Job Description
Find your calling at Mercy!
Position Details:
Lead the largest Emergency Department in Arkansas!
Mercy Fort Smith has recently completed a $162 million expansion, creating one of the most advanced emergency care environments in the region:
Emergency Department expanded from 29 to 50 treatment rooms
ICU expanded from 38 to 64 beds
Capacity to support approximately 25,000 additional patient visits annually
74,000 annual ED visits
Level III Trauma Center
About the Role
The Director of Emergency Services provides strategic and operational leadership for a fast-paced Emergency Department, ensuring the delivery of exceptional patient-centered care while advancing organizational goals, regulatory compliance, trauma standards, and emergency medicine best practices.
Working closely with physicians, EMS partners, trauma leadership, and interdisciplinary teams, you'll lead a highly engaged team focused on improving outcomes, enhancing the patient experience, and supporting the growing healthcare needs of our community.
Why Mercy Fort Smith?
Largest Emergency Department in Arkansas
Recently expanded through a $162 million investment
Growing patient volumes and community impact
Collaborative physician and leadership partnerships
Mission-driven organization committed to serving others
Opportunity to lead during a period of significant growth and transformation
Benefits
Bonus eligible
Relocation assistance available
Flexible Time Off (FTO)
Day-one medical, dental, and vision coverage
401(k) with employer match
Professional growth and leadership development opportunities
Qualifications
Required
Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
Current RN licensure in the applicable state of practice
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
3-5 years of leadership or administrative experience
3-5 years of relevant clinical experience
Preferred
Master's Degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, or related field
Make an Impact. Lead a growing Emergency Department, develop high-performing teams, and help shape emergency care for the communities Mercy serves across the Fort Smith region.
Why Mercy?
From day one, Mercy offers outstanding benefits - including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, tuition support, and matched retirement plans for team members working 32+ hours per pay period.
Join a caring, collaborative team where your voice matters. At Mercy, you'll help shape the future of healthcare through innovation, technology, and compassion. As we grow, you'll grow with us.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Fort Smith, Arkansas |
| Industry | Healthcare Services |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1986 |
| Website | https://www.mercy.net/ |
About Company
Our Mercy health system was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1986. But our heritage goes back more than 185 years. It began with an Irish woman named Catherine McAuley, who wanted to help the poor women and children of Dublin. Though Catherine had a modest upbringing, she received an unexpected inheritance that allowed her to fulfill her dreams. In 1827, she opened the first House of Mercy in Dublin, intending to teach skills to poor women and educate children. Many volunteers came to help. A few years later, Catherine founded the Sisters of Mercy, the first religious order not bound to the rules of the cloister, whose Sisters were free to walk among the poor and visit them in their homes. By the time Catherine died in 1841, there were convents in Ireland and England, and in 1843, the Sisters of Mercy came to the United States. In 1871, they traveled to St. Louis and from there throughout the Midwest, beginning what would, today be known as Mercy.
Mercy, named one of the top five large U.S. health systems in 2018, 2017 and 2016 by IBM Watson Health, serves millions annually. Mercy includes more than 40 acute care and specialty (heart, children’s, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, 800 physician practices and outpatient facilities, 44,000 co-workers and 2,100 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has clinics, outpatient services and outreach ministries in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. In addition, Mercy's IT division, Mercy Technology Services, supply chain organization, ROi, and Mercy Virtual commercially serve providers and patients in more than 20 states coast to coast.
Skills
- Administrative Skillsunmatched
- Best Practicesunmatched
- Community Healthunmatched
- Emergency Careunmatched
- Emergency Medicineunmatched
- Emergency Servicesunmatched
- Healthcareunmatched
- Healthcare Administrationunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Nursingunmatched
- Nursing Administrationunmatched
- Operational Strategyunmatched
- Quality of Careunmatched
- Regulatory Complianceunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
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