Director Emergency Services FSED

HCA Healthcare; Ocala (FL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

401(k) with match

Education assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

HCA Florida Ocala Hospital is seeking a Director of Free-Standing Emergency Services to lead service, growth, and staffing across the Emergency Department and ancillary departments. You will oversee operations, quality, and patient experience in a high-volume ED environment.

The role requires a nursing license, an advanced degree preferred, and multiple life-support certifications. The position emphasizes leadership, regulatory compliance, and collaboration across hospital teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing is required; Master's preferred.
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state where the role is practiced.
• ACLS, PALS/ENPC, and BLS certifications are required.

Responsibilities

• Identify problems affecting service and implement solutions with follow-through.
• Participate in service, departmental and hospital committees, communicating with stakeholders.
• Advance patient experience in the Emergency Department.
• Coach subordinates, provide feedback, and develop staff.
• Ensure adherence to Human Resources policies and department standards.
• Build relationships to meet organizational goals.
• Participate in employee and patient rounding and mentor potential leaders.
• Oversee operational excellence and quality of care in the ED.

Skills

Emergency leadership

People management

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Master's degree preferred

Tools

ACLS

PALS or ENPC

BLS

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 a Director Emergency Services FSED for our HCA Florida Ocala Hospital team where excellence creates excellence.

Benefits

HCA Florida Ocala Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• 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.

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

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Job Summary and Qualifications

The role of the Director of Free-Standing Emergency Services assures service, growth, development, personnel management, and resource allocation and management controls in order to ensure consistent high-quality patient care in the Emergency Department. Provides oversight to ancillary departments such as Imaging, Lab, Admitting, Security, Environmental Services, and Support Services.

What you will do in this role:

• You will accurately identify real/potential problems affecting the service and implements 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 providing 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 complianceYou will develop, implement, and evaluate an ongoing emergency services program which assures quality patient care consistent with the Hospital missionYou will monitor compliance with regulatory, accrediting and hospital policy for patient services, and environmental and personnel safetyYou will oversee a PI program that consistently monitors and evaluates critical aspects of careYou will be responsible for department’s operational excellence; ensures department delivers quality services in accordance with applicable policies, procedures and professional standardsYou will follow the Hospital Exposure Control Plans/Blood borne and Airborne PathogensYou will perform other duties as assigned

What qualifications you will need:

• Bachelor's Degree or other approved education plan required
• Bachelor's degree in nursing required
• Master's degree in Nursing, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration or a related field preferred
• 3+ years of experience in emergency services required
• 3+ years of experience in a leadership role preferred
• Currently licensed 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) or Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC) required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required

HCA Florida Ocala Hospital is a 323-bed facility. We are located in the heart of Ocala, Florida. Our hospital is a part of Ocala Health. Our facility is an ACS Level I Trauma Center. We are the region's only Comprehensive Stroke Center. We are committed to patient-centered care! We offer a host of quality and award-winning services. Our services include orthopedic, cardiovascular, emergency, and neurological care, robotic and weight loss surgery, and rehabilitation services.

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 costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

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HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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