Clinical Quality & Education RN Ambulatory Surgery Center

Lead the Ambulatory Surgery Center’s quality program, staff education, and clinical onboarding process as the part-time ASC Clinical Quality & Education Nurse.

Location: Salmon Creek 2 (2529 NE 139th Street – Vancouver, WA 98686)

Compensation: hiring range is generally between $52.45-$65.77 and placement in the range is dependent on an evaluation of experience.

Part-Time Schedule: two, 10-hour shifts (7:00a-4:30p) Monday through Friday

In this role: ensure safe, high-quality surgical care by overseeing regulatory readiness, tracking and trending quality indicators, standardizing perioperative practices, and supporting surgeon and staff onboarding

Must maintain active perioperative clinical expertise and may function as an OR Circulator or RNFA as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor compliance with CMS, AAAHC, and state regulatory standards

• Conduct chart audits and translate findings into targeted education

• Partner with Infection Prevention and leadership to ensure regulatory readiness

• Promote best practices across clinical teams

• Develop competency checklists, skills assessments, and evidence-based guidelines

• Coordinate annual education, mandatory training, and continuing competency programs

Requirements:

• Masters‑prepared Registered Nurse required (MSN, MHA, or similar).

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required MSN or equivalent experience required.

• Active, unencumbered Washington or Multi-State RN license required

• Minimum 3 years perioperative nursing experience required; ASC experience strongly preferred.

• RN First Assist certification preferred.

• Demonstrated experience in quality improvement, clinical education, or regulatory readiness.

• Excellent communication, teaching, and data‑analysis skills.

• Previous patient safety / quality improvement experience and/or medical record abstraction, evaluation, and analysis of data from a clinical perspective helpful.

• Ability to maintain clinical competencies required for perioperative nursing roles.

Additional Information: Vancouver Clinic provides care across a wide range of medical decisions.  This includes care and opinions on vaccinations, reproductive health, end-of-life decision-making, and gender affirming treatment.  The ability to work, with or without reasonable accommodation, with a diverse population of patients and colleagues seeking or considering care in all areas, is an essential function of all positions at the Clinic. 

Pay Range:

The above information is intended to indicate the general nature and level of work required in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive description of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of those assigned to this job.

We offer a competitive Total Rewards Program. Eligibility for benefits is dependent on factors such as position type and FTE. Benefit-eligible employees qualify for benefits beginning on the first of the month following one month of employment. Vancouver Clinic offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, long term disability, health savings account, flexible spending account, employee assistance program, and multiple supplemental benefits (voluntary life, critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity, identity theft protection, legal services, etc.). We also offer a 401k retirement plan, along with an employer matching contribution up to 4%. Compensation packages and time off programs vary and are dependent on factors such as department, position type, primary work state and FTE. Contact your Recruiter for full information.

Vancouver Clinic is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Vancouver Clinic does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

Vancouver Clinic is an alcohol and drug-free workplace.  Offers are contingent on successful completion of background screen and immunization requirements.