Administrative Director Of Emergency Services
Job Description
Administrative Director of Emergency Services - Austin, TX
The hospital is a 368-bed acute care facility offering a range of complex specialties and sub-specialties. Services include a nationally accredited oncology program with the area's only adult Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program; advanced trauma care with a Level II trauma center; comprehensive cardiac, stroke and orthopedic programs; full-service maternity and newborn care; and two full-service emergency centers. The facility offers advanced robotic services for orthopedics, open heart and lung surgery, complex GI surgery, surgical oncology, general surgery, colorectal surgery, and urology.
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
This is a 364 bed community hospital which will be expanding.
- # 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
- Acuity level: level 1 and 2 traumas; large stroke volume-good performance with care; 25% lower acuity
- Will also be over 2 FSEDs
- Will also be over the inpatient hold unit
Reporting structure:
# FTEs: ~97 FTEs
CNCs – 3 FSED, 8 at main campus
ER director > 2 managers onsite at main; 1 manager for both FSEDs
Reports to ACNO
Compensation: -Base, bonus, benefits, relocation allowance, sign-on bonus
Meet Your Recruiter
Jerry Ruta
Franchise Partner
With over 30 years of executive and senior leadership roles in national restaurant chains, Guerrino “Jerry” Ruta is a proven leader. He has helped build successful organizations by effectively sourcing, developing and promoting exceptional people. Jerry is a focused, driven leader who values professional relationships. He is a persuasive, influential communicator who thrives in challenging situations. He has a straightforward, helpful, collaborative approach with recruiting and staffing.
Jerry and his wife, Terry, are Pittsburgh natives and now live in Carver, MN. They have two grown children, Nicole and Augustin.