Description

SHIFT: No Weekends
SCHEDULE: Full-time

HCA Healthcare is a comprehensive healthcare network where 280,000 people across more than 2,000 care facilities are all committed to creating a positive impact every day. It’s an organization that exists to give people healthier tomorrows. Our scale enables caregivers to deliver great outcomes for patients and gives colleagues unparalleled opportunities to learn and grow. Most importantly, as a part of HCA Healthcare we’re connected to something bigger, which means more resources, more solutions and more possibilities for everyone who walks through our doors. What matters most to our diverse and talented colleagues is giving people the absolute best healthcare possible. Every day, we seek to raise the bar higher, not just for ourselves, but for healthcare everywhere.

We offer an excellent total compensation package, including competitive salary, excellent benefit package and growth opportunities. We believe in our team and your ability to do excellent work with us. Your benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, flex spending, life, disability, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment program, employee discount program and employee stock purchase program. We would love to talk to you about this fantastic opportunity.

Methodist ER Converse is Methodist Hospital Northeast’s newest extension of 24/7 emergency care. Open 365 days a year, the new freestanding emergency center is equipped to treat a variety of conditions such as:

Concussion
Stroke
Heart attack
Broken bones
Serious burns
Poisonings
Allergic reactions
Stomach pain

Our team consists of board-certified emergency medicine physicians and emergency-trained nurses and technicians.

The 12,650-square-foot facility will feature 12 all-private treatment rooms and a full range of services such as:

Radiology, full-service laboratory and telemetry
Specific on-site diagnostic equipment will include: 64-slice CT scanner, dedicated x-ray suite, ultrasound and telemetry equipment
Immediate intervention for serious emergencies where treatment time is critical with quick transfer capabilities to any Methodist Healthcare facility
24-hour monitoring and testing of patients, such as chest pain cases
Use of a Picture Archiving Communications System (PACS) to allow staff to electronically transmit any diagnostic image from the Methodist ER Converse to any Methodist credentialed physician’s office, specialist or any Methodist hospital emergency room for seamless follow-up

The Director 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 Department.

Major Responsibilities:

Service
• Accurately identifies real/potential problems affecting the service and implements solutions with follow through and communication.

• Actively participates in service, departmental and hospital wide committees as assigned, providing ongoing communication to those one represents.

• Advances the patient experience agenda in the Emergency Department.

People
• Coaches immediate subordinates providing feedback; constructive critique of work; facilitates individual development plan; and documents their job performance.

• Adheres to all Human Resource policies.

• Effectively communicates departmental, organization and industry information to staff.

• Facilitates evidence based employee engagement practices.

• Effectively builds strong relationships and networks to deliver upon organizational and department goals.

• Participate in employee and patient rounding and identifies and mentors potential future leaders

Quality
• Enforces standards of emergency department care and develops processes to measure and ensure consistent compliance.

• Develops, implements, and evaluates an ongoing emergency services program which assures quality patient care consistent with the Hospital mission.

• Monitors compliance with regulatory, accrediting and hospital policy for patient services, and environmental and personnel safety.

• Oversees a PI program that consistently monitors and evaluates critical aspects of care.

• Is responsible for department’s operational excellence; ensures department delivers quality services in accordance with applicable policies, procedures and professional standards.

• Follows the Hospital Exposure Control Plans/Blood borne and Airborne Pathogens.

Finance
• Seeks new program strategies and/or program enhancements which would expand patient services.

• Develops, prioritizes and defends a capital equipment requests.

• Is responsible for the fiscal management of department; assures proper utilization of organization’s financial resources.

Growth
• Advances the growth agenda for emergency services.

Community
• Demonstrates a poised and confident demeanor that reassures others and commands respect within the organization and the community.

• Develops and builds strategic external networks.

Supports HCA by:
• Promoting consistent positive patient interactions that advance the agenda of unparalleled patient service

• Practicing and adhering to the “Code of Conduct” philosophy and “Mission and Value Statement”

• Performing other duties as assigned

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Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree Nursing required

• Master's degree MHA, MSN, MBA, or 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

Licenses, Certifications, & Training:

• 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

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Behaviors:
• Knowledge of human resource management, program development, fiscal management skills, and familiarity with regulatory and accrediting agency standards preferred

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply. We promptly review all applications. If you are highly qualified you will hear from one of our managers. We are actively interviewing so apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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