Strategic Leader, Emergency & Nursing Operations

Pride Health; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance up to $10,000

Healthcare coverage

Job summary

Pride Global seeks an Executive Director – Emergency Services & Nursing Operations in Des Moines, IA. This full-time leadership role oversees emergency services across multiple hospital campuses and coordinates with physicians and nursing leaders to elevate patient care and operational performance.

Responsibilities include budgeting, staffing, quality, safety, and improving patient flow, while mentoring nursing leaders and driving organizational growth.

Qualifications

• Nursing executive with progressive leadership experience.
• Strong background in Emergency Services / ED operations.
• Experience leading nursing operations in a hospital or health-system.
• Budgets, staffing, quality, safety, and performance improvement.
• Physician collaboration and cross-functional leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead Emergency Services and Nursing Operations across campuses.
• Develop and manage departmental budgets and resources.
• Drive quality, patient safety, and patient experience initiatives.
• Lead staffing, workforce planning, and leadership development.
• Improve patient flow and coordination of care.
• Ensure regulatory and specialty-designation compliance.
• Use outcomes data and evidence-based practices to improve care delivery.
• Partner with physicians and other service-line leaders.
• Mentor current and emerging nursing leaders.
• Support strategic planning and organizational growth.

Skills

Nursing executive

Emergency Services

Hospital operations

Budgets & staffing

Cross-functional collaboration

Multi-campus leadership

Regulatory knowledge

RN leadership

Education

RN with advanced leadership education

Nursing degree

Job description

Pride Global seeks an Executive Director – Emergency Services & Nursing Operations in Des Moines, IA. This full-time leadership role oversees emergency services across multiple hospital campuses and coordinates with physicians and nursing leaders to elevate patient care and operational performance.

Responsibilities include budgeting, staffing, quality, safety, and improving patient flow, while mentoring nursing leaders and driving organizational growth.