Director of Nursing

Surgical Care Affiliates

Saddleback has 4 ORs doing an average of 370 cases a month. It is a multi-specialty facility, no GI or Pain. We have a Total Joint Program on-going with the capabilities of overnight stays.

Position Description:

The Director of Nursing is responsible for all aspects of nursing care delivery in the facility. The DON is also responsible for the Quality Improvement, Risk Management and Infection Control Programs and Education Coordinator for the facility. As a Registered Nurse, the DON is also responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and coordinating patient care from admission to discharge. Assumes some responsibility of the Administrator in his/her absence.

Key Responsibilities:

Ability to correlate clinical data with patient’s medical and nursing care.
Ability to set priorities.
Ability to provide direction to others that is clear, concise and promotes efficiency throughout the clinical areas of the facility.
Ability to communicate well with patients, families, Teammates, physicians, other healthcare workers, etc.
Recognizes legal and policy limits of individual practice.

Qualifications:

Has successfully completed the program at an accredited school of nursing with a current state nursing license.
Experience in ambulatory surgery nursing, at least two (2) to five (5) years of nursing and management experience in a hospital or ambulatory surgery center.
Successful completion of Basic Life Support (BLS)/Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) within 90 days of employment or documentation of current BLS/BCLS certification.
Successful completion of ACLS Course within 90 days of employment or documentation of current ACLS certification.
Successful completion of PALS Course within 90 days of employment or documentation or current PALS certification.

If interested, please send resume to Steven Hildreth at steven.hildreth@scasurgery.com.

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