Director - Emergency Services (RN Required)

Director - Emergency Services (RN Required)
Location: Las Cruces, NM 88011
Work Model: Onsite (Hospital)
Type: Full-Time
Director - Emergency Services (RN Required) to provide strategic and operational leadership for the Emergency Department, ensuring delivery of high-quality, compliant, and efficient patient care. This role will play a critical part in strengthening quality outcomes, building high-performing emergency service teams, and improving clinical and operational performance.
The ideal candidate is a proven emergency services nurse leader with strong experience in ED operations, team development, and quality initiatives-preferably within a for-profit hospital environment.
Key Responsibilities
• Provide operational and clinical leadership for Emergency Services ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality patient care.
• Build, develop, and lead teams focused on quality improvement initiatives , performance metrics, patient safety, and patient experience.
• Collaborate with hospital leadership, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary departments to meet Emergency Services goals and standards.
• Monitor department performance, compliance, and workflow efficiency; implement improvements to drive outcomes.
• Support strategic planning and quality initiatives aligned with hospital objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure consistent communication, engagement, and accountability within the Emergency Services team.
• Strengthen coordination and relationships with hospital providers/physicians to support excellent clinical care delivery.
• Lead initiatives focused on clinical excellence, operational performance, patient throughput, and service optimization.
Required Qualifications (Must-Haves)
• Active (or eligible) New Mexico RN License (required)
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) (required)
• 7+ years of healthcare experience
• 3+ years in a leadership role
• Experience working in a for-profit hospital environment (strongly preferred)
• Proven experience building and leading teams focused on quality initiatives
• Strong clinical leadership, communication, and team development skills
Preferred Qualifications (Nice-To-Haves)
• Advanced degree strongly preferred:
o MSN
o Healthcare Administration
o MBA
• Experience facilitating relationships with hospital providers/physicians
Core Skills
• Emergency Services leadership and operations
• Quality improvement program leadership
• Clinical operations leadership
• Staff management and team building
• Provider relationship management
• Patient safety and performance improvement
• Strong decision-making and leadership presence
Recruiter Submission Template -


Full Name:
Degree Major with University and Completion Year:
Do you have a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN)? (Yes/No - please specify):
Do you have an advanced degree? (MSN / MHA / MBA) (Yes/No - please specify):
Do you have an Active New Mexico RN License OR Eligible for NM RN License? (Yes/No - please specify):
NM RN License Number (if applicable):
License Expiry Date (if applicable):
Total Years of Healthcare Experience:
Total Years of Leadership Experience (must be 3+):
Hospital Type: (For-profit / Non-profit / Government):
Total Years of Experience in Hospital / Acute Care Setting:
Total Years of Emergency Department / Emergency Services Experience:
Have you led a team focused on Quality Initiatives? (Yes/No - please elaborate):
Team Size Managed:
Departments / Units Led or Supported:
Have you built/expanded teams from scratch? (Yes/No - please elaborate):
Do you have experience facilitating relationships with Providers/Physicians? (Yes/No - please elaborate):
Have you worked directly with Medical Staff leadership? (Yes/No - please elaborate):
Motivation / Reason for Interest in this Position:
Contact Number:
Email ID:
LinkedIn Profile URL:
Full Address (Street, City, State, ZIP Code):
Notice Period (in weeks):
Current Work Authorization Status (e.g., US Citizen, GC, H1B, etc.):
Expected Salary:
Are you willing to relocate on your own expenses and work Onsite at Las Cruces, NM (if not local)?