Director Nursing - Surgery Center of Des Moines - West
West Des Moines, IAJob$113–140K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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The Director of Nursing oversees nursing care delivery at the facility and leads the OR, Preop, and PACU departments. The role also oversees quality improvement, risk management, infection control, and teammate education. The successful candidate provides leadership oversight to meet patient needs in accordance with physician instructions and facility policies, and directs clinical teams to promote efficient care.
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Overview
At SCA Health, we believe health care is about people – the patients we serve, the physicians we support and the teammates who push us forward. Behind every successful facility, procedure or innovation is a team of 15,000+ professionals working together, learning from each other and living out the mission, vision and values that define our organization.
As part of Optum, SCA Health is redefining specialty care by developing more accessible, patient-centered practice solutions for a network of more than 370 ambulatory surgical centers, over 400 specialty physician practice clinics and numerous labs and surgical hospitals. Our work spans a broad spectrum of services, all designed to support physicians, health systems and employers in delivering efficient, value-based care to patients without compromising quality or autonomy.
What sets SCA Health apart isn’t just what we do, it’s how we do it. Each decision we make is rooted in seven core values:
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Clinical quality
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Integrity
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Service excellence
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Teamwork
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Accountability
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Continuous improvement
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Inclusion
Our values aren’t empty words – they inform our attitudes, actions and culture. At SCA Health, your work directly impacts patients, physicians and communities. Here, you’ll find opportunities to build your career alongside a team that values your expertise, invests in your success, and shares a common mission to care for patients, serve physicians and improve health care in America.
At SCA Health, we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support your health, well-being, and financial future. Our offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k plan with company match, paid time off, life and disability insurance, and more. Please visit, https://careers.sca.health/why-sca, to learn more about our benefits.
Your ideas should inspire change. If you join our team, they will.
Responsibilities
The Director of Nursing is responsible for all aspects of nursing care delivery in the facility. They will assume responsibility as a department lead of the OR, Preop, and PACU. The Director of Nursing is also responsible for overseeing the facilities quality improvement, risk management, infection control, and education of the teammates. The successful candidate will:
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Provide leadership oversight to ensure patient needs are met in accordance with instructions of physician and facility’s policies & procedures.
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Demonstrate respect for co-workers & leadership and develops positive working relationships within departments.
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Provide direction to others that is clear, concise and promotes efficiency throughout the clinical areas of the facility.
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Recognize legal policy limits and individual practice.
Qualifications
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Associates degree in nursing required, a bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
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Current RN licensure.
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2 years Nursing Management experience preferred.
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Successful completion of BLS Course within 90 days of employment or documentation of current BLS certification.
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Successful completion of ACLS Course within 90 days of employment or documentation of current ACLS certification.
USD $112,700.00/Yr. USD $140,000.00/Yr.
How this job compares
Set against the 652 open Nursing Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$113–140K/yr
- US median$95–132K/yr265 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $126K, is 8% above the US median midpoint ($117K) — in the middle half of Nursing Management salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 652 open Nursing Management jobs across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- HCA Healthcare33 open
- Genesis Healthcare29 open
- AdventHealth24 open
- Experience
- Nursing Management postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 3 years (481 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for an associate degree; 307 of the 652 open Nursing Management jobs (47%) ask for an associate degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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