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The Emergency Department (ED) Manager supports the daily operations of the Emergency Department by providing direct oversight of department staff, ensuring consistent adherence to departmental policies, and reinforcing professional behavior and performance expectations. This role focuses on staff supervision, coaching, onboarding, workflow support, and maintaining a safe, efficient care environment. The ED Manager partners closely with the Director of Emergency Services, who retains responsibility for departmental strategy, budgeting, regulatory stewardship, and higher‑level disciplinary or organizational decisions.
The Manager ensures frontline consistency, facilitates communication, and promotes a positive, accountable work culture aligned with KVH mission and standards. Position will be re-evaluated in November of 2027. Qualifications What is required...
Graduate of an accredited nursing program & currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Washington Current CPR card (maintenance required) Current ACLS card (maintenance required) Current TNCC card (maintenance required) At least 3 years of emergency nursing experience with at least 2 years in a charge or leadership position What is preferred... BSN degree Relevant specialty certification (e.g., CNML, CEN, etc.) Exposure to or knowledge of Lean principles in a healthcare setting Demonstrated experience in emergency department operations and management Additional Information Wage: Wage range currently starts at $118,579/year and goes up to $167,406/year.
Actual wage will be based on years' of applicable experience. FTE: 1.0 = 40 hours/week
Primarily days; Monday through Friday; 8:00a - 4:30p
This position is benefits eligible Union: This position is non-union Company Description KVH is an integrated healthcare delivery system that includes 24-hour emergency care, inpatient, and outpatient hospital services through KVH Hospital. Clinics and services provided include family medicine, internal medicine, a geriatric nurse practitioner program, home health and hospice, physical therapy, orthopedics, general surgery, pediatrics, women’s health, and urgent care.
Kittitas Valley Healthcare expects all employees to uphold our Vision & Mission. The KVH Vision, Mission & Guiding Principles can be found at http://www.kvhealthcare.org/mission-and-vision. KVH puts ‘employee care’ high on the priority list, with health benefits like low cost medical, dental, and vision insurance and a robust employee wellness program.
KVH offers company contribution toward your choice of medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage, including coverage available for spouses/ domestic partners, and dependent children. KVH believes that continuing education is critical to our mission and vision. We have implemented many educational programs such as the Medical Assistant Apprenticeship program and certification pay to encourage continuing education.
We want our employees to know they are valued. One of the ways we show this is by quickly vesting employees, making them pension eligible after just one year of part-time status. To view more details about the comprehensive benefits package we offer to eligible employees visit our website - Benefits - KV Healthcare www.kvhealthcare.org
About the role
The Emergency Department (ED) Manager supports the daily operations of the Emergency Department by providing direct oversight of department staff, ensuring consistent adherence to departmental policies, and reinforcing professional behavior and performance expectations. This role focuses on staff supervision, coaching, onboarding, workflow support, and maintaining a safe, efficient care environment.