Director of Critical Care Services ER & ICU

Position: Director of Critical Care Services ER & ICU

Shifts: Days

Employment Type: Full Time

Hours: 8 hour – Exempt

Location: Providence Medical Center; Kansas City, Kansas

• The Director of ER /ICU is a Registered Nurse who assumes 24-hour administrative responsibility for the management of all critical care nursing service functions.
• Supervises, assesses, plans, implements and evaluates the delivery of patient care.
• Develops and implements departmental plans, including performance improvement activities and compliance with current regulations.
• The Director assumes 24-hour accountability for the departments.
• Supervises and evaluates all personnel assigned to the unit and effectively utilizes nursing personnel, time responsibilities for the unit and is directly accountable to the CNO or Administrator.
• Consults and communicates with staff, physicians and administration both written and verbally on nursing issues and interpretation of hospital policies to ensure patient needs are met.
• Assumes house supervisory responsibilities as assigned, including responding to codes throughout the hospital, assessing and charting, and following through with appropriate documentation.
• Oversees the provision of patient care for pediatric, adolescent, adult and older adult patients.
• Interacts with outside agencies, patients and patients' families/significant other(s) to provide comprehensive care.
• Provides triage and treatment to pediatric, adult and geriatric patients seeking emergency care.

• Current and valid state license as a Registered Nurse.
• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• Current PALS upon hire and maintain current.
• Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) preferred
• A minimum of two years supervisory/management experience necessary.
• Minimum of three years of continuous clinical experience in a clinical/acute care setting preferred
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required for all new hires after 1/11/2021.