Director Emergency Services, RN (JN-20755)

The role of the Director of Free Standing Emergency Services 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. Provides oversight to ancillary departments such as Imaging, Lab, Admitting, Security, Environmental Services, and Support Services.

What you will do in this role:

· You will accurately identify real/potential problems affecting the service and implements 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 providing 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 department’s 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 perform other duties as assigned

· Bachelor’s degree in nursing required

· Master’s degree in Nursing, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration or a related field preferred

· 3 years of experience in emergency services required

· 3 years of experience in a leadership role preferred

· Currently licensed 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) or Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC) required

· Basic Life Support (BLS) required

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