Director Nursing Perioperative Services
Company: CommonSpirit Health
Location: Merced
Posted on: November 27, 2025
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Job Description:
Mercy Medical Center Merced is a Level II Trauma Center, and has
6 OR suites located in the Hospital. We offer a full range of
surgical services, including outpatient surgery done right next to
the Hospital, at the Mercy Medical Pavilion which has another 6
Operating Rooms . We offer specialties ranging from orthopedics,
including total joints, to gastroenterology and gynecological
surgery, and typically do 8-15 cases per day. Provides system-wide
strategic and operational leadership and is responsible to design,
integrate, and coordinate Surgical Services across Dignity Health.
Directs the provision of perioperative care in this service line
while maintaining standards of patient care. Provides leadership
and strategic vision to develop and operationalize standard
processes re lated to surgical services. Collaborates with key
leaders and departments to develop system goals, action plans and
program evaluation. Job Requirements Education and Experience: •
Minimum of Ten (10) years of successful and progressive experience
in a health care system or hospital, providing or directing patient
care activities within surgical services. Five (5) years of
leadership experience managing a variety of patient care services
in a complex surgical services/healthcare environment. Experience
in directing other clinical areas, working closely with physicians,
and developing clinical strategies, implementing operational
efforts, and measuring outcomes. • Masters degree in related field
(e.g., MSN/MBA/MHA) from an accredited institution (degree will be
verified) or medical degree (e.g. M.D./D.O.) with board
certification in surgery or anesthesiology. Licensure: • Applicable
clinical degree (e.g., RN, MD, DO) in state of practice. Where
Youll Work Mercy Medical Center a Dignity Health member has been
building a rich history of care in our community for more than 100
years. We have grown from a small one-story wooden structure into a
major healthcare provider with a new 186-bed main campus offering
the latest in facility design and technology. Mercy also operates
Outpatient Centers a Cancer Center and several rural
clinics.Wherever you work throughout our system you will find faces
of experience with dedication to high quality personalized care.
Joining our 1300 employees 230 physicians and many volunteers you
can help carry out our commitment to providing our community with
the excellence they have come to associate with Mercy Medical
Center. If you are committed to social justice, health equity, and
prepared to deliver care in new, innovative ways, you belong with
us. We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:
• Relocation Assistance. • Annual Incentive (Bonus) Program. •
Matching Retirement Program. • Pension fully funded by the
Hospital. • Tuition Assistance for career growth and development. •
Health/Dental/Vision Insurance. • Free Membership to our Care@Work
program supporting child care, pet care, and adult dependent needs.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family. •
Flexible spending accounts. • Voluntary Protection: Group Accident,
Critical Illness, and Identity Theft. • Wellness Program. • Paid
Time Off (PTO).
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