Director – Telemetry​/Medical-Surgical & Emergency Services

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E-Directors Full-Time Management Hialeah, FL, US

29 days ago Requisition

Location: Larkin Community Hospital – Palm Springs Campus
Department: Nursing Administration / Telemetry-Medical Surgical / Emergency Department
Position: Director of Nursing – Telemetry/Medical-Surgical & Emergency Services
Employment Type: Full-Time
Reports To: Chief Nursing Officer (CNO)

Larkin Community Hospital – Palm Springs Campus is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Registered Nurse leader to serve as the Director of Nursing for the Telemetry/Medical-Surgical and Emergency Departments.

The Director is responsible for the overall clinical, operational, and administrative leadership of the assigned nursing departments. This position provides oversight of nursing practice, staffing, employee performance, patient safety, quality outcomes, regulatory compliance, departmental operations, and the delivery of high-quality patient-centered care.

The ideal candidate will be a strong clinical leader with experience in acute care nursing, emergency services, and hospital operations who is capable of leading multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a strong focus on patient safety, employee engagement, quality improvement, and operational excellence.

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited nursing program required.
• Master's degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or a related healthcare field preferred.

• Current, active, and unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Florida required.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
  
  - American Heart Association
• Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification required
  - American Heart Association
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification required
  - American Heart Association
• Additional emergency, trauma, or nursing leadership certifications preferred.
• National certification in Nursing Administration, Emergency Nursing, Critical Care, or a related specialty preferred.

• Minimum of five (5) years of progressive acute-care nursing experience strongly preferred.
• Minimum of three (3) years of nursing leadership, supervisory, management, or director-level experience preferred.
• Previous Emergency Department nursing experience strongly preferred.
• Previous Telemetry, Medical-Surgical, Critical Care, or comparable acute-care experience strongly preferred.
• Previous experience managing multiple nursing units or clinical service lines preferred.
• Previous hospital leadership experience with responsibility for staffing, quality, performance management, regulatory compliance, and departmental operations strongly preferred.

• Strong knowledge of professional nursing practice and acute-care nursing standards.
• Strong knowledge of Emergency Department, Telemetry, and Medical-Surgical operations.
• Knowledge of patient assessment, emergency care, telemetry monitoring, and acute-care clinical practices.
• Knowledge of applicable federal, state, regulatory, and accreditation requirements affecting hospital nursing services.
• Knowledge of Joint Commission, CMS, AHCA, OSHA, infection prevention, and patient-safety expectations.
• Strong leadership and people-management skills.
• Ability to lead and develop managers, supervisors, nurses, and support personnel.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple departments with different clinical and operational needs.
• Strong critical-thinking,…