Whether you’ve worked your way up from scrub tech, or joined directly from a hospital or health system Operating Room team, starting out as an ASC administrator means getting up to speed on everything from fire drills to claims management. While no one’s expecting expertise in every area overnight, here are some resources to help you navigate the road ahead. Think of it as your primer on nursing leadership and management.
Some of these offer CE credit, and wherever available, we provide the applicable hours earned.
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Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) |
Live and online courses |
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Perioperative patient safety, pain management, discharge education, etc. |
CE courses via nurse.com, accredited jointly by ANCC, ACCME, and ACPE |
Online |
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Achieving Accreditation, Peer Review & Internal Benchmarking |
Accreditation is the baseline, but AAHC has a range of courses offered 24/7. |
Online, self-paced |
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Quality reporting, strategic planning, etc. Goehle focuses on management of freestanding ASCs |
ASC Podcast with John Goehle |
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Engaging Your Supply Chain Resource to Gain Understanding and Provide Leadership |
Online: recorded webinar |
See Details |
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Tips, tools for managing ambulatory/outpatient facility supply chain |
This article from Healthcare Purchasing News is from 2018, but its advice is evergreen. |
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Online; RevCycle Intelligence, a daily publication, has regular insights on a range of finance and supply chain management issues. Here’s one example. |
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Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) |
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Perioperative patient safety, pain management, discharge education, etc. |
CE courses via nurse.com, accredited jointly by ANCC, ACCME, and ACPE |
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Achieving Accreditation, Peer Review & Internal Benchmarking |
Accreditation is the baseline, but AAHC has a range of courses offered 24/7. |
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Quality reporting, strategic planning, etc. Goehle focuses on management of freestanding ASCs |
ASC Podcast with John Goehle |
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Resource Format |
CE Credit? |
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Engaging Your Supply Chain Resource to Gain Understanding and Provide Leadership |
Online: recorded webinar |
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Tips, tools for managing ambulatory/outpatient facility supply chain |
This article from Healthcare Purchasing News is from 2018, but its advice is evergreen. |
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Online; RevCycle Intelligence, a daily publication, has regular insights on a range of finance and supply chain management issues. Here’s one example. |
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Blog Post |
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Resource Format |
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Finance and Accounting for ASCs, 4th Edition - updated for 2019; Everything you need to know to protect the financial health of your ASC. |
Book - hardback or paperback - from the the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association |
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Conference - Next program is 10/21/19 |
7.0 continuing nursing education contact hours |
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Nursing Economics Podcast; it’s based on many of the articles published in Nursing Economics |
Podcast |
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Blog Post |
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Article from Simplify CEO David Howerton |
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| Online - emphasis on communication, managing conflicts, delegation, etc. | Yes | |
| Nurse Manager Institute; currently sold out, but AONL has a number of nurse management education and training options | 3-day interactive program | 17.5 CE credits |
| The Tactics Your ASC Needs to Improve Nursing Time Management | Blog | N/A |
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The Tactics Your ASC Needs to Improve Nursing Time Management |
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“Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers,” said Harry Truman. A great list of some of the best leadership books ever. |
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White paper from American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordination (AANAC) |
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Blog post As mentioned above, this site offers an array of online courses, but the blogs are equally informative, and point toward further leadership resources. |
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Like RevCycle Intelligence listed above, there are a number of healthcare trade media resources that offer valuable insights for improving ASC leadership skills. While there are dozens of titles out there, here are the ones that earn the highest marks for providing consistent, high-quality information that can help you do your job better.
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General Healthcare |
When You Need a Chuckle |
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ASC Focus — the monthly publication from ASCA |
GomerBlog - this satirical site (think “The Onion” for healthcare), featuring articles like “Nurse Confines Fidgety Med Student to Bouncy Seat,” might be the best thing to provide a temporary break from the crazy. |
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Outpatient Surgery — monthly publication of AORN |
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