Director of Emergency Services (RN)Location: Arizona
Schedule: Full-Time, On-Site
Reports To: Chief Nursing Officer
Salary: Up to $150,000, negotiable, based on experience (DOE)
Signing Bonus: Negotiable
Relocation Assistance: Available
Visa Sponsorship: Not available
The Opportunity
A respected community hospital in Arizona is seeking an experienced nursing leader to serve as its Director of Emergency Services. This position provides strategic, clinical, and operational leadership for a busy Emergency Department that manages high-acuity cases, trauma, environmental emergencies, and seasonal fluctuations in patient volume.
The ideal candidate is a decisive and approachable ED leader who combines strong clinical judgment with operational discipline. This leader will preserve the department’s close-knit, team-oriented culture while advancing patient safety, staff development, regulatory compliance, and evidence-based emergency care.
Department Highlights
- Strong Team Culture: Employees instinctively support one another and share responsibility for exceptional patient care.
- Collaborative Physician Partners: Nursing leaders work alongside approachable physicians who value nursing expertise and open communication.
- Supportive Leadership Environment: The organization values accessible leaders who provide employees with a safe place to raise concerns, discuss challenging cases, and celebrate successes.
- Varied Clinical Challenges: The department manages a broad range of emergency conditions, including high-acuity and trauma cases.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic, clinical, and operational leadership for the Emergency Department.
- Maintain accountability for departmental quality, patient safety, staffing, productivity, and financial performance.
- Lead employee relations, performance management, conflict resolution, and staff-engagement initiatives.
- Oversee scheduling, payroll, recruitment, retention, onboarding, staff development, and student clinical experiences.
- Monitor departmental budgets and ensure the responsible use of labor, equipment, supplies, and other resources.
- Maintain compliance with hospital policies, regulatory standards, accreditation requirements, and applicable laws.
- Manage departmental contracts and vendor relationships.
- Evaluate and justify requests for systems, equipment, and supplies.
- Ensure equipment is properly maintained and necessary supplies remain available.
- Integrate evidence-based practices into departmental operations and clinical protocols.
- Foster professional development, accountability, teamwork, and career growth.
- Collaborate effectively with physicians, nursing leadership, hospital executives, and other clinical departments.
Required Qualifications
- Current Arizona RN license or Compact RN license with eligibility to practice in Arizona.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited nursing program.
- Emergency Department nursing experience.
- Proven nursing leadership experience within an Emergency Department.
- Current BLS/BCLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, and Handle With Care certifications.
- Strong critical-thinking, communication, team-building, and operational leadership skills.
Preferred Qualification
- Master’s degree in nursing, healthcare administration, business, or another relevant field.
Compensation and Benefits
The position offers a salary of up to $150,000, negotiable based on experience (DOE). A signing bonus is negotiable, and relocation assistance is available.
Benefits include:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life and accident insurance
- Critical illness and hospital indemnity coverage
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Paid family leave and paid time off
- Retirement plan with company match
- Tuition and certification assistance
- Loan-assistance programs
- Employee wellness resources
- Professional-development and career-advancement opportunities