Director of Nursing (RN) Emergency Department

MedStar Health’s Washington Hospital Center; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 118,000 - 231,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a Director of Nursing for the Emergency Department, responsible for 24-hour leadership and management. This role emphasizes collaboration with physicians, maintaining high-quality patient care, and advancing nursing performance standards. Candidates should possess strong nursing leadership experience and a passion for achieving optimal patient outcomes.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Compensation Package

Benefits for family

Competitive wages

Focus on physical and mental health

Qualifications

• Core experience in specialty area of practice.
• Proven leadership skills.
• Ability to provide evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Assume 24-hour administrative leadership responsibility.
• Manage operations, personnel, and financial activities.
• Drive the mission of becoming a High Reliability Organization (HRO).

Skills

Leadership

Nursing practice knowledge

Collaboration

Education

Nursing degree

Job description

General Summary of Position

Director of Nursing Emergency Department

MedStar Health at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center

As the Director of Nursing, you’ll be part of the nurse leadership team as a decision maker on the unit, working closely with physicians and your RN staff to provide the best care and most advanced treatments. You’ll also drive our mission, focused on becoming a High Reliability Organization (HRO), providing the safest, highest quality care possible to all patients.

We are a full-service acute care facility with more than 44,000 emergency room visits and nearly 11,000 admissions each year. In our renovated and expanded ED, you’ll find the same board-certified physicians, experienced physician assistants, and emergency nurses and technicians who remain dedicated to caring for unexpected illness and injury. Our facility is equipped to deliver rapid, life-saving care for heart attack and stroke through seamless coordination with the hospital’s award-winning Stroke Center.

MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center is part of MedStar Health, the largest health system in the Maryland and Washington, D.C., region. Our organization’s commitment to growth and advancement has placed us on a Pathway to Excellence designated hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. As a Pathway to Excellence (PTE) nurse, you can be an empowered and engaged nursing professional that implements evidence-based practice by sharing your voice in our many collaborative governance councils. PTE designated hospitals aim to elevate standards of care and nursing performance to achieve optimal patient outcomes every day.

Applicants for the Director position should highlight core experience within their specialty area of practice, showcasing both knowledge and leadership skills. Incumbents will assume 24-hour administrative and leadership authority and responsibility for the management and direction of the operation, personnel, and financial activities of the unit. Directors of Nursing typically follow our leadership growth ladder, advancing to a Senior Director level role, then to a Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) opportunity.

MedStar Health is one of the premier employers in the DMV with an organization of over 30,000 associates. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Compensation Package that includes benefits for you and your family, along with additional perks. Our organization emphasizes physical and mental health for our associates. MedStar maintains internal equity while offering competitive wages. Final compensation for our Director-level roles is based on years of relevant experience.

This position has a hiring range of $118,331 - $230,172.