ASC Manager Part-Time, Fairbanks

Mountain View Eye Center; Fairbanks (AK); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Part-time schedule

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Team-oriented environment

Autonomy and visibility

Job summary

Northwest Eye Surgeons in Alaska seeks an experienced ASC Manager to lead daily operations and strategic initiatives for a high-impact, part-time leadership role. You will oversee staffing, processes, and patient care, including pre/postoperative calls, sedation administration, and infection control oversight.

The ideal candidate holds an Alaska RN license with BLS/ACLS, has perioperative/ASC leadership experience, and can drive change while maintaining excellent communication and collaboration

Qualifications

• Active Alaska RN license with current BLS/ACLS.
• Strong perioperative/ASC leadership experience.
• Proven ability to lead teams and implement strategy.
• One year OR/ASC experience preferred.
• Comfortable making decisions and driving change.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations across departments for efficiency
• Lead strategic initiatives to improve performance and care delivery
• Manage flow of the surgery center (staffing, supplies, sterilization, templates)
• Maintain documentation of staff education, licensure, certification, and vaccinations
• Analyze P&L and identify financial improvements
• Oversee project timelines and successful completion of initiatives
• Identify process improvements to reduce costs
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align goals
• Handle preop and postop patient calls; admissions and discharges
• Record and analyze patient medical histories and conditions
• Administer medications as ordered; intraoperative circulation and conscious sedation
• Potentially serve as Infection Control Specialist
• Create patient care plans with healthcare professionals
• Discuss treatment plans with physicians and pharmacists
• Educate patients and families about treatment
• Maintain instruments setup; asepsis and sterilization knowledge
• Stay updated on operating room nursing developments
• Complete required continuing education
• Follow HIPAA/OSHA/WISHA and related policies
• Operate under Northwest Eye Surgeons policies and procedures
• Oversee medical assistants and surgical technicians
• Conscious Sedation: IV administration and monitoring
• Infection Control Specialist duties in designated areas
• Maintain infection control program and training
• Perform root cause analyses and report deficiencies
• Maintain continuing education in infection control
• Advise on infection prevention plan

Skills

RN license

BLS

ACLS

Perioperative experience

Leadership experience

Strategic initiatives

Education

RN licensure in Alaska

Job description

Lead with purpose. Work with impact.

We’re looking for a dedicated and experienced ASC Manager to take on a leadership role in our organization. This is a unique opportunity for a nurse leader who wants to make a meaningful difference while enjoying flexibility and a strong work-life balance. Whether you're looking to step away from the high-pressure pace of full-time hospital work or want more autonomy in your leadership role, this position offers both professional growth and personal balance.

What We Offer

• Part-time schedule with consistent hours
• Competitive salary for part-time leadership role
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Supportive, team-oriented work environment
• High-impact role with autonomy and visibility

Your Responsibilities

• Manage daily operations across departments to ensure efficiency
• Lead strategic initiatives that improve performance and care delivery
• Responsible for the daily flow of the surgery center (staffing, supplies, sterilization, templates, etc.).
• Maintain documentation of staff education, licensure, certification, and vaccinations according to company policy.
• Analyze financial performance (P&L) to identify improvements
• Oversee project timelines and the successful completion of initiatives
• Identify process improvements to increase quality and reduce costs
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align organizational goals
• Preoperative and postoperative patient calls
• Patient Admission and Discharge
• Record and analyze patient medical histories, symptoms, and conditions
• Administer medications and treatments as ordered by the physician
• Intraoperative Circulation
• Provide conscious sedation(*)
• May function as designated Infection Control Specialist (**)
• Create patient care plans with the help of other healthcare professionals
• Discuss treatment plans with physicians and pharmacists
• Teach patients and their families about the treatment
• Maintain knowledge of various instruments used for each type of operation and the proper setup of the operating room
• Maintain current knowledge of the fundamentals of asepsis, instrument processing, and sterilization
• Research literature and new developments in the nursing field, with emphasis on developments relating to operating room nursing
• Complete the required continuing education
• Follow all compliance policies and procedures, including HIPAA, OSHA, WISHA, patient confidentiality, and insurance requirements
• Function under the direction of all policies, regulations, and procedures of Northwest Eye Surgeons
• Oversee the actions of medical assistants and surgical technicians

(*) Nurse Sedation: IV Medication Administration & Monitoring

• Recommend completion of conscious sedation certification course, equivalent training, or experience
• Must complete initial Nursing Sedation competency; Repeat at least annually
• Must follow and maintain a functional knowledge of the facility's Policy and Procedures for Anesthesia Services and Nursing Sedation
• Administer medications for conscious sedation as ordered by the physician
• Monitor patient vital signs in the operating room

• (**) Infection Control Specialist

• Maintain infection control program utilizing established protocols
• Identify infection risk and areas of concern for transmission of infection using infection control risk assessment tools
• Perform root cause analysis of unforeseen events and postoperative infections
• Oversee ongoing infection control training for employees in the designated area
• Review, assess, and report outcomes of infection prevention and infection control activities, training, and audits
• Assist with the annual development of the infection control plan
• Report to the Infection Preventionist and to the QAPI/Governing Board any deficiencies in the infection control program that may signify areas for improvement
• Maintain required continuing education
• Current or previous conscious sedation experience preferred
• Knowledge of sterile technique as it applies to the operating room and surgical procedures
• Knowledge of ophthalmic procedures to be able to anticipate the needs of the surgeon and the safe positioning of patients for those procedures
• The proper method of handling instruments, tissue specimens, cultures, and smears before, during, and after use
• Ability to anticipate the needs of the operating team before such needs arise
• Demonstrate excellence in communication skills, demonstrated by the ability to convey ideas and information verbally and in writing
• Exhibit initiative and the ability to work independently or lead and perform as part of a larger team in a fast-paced environment

This is more than a job; it’s a chance to build something meaningful in a community that needs strong, committed healthcare leadership. If you’re ready for your next chapter, we’d love to hear from you.

Requirements

What We’re Looking For

• Active, unencumbered RN license in Alaska
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications
• Strong experience in a perioperative setting
• Proven ability to lead teams and implement strategy
• Comfortable making decisions and driving positive change
• One (1) year of operating room and ASC experience preferred