Registered Nurse (RN) - Manager, ED - Emergency Department - $63K-103K per year

BJC HealthCare; Belleville (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) match

Tuition assistance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Job summary

Memorial Hospital Belleville is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Manager for the Emergency Department. This role leads emergency management activities across two hospital campuses within the BJC HealthCare system, focusing on preparedness, response and patient care in a high-acuity ED setting.

The role requires 5+ years of experience with Hazardous Materials and Incident Command System certifications, and a strong disaster preparedness background.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of emergency management or related experience.
• Hazardous Materials Certification and ICS (Incident Command System).
• Strong disaster preparedness background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develops, implements and evaluates emergency management program, policies and procedures including healthcare disaster preparedness.
• Maintains organization and regional response supplies and equipment; conducts routine inventory checks and maintenance.
• Leads Hazard Vulnerability Analysis and planning to mitigate gaps in preparedness and response plans.
• Supports Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) and Regional Hospital Coordination Center (MACS).

Skills

Leadership

Emergency management

Disaster preparedness

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Emergency Management

Hazardous Materials Certification

Incident Command System

Certified Emergency Manager

Job description

BJC HealthCare is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Manager, ED - Emergency Department for a nursing job in Belleville, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

Specialty: ED - Emergency Department

Discipline: RN

Duration: Ongoing

Employment Type: Staff

This role requires at least 5 years of experience and certifications in Hazardous Materials, Homeland Security Exercise & Evaluation Program and Incident Command System. A strong background in disaster preparedness, emergency management preferred.

Overview

Memorial Hospital Belleville is an acute care hospital offering medical and surgical services plus critical and emergency care including Children’s at Memorial for pediatric emergency care. It provides patients a full complement of diagnostic and treatment services as well as heart and vascular care. Memorial, offering medical and surgical services plus critical care, is an accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care and is designated as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital by the Illinois Department of Public Health. In addition, Memorial Belleville recently was accredited by the American College of Radiology as a designated Lung Cancer Screening Center. Since 2008, it has been designated as a Magnet®-recognized organization for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Memorial Hospital Shiloh, a 94-bed, all-private suite hospital was recognized with Magnet status in 2018 and provides emergency care, labor & delivery, nursery, medical and surgical services plus critical care.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

The Emergency & Healthcare Coalition Manager develops and maintains emergency management (EM) programs in accordance with BJC, local, state, federal agencies, and accreditation bodies. This position also serves as the assistant Healthcare Coalition Readiness and Response Coordinator, which facilitates the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Hospital Preparedness Program primary capabilities, which include but are not limited to medical readiness, response coordination, healthcare service delivery and medical surge. This position also facilitates the implementation of effective preparedness, response, mitigation and recovery from all-hazards that adversely impact the healthcare coalition’s (HCC) healthcare system, which includes planning, training, exercising, operational readiness, evaluation, and ongoing development of the HCC. The organization’s EM program supports two geographically separated hospital campuses (Memorial Hospital Belleville and Memorial East Shiloh) and the HCC spans 11-Counties and includes 19-Hospitals. HCC membership exceeds 80 active members and incorporates 17 healthcare provider types, EMS agencies across Illinois EMS regions (3, 4 and 5), local health departments and Emergency Management Agencies.

Responsibilities

• Develops, implements and evaluates emergency management program, policies and procedures including healthcare disaster preparedness, and responses to events that have the potential to interrupt hospital operations; develops and executes regional exercises; write regional plans.
• Maintains organization and regional response supplies and equipment; conducts routine inventory checks and preventative maintenance on assigned equipment and supplies in accordance with BJC policies, manufacturer’s guidance, and the federal procurement standard 2 CFR 200.
• Conducts organization and region wide Hazard Vulnerability Analysis (HVA); leads capabilities-based planning to mitigate identified gaps in preparedness and response plans.
• Maintains organization and regional communications platforms such as common operation picture (COP), mass notification systems, land mobile and HAM radios, bed reporting and patient tracking software.
• Facilitates organizational and HCC post-incident debriefings; develops action reports and improvement plans (AAR/IP); maintains documentation for review upon request.
• Supports the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) and the Regional Hospital Coordination Center which serves as the region’s ESF-8 Multi Agency Coordination System (MACS).
• BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Minimum Requirements

• Experience 5-10 years
• Supervisor Experience 2-5 years
• Licenses & Certifications
  • Hazardous Materials Cert
  • Incident Command System

Preferred Requirements

• Education
  • Bachelor's Degree - Emergency Management
• Experience 10+ years
• Supervisor Experience 5-10 years
• Licenses & Certifications
  • Certified Emergency Manager
  • Homeland Sec Exerc & Eval Prog

Benefits and Legal Statement

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

Equal Opportunity Employer

BJC HealthCare Job ID #118614. Posted job title: Emergency & Healthcare Coalition Manager

About BJC HealthCare

BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3 billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.