📍 Location: Savannah, Georgia
🕒 Employment Type: Full-Time | Days | Rotating Weekends
A large, nationally recognized, 600+ bed acute care hospital in Southeast Georgia is seeking a Director of Emergency Services – Pediatrics to lead operations within a dedicated Children’s Hospital and Level I Trauma Center.
This regional referral center serves communities across Southeast Georgia and Southern South Carolina and is known for advanced trauma, heart, cancer, neonatal, and pediatric specialty care. The pediatric hospital operates in a distinct, child-focused environment emphasizing compassion, innovation, and family-centered care.
The Director of Emergency Services – Pediatrics provides strategic, operational, and clinical leadership for the Pediatric Emergency Department. This leader ensures high-quality, patient-centered care through oversight of department operations, staffing, budget management, regulatory compliance, and strategic growth initiatives.
Reporting to the ACNO, the Director fosters a culture of accountability, collaboration, service excellence, and engagement within a dynamic pediatric emergency setting.
Annual Volume: ~41,000 visits (approx. 112/day)
Pediatric Inpatient Beds: 50
Pediatric ER Beds: 18
Trauma Level: Level I
Total FTEs: 46
Direct Reports: 1 Manager
Separate, modern children’s hospital facility (opened recently)
This is a uniquely child-centered emergency environment that differs significantly from adult emergency care and requires passion, energy, and a team-focused leadership style.
Promote evidence-based practices to advance patient safety and clinical outcomes
Ensure adherence to all legal, regulatory, accreditation, and trauma standards
Drive quality improvement initiatives and reduce variation in clinical practice
Monitor internal/external benchmarks and pursue accreditations and designations
Oversee patient throughput, admission/discharge coordination, and patient flow
Develop and implement nursing policies, procedures, and standards of care
Ensure proper equipment maintenance and regulatory compliance
Lead initiatives to deliver an exceptional pediatric patient and family experience
Utilize feedback data to improve satisfaction and engagement
Implement strategies to elevate service excellence and family-centered care
Collaborate with patient experience leaders and interdisciplinary teams
Foster a passionate, mission-driven pediatric care environment
Promote a culture of accountability, teamwork, and engagement
Identify staff development and training needs
Coach and mentor leaders and frontline staff
Recruit, develop, and retain high-performing talent
Encourage a positive, energetic culture aligned with pediatric care
Partner with physicians and executive leadership to expand pediatric emergency services
Identify opportunities for service line development and differentiation
Support stakeholder engagement and technology integration to increase volume and quality
Participate in annual budget planning and forecasting
Monitor revenue, expenses, productivity, and staffing metrics
Ensure effective labor management and premium pay utilization
Identify cost-saving opportunities while maintaining high-quality care
Oversee supply and equipment utilization
Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
1+ year recent Manager or Director-level leadership experience
3+ years recent Emergency Room experience
3–5 years recent Pediatric Emergency experience
(Mother Baby, NICU, and Labor & Delivery backgrounds will not be considered)
Master’s Degree in Nursing or Healthcare Administration
Passionate pediatric emergency leader
Demonstrates high energy and team engagement
Experience in high-volume Level I Trauma environments
Strong operational, financial, and quality improvement expertise
Able to create a fun, mission-driven, and compassionate team culture
For more details reach at jmckenzie@navitashealth.com
About Navitas Healthcare, LLC: It is a certified WBENC and one of the fastest-growing healthcare staffing firms in the US providing Medical, Clinical and Non-Clinical services to numerous hospitals. We offer the most competitive pay for every position we cater. We understand this is a partnership. You will not be blindsided and your salary will be discussed upfront.