URMC Finger Lakes Health, ED Director of Nursing

UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICINE - FINGER LAKES HEALTH

GENEVA, NEW YORK

HARTZ Search invites you to explore an exciting opportunity for the Director of Nursing – Emergency Departments with our client, the University of Rochester Medicine - Finger Lakes Health, serving Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital and Geneva General Hospital. Finger Lakes Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic nursing leader to provide strategic and operational leadership for the Emergency Departments across both hospital locations.

This highly visible leadership role will be responsible for the overall operations, performance, quality, and delivery of safe, patient-centered emergency care. The Director will provide leadership to Emergency Department nursing and support staff while partnering closely with physicians, clinical leaders, and hospital administration. The successful candidate will bring significant Emergency Department or high-acuity clinical experience, strong operational and people leadership skills, and the ability to build engaged, accountable teams in a fast-paced environment.

Finger Lakes Health is a not-for-profit health system that provides a full continuum of acute and long-term care services to residents throughout the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York. Now part of the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), Finger Lakes Health benefits from the resources, clinical expertise, and academic strength of one of New York State’s leading academic medical centers while maintaining its strong connection to the communities it serves.

Finger Lakes Health is comprised of Geneva General Hospital, Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital, The Homestead at Soldiers & Sailors, Huntington Living Center, and the Living Centers at Geneva – North and South. Services are provided across three campuses located in Geneva, Waterloo, and Penn Yan, New York, serving communities throughout Ontario, Seneca, and Yates counties. Its mission is to improve the health and well-being of the diverse communities it serves.

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the Emergency Departments at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital and Geneva General Hospital.
• Lead, develop, and support Emergency Department nursing and support personnel.
• Develop and maintain staffing plans that promote safe, effective, and efficient patient care.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, professional development, and patient-centered care.
• Monitor and drive performance across quality, patient safety, patient satisfaction, productivity, and other departmental metrics.
• Identify opportunities to improve Emergency Department workflows, patient throughput, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with physicians, nursing leadership, hospital administration, and other departments to address operational and patient-care needs.
• Participate in budget development, fiscal management, resource allocation, and workforce planning.
• Recruit, retain, coach, and develop Emergency Department employees and leaders.
• Lead and participate in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
• Ensure effective communication and coordination between the two Emergency Departments.
• Respond effectively to changing patient volumes, staffing needs, and emergency situations.
• Serve as a visible and engaged leader within the Emergency Departments and throughout the organization.

Master’s Degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or a related healthcare field.

• Extensive healthcare leadership and management experience.
• Significant experience within an Emergency Department or other high-acuity clinical…