Administrator, Emergency Department

About the role

Marketing Statement Since 1875, South Brooklyn Health has established its reputation for clinical excellence and culturally competent care. It has designations as a Certified Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Center, an Advanced Primary Stroke Center, an accredited Baby-Friendly Hospital, a U.S. News & World Report high performing hospital. The hospital's staff is as diverse as the patients they serve. Interpreter services can be provided at any time of the day or night in over 130 languages. At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Responsibilities

• Purpose of Position: Under direction, is responsible for the day-to-day oversight, coordination, and evaluation of operations in the Emergency Department (ED). Oversees all emergency care activities, programs, and projects of Emergency Care Services for the health care setting. Ensures the delivery of patient-centered, cost-effective quality care, and a culture of safety across the continuum of care, as well as the optimal utilization of resources and compliance with emergency care standards, resulting in improved outcomes and patient experience.
• In conjunction with the ED and health care setting leadership, develops long-term plans for growth, operational efficiency and clinical excellence for the ED.
• Leads the day-to-day operations of emergency care services through effective planning, organizing, prioritizing and evaluating of operational activities.
• Ensures alignment with the System's mission, values and business goals and assesses the overall effectiveness of operations.
• Oversees the monitoring and evaluation of operational metrics including volumes, efficiency and operational performance and routinely monitors and reports on them.
• Partners with senior leadership, clinical staff and other key stakeholders to advance emergency care programs and initiatives and to recommend changes in patient care standards to meet various requirements of accrediting and other regulatory agencies.
• Monitors the effectiveness of the department's activities and departmental quality assurance programs to ensure compliance with all required protocols and regulations.
• Establishes service goals, identifies current problems affecting the quality of service, and recommends service and process improvement initiatives utilizing cost-effective solutions and enhancements.
• In collaboration with ED leadership, reviews, analyzes, monitors and assesses the progress and effectiveness of the health care setting(s) in attaining goals, standards and priorities by ensuring appropriate internal evaluative and auditing mechanisms are built into design of emergency care service systems.
• Monitors and reviews departmental safety data, meets with department heads across the health care setting to review, coordinate and enforce patient safety activities and collaborates with staff to create strategies and recommendations for interventions and appropriate control measures.
• Oversees the non-clinical