System Director Emergency Services

Ephraim McDowell Health • Danville, KY

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About The Position

The Director of Emergency Services provides 24/7 strategic, operational, and clinical leadership for emergency services across the regional medical center and critical access hospitals. The role ensures high-quality, cost-effective, patient-centered care and is accountable for nursing practice, emergency management, community EMS coordination, regulatory readiness, and budget management across designated emergency facilities. Success includes delivering exceptional clinical outcomes, maintaining continuous accreditation readiness, fostering team growth, and improving multi-site operational efficiency in alignment with organizational goals.

The position requires advanced clinical leadership skills; expertise in emergency management frameworks; knowledge of Joint Commission and state regulatory standards; and proficiency in financial management and performance improvement tools. It interacts with patients, families, physicians, clinical associates, executive leaders, EMS personnel, community response partners, vendors, and external regulatory officials across system sites.

Requirements

• Three to five years of progressive nursing leadership experience at a director level or equivalent.
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and clinical management skills.
• Advanced clinical leadership skills.
• Expertise in emergency management frameworks.
• Knowledge of Joint Commission and state regulatory standards.
• Proficiency in financial management and performance improvement tools.
• Ability to push, pull, move, or position up to 50 pounds independently.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, and move around clinical units for extended periods.
• Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to conduct clinical evaluations or operate specialized healthcare equipment.
• Visual acuity to review records, monitor equipment, and assess patient care environments, and sufficient hearing to respond to verbal communication, alarms, and emergency signals.
• Critical thinking and sound judgment in high-stress situations, and effective communication across multidisciplinary teams, emergency personnel, and families.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic, operational, and clinical leadership for emergency services across the regional medical center and critical access hospitals.
• Oversee nursing practice, emergency management, community EMS coordination, regulatory readiness, and budget management across designated emergency facilities.
• Support high-quality, cost-effective, patient-centered care and exceptional clinical outcomes.
• Maintain continuous accreditation readiness.
• Foster team growth and optimize multi-site operational efficiency in alignment with organizational goals.
• Interact with patients, family members, physicians, clinical associates, executive leaders, EMS personnel, community response partners, vendors, and external regulatory officials across system sites.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed