Job Description

Client: A client in the healthcare industry
Location: Ashville, NC
Work mode: On-site
Experience: Senior Level
Work authorization: US Citizen/Permanent Resident
Relocation: Available
Openings: 1

Position Summary

The Director of Emergency Services provides strategic, clinical, and operational leadership for the Emergency Department. This role oversees departmental operations, staffing, financial performance, quality outcomes, regulatory compliance, and service line growth while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

· Provide executive oversight of Emergency Department operations.

· Ensure safe, evidence-based, patient-centered care.

· Develop and implement departmental policies and clinical standards.

· Optimize patient throughput, staffing, and operational efficiency.

· Lead quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.

· Ensure regulatory and accreditation compliance.

· Champion patient experience initiatives.

· Recruit, mentor, and develop nursing leaders and staff.

· Partner with physicians and executive leadership on strategic growth.

· Manage departmental budgets, labor, productivity, supplies, and capital resources.

Minimum Qualifications

· Bachelor's degree required.

· Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required.

· Master's degree preferred.

· Current RN license in the applicable state.

· Minimum 3 years of trauma nurse leadership experience required.

Minimum of 5 years of ER RN work experience in an inpatient acute hospital setting

Job Tags

Permanent employment, Full time, Work experience placement, Relocation

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