Director of Emergency Services

Community Medical Center; Falls City (NE); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement Plan

Employee Assistance Program

Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Training & development

Vision insurance

Wellness resources

Job summary

Community Medical Center is seeking a confident, collaborative leader to serve as Director of Emergency Services in a rural Nebraska setting. You will provide strategic and operational leadership for the ED, guiding nursing and emergency personnel to deliver high-quality, timely care.

The role focuses on leadership, planning, staffing, clinical quality, and financial performance, working closely with medical staff, administration, EMS partners, and the community to ensure safe, efficient care.

Qualifications

• Requires leadership in an emergency department environment.
• Licensed RN, Paramedic, APRN, or PA with Nebraska licensure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the Emergency Department.
• Oversee nursing and emergency personnel performance.
• Ensure high-quality, patient-centered emergency care.
• Maintain regulatory compliance and financial performance.
• Collaborate with medical staff, hospital administration, EMS partners, and community stakeholders.

Skills

Emergency leadership

Regulatory compliance

Staff coordination

Problem solving

Prioritization under pressure

Job description

Benefits:

• Retirement Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Vision insurance
• Wellness resources

Community Medical Center is seeking a confident, collaborative, and clinically grounded leader to serve as Director of Emergency Services. This role provides strategic, operational, nursing, and emergency personnel leadership for the Emergency Department, ensuring high-quality, timely, patient-centered emergency care for the communities we serve.

The Director of Emergency Services is responsible for the overall leadership, planning, staffing, clinical quality, regulatory compliance, and financial performance of the Emergency Department. The Director works closely with medical staff, nursing leadership, hospital administration, EMS partners, and community stakeholders to support safe, efficient, and effective emergency care in a rural hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Licensed Registered Nurse, Paramedic, APRN, or Physician Assistant
• Minimum of five years of emergency services experience, with a minimum of two years in a hospital setting.
• Leadership experience in an emergency setting highly preferred but not required.
• Demonstrates the ability to be flexible and organized.
• Initiative to solve problems.
• Knowledge of process improvement methodologies.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Knowledge of patient care standards mandated by regulatory agencies.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Current Nebraska License (per profession).
• BLS, ACLS, PALS, and TNCC or ATLS certified.
• Certification in area of specialty preferred.

Candidates with significant emergency department experience and leadership potential may be considered for a manager position with opportunities for professional growth and advancement.