Emergency and Critical Care Nurse Director
You'll direct patient care delivery, quality assurance, complaint handling and audit readiness for the ER and critical care departments.
- Shift and hours
- Days
- Unit and setting
- Critical Care and Emergency Room Department: Critical Care & Emergency Room
- License
- RN license Registered Nurse credentialed from the Florida Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.Florida RN license, obtained before hire
- Term
- PermanentFull-time
Do you qualify?
- License
- Florida RN license, obtained before hire Registered Nurse credentialed from the Florida Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required. Check your license
- Certification
- BLS Provider within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date; American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted
- Education
- Bachelor's in nursing or nursing diploma from an accredited school Bachelor's degree in nursing or diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing required.
- Experience
- 5 years of experience 5 years of experience required.
- Experience
- 2 years of leadership or management 2 years of leadership or management experience required.
Preferred
- Education
- Master's, or bachelor's plus experience Master's degree or combination of Bachelor's degree and experience preferred.
- Experience
- 10 years of experience 10 years of experience preferred.
- Experience
- 5 years of leadership or management 5 years of leadership or management experience preferred.
- Experience
- ER, ICU or step-down experience Er, ICU or Step-Down Unit experience
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Top of Florida staff payFlorida staff postings that state pay run $56k/yr to $112k/yr, the middle half $66k/yr to $91k/yr, across 1,633 postings.
- Bonus
- Annual bonus incentive Eligible for an annual bonus incentive
Benefits
- Eligible for an annual bonus incentive
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- department budgets and resource allocation Manage departmental budgets, optimize resource allocation, and remove operational friction to achieve fiscal and clinical targets.
- Day to day
- hiring, training and evaluating staff Oversee the full employee lifecycle, including hiring, training, performance evaluation, and staff development.
- Day to day
- working with physicians and executive leadership on operations, staffing and equipment workflow Partner with physicians and executive leadership to streamline operations, staff utilization, and equipment workflow.
The workplace
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Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.
Original listing
Posted on Ascension’s careers page.
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- Facility
- Sacred Heart Bay Hospital
- Department
- Critical Care & Emergency Room
- Schedule
- Full-time
Eligible for an annual bonus incentive #LI-SY2 Establish departmental goals and operational policies that align with clinical, legal, and health system standards across assigned specialty areas. Direct all patient care delivery, quality assurance, complaint management, and external/internal audit readiness. Manage departmental budgets, optimize resource allocation, and remove operational friction to achieve fiscal and clinical targets. Partner with physicians and executive leadership to streamline operations, staff utilization, and equipment workflow. Oversee the full employee lifecycle, including hiring, training, performance evaluation, and staff development.
Licensure / Certification / Registration
BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross Accepted. Registered Nurse credentialed from the Florida Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
Education
Bachelor's degree in nursing or diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing required. Master's degree or combination of Bachelor's degree and experience preferred. Work
Experience
5 years of experience required. 10 years of experience preferred. 2 years of leadership or management experience required. 5 years of leadership or management experience preferred.
Additional Preferences
Er, ICU or Step-Down Unit experience
What's around it?
Panama City, FLFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 3% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,327/mo
- Household income
- $62,265/yr, all local households, not nurse pay