Director of Emergency Services (RN)

Location: Arizona
Schedule: Full-Time, On-Site
Reports To: Chief Nursing Officer
Salary: Up to $150,000, negotiable, based on experience (DOE)
Signing Bonus: Negotiable
Relocation Assistance: Available
Visa Sponsorship: Not available

The Opportunity

A respected community hospital in Arizona is seeking an experienced nursing leader to serve as its Director of Emergency Services. This position provides strategic, clinical, and operational leadership for a busy Emergency Department that manages high-acuity cases, trauma, environmental emergencies, and seasonal fluctuations in patient volume.

The ideal candidate is a decisive and approachable ED leader who combines strong clinical judgment with operational discipline. This leader will preserve the department’s close-knit, team-oriented culture while advancing patient safety, staff development, regulatory compliance, and evidence-based emergency care.

Department Highlights

• Strong Team Culture: Employees instinctively support one another and share responsibility for exceptional patient care.


• Collaborative Physician Partners: Nursing leaders work alongside approachable physicians who value nursing expertise and open communication.


• Supportive Leadership Environment: The organization values accessible leaders who provide employees with a safe place to raise concerns, discuss challenging cases, and celebrate successes.


• Varied Clinical Challenges: The department manages a broad range of emergency conditions, including high-acuity and trauma cases.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic, clinical, and operational leadership for the Emergency Department.


• Maintain accountability for departmental quality, patient safety, staffing, productivity, and financial performance.


• Lead employee relations, performance management, conflict resolution, and staff-engagement initiatives.


• Oversee scheduling, payroll, recruitment, retention, onboarding, staff development, and student clinical experiences.


• Monitor departmental budgets and ensure the responsible use of labor, equipment, supplies, and other resources.


• Maintain compliance with hospital policies, regulatory standards, accreditation requirements, and applicable laws.


• Manage departmental contracts and vendor relationships.


• Evaluate and justify requests for systems, equipment, and supplies.


• Ensure equipment is properly maintained and necessary supplies remain available.


• Integrate evidence-based practices into departmental operations and clinical protocols.


• Foster professional development, accountability, teamwork, and career growth.


• Collaborate effectively with physicians, nursing leadership, hospital executives, and other clinical departments.

Required Qualifications

• Current Arizona RN license or Compact RN license with eligibility to practice in Arizona.


• Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited nursing program.


• Emergency Department nursing experience.


• Proven nursing leadership experience within an Emergency Department.


• Current BLS/BCLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, and Handle With Care certifications.


• Strong critical-thinking, communication, team-building, and operational leadership skills.

Preferred Qualification

• Master’s degree in nursing, healthcare administration, business, or another relevant field.

Compensation and Benefits

The position offers a salary of up to $150,000, negotiable based on experience (DOE). A signing bonus is negotiable, and relocation assistance is available.

Benefits include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance


• Life and accident insurance


• Critical illness and hospital indemnity coverage


• Short- and long-term disability insurance


• Paid family leave and paid time off


• Retirement plan with company match


• Tuition and certification assistance


• Loan-assistance programs


• Employee wellness resources


• Professional-development and career-advancement opportunities