Director, Inpatient Intraoperative Nursing

UC San Diego Health; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 225,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

UC San Diego Health is hiring a Director of Inpatient Intra Operative Nursing to oversee inpatient OR units across Jacobs Medical Center and affiliated facilities. You will design nursing and administrative operations, manage staffing and budgets, and lead cross-functional programs to improve patient care.

The role requires a Master’s in Nursing with extensive perioperative leadership experience and a California RN license, in a collaborative academic medical center environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills to foster collaboration.
• Strong leadership and operations management in a hospital setting.
• Knowledge of healthcare regulations and compliance environments.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements operational processes to ensure quality patient care across large departments.
• Leads perioperative services with budget oversight and staffing coordination.
• Partners with leadership to standardize policies and improve patient care workflows.
• Mentors nurse leaders and reviews development plans for succession planning.
• Coordinates resources and collaborates with IT and labor relations to optimize care systems.

Skills

Leadership experience

Communication skills

Operations management

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Master’s degree in Nursing

Doctoral degree in Nursing

Job description

UC San Diego Health is hiring a Director of Inpatient Intra Operative Nursing to oversee inpatient OR units across Jacobs Medical Center and affiliated facilities. You will design nursing and administrative operations, manage staffing and budgets, and lead cross-functional programs to improve patient care.

The role requires a Master’s in Nursing with extensive perioperative leadership experience and a California RN license, in a collaborative academic medical center environment.