Nursing Executive
Sacramento, CA · HybridFull-time$169–271K/yrPosted 3 days agoStill listed 2 days ago
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Job overview
The Nursing Executive oversees licensure, regulatory and accreditation compliance, quality improvement, risk management, and the managerial direction of clinical operations. The role requires a graduate of an accredited school of nursing, a California RN license, BLS certification, and 12 years of recent relevant experience. The position is limited term and full time, with a stated annual pay range and work scheduled primarily Monday through Friday.
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Full job description
We are so glad you are interested in joining Sutter Health!
Organization: SHSO-Sutter Health System Office-Valley Position Overview: Oversees licensure, regulatory and accreditation compliance, quality improvement, risk management and the managerial direction of clinical operations. Job Description: EDUCATION
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE:
- RN-Registered Nurse of California Upon Hire
- BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider Upon Hire
TYPICAL EXPERIENCE:
- 12 years recent relevant experience
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:
- Knowledge of applicable licensure, accreditation and regulatory requirements
- Written and verbal communication skills.
- Must have well-developed team-building and conflict resolution skills.
- Ability to operate and troubleshoot clinical and surgical equipment.
- Demonstrated skills in problem identification, analysis and resolution using a scientific approach.
- Organizational skills and ability to handle multiple priorities.
- Excellent interpersonal skills necessary to tactfully direct the efforts of diverse health professionals to meet patient and physician needs. Ability to communicate well with patients, families, co-workers, physicians, vendors, etc.
- Ability to function efficiently and responsibly in emergency situations.
Job Shift: Days Schedule: Full Time Days of the Week: Monday - Friday, Variable Weekend Requirements: As Needed, Occasionally Benefits: Yes Unions: No Position Status: Exempt Weekly Hours: 28 Employee Status: Limited Term (Fixed Term) Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.
Pay Range is $169,449.28 to $271,121.76 / 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 625 open Clinical Operations jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$169–271K/yr
- California median$159–223K/yr44 salary ranges
- US median$127–170K/yr306 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $220K, is 15% above the California median midpoint ($192K) — in the middle half of Clinical Operations salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 92 open Clinical Operations jobs in California and 625 across the US. 16% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- BeOne Medicines23 open
- UnitedHealth Group11 open
- AbbVie8 open
- Experience
- Clinical Operations postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (515 postings).
- Education
- 250 of the 625 open Clinical Operations jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 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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