a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } Nursing Director - Emergency Services Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Nursing Director - Emergency Services to provide strategic and operational leadership for a high-volume Emergency Department within an acute care hospital setting. This is an exceptional opportunity for a proven nurse leader who is passionate about developing high-performing teams, improving patient outcomes, mentoring future leaders, and driving operational excellence.
The successful candidate will oversee all aspects of Emergency Services operations, partnering closely with executive leadership and physicians to support quality, patient experience, staff engagement, and departmental growth.
Assignment Details
Position Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Specialty: Emergency Services / Emergency Department Leadership
Leadership Level: Director
Openings: 1
Compensation
Base Salary: $98,000 - $140,000 per year
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership and operational oversight for Emergency Services departments
- Develop and manage departmental budgets, productivity, and resource allocation
- Monitor operational performance and implement corrective action plans as needed
- Drive quality improvement initiatives and patient safety programs
- Support organizational growth strategies and service line development
- Recruit, mentor, develop, and retain high-performing clinical teams
- Conduct employee evaluations, performance management, and succession planning
- Promote employee engagement and a positive workplace culture
- Ensure compliance with regulatory, accreditation, and healthcare standards
- Collaborate with physicians and executive leadership to improve outcomes and patient experience
- Monitor quality indicators and implement initiatives to improve performance metrics
- Oversee department policies, procedures, competencies, and standards of care
- Serve as a representative on internal leadership and medical staff committees
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Healthcare Management, Business Administration, or related field
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license
- Minimum five years of nursing leadership experience within a hospital setting
- Minimum three years of supervisory experience
- Strong knowledge of emergency services operations
- Experience with budgeting, staffing, performance improvement, and regulatory compliance
- Excellent leadership, communication, and decision-making skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Nursing (MSN) or related healthcare field
- Director-level leadership experience within Emergency Services
- Experience in a high-volume acute care Emergency Department
- Proven success leading operational improvements and developing clinical teams