Senior Director Of Emergency Services
BE Smith Inc (Akron, Ohio)

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Position Overview

The Senior Director of Emergency Services is responsible for the 33-bay emergency department, as well as the Level I trauma center.  The emergency department averages 60,000 visits annually, 650 of which are true trauma cases.  The position reports to the Chief Nursing Officer and has responsibility for approximately 150 FTEs, including three clinical managers, a business manager, and a trauma director. 

Qualified candidates will be registered nurses with a minimum of five years of progressive leadership experience and a background in emergency nursing.  Ideal candidates will be participative, strategic thinkers who are highly visible, involved, successful change agents who are nurturing, yet firm.  A Bachelor’s degree is required; Master’s degree and experience working in a union environment are highly preferred. 

Hospital Overview

This is a 537-bed, not-for-profit, Joint Commission accredited, tertiary care, teaching hospital with regional referral centers in heart and vascular care, cancer, women’s health, and orthopedics.  The medical center also provides numerous areas of specialty care including: critical care center and stroke team, level III obstetric service, wound center and hyperbaric medicine, sleep disorders center, diabetes center, and spiritual care services among others.

The facility has been ranked among U.S. News and World Report's "America's Best Hospitals," and Solucient's "Top 100 Hospitals" in the nation, and has consistently been recognized as one of Northeast Ohio's top employers.  Recently, the medical center was Akron's only healthcare provider to receive The National Research Corporation's (NRC) Consumer Choice Award.

Community Overview

Located in northwest Ohio, Akron has a population of approximately 210,000.  The community has a diverse and colorful heritage of old restaurants and shopping centers, as well as independent retailers, entertainment districts, and parks.  Each summer Akron hosts the All American Soap Box Derby. Children from across the country race their homemade, gravity-powered race cars down the steep hill at Derby Downs in the shadow of the Lockheed Martin Airdock!  Housing is readily available and affordable; there are a variety of schools, including public and private, as well as several colleges and universities.