Job description:
Job Summary and Qualifications
The role of the Administrative Director of the 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 Services Department, Free Standing Emergency Department, Emergency Management, and/or other departments as assigned.
What you will do in this role:
- You will accurately identify real/potential problems affecting the service and implement solutions with follow through and communication
- You will actively participate in service, departmental and hospital wide committees as assigned, providing ongoing communication to those one represents
- You will advance the patient experience agenda in the Emergency Department
- You will coach immediate subordinates and provide feedback; constructive critique of work; facilitates individual development plan; and documents their job performance
- You will adhere to all Human Resource policies
- You will effectively communicate departmental, organization and industry information to staff
- You will facilitate evidence based employee engagement practices
- You will effectively build strong relationships and networks to deliver upon organizational and department goals
- You will participate in employee and patient rounding and identifies and mentors potential future leaders
- You will enforce standards of emergency department care and develops processes to measure and ensure consistent compliance
- You will develop, implement, and evaluate an ongoing emergency services program which assures quality patient care consistent with the Hospital mission
- You will monitor compliance with regulatory, accrediting and hospital policy for patient services, and environmental and personnel safety
- You will oversee a PI program that consistently monitors and evaluates critical aspects of care
- You will be responsible for departments operational excellence; ensures department delivers quality services in accordance with applicable policies, procedures and professional standards
- You will follow the Hospital Exposure Control Plans/Blood borne and Airborne Pathogens
- You will seek new program strategies and/or program enhancements which would expand patient services
- You will develop, prioritize and defend all capital equipment requests
- You will be responsible for the fiscal management of department; assures proper utilization of organizations financial resources
- You will perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Candidates must have 3+ years of RECENT acute care ED Director experience.
- Bachelor's degree in nursing required
- Master's degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, or Business Administration required
- Currently licensed or eligible as a registered professional nurse in the state in which he or she practices, in accordance with law and regulation required
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required
- Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) preferred
- Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) preferred
Why is This a Great Opportunity:
Great benefits. Relo offered!