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SUMMARY

The Director of Nursing (DON) at Dougherty Laser Vision ASC is responsible for leading the delivery of nursing care across the facility’s clinical areas, including the Operating Room (OR), Pre-Operative (Pre-Op), and Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU). This role ensures safe, high-quality, and efficient care while providing leadership, oversight of staff, and continuous improvement of clinical operations. The DON collaborates closely with physicians, anesthesia providers, and administrators to uphold the center’s high standards of surgical excellence.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervise all aspects of patient care in the OR, Pre-Op, and PACU to ensure safe, effective, and compassionate care.
• Hire, train, and evaluate clinical staff; lead onboarding, mentorship, and ongoing professional development efforts.
• Develop and maintain clinical workflows, policies, and procedures that align with the center’s mission, regulatory standards, and operational goals.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, state and federal regulations, and other safety and quality mandates.
• Lead the center’s Quality Assurance Program, including quarterly meetings and monitoring key performance indicators.
• Partner with the administrative team to assess staffing needs, optimize scheduling, and allocate resources effectively.
• Facilitate open communication between surgeons, anesthesia providers, and clinical staff to maintain collaboration and efficiency.
• Monitor and evaluate patient satisfaction and feedback; implement improvements to enhance patient experience.
• Analyze clinical data and operational reports; prepare summaries and recommendations for leadership.
• Participate in strategic planning, contributing to short- and long-term goals related to clinical operations and quality outcomes.
• Oversee purchasing and inventory of surgical and pharmaceutical supplies as needed to support clinical functions.
• Maintain professional affiliations and remain informed of trends in surgical nursing and outpatient care delivery.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of nursing care.
• Responsible for operational oversight and continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.
• This includes interviewing, hiring and training team members, planning, assigning, and directing work, appraising performance, and rewarding and disciplining team members.
• Addresses team member issues and concerns and facilitates conflict resolution.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the minimum knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education and/or Experience: 

• Completion of accredited Registered Nursing Program from a college or technical school.
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Five years of nurse management experience and/or training required; OR/ICU experience preferred.
• Experience with ophthalmology or ASC of preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: 

• Current, valid Texas State Registered Nursing (RN) License required.
• Current BCLS required or must be obtained within the first 60 days of employment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Stationary position (sit and/or stand): Ability to stay in a stationary position, particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Move, traverse: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, place, detect and/or position: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm. Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips. Constantly operates a computer and/or other productivity machinery.
• Ascend/descend, work atop, traverse: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, etc., and maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling.
• Position self to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl: Bending body downward, bending legs at the knees, moving about on hands and knees.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Activities requiring detailed or important spoken information to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and make discriminations in sound.
• Computer use: Use a computer to collect and disseminate information, research issues, and process information.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Close vision: Clear vision at 20 inches or less.
• Distance vision: Clear vision at 20 feet or more.
• Color vision: Ability to identify and distinguish colors.
• Peripheral vision: Ability to observe an area seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point.
• Depth perception: Three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships.
• Ability to adjust focus: Ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus.

MENTAL DEMANDS

• Comprehension: Ability to understand, remember, and apply oral and/or written instructions or other information.
• Organization: Ability to organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology, organize and prioritize work schedules (both short-term and long-term) for oneself and others.
• Reasoning and Decision Making: Ability to apply common sense in performing the job, make decisions that have a moderate to significant impact on the work unit and the company's operations.
• Communication: Ability to understand and follow basic instructions and guidelines, compose letters, outlines, memoranda, basic reports, and orally communicate technical information. Ability to communicate effectively with individuals utilizing a telephone and express ideas by means of the spoken word.
• Mathematics: Ability to count accurately, add, subtract, multiply, divide, and analyze numerical data for reporting purposes.

DISCLAIMER

This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the current scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by current job holders. This description is not an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities, or working conditions associated with the position.
The company reserves the right to change the expectations of the job and assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time.

Salary: $150-170k

Status: Exempt, Full-time

If interested, please send your resume to Alexia Dupre at alexia.dupre@uvpeye.com.

DISC Surgery Centers is a premier network of musculoskeletal ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) specializing in spine and orthopedic surgery. Backed by private equity and positioned for rapid expansion, our mission is to deliver exceptional, patient-centric surgical care in a safe and innovative outpatient setting.

We are seeking a Vice President of Clinical Management and Development to lead our national ASC clinical operations. This non-physician executive will play a pivotal role in shaping and scaling our clinical model, ensuring the highest standards of care, safety, and regulatory compliance across all sites.

