Director of Emergency Deprtment
Description
Provides, promotes, and supports a professional environment that utilizes effective delegation of responsibility. Assists and supports managers in achieving department goals. Collaborates with ancillary departments to achieve care goals. Reports to Chief Nursing Officer.
The Emergency Department is a Level 3 trauma center with 20 beds. Accredited Chest Pain Center and Mission Life Line Heart Attack Receiving Center. The department treats approximately 36,000 patients per year.
The patient populations served will include those patients with non-urgent, semi-urgent, semi-emergent, and emergent conditions of all ages. Provides assessment, evaluation, stabilization, and management of all life-threatening, emergent, urgent, and non-urgent conditions to all ages. Patients are triaged by a RN at the bedside immediately if available. A Physician or midlevel provider assesses and provides a medical screening exam.
Frequent Procedures/Services/Process/Functions:
• Cardiac Care
• Diagnosis & treatment of acute and chronic illness
• Employee Health
• Initial Care of Traumatic injuries, burns and psychiatric patients
• Orthopedic care
• Reporting & referral for victims of abuse & neglect
• Triage & assessment
•Workmen’s Compensation care and follow-up
•Workmen’s Compensation care and follow-up
• Trauma Care
Qualifications
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• BSN required. Masters in Nursing or health related field preferred.
• CPR mandatory
Experience:
• Three to five years’ experience management or staff nurse in which administrative and supervisory ability has been demonstrated is preferred.
• Washington State RN License. Critical Care experience needed.
Management Skills:
• Excellent human relations and oral/written communication skills. Management experiences in hospital/healthcare environment. Proven managerial skills.
Additional Information
Compensation/Benefits
• At our Regional Medical Center we take pride in our excellence and offer a comprehensive benefits package and provide competitive compensation. Benefits are designed to offer choices based on the employee's needs. These include:
Aggressive Pay
Medical
Dental
Vision
Basic Life Insurance
Additional Optional Life Insurance
Dependent Life Insurance
Short Term Disability
Long Term Disability
Personal Time Off (23 - 38 days annually)
Earned Illness Time Off
401K & Employer Match Options
EAP - Employee Assistance Program
Tuition Reimbursement
AFLAC
Membership Discounts
We look forward to receiving your application!
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