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Manager, Ambulatory Services (PreOp & PACU)

Sutter Health

Sacramento, CAFull-time$165–265K/yrPosted 2 days agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$165–265K/yr
Location
Sacramento, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Manages operational and nursing leadership across preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative areas, ensuring quality patient care and efficient use of resources. Establishes protocols, standardizes workflows, manages budgets, and collaborates with internal and external partners. The role also provides guidance or direct intervention in complex situations and requires a graduate of an accredited nursing school, California RN licensure, and specified life-support certifications.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Operations Management, nice to haveWorkflow Management, nice to haveBusiness Operations, nice to haveLeadership, nice to haveTeam Building, nice to haveCoaching and Mentoring, nice to haveClinical Care Coordination, nice to haveRegulatory Compliance, nice to haveHealthcare Finance, nice to haveBudget Management, nice to havePatient Care, nice to haveStrategic Planning, nice to haveAnalytical Thinking, nice to havePartnership Building, nice to haveCommunication, nice to haveInterpersonal Skills, nice to haveDecision-Making, nice to haveOrganizational Skills, nice to haveTime Management, nice to haveCustomer Service, nice to haveCultural Competence, nice to haveWage and Hour Laws, nice to have

Qualifications

Accredited Nursing School Graduate, nice to haveBLS Certification, nice to haveCalifornia RN License, nice to haveACLS Certification, nice to havePALS Certification, nice to have5 Years Recent Relevant Experience, nice to have

Full job description

We are so glad you are interested in joining Sutter Health!

Organization: SOPS-Sutter Outpatient Services - Valley Position Overview: Manages and provides operational and nursing leadership ensuring the quality of nursing care within preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative areas. Plans and organizes operations and resources to ensure effective and efficient delivery of patient care consistent with applicable laws, standards and regulations. Establishes protocols and practices, ensuring compliance with department, affiliate, operating unit, and/or system standards, policies and procedures, the Joint Commission (TJC) standards, and applicable laws and regulations. Takes a strategic and tactical approach in identifying best practices and standardizing workflows/processes, and developing plans of action to implement changes. Establishes and manages capital and operational budgets to achieve financial targets via effective utilization of personnel, resources and supplies. Develops and maintains a solid partnership with internal and external peers, leaders, and/or local/state/federal agencies to facilitate and collaborate on initiatives or issues resolution. Provides guidance and/or direct intervention in resolving challenging or complex situations. Job Description: EDUCATION:

  • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE:

  • BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider

  • RN-Registered Nurse of California

  • ACLS-Advanced Cardiac Life Support

  • PALS-Pediatric Advanced Life Support

TYPICAL EXPERIENCE:

  • 5 years recent relevant experience

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

  • Solid understanding of operations and workflows and how department’s process/workflow impacts other department operations.
  • Demonstrates understanding of business and operational requirements.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills, including team building, and coaching/mentoring with the ability to motivate and engage others.
  • Demonstrates solid clinical proficiency and knowledge to effectively plan and coordinate patient care consistent with applicable laws, standards and regulations.
  • Working knowledge and thorough understanding of state/federal/local and/or accreditation standards and requirements as it relations to operations and organization, with the ability interpret and implement applicable standards and requirements.
  • Demonstrates understanding of healthcare financial environment.
  • Demonstrates ability to develop and manage a budget.
  • Understands age specific needs in providing care to patient population served.
  • Demonstrates tactical and analytical thinking and planning skills, and is able to develop plan to accomplish objectives, identify obstacles and resolve operational issues.
  • Knowledge of emerging treads and how it impacts operations.
  • Ability to build and establish effective working partnership with employees, peers and/or leaders to achieve business objectives.
  • Demonstrates ability to handle confidential and sensitive issues.
  • Verbal and written communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to handle difficult circumstances and make sound business decisions with little direction.
  • Demonstrates ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment with changing business priorities.
  • Organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple projects while delivering quality service and achieving business results.
  • Demonstrates a customer service focus in all decisions and actions.
  • Demonstrates ability to work/interact with a diverse population while respecting cultural and linguistic differences and fostering an inclusive work environment.
  • Working knowledge of wage and hour laws.

These Principal Accountabilities, Requirements and Qualifications are not exhaustive, but are merely the most descriptive of the current job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, staff changes, workload, or technical development).

Job Shift: Days Schedule: Full Time Days of the Week: Monday - Friday Weekend Requirements: Occasionally Benefits: Yes Unions: No Position Status: Exempt Weekly Hours: 40 Employee Status: Regular Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.

Pay Range is $165,339.20 to $264,555.20 / annual salary The posted pay range is based on the position's primary work location. Candidates who reside and work outside of that location may be subject to a different pay range based on their work location. Candidate starting salaries consider multiple factors, including, but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications, departmental equity, training, and organizational needs. Base pay is only one component of Sutter Health’s comprehensive total rewards program. Eligible positions also include a comprehensive benefits package.

How this job compares

Set against the 623 open Nursing Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 15, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$165–265K/yr
  • California median$200–291K/yr35 salary ranges
  • US median$95–130K/yr260 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $215K, is 14% below the California median midpoint ($249K) — in the middle half of Nursing Management salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 65 open Nursing Management jobs in California and 623 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience — more than three in four Nursing Management postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 460 postings).
Education
227 of the 623 open Nursing Management jobs (36%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 15, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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