The Director of Emergency Services reports to the CNO and has 24-hour responsibilities for ED services.
The Director acts as a liaison between the Medical Staff, patients, Administration, Nursing Staff, and other disciplines.
The Director is responsible for organizing, planning, directing, coordinating, and providing high quality, individualized patient care pursuant to the position accountabilities set forth below.
These include overseeing the development and implementation of systems for evaluation of clinical competency of the nursing staff, helping to develop and update standards and policies, consultation of the nursing staff for complex nursing issues, providing pertinent continuing education for staff, mentoring of new staff, and Performance Improvement Activities.
Qualifications
MANDATORY
Current Registered Nurse License in the State of California
Current certifications for BLS, ACLS, and PALS
Minimum 5 years in management
BSN
Preferred
MSN
CEN
Membership in professional organization