In this role, you will oversee and support ASC Administrators across multiple states, guide the development and implementation of clinical protocols, and serve as the primary liaison with physicians, anesthesiology medical directors, and other care providers. You’ll chair our Quality Improvement Board and lead clinical strategy for new site development, ensuring accreditation and operational readiness from day one.

This position is ideal for a senior clinical leader with a strong background in ambulatory surgery and musculoskeletal care, proven experience managing multi-site teams, and a passion for driving quality outcomes and scalable growth.

Qualifications:

• RN or clinical license required; BSN plus MHA, MSN, or MBA preferred
• 15+ years in clinical leadership, including 7+ in multi-site or senior roles
• Strong experience in orthopedic and spine ASCs
• Proven success in clinical quality, physician engagement, and regulatory readiness
• Willingness to travel as needed across our national footprint

Join us in shaping the future of outpatient surgical care. Apply now to be a key driver of growth, quality, and clinical excellence at DISC.

If interested, please send your resume to Jillian Beck at jbeck@triasmd.com.

DESCRIPTION:

The Senior Director of the Ambulatory Surgery Centers is responsible for providing day-to-day operational leadership for five Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs), while focusing on strategic growth and improved financial performance.
The Senior Director will provide leadership to the overall business line, including the Directors of Nursing, who will manage all aspects of ASC operations, processes, and staffing (including Anesthesia). The leader will serve as a key partner to the Chief Operating Officer and will provide feedback and influence the strategy and vision for the Surgery Center business. This leader will also partner closely with Acuity and external surgeons so that processes are implemented that will result in improved clinical outcomes.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily with or without accommodation. The requirements listed below are representative, but not all inclusive, of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Responsibilities and Expectations

• Advise executive team on strategic growth opportunities and develop short-term and long-term recommendations.
• Collaborate with Finance partners to establish financial performance goals are met.
• Drive operational excellence throughout all levels of the ASCs and identify and develop recommendations.
• Develop statistical indicators to use in evaluating overall operations.
• Monitor all key metrics and proactively report to leadership any areas of risk or opportunity.
• Partner with Legal and Compliance to ensure all regulatory, licensing, and credentialing meet and/or exceed requirements.

Business Operations

• Develop, monitor and control staffing, operational budget, capital budget, and external contracts in partnership.
• Closely monitor variations in the financial performance of the facility to avoid cash flow problems.
• Ensure compliance to policies and procedures as related to internal controls as well as with government regulatory agencies and accrediting bodies.
• Act in accordance with the core values, vision, mission, and business philosophy of Acuity.

Team Leadership

• Partner with the ASC Directors of Nursing on talent acquisition processes.
• Lead, coach and mentor staff, partnering across departments as needed.
• Partner and collaborate with the Medical Director and serve as a liaison in problem areas with the medical staff.
• Promote positive relationships between employees and practitioners.

Clinical Services & Quality Improvement

• Ensure delivery of compassionate, quality care.
• Review complaints or concerns from patients or families about ASC services.
• Direct the clinical departments of nursing, central supply, medical records, and housekeeping; provide oversight for the contracted services of laboratory, radiology, pharmaceuticals, laundry and biomedical engineering.
• Proactively develop procedures to promote workplace safety and safe work practices.
• Work in conjunction with the Medical Executive Committee in the evaluation and development of existing and new surgical services.
• Collaborate with the Medical Director and ASC Directors in the review and revision of the Medical Staff Bylaws and Rules and Regulations on a biannual basis.
• Maintain patient, physician, and employee privacy and confidentiality per policy.
• Review and ensure correction of quality of care issues.
• Maintains an appropriate professional appearance and demeanor in accordance with Company policies.
• Keeps commitments and keeps direct supervisor informed of work progress, timetables, and issues.
• Maintains strict compliance with State, Federal and other regulations (e.g., OSHA, WC, HIPAA, ADA, FEHA, DOL, HR policies and practices).
• Other duties as assigned by management.

QUALIFICATION GUIDELINES

REQUIRED:

• Bachelor's Degree in nursing or other health profession, business administration, public administration or other related field.
• Minimum 7-9 years of administrative management experience in the health care field.
• Minimum 5 years of related surgical, ambulatory and/or outpatient experience.
• Strong leadership skills and a high degree of confidence and experience in managing physician relationships, surgical operations, and business/program development.
• Ability to influence and effectively interact with patients, staff, peers and leaders.
• Ability to frequently move about a facility to direct employees and activities.

If interested, please send your resume to Adriana Lopez at adlopez@acuityeyegroup.com.