused on patient safety and quality outcomes.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
  • Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice required.
  • Associate Degree in Nursing required; BSN preferred.
  • Minimum of 3–5 years of perioperative nursing experience, preferably in an ASC or surgical setting.
  • Previous nursing leadership, supervisory, charge nurse, or management experience strongly preferred.
  • Current BLS and ACLS certification required; PALS preferred or required based on patient population.
  • Knowledge of Pre-Op, OR, and PACU operations and perioperative nursing standards.
  • Familiarity with ASC regulatory and accreditation requirements, including CMS and applicable accreditation standards.
  • Strong leadership, communication, organization, problem-solving, and conflict-resolution skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced surgical environment.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • BSN or advanced nursing degree.
  • CNOR, CAPA, CPAN, or other relevant perioperative certification.
  • Experience with quality improvement, infection prevention, regulatory surveys, and ASC accreditation.
  • Experience managing multidisciplinary clinical teams.

Schedule: Full-time; schedule may vary based on surgical volume and operational needs.

Work Environment: Ambulatory Surgery Center / Perioperative Services.

Numbers & Facts

LocationWaycross, Georgia

Skills

  • Accreditation Standardsunmatched
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)unmatched
  • Anesthesiologyunmatched
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)unmatched
  • Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse (CPAN)unmatched
  • Clinical Nursingunmatched
  • Clinical Practices/Protocolsunmatched
  • Clinical Supportunmatched
  • Coachingunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Conflict Resolutionunmatched
  • Content Management Systems (CMS)unmatched
  • Corrective Actionunmatched
  • Corrective and Preventative Action (CAPA) Systemsunmatched
  • Cross-Functionalunmatched
  • Director of Nursing (DON)unmatched
  • Documentation Standardsunmatched
  • Drug Developmentunmatched
  • Infection Controlunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Maintain Complianceunmatched
  • Medical Productsunmatched
  • Medicationsunmatched
  • Multitaskingunmatched
  • Nursingunmatched
  • Nursing Managementunmatched
  • Operational Supportunmatched
  • Patient Careunmatched
  • Patient Safetyunmatched
  • Performance Analysisunmatched
  • Performance Managementunmatched
  • Performance Reviewsunmatched
  • Perioperative Nursingunmatched
  • Policy Developmentunmatched
  • Postanesthesiaunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Procedure Developmentunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Quality Assuranceunmatched
  • Quality Managementunmatched
  • Registered Nurse (RN)unmatched
  • Regulationsunmatched
  • Regulatory Complianceunmatched
  • Regulatory Requirementsunmatched
  • Staff Developmentunmatched
  • Standards of Careunmatched
  • Surgical Proceduresunmatched
  • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched

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