Job Summary
Administrative Director Emergency Services Austin, TX
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
General Comments
Additional information:
Community hospital
364 bed facility – will be expanding in the next ~3 years (5 tower)
# 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 – the candidate needs to understand this
Acuity level
level 1 and 2 traumas; large stroke volume-good performance with care; 25% lower acuity
- 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
Position Description
Administrative Director Emergency Services Austin, TX
Unit & Assignment Notes
Full-time
David's the facility, which is part of the facility HealthCare. We are a 368-bed acute care facility offering a range of complex specialties and sub-specialties. Our 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 in the communities of Bee Cave and Bastrop. The facility the facility is affiliated with the Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery. We offer advanced robotic services for orthopedics, open heart and lung surgery, complex GI surgery, surgical oncology, general surgery, colorectal surgery, and urology. It was one of the first hospitals in Central Texas to combine the use of CT imaging and robotics to detect early stage lung cancer.
- No Weekends
Will Also Be Over Fseds
Bee Cave 9-10 a day
Bastrop – 35 a day; but now 40-50 a day since the Ascension cyber attack
32 & 20 miles away
Will also be over the inpatient hold unit
Reporting Structure
# FTEs: ~97 FTEs
CNCs – 3 at Bastrop FSED; more than need at Bee Cave; main campus-8
ER director > 2 managers onsite at main; 1 manager for both FSEDs
Reports to
ACNO