Director of Nursing I Emergency Department

• Director of Nursing I Emergency Department
• Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Work Arrangement: Hospital-based leadership role
• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Seniority Level: Director

Required Qualifications and Experience

Bachelor's degree, as indicated in the posting.

Demonstrated Emergency Medicine Leadership experience.

Strong clinical background in emergency department operations.

Experience leading nursing teams, managers, or clinical staff.

Proven ability to improve employee engagement, retention, patient throughput, and workplace culture.

Experience with quality improvement, staffing, productivity, and patient satisfaction initiatives.

Strong communication, leadership, mentoring, and conflict-resolution skills.

Experience monitoring regulatory and accreditation compliance.

Financial and operational management capabilities, including budgeting and cost control.

Ability to establish effective working relationships with physicians and multidisciplinary stakeholders.

Strong judgment, empathy, accountability, and change-management skills.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is an experienced Emergency Department Director or Emergency Department Nurse Manager who can demonstrate measurable improvements in clinical operations, patient flow, staffing effectiveness, employee retention, and patient experience.

Candidates should be able to describe their leadership approach, provide examples of resolving operational challenges, and demonstrate how they have developed staff while maintaining quality and regulatory compliance.

Strong Emergency Department Nurse Manager candidates may be considered if they demonstrate the leadership scope and operational achievements required for the position.