Director Emergency Services (RN Required)

Director Emergency Services (RN Required)

Location: Las Cruces, NM 88011 Work Model: Onsite (Hospital) Type: Full-Time

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 initiativespreferably 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