Director of Emergency Trauma Services

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Job description

Job Summary: You will be reporting to the Chief Nursing Officer, the Director of Patient Care Services is a professional registered nurse who is responsible for planning, organizing, directing and evaluating nursing care given by a designated healthcare team. The Department Director has twenty-four-hour responsibility for the unit's standard, staff, leadership, decision-making, fiscal guidelines, and department relationship. The Department Director fosters a supportive, professional environment of physicians, staff, and patients. The Department Director is dedicated to Performance Improvement.

Pay Range: $75.61 to $120.99 hourly

Base Salary: $190,000 to $220,000

Individual wages are determined based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, an individual's qualifications and experience

Qualifications:

Physical Demands: Prolonged, extensive or considerable standing/walking, Lifts, positions, pushes up to 25 pounds. Manual dexterity and mobility.

Vision Requirements: Ability to adjust vision sufficiently to perform position accountabilities.

Working Conditions: Subject to varying and unpredictable situations. Exposure to unpleasant elements (accidents, injuries, illness). Emergency and crisis situations. Subject to irregular hours. Occasional pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries.

Required: Associate degree from an accredited nursing school with a bachelor's degree in a health care related field or a BSN.

Preferred: MSN or master's in a health care related field.

Required: 2 years of progressive management experience in a hospital environment as a manager or full-time charge nurse/related position. Three to five years management experience.

Required: Current Registered Nursing license for the state of California.

Other Skills: Has highly effective interpersonal and communication skills, proven leadership ability and hospital operational ability, and ability to serve as role model and advocate for the professional discipline of nursing.

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