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Providence
Santa Monica, California · Hybrid

Director of Nursing - Cath Lab

Registered NurseIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$94.01-$148.42/hr

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Employment & setting
Full-Time · hybrid
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 49m ago · Verified live

Job description

Calling All Esteemed Leaders! Are you a nursing leader who is passionate about
advancing clinical excellence, operational performance, caregiver development,
and patient-centered care? Do you thrive in collaborative environments where
quality improvement, stewardship, communication, and strategic planning come
together to support exceptional outcomes? If so, we invite you to explore this
leadership opportunity with Providence.

 The Role 

The Director is responsible for planning, implementing and promoting the nursing
standards and ensuring high quality, individualized patient care for assigned
clinical areas, consistent with the philosophy and objectives of the Health
Center.

 What You’ll Do 

* Service
* Promotes patient, physician and employee satisfaction by personal example,
treating all contacts with respect.
* Supports and participates in activities that foster customer service.
* Communicates and follows the organizational chain of command for
notification of patient care/service issues, when appropriate.
* People
* Maintains required applicable licensure, certification and education.
* Attends and successfully completes general and department orientation,
in-service programs and the annual key competencies and mandatory update
requirements.
* Participates actively in department staff meetings.
* Demonstrates mastery of verbal and written communications.
* Works with the department clinical supervisors to identify and establish
department goals that are consistent with the Health Center's values and
strategic plans; develops strategies for achieving goals; develops and
implements unit policies and procedures to support the provision of high
quality, individualized patient care; assures standards comply with accepted
professional and regulatory requirements.
* Accurately prepares and analyzes department capital, labor and operating
budgets. Establishes both long- and short-term goals; remains within an
acceptable variance of the department's budget; documents, justifies and
corrects negative variances, as warranted; communicates budgetary information
to the department managers; monitors FTE and operating budget variances on a
daily/monthly basis to ensure optimum productivity and utilization of human
and material resources; implements prudent measures to reduce operating costs
while maintaining productivity and high quality of service.
* Collaborates with the department clinical supervisors to establish and
maintain high quality standards and performance expectations of all staff;
demonstrates willingness to test new ideas; continuously assesses performance
and identifies opportunities to improve upon the quality of care and service
rendered by the departments; supports and empowers staff members to improve
the quality of patient care; utilizes positive group organizational and group
dynamics to facilitate the change process; demonstrates and promotes a
collaborative approach with other departments to assure the smooth
integration of services.
* Serves as a patient advocate and clinical resource in the coordination and
delivery of patient care; assures adherence to approved practices, procedures
and standards of care; assures complete and accurate documentation of the
nursing process for each patient; communicates, negotiates and resolves
patient care issues appropriately and effectively with all members of the
health care team.
* Ensures the ethical management of all clinical and managerial situations,
assures patient rights, confidentiality and privacy.
* Assists the department clinical supervisors when necessary, with effectively
managing the human resources of the departments. Assures adequate staffing
and skill mix for provision of services; appropriately interviews, hires,
reviews, promotes, transfers and separates personnel; provides disciplinary
action that is fair, objective, developmental and timely; monitors
performance improvement plans for staff, as needed; delegates assignments
appropriately based on individual levels of competence.
* Assures ongoing competence of all staff by monitoring their clinical
performance and provides opportunities for growth activities and
opportunities through training and education of unit personnel. The Director
develops, implements and evaluates job specific orientation and training
programs; identifies educational needs of staff; provides educational
opportunities based on identified need; promotes the personal and
professional development of staff and colleagues; presents and discusses
changes with the hospital, with all staff members as appropriate; stimulates
teamwork and fosters commitment to clinical excellence.
* Develops, implements and evaluates quality control and improvement measures
which are fiscally responsible.
* Keeps informed of current trends and updates in practice by actively
participating in the provision of educational programs.
* Ensures an adequate stock of supplies and proper functioning of equipment,
through reporting from the department managers.
* Demonstrates knowledge of age specific care, including but not limited to
identifying the need for additional safety measures, physiological normal
values/readings; and assessing skin integrity, behavior, motor skills and/or
activities that place patients at risk as well as communicates effectively in
a clear, concise, understandable manner. Applicable for the populations
Infant, Pediatric, Adult, and Geriatric.
* Meets monthly budget targets in wage and non-wage as well as productivity
standards for respective departments on an ongoing basis.
* Directs maintenance of departmental facilities, equipment, supplies and
materials in a condition to promote efficiency, health, comfort, and safety
of patients and staff.
* Maintains required unit records, reports, and statistics for administrative
purposes and budget preparations.
* Reviews trends in acuity data regularly and ensures that acuity is used in
staffing.

What You’ll Bring 

Education & Credentials

* Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
* Master's Degree in Nursing, or related field (preferred).
* Required upon hire: California Registered Nurse License (Vendor Managed).
* Required within 90 days of hire: National specialty certification.
* Preferred upon hire: American Heart Association ACLS.
* Preferred upon hire: American Heart Association PALS.

Experience & Expertise

* 5 years of experience in an acute care setting.
* 3 years of progressive management experience in the field of expertise.
* Experience in a Magnet Designated organization in a leadership role
(preferred).

Professional & Leadership Capabilities

* Ability to deal with multiple priorities and short time frames.

Why Join Us?

* Clinical Leadership: Lead nursing operations across assigned clinical areas
while promoting high quality, individualized patient care.
* Caregiver Development: Partner with department managers to support staff
development, professional growth, performance excellence, and clinical
competency.
* Quality & Performance Improvement: Advance quality improvement,
patient-centered care, patient advocacy, safety, and operational
effectiveness.
* Strategic & Financial Stewardship: Support departmental planning, budget
management, staffing optimization, resource utilization, and long-term
operational success.

Ready to Shape the Future of Healthcare?

If you are a nursing leader committed to clinical excellence, caregiver
engagement, operational stewardship, and quality patient care, we encourage you
to apply and help advance exceptional care at Providence.

The full pay range is listed in accordance with applicable law. Final
compensation will be determined based on qualifications, experience,
organizational compensation alignment, and the approved hiring department budget
for the position. This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation
and benefits.

At Providence we believe in the importance of human connection and the impact of
in-person collaboration towards team cohesion and caregiver engagement. Further,
we want our leaders to live in or near the communities we serve.  Therefore,
leaders applying for this role will be required to work a hybrid schedule, which
consists of three days onsite, two days remote and live within a reasonable
commuting distance to the ministry or service area they support and lead.

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease
my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your
role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support
others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace
where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected.
Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals,
over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska,
California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a
comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing
best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the
poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this
position.  The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this
position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other
applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional
compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials,
standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus
opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k)
Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental,
vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental
leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being
resources and much more. Learn more at providence. jobs/benefits
[https://provid

Key Responsibilities

The Director of Nursing is responsible for planning and implementing nursing standards to ensure high-quality, individualized patient care within the Cath Lab. They oversee operational performance, manage departmental budgets, and foster staff development through clinical mentorship and performance improvement initiatives.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and a California Registered Nurse License, with a Master's degree preferred. The role requires at least 5 years of acute care experience and 3 years of progressive management experience.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

PALS (preferred)

Key Skills

Nursing leadershipRegulatory complianceTeam managementConflict resolutionClinical documentation

Cardiology — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 40 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 38% have no call, 63% require no weekends — this position is remote.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$252k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $228k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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  • Hybrid
  • Includes call
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About Providence

Hospitals and Health Care
Redondo Beach, California
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching
Health care benefits (medical, dental, vision)
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues)
Voluntary benefits
Well-being resources