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Director Progressive Care - Sharp Grossmont Hospital - Day Shift - Full-time

Job ID JR211861 Date posted 11/04/2026
La Mesa, California
  • Grossmont Hospital
  • Day
  • Regular
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Overview

At Sharp, being a nurse means transforming the health care experience for your patients, for your colleagues and for yourself. In a collaborative environment with state-of-the-art facilities and advanced clinical practices, we encourage you to follow your passions wherever they take you.

As a recognized leader in nursing excellence with Magnet® recognitions for high-quality, patient-centered care, we invite you to join us in providing health care the way it should be. We offer a wide variety of nursing positions — from RNs and clinical nurse leads to case managers and clinical nurse specialists.

Success Profile

Wondering what qualities it takes to be a successful nursing professional at Sharp? View some of the traits we’re looking for below.

  • Innovative
  • Collaborative
  • Resourceful
  • Advocate
  • Person-centered
  • Critical Thinker

We are Sharp

Our Mission and Values

At Sharp, our mission is to improve the health of those we serve with a commitment to excellence in all that we do. We aim to offer quality care and services that set community standards, exceed patients’ expectations and are provided in a caring, convenient, cost-effective and accessible manner.

We have a vision to transform the health care experience through a culture of caring, quality, safety, service, innovation and excellence. Our goal is to be the best place to work, the best place to practice medicine and the best place to receive care.

Our team members are the driving force behind our mission and vision. At Sharp, we’re focused on providing an environment that will meet the needs of both our patients and our employees. Our team members are encouraged to connect with their passions and recommit to the purpose of their work each day.

Benefits

  • Medical, vision
    dental and more

    Our flexible benefits include a choice of two HMO medical plans (both of which include vision), two PPO dental choices, flexible spending accounts, accident insurance, long-term disability insurance and life insurance.

  • Generous vacation
    holiday and sick leave

    We offer one of the most generous plans among health care systems in San Diego, and new Sharp employees start with 25 days of paid time off in just the first year.

  • Wellness
    programs

    We focus on your overall well-being by giving you tools to improve both yourself and your life — mentally, physically, spiritually, emotionally and environmentally. Our focus is on balanced health and wellness to help you reach your health goals and enjoy life along the way.

  • Employee assistance
    program

    At Sharp, we understand that personal problems occasionally arise and you may need to seek outside professional advice. We’re here to help. Our employee assistance program helps employees develop and maintain a lifestyle that supports good health and productivity.

  • Retirement
    plans

    We’re proud to offer two retirement plans to match your needs. The Sharp$aver 401(a) plan matches your after-tax contributions and the 403(b) plan offers a long-term savings plan for pre-tax and Roth contributions with available loan and withdrawal provisions.

  • Educational opportunities
    and tuition reimbursement

    We support and encourage the growth and development of our employees through educational courses for credit in institutions of higher learning, continuing education programs (conferences, workshops, seminars) and specialty certification examinations.

  • Discount programs,
    perks and other benefits

    Our employees are eligible to participate in several group voluntary benefit plans — including group legal, college savings, critical illness insurance, group auto and home insurance and pet insurance.

Job Details

Hours:

Shift Start Time:

Variable

Shift End Time:

Variable

AWS Hours Requirement:

8/40 - 8 Hour Shift

Additional Shift Information:

Weekend Requirements:

As Needed

On-Call Required:

No

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum):

$110.740 - $142.900 - $175.050


The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position.  The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.



What You Will Do
This position provides leadership and operational direction for multi-functional clinical areas for a specific entity. This position is accountable for planning, directing, and coordinating the operations of the multi-functional clinical areas for the entity. This position is subject to functional policies and goals, and has discretion to establish plans and recommend policies and priorities, provided activities are consistent with integration objectives, and operating policies.

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Master's Degree
  • 5 Years Management experience (or equivalent)
  • Applicable work experience in a field(s) of specialization (acute care, critical care, etc.

Other Qualification Requirements
  • Graduate degree is required upon hire or completed within six months of hire date. If candidate has BSN, then MSN or related graduate degree (MHA, MBA, MPH) is acceptable. If candidate does not have BSN, then graduate degree must be MSN.- Required

Essential Functions
  • Directs the strategic planning process for assigned areas of the specific entity (region).
  • Determines direction, goals, and objectives of assigned areas and ensures implementation of strategic and operating plans. Directs the development of short and long range plans and budgets for the specific entity (region).
  • Develops and recommends overall organizational policies and objectives within functional area(s), and ensures their implementation for the specific entity (region).
  • In conjunction with the peer Directors, ensures that the integration and system coordination of all aspects of the functional clinical area(s) occur.
  • Manages contract services, and/or outside relationships relating to daily operations. Communicates and ensures that entity processes are developed and implemented to ensure that entity stakeholders/constituents needs are met.
  • Ensures organizational compliance with legislation and regulations as they impact assigned areas. Responsible for ensuring ongoing problem identification and problem-solving for the assigned areas and diffuses any crisis issue through proactive and strategic decision making processes.
  • Overall operations management inclusive of responsibilities in cost management, quality of services delivered, employee and resource management and total care delivery.
  • Logistical management of all operational components to deliver care/service.
  • Manages diverse group of multi-level and/or multi-site employees for the entity (region).
  • Achieves financial outcomes and targets goals for system efficiency.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • This position requires seasoned professional skills and knowledge.
  • Exceptional oral and written skills.
  • Flexibility to deal with ambiguity and change.
  • The ability to exercise sound judgement in business decisions and to critically analyze and problem-solve complex and global issues, as well as manage solutions at a detailed level.
  • This person is also accountable for demonstrating