Nursing Jobs in Acton, CA
$185,000 - $223,000 / year
Job Summary The Clinical Nurse Manager – Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC), Pre-Admission Testing (PAT), GI Lab, and Central Scheduling is responsible for the operational, clinical, regulatory, and financial performance of these perioperative support and procedural areas. Reporting to the Director of Perioperative Services, the Manager provides leadership to ensure safe, high-quality, efficient patient care delivery across ambulatory procedural services and perioperative preparation workflows. The Manager oversees daily operations, staffing, regulatory compliance, patient throughput, scheduling processes, quality improvement initiatives, and staff engagement while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and service excellence. This role collaborates closely with surgeons, anesthesia providers, nursing leadership, and scheduling teams to optimize procedural access, improve patient preparedness for surgery, and ensure efficient coordination of care throughout the perioperative continuum. Major Responsibilities / Essential Functions Clinical Operations & Procedural Oversight (25%) • Manages day-to-day operations of ASC, PAT, GI Lab, and Central Scheduling. • Ensures delivery of safe, evidence-based care in procedural environments. • Coordinates patient preparation, procedural flow, recovery processes, and scheduling operations. • Monitors patient safety indicators and clinical outcomes in ambulatory procedural settings. Patient Throughput & Scheduling Coordination (20%) • Oversees Central Scheduling operations to ensure efficient surgical and procedural scheduling. • Coordinates scheduling workflows with surgeons, physician offices, and perioperative departments. • Monitors scheduling accuracy, case readiness, and patient preparation timelines. • Works with PAT to reduce day-of-surgery cancellations and delays. Quality Improvement & Regulatory Compliance (15%) • Maintains regulatory readiness for Joint Commission, CMS, and CDPH requirements. • Ensures compliance with infection prevention, patient identification, and procedural safety standards. • Monitors quality indicators including same-day procedure cancellations and patient preparation compliance. • Leads performance improvement initiatives based on quality and operational metrics. Workforce Leadership & Staff Development (20%) • Manages hiring, onboarding, performance evaluations, and corrective action processes. • Develops staffing plans aligned with procedural volume and patient acuity. • Ensures competency validation for nurses and procedural staff. • Promotes professional development and certification attainment. Financial Stewardship & Resource Management (10%) • Assists in development and monitoring of departmental budgets. • Monitors productivity, staffing utilization, overtime, and premium pay. • Supports supply management and cost containment initiatives. Interdisciplinary Collaboration & Physician Partnership (10%) • Collaborates with surgeons, gastroenterologists, anesthesia providers, and physician offices. • Facilitates communication between procedural departments and surgical services. Job Qualifications Minimum Education • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required. Preferred Education • Master’s degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or related field preferred. Minimum Experience • Minimum 3–5 years acute care nursing experience. • Minimum 2–3 years nursing leadership experience. • Experience in perioperative services, ambulatory surgery, procedural services, or GI/endoscopy required. Required Licensure & Certifications • Current California Registered Nurse (RN) License • Basic Life Support (BLS) – American Heart Association • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) – American Heart Association • NE-BC (Nurse Executive – Board Certified) required within 12 months of hire • CNOR, CGRN, CAPA, or CPAN certification preferred • Los Angeles County Fire Card within 30 days of hire • Assault Response Competency (ARC) within 30 days of hire Compliance, Service & Safety Consistently supports compliance with the organization’s Code of Conduct, maintains confidentiality of information, protects organizational assets, and adheres to all federal, state, and local regulatory requirements. Managers are accountable for communication, implementation, monitoring, and enforcement of compliance policies within their departments while promoting a safe and respectful work environment. Full-Time, Exempt 
$121,680 - $200,772 / year
The Nurse Navigator position is a Registered Nurse with recognized leadership abilities and sound clinical skills who serves as a patient advocate in the provision of personalized care coordination across the healthcare continuum. This position helps to facilitate appointments with specialist and support services, provides patient and site-specific education and maintains appropriate communication with the medical, clinical and support staff as well as the patient and family. The position works with physicians, advanced practice providers, ambulatory staff, hospital departments, and out-patient services to facilitate scheduling of diagnostic and treatment procedures, physician appointments, as well as supportive care. This position will maintain, develop, and coordinate multidisciplinary prospective treatment conferences, whether as a complement to a clinic or a standalone collaborative forum. Demonstrates proficiency in delivering care to patients and participates in related continuing education. They execute leadership in the following areas: Direct/Indirect Patient Care, Support of Systems, Research, Education, and Professional Leadership. He/she works collaboratively with the nursing staff, medical staff, educators, managers, and all members of the health care team to accomplish the responsibilities outlined below. Must have strong communication skills. This position will be a key leadership member of our cancer program at the Joint Venture between Keck Medicine of USC and Henry Mayo Newhall hospital located in Santa Clarita, CA. This position will help lead initiatives that increase access to high quality cancer care in the Santa Clarita and surrounding areas. Candidates should have the ability to design, plan, and carry out initiatives across diverse teams and engage key stakeholders. This position will report to the administrative director of the joint venture and work closely with the medical directors, physicians, clinical and administrative staff both at USC and Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital. Essential Duties: 1. Collaborates with the oncology care teams and acts as "point person" to navigate patients throughout their cancer journey. 2. Directly performs or orders appropriate diagnostic studies and interprets finished results. 3. Calls new patients in advance of consults/procedures/start of treatments to provide required patient education as appropriate and identify any barriers to accessing care. 4. Coordinates consults with physicians and appropriate services such as social service, nutritional services, case management, transportation, radiology etc. 5. Identifies records pertinent progress of patients, updating and summarizing charts, changing orders when appropriate and notifying the responsible physician of changes in the patient’s condition. 6. Initiates and coordinates patient/family teaching regarding patient care and follow - up including diagnosis, treatment plan, medications and medication side effects, procedures, and clinical trials when applicable. 7. Oversees patient flow through the continuum of care including test scheduling, surgical scheduling, assisting through the admitting process. 8. Initiates patient survivorship logs and actively maintains patient tracker to ensure compliance with care team recommendations and adherence to follow-up, including active surveillance. 9. Manages the Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital tumor board meetings, providing administrative support as needed including helping review/compile case submissions, act as a moderator, and compile case summary notes to be sent to patients and members of the care team. 10. Assists in identification and support of admitted cancer patients for the JV as needed; serving as a resource for in-patient care and providers, for discharge planning and following up with patients after discharge to ensure compliance of the discharge plan. 11. Participates in cancer screening initiatives across the hospital and affiliated clinics, including education of providers and patients on role of screening and following up on possible cancer related findings. 12. Arranges for clinical services, evaluates clinical data, participates in clinical/ patient rounds, and triages clinical questions/ concerns to the appropriate resource. 13. Coordinates urgent and emergent transfers. 14. Participates in quality improvement initiatives and projects as requested including tracking number of referrals and measuring outcomes. 15. Collaborates with the care team to help organize & promote support groups. 16. Provides support for patients in end-of-life care (including resources for POLST, Advanced Directive). 17. Coordinates and collaborates with other Nurse Navigators in various divisions and departments to effectively coordinate care of all identified patients. 18. Performs other duties as assigned. Required Qualifications: Req Bachelor's degree Nursing Req 5 years Five years clinical nursing experience required. Req Must have excellent communication skills, including the ability to speak, read and write English proficiently. Req Knowledge of medical procedures and conditions and ability to understand, follow and successfully perform duties, including whole blood collection, and apheresis procedures, in accordance with administrative and clinical policies, regulations and procedures. Preferred Qualifications: Pref Master's degree In nursing field. (completed or in process) Pref 2 years Two years’ experience as navigator in Oncology preferred Pref Oncology Certified Nurse - OCN (ONCC) Certification as Oncology Nurse preferred if oncologic focus. Required Licenses/Certifications: Req Registered Nurse - RN (CA DCA) Req Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association Req Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only) The annual base salary range for this position is $121,680.00 - $200,772.00. 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