Director of Emergency Services

JOB TITLE:Director of Emergency Services Fredricksburg

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 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 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 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 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)

Position reports to hospital COO: Ashley Murphy

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 15% Director Bonus Incentive

Eligible for SIRVA Relocation Package

Sign on bonus negotiable