Director Of Emergency Services

Location

Fredericksburg, VA | United States

Job description

The role of the Director of the Emergency Services Department assures service growth development personnel management and resource allocation and management controls in order to ensure consistent highquality patient care in the Emergency Department.

What you will do in this role:

• You will accurately identify real/potential problems affecting the service and implement solutions with followthrough and communication
• You will actively participate in service departmental and hospitalwide 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 by providing feedback; and constructive critique of work; facilitating individual development plans; and documenting their job performance
• You will adhere to all Human Resource policies.
• You will effectively communicate departmental organizational and industry information to staff
• You will facilitate evidencebased 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 identify and mentor potential future leaders
• You will enforce standards of emergency department care and develop processes to measure and ensure consistent compliance
• You will develop implement and evaluate an ongoing emergency services program that assures quality patient care consistent with the Hospitals mission
• You will monitor compliance with regulatory accrediting and hospital policies 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 the departments operational excellence; ensure the 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 support the recruitment process to secure staffing talent
• You will perform other duties as assigned

What qualifications you will need:

• Bachelors degree in nursing required
• Masters 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 or equivalent combination of education and/or experience
• 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

Additional Details:

• 133 bed hospital
• 20 bed ER (and growing) 11 bed FSED
• No trauma designation
• Main ED sees about 100 patients/day and FSED sees 4080 patients/day
• Facility does have inpatient behavioral health
• 2 Managers report directly to Director (1 at main ED & 1 at FSED)
• Currently 28 FTEs but target is 40. Working to hire in RNs currently (reliant on contract labor at the moment)

Requirements:

• Candidates must have Bachelors Degree in Nursing
• 35 years of ED Leadership experience (nurse manager or nurse director).

Compensation:

• Minimum: $96137.60
• Midpoint: $124966.40
• Eligible for a 15% Director Bonus Incentive
• Eligible for the SIRVA Relocation Package
• Signon bonus negotiable

Remote Work :

No

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