Emergency Department Nursing Director

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Corbin (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Ins.

Life Insurance

Disability and Life Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000

PTO

Bereavement Leave

PTO Sell Back

Employee Support Fund

Retirement with Company Match

Job summary

Baptist Health Corbin is seeking an Emergency Department Nursing Director for full-time, 1st shift, leading the ED operations and nursing staff. The role oversees budget, performance metrics, and the development of evidence-based nursing practices to advance patient care in a Level IV Trauma designated ED with 28 beds and a dedicated fast-track area.

The Director partners with medical staff and hospital leadership to execute hospital-wide care programs, policy development, and performance

Qualifications

• BSN required.
• Minimum of five years of nursing experience.
• Current Kentucky RN license.
• AHA BLS certification within 30 days of hire.
• AHA ACLS and PALS certifications within 90 days of hire.
• Basic Cardiac Arrhythmia, NIH Stroke Certification, 12 Lead, and TNCC within 6 months.
• Glucometer Training required upon hire and Nurse Wound Care within 30 days.
• Aegis Training based on identified needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight of nursing operations to ensure high-quality patient care.
• Supervise nursing staff, including hiring, orientation, performance evaluations, coaching, and disciplinary actions.
• Manage staffing, scheduling, budgets, and resources to meet operational and productivity goals.
• Develop and implement nursing standards, policies, and evidence-based practices to improve patient outcomes.
• Lead quality improvement initiatives, monitor performance indicators, and support hospital strategic goals.
• Promote staff development, engagement, retention and collaboration across departments.
• Ensure regulatory compliance, patient satisfaction, and a positive environment for patients, families, and employees.

Education

BSN

Minimum of five years nursing experience

Kentucky RN license

AHA BLS within 30 days of hire

AHA ACLS and PALS within 90 days of hire

Basic Cardiac Arrhythmia

NIH Stroke Certification

12 Lead

TNCC

Glucometer Training

Nurse Wound Care

Aegis Training

Job description

Job Summary

Emergency Department Nursing Director Full-Time, 1st Shift Emergency Department Baptist Health Corbin Emergency Department (ED) is a Level IV Trauma Designated unit with 28 beds that provides comprehensive, around-the-clock care to patients of all ages. The department treats a wide range of conditions, from non-emergent complaints to life-threatening illnesses and injuries. A dedicated split-flow area supports efficient evaluation and treatment of fast-track patients with lower acuity needs. Additionally, the ED includes a behavioral health intake area designed to safely assess and manage patients presenting mental health and behavioral health concerns. The Nursing Department Director directs the operations, programs, and activities of the Emergency Department. Provides leadership for departments and twenty-four accountability for budgetary and performance criteria. Provides assurance of culturally sensitive, high-quality patient care in accordance with evidence, based practice current research and standards of nursing practice. Collaborates with appropriate governing body, management, medical staff, and other leaders in development of hospital-wide patient care programs, policies, procedures and performance improvement initiatives. Forms partnerships within nursing and across other disciplines to encourage excellence in service and care. The Nursing Director is an exemplar for compassion, acceptance, respect and empathy – honoring nursing as a distinct discipline and supporting an environment focused on healing and wellness.

Job Description

• Provides leadership and oversight of nursing operations to ensure high-quality, safe, and effective patient care.
• Supervises nursing staff, including hiring, orientation, performance evaluations, coaching, and disciplinary actions.
• Manages departmental staffing, scheduling, budgets, and resources to meet operational and productivity goals.
• Develops and implements nursing standards, policies, and evidence-based practices to improve patient outcomes.
• Leads quality improvement initiatives, monitors performance indicators, and supports hospital strategic goals.
• Promotes staff development, engagement, retention, and collaboration across departments.
• Ensures regulatory compliance, patient satisfaction, and a positive environment for patients, families, and employees.

Minimum Education, Experience, Training and Licensures Required

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required.
• Minimum of five years of nursing experience required.
• Current Kentucky Registered Nurse (RN) license required.
• American Heart Association (AHA) BLS certification required within 30 days of hire.
• AHA ACLS and PALS certifications required within 90 days of hire.
• Basic Cardiac Arrhythmia, NIH Stroke Certification, 12 Lead, and TNCC required within 6 months of hire.
• Glucometer Training required upon hire and Nurse Wound Care within 30 days.
• Aegis Training required based on identified needs.

Benefits

• Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• PTO Sell Back Program
• Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
• Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support
• Retirement with Company Match

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

EEO Statement

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team.

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Company Information

Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

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