Administrative Director Emergency Services

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Job description

Location
Austin TX

Job Type
Full-Time Regular

Description

Top Client in need of Administrative Director Emergency Services

Job Summary

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.

Job Responsibilities

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

Job Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in nursing required

Master's degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, or Business Administration required

3+ years of experience in emergency services required

5+ years of experience in a leadership role 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

Internal Details

General Comments

Additional information

Community hospital

364 bed facility will be expanding in the next 3 years (5 tower)

# of ER Beds: 48 + 9 bed fast track; 27 beds can expand in hallways

Trauma level: 2

Volume: 250; on avg 200

Always very busy the candidate needs to understand this

Acuity level: level 1 and 2 traumas; large stroke volume-good performance with care; 25% lower acuity

Will also be over 2 FSEDs:

Bee Cave 9-10 a day

Bastrop 35 a day; but now 40-50 a day since the Ascension cyber attack

32 & 20 miles away

Will also be over the inpatient hold unit

Reporting structure:

# FTEs: 97 FTEs

CNCs 3 at Bastrop FSED; more than need at Bee Cave; main campus-8

ER director > 2 managers onsite at main; 1 manager for both FSEDs

Reports to: ACNO

Compensation: Base plus bonus incentive

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