Director Nursing Perioperative Services
Oxnard, CAJob$72.88–108.42/hrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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The Director of Nursing Perioperative Services provides strategic leadership and operational oversight across pre-op services, operating rooms, post-anesthesia care, same-day surgery, the GI lab, and sterile processing at St. John’s Regional Medical Center. The role works with senior leadership and frontline leaders on strategy, initiatives, and patient-care standards, and advises medical staff and administrators on clinical practices. Relocation assistance is offered to eligible hires.
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Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Director Nursing Perioperative Services at St. John's Regional Medical Center, you will be a central figure providing strategic leadership and comprehensive operational oversight for all aspects of our pre-op services, main operating rooms, post-anesthesia care unit, same day surgery, GI lab, and sterile processing, ensuring the delivery of safe, efficient, and high-quality surgical care. You will play a vital role in optimizing patient outcomes and enhancing the overall surgical experience.
In this position, you will work with Sr. Leadership on strategy and key initiatives, and work with front-line leaders in Perioperative Services to ensure we maintain high standards of patient care in very fast paced environments. You will advise medical staff, other department heads, and administrators in matters related to patient care, clinical best practices, and strategies. You will communicate the organization’s goals to the staff as we constantly seek to better serve our community by improving patient experience and delivering exceptional care.
To be successful in this role, you will need to be an experienced leader, with a track record of success overseeing surgical services for an acute-care Hospital. You must be competent and confident, with excellent communication skills one-on-one and in front of groups. Every interaction is an opportunity to share your knowledge with others and improve their understanding of a patient’s needs.
We are offering relocation assistance to all hires who meet relocation eligibility requirements.
Additional incentives for this position include an annual performance-based bonus program, annual employer-funded retirement contribution (no employee contribution required), no-cost medical coverage for the employee, and a Flexible Time Away program.
Job Requirements
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Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (e.g. BSN) or equivalent education and experience and Master's degree in nursing or other-related field (e.g., MSN/MBA/MHA).
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Minimum of three (3) years of nursing experience.
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Minimum two (2) years of leadership experience.
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Active Registered Nursing (RN) license in the State of California.
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Basic Life Support (BLS).
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Where You'll Work
Founded in 1912, Dignity Health - St. John’s Regional Medical Center is a 265-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Oxnard, California. Serving over 85,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including emergency, heart, orthopedic, and cancer care. Additionally, St. John’s Regional Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and was named one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.
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Pay Range
$72.88 - $108.42 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
How this job compares
Set against the 751 open Nursing Leadership jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$72.88–108.42/hr
- California median$83–119/hr21 hourly ranges
- US median$47–69/hr129 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $90.65/hr, is 10% below the California median midpoint ($101/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Nursing Leadership hourly ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 62 open Nursing Leadership jobs in California and 751 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Kaiser Permanente12 open
- Providence11 open
- Sutter Health9 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Nursing Leadership postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (574 postings).
- Education
- 303 of the 751 open Nursing Leadership jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 8, 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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