Director of Nursing – Emergency Departments (RN)

Director of Nursing, Emergency Departments
Geneva, NY

Full-Time

An established healthcare organization in the Finger Lakes region is hiring a Director of Nursing to provide leadership and oversight for the Emergency Departments at two hospital locations. This role is responsible for the overall leadership, operations, and performance of both Emergency Departments, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, patient-centered care, and collaborates closely with physicians, clinical leaders, and hospital administration.

Schedule
Full-time.

Compensation
$137,000 to $156,000 per year.

What You'll Do
This director provides strategic and operational leadership for the Emergency Departments at two hospitals in the Finger Lakes region, overseeing, directing, and supporting Emergency Department nursing and support staff. The role develops and maintains staffing plans that support safe, effective, and efficient patient care, and promotes a culture of accountability, teamwork, professional development, and patient-centered care. This position ensures compliance with applicable regulatory, accreditation, hospital, and clinical standards, and monitors departmental quality, safety, patient satisfaction, productivity, and performance metrics. The director identifies opportunities to improve Emergency Department workflows, patient throughput, and operational efficiency, and collaborates with physicians, nursing leadership, hospital administration, and other departments to address operational and patient-care needs. This role participates in budget development, fiscal management, resource allocation, and workforce planning, and recruits, retains, coaches, and develops Emergency Department employees and leaders, addressing performance and departmental concerns in accordance with organizational policies. The director supports education, competency development, and professional growth of Emergency Department staff, leads quality improvement and patient safety initiatives, and ensures appropriate communication and coordination between the two Emergency Departments. This position responds effectively to changing patient volumes, staffing needs, and emergency situations, serving as a visible and engaged leader within the Emergency Departments and throughout the organization.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or a related healthcare field
• Extensive healthcare leadership and management experience
• Significant experience working in an Emergency Department or other high-acuity clinical environment
• Demonstrated experience leading, supervising, and developing clinical teams
• Strong knowledge of hospital operations, quality improvement, regulatory requirements, and patient safety
• Excellent communication, organizational, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with physicians, clinical staff, hospital leadership, patients, and families

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous Emergency Department Director or senior Emergency Department leadership experience
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license, if applicable to professional background
• Experience overseeing Emergency Departments across multiple hospital locations
• Experience with budgeting, staffing optimization, performance improvement, and patient-flow initiatives
• Familiarity with regulatory and accreditation standards applicable to Emergency Department operations

Compensation and Benefits

• $137,000 to $156,000 per year
• Standard benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO)

To apply, submit your resume for consideration.