Administrative Director Emergency Services

HCA Healthcare; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental & Vision

401(k) match

Stock purchase plan

Tuition assistance

Job summary

HCA Healthcare seeks an Administrative Director of Emergency Services for St. Mark's Hospital in Salt Lake City. The role ensures high-quality, patient-centered care across multiple sites, guiding strategy and operations in support of hospital objectives.

Responsibilities include leading throughput strategies, nursing practice oversight, and policy development, with a focus on accountability and collaboration to improve outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred; Master’s degree preferred.
• 3+ years of applicable experience required; 5+ years preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead patient throughput strategies including capacity planning and patient flow coordination.
• Direct nursing practice and unit operations to meet care standards.
• Develop and implement policies supporting facility and market objectives.
• Foster accountability and collaboration across sites and teams.

Skills

Executive leadership

Healthcare administration

Quality improvement

Budgeting

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Master's degree preferred

Job description

This position is incentive eligible.

Introduction

Executives thrive with us! HCA Healthcare is one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare services, comprising of over 180 hospitals and about 2,000 sites of care in 21 states and the United Kingdom. We are looking for an Administrative Director Emergency Services for our St. Mark's Hospital team where excellence creates excellence.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.


• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.


• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing


• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)


• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock


• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.


• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more


• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts


• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships


• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)


• Colleague recognition program


• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)


• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

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Job Summary And Qualifications

The Administrative Director, Emergency Services ensures high quality, patient-centered care through oversight of the performance and results of multiple sites and/or multiple functional areas. The Administrative Director fosters a culture of accountability and collaboration and directs the development and implementation of strategies, policies, and procedures in support of facility and/or market objectives.

Major Responsibilities

Quality

• Cultivates a superior clinical identity by identifying and implementing evidence-based practices to advance patient safety and quality outcomes. Ensures adherence to standards of care.


• Manages variation in clinical practice to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and cost. Ensures a culture of accountability and transparency in the provision of care.


• Stays abreast of internal/external benchmarks, accreditations, and designations and actively pursues efforts to achieve.


• Stays abreast of legal and regulatory standards and ensures compliance. Develops and implements policies, procedures, and practices in compliance with all legal/regulatory standards.


• Leads the development and implementation of patient throughput strategies, including capacity planning, volume forecasting, patient flow coordination, and admission/discharge planning.


• Directs nursing practice and unit operations. Develops policies, procedures, and nursing standards to ensure patient and family needs are assessed, met, and evaluated.

Service

• Provides leadership in attaining and sustaining an unparalleled patient experience. Instills accountability for providing consistent, positive patient interactions that differentiate the organization as a healthcare leader.


• Leverages various feedback mechanisms to benchmark performance and identify opportunities to improve customer/patient satisfaction. Develops and implements strategies to elevate the patient experience.


• Provides leadership to execute a strategic roadmap designed to enhance patient experience and achieve optimal outcomes.


• Collaborates with subject matter experts and patient experience leaders to ensure compliance with evidence-based practices that enhance patient experience and customer service.

People

• Fosters a culture that inspires commitment to the vision/mission/values of the organization. Ensures employees are recognized, valued, and supported. Develops and implements strategies to elevate employee engagement.


• Identifies development opportunities or training needs of individual employees and teams. Provides coaching, feedback, and training to improve performance.


• Builds a competitively superior organization through attracting, developing, engaging, and retaining talent. Ensures people with the right skills and motivations are in the right role, at the right time, to meet business needs.

Growth

• Collaborates with administrative team and physicians to enhance existing services or develop new service offerings.


• Identifies opportunities for expansion or development of new services and product lines to promote growth. Identifies stakeholder engagement strategies, technological advances, and other opportunities to drive differentiation and increase volume.


• Stays abreast of external factors and opportunities impacting healthcare, including political and legislative changes, reimbursement trends, and advances in healthcare delivery. Understands the competitive landscape and ensures service line is positioned strategically to respond to changing healthcare dynamics and market environments.


• Represents the organization positively within the community; participates in company-supported community/patient events and in-services.

Finance

• Participates in the annual budget process, including input into department revenue and expense forecasts, staffing, and supply and equipment needs. Monitors department budget performance; identifies trends and evaluates variances in relation to established budget. Develops and implements actions to address performance gaps.


• Ensures effective labor management, including position control, scheduling excellence, productivity management, and premium pay utilization. Maintains staffing to ensure appropriate patient care.


• Manages operating expenses, including the utilization of supplies and equipment. Identifies cost reduction opportunities and implements actions to achieve savings.

Other

• Performs other duties as assigned.


• Practices and adheres to the “Code of Conduct” and “Mission and Value Statement.”

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in nursing Preferred


• Master's Degree Preferred


• 3+ years applicable experience Required


• 5+ years applicable experience Preferred

For 150 years, St. Mark's Hospital has provided a full-spectrum of healthcare services to Salt Lake City and its surrounding communities. As Utah's first hospital, St. Mark's team members uphold a rich tradition of patient-centered, top-quality care at our 308 plus bed hospital. St Mark's drives the development of some of the regions finest clinical service areas such as neurosciences, trauma, orthopedics, cardiac care and robotic surgery. St. Mark's was named to the Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals® list. This is the eighth time this hospital has been recognized with this honor as one of the top performing Teaching Hospitals in the U.S.

St. Mark's has expanded emergency access to the communities we serve with two free standing emergency centers, Taylorsville Emergency Center and West Valley Emergency Center. Both locations have 10 plus patient rooms are staffed 24/7 by experienced board-certified emergency room physicians, nurses and support teams from St. Mark's Hospital. In addition to ER care, both facilities give comprehensive imaging services, including computerized tomography (CT scan), Xray, and ultrasound as well as a fully-equipped medical laboratory.

Nestled at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains, St. Mark's sits in a picturesque and ideal location. From our hospital doors it's a quick commute to Salt Lake's urban and cultural benefits, and a short drive to outdoor adventures and Utah's glorious national parks.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

\"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do.\"- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.