Director, Emergency Department

Sentara Health Plans; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year

Emergency Backup Care

Pet Insurance

Legal Resources Plan

Job summary

Sentara Health Plans is seeking a Director for its Emergency Department located at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, VA. This role involves significant responsibilities overseeing daily operations, mentoring staff, and ensuring clinical effectiveness in a busy department with 105,000 annual visits.

The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree in Nursing, with a Master's preferred, and have substantial experience in healthcare leadership and Emergency Department nursing. Comprehensive benefits are available, including tuition assistance and a 401k plan.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of healthcare leadership experience.
• 2 years of nursing experience in an Emergency Department.
• Registered Nurse (RN) license required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of the Emergency Department.
• Mentor staff and contribute to the organization's mission.
• Manage budgets and strategic planning for the unit.

Skills

Healthcare Leadership

Emergency Department Nursing

Supervisory Skills

Education

Bachelors Degree in Nursing

Masters Degree in Nursing

Job description

## Director, Emergency DepartmentApplyremote type: On-Sitelocations: Sentara Leigh Hospitaltime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: JR-100698**City/State**Norfolk, VA**Work Shift**First (Days)**Overview:**The Director, Emergency Department will serve as mentor by role modeling a professional practice consistent with organization goals, customer service, clinical effectiveness, and standards of care. This role is responsible and accountable for daily operations. The director is responsible along with the unit manager for the functioning and clinical care delivered in each unit. The director is responsible for the overall direction, budget and strategic planning of each unit. Contribute to the mission and goals of Sentara Healthcare as well as the requirements all regulatory and/or accrediting agencies.**Responsibilities*** Extremely busy Emergency Department with 105,000 annual visits* Supervising Manager and team of Supervisors* Assists in leading CPI goals for hospital* Stroke Program oversite**Education/Experience*** Bachelors Degree in Nursing (Required)* Masters Degree in Nursing (Preferred)* Healthcare Leadership - 3 years (Required)* Nursing-Emergency Department - 2 years (Required)**Certification/Licensure*** Registered Nurse (RN) Single State or Compact/Multi-State License (Required)* Basic Life Support (BLS) - Certification (Required)* Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - Certification (Preferred)* TNCC Trauma Nursing Core Course - Certifications (Preferred).**Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career**• Medical, Dental, Vision plans• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave• Emergency Backup Care• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans• Life Insurance• 401k/403B with Employer Match• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000• Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development• Pet Insurance• Legal Resources Plan• Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met**Sentara Leigh Hospital**, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 274-bed acute care facility that opened in 1903 and relocated to its present site in 1977. Our hospital completed a renovation in 2016, including two new patient towers, a beautiful atrium, and a multi-story parking garage. Sentara Leigh Hospital includes a dedicated Orthopedic Hospital providing patients access to a full continuum of orthopedic care, from the preoperative phase and surgery to rehabilitation and home care services. Along with being a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, we also specialize in orthopedic and spine care, heart, vascular, maternity care, and general surgery. We are also home to the region’s only 24-hour hyperbaric oxygen program that helps speed up the healing of carbon monoxide poisoning, wounds that won’t heal, infections in which tissues are starved for oxygen, airborne chemical exposures, and scuba diving accidents.**Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer** and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.