Endoscopy Charge Nurse

Job Description

Job Description

About Us

Washington Outpatient Surgery Center, LLC (WOSC) is a free-standing multi-specialty center with five operating rooms and two procedure rooms, open Monday through Friday. Since opening our doors in 1986, we’ve been honored to care for our community by providing advanced surgical services in a setting that’s welcoming, comfortable, and focused on what matters most, our patients. 

We genuinely value our employees and believe great care starts with a supported, respected team. Our culture emphasizes collaboration, continuous improvement, and shared pride in the work we do every day. We’re looking for experienced professionals who enjoy working in a fast-paces, team-oriented environment and who bring both skill and compassion to patient care. In return, we offer a predictable weekday schedule with no weekends, no call, and closure for most holidays, supporting a healthy work-life balance. At WOSC, you’ll find a place where people care—for our patients and for each other.

Job Duties

• Oversee daily operations for the endoscopy department alongside the nurse manager
• Review the daily procedure schedule and coordinate room assignments, staffing, and equipment needs
• Facilitate efficient patient flow through preoperative, procedural, and recovery areas.
• Coordinate with gastroenterologists, anesthesia providers, nursing staff, and other departments to minimize delays
• Monitor procedure start times, room turnover, and schedule changes
• Address operational challenges, including delays, cancellations, staffing shortages, and equipment issues
• Coordinate add-on procedures and schedule adjustments as appropriate
• Ensure procedure rooms are prepared and appropriately stocked before the start of each day
• Serve as the primary clinical resource for endoscopy nurses, technicians, and support staff

• Assign daily responsibilities based on staffing levels, patient acuity, and procedural requirements
• Provide clinical guidance and assistance with complex patient care situations
• Support orientation, training, and competency validation for new and existing staff
• Monitor staff adherence to departmental/facility policies, procedures, and safety standards
• Ensure staff follow physician orders and approved clinical protocols
• Address immediate staff concerns and escalate performance or employee relations issues to the Endoscopy Manager or Director of Nursing (DON)
• Promote teamwork, accountability, and effective communication
• Assist with staff breaks and coverage to maintain safe patient care
• Ensure compliance with patient identification, informed consent verification, procedural time-outs, and other safety protocols
• Monitor adherence to infection prevention and control practices
• Ensure appropriate patient assessments, monitoring, documentation, and discharge processes
• Oversee compliance with moderate sedation policies, when applicable
• Respond to patient safety concerns, clinical emergencies, and changes in patient condition
• Ensure emergency equipment, medications, and supplies are available and operational
• Assist with incident reporting, follow-up, and corrective actions
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives and patient safety reviews
• The Charge Nurse provides operational oversight of reprocessing but does not necessarily perform all reprocessing duties or replace the designated infection prevention professional
• Monitor completeness and accuracy of nursing documentation
• Support compliance with CMS Conditions for Coverage, California requirements, and applicable accreditation standards, such as AAAHC; assist with survey readiness and corrective action plans
• Ensure required departmental logs, checklists, and quality control records are maintained
• Participate in departmental audits and follow-up on identified deficiencies
  

Required Education and License/Certification

• Associates level degree from an accredited school of nursing required; Bachelor's level preferred
• Active RN California License
• Current AHA BLS, ACLS, PALS Required

Qualifications and Skills

• 2 years Endoscopy experience required; 3-5 years preferred
• Previous leadership/supervisor experience required
• ASC experience preferred
• Strong ethical and moral character references
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with patients, visitors, physicians and with their office personnel, coworkers, and other healthcare facilities in a positive, respectful, and considerate manner
• Ability to promote favorable facility image with physicians, patients, and general public
• Ability to make decisions and solve problems
• Language skills adequate for high-level written, interpersonal, and telephone communication in American English
• Electronic Medical Record experience; EPIC experience preferred

Benefits/Perks

• Blue Shield Health Insurance (employer paid or buy-up)
• Dental & Vision (employer paid)
• Life & Long-term Disability (employer paid)
• Accrued vacation time, sick time, education time, etc.
• 401k with profit sharing

Schedule: M-F 8hr Variable Shifts