Executive Director, Emergency Services - Trauma

Pacer Group; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 165,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k)

Job summary

Pacer Group seeks an Executive leader to serve as Director of Emergency Services in Des Moines, IA. This onsite contract role oversees emergency services across three campuses, guiding quality, safety, staffing and financial performance while reporting to the Market CNO.

Ideal candidates will bring Level I Trauma Center experience, strong collaboration with physician leaders, and a decisive leadership style to drive patient flow, triage, and ED performance improvements across the organization.

Qualifications

• RN license in Iowa required.
• MSN or healthcare/business master’s degree required.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive hospital/clinical management experience.
• Strong Emergency Department leadership experience.
• Proven experience leading large, multi-campus operations.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and people-development skills.
• Capability to manage quality, patient safety, staffing, operations and improvement initiatives.
• Ability to coach and support department/unit leaders.
• Visible, collaborative, and firm leadership style.
• Ability to work with physician leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Willingness to take 24/7 responsibility and participate in on-call rotation.

Responsibilities

• Nursing Leadership & Administration – lead nursing operations and clinical service lines.
• Hospital/Clinical Management – 5+ years of progressively responsible management experience.
• Emergency Services Operations – manage Emergency Services and nursing operations.
• Clinical Operations Management – oversee services, standards, staffing, evaluation and improvement.
• Staff & Leadership Management – manage leaders, set goals, give feedback and mentor staff.
• Strategic Planning – develop plans and partnerships for growth.

Skills

RN license Iowa

MSN/master’s degree

5+ years hospital management

Emergency Dept leadership

large multi-campus ops

leadership & communication

quality, safety, staffing

coaching department leaders

visible, firm leadership

cross-functional collaboration

on-call rotation

Education

MSN or healthcare/business master’s degree

Job description

Pacer Group seeks an Executive leader to serve as Director of Emergency Services in Des Moines, IA. This onsite contract role oversees emergency services across three campuses, guiding quality, safety, staffing and financial performance while reporting to the Market CNO.

Ideal candidates will bring Level I Trauma Center experience, strong collaboration with physician leaders, and a decisive leadership style to drive patient flow, triage, and ED performance improvements across the organization.