Director of Emergency Services, RN

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Job description:

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 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 perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

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