Director Of Emergency Services

Job Summary

The Director Emergency Services Department assures service, growth, development, personnel management, and resource allocation and management controls in order to ensure consistent high-quality patient care in the Emergency Department.

Job Responsibilities

Service

• Accurately identifies real/potential problems affecting the service and implements solutions with follow through and communication.

• Actively participates in service, departmental and hospital wide committees as assigned, providing ongoing communication to those one represents.

• Advances the patient experience agenda in the Emergency Department.

People

• Coaches immediate subordinates providing feedback; constructive critique of work; facilitates individual development plan; and documents their job performance.

• Adheres to all Human Resource policies.

• Effectively communicates departmental, organization and industry information to staff.

• Facilitates evidence based employee engagement practices.

• Effectively builds strong relationships, networks to deliver upon organizational, and department goals.

• Participate in employee and patient rounding and identifies and mentors potential future leaders

Quality

• Enforces standards of emergency department care and develops processes to measure and ensure consistent compliance.

• Develops, implements, and evaluates an ongoing emergency services program, which assures quality patient care consistent with the Hospital mission.

• Monitors compliance with regulatory, accrediting and hospital policy for patient services, and environmental and personnel safety.

• Oversees a PI program that consistently monitors and evaluates critical aspects of care.

• Is responsible for department’s operational excellence; ensures department delivers quality services in accordance with applicable policies, procedures and professional standards.

• Follows the Hospital Exposure Control Plans/Blood borne and Airborne Pathogens.

Finance

• Seeks new program strategies and/or program enhancements which would expand patient services.

• Develops, prioritizes and defends a capital equipment requests.

• Is responsible for the fiscal management of department; assures proper utilization of organization’s financial resources.

Growth

• Advances the growth agenda for emergency services.

Community

• Demonstrates a poised and confident demeanor that reassures others and commands respect within the organization and the community.

• Develops and builds strategic external networks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree Nursing required
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• • Master's degree MHA, MSN, MBA, or related field preferred
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• • 3+ years of experience in emergency services required
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• • 3+ years of experience in a leadership role preferred or equivalent combination of education and/or experience

Licenses, Certifications, & Training:

• Currently licensed as a registered professional nurse in the state in which he or she practices, in accordance with law and regulation required
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• • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required
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• • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC) required
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• • Basic Life Support (BLS) required

SHIFT: Full time Days (rotating weekends)

General Comments

Additional Information

• FTE's- 46
• 13 Bed ER
• 65-70 Patients daily
• High Acuity
• Must be able to handle pressure and a fast pace unit
• Must be able to hold staff accountable
• Must have a BSN
• Will report to the CNO
• Must be clinically competent to assist staff
• Must be comfortable being in a smaller facility and wearing multiple hats
• Have seen an uptick in their behavioral health population
• Has seen an increase in their hold times
• 85-90% capacity daily

Compensation: Salary range from $100-$121K (mid)- $135K with 15% annual incentive bonus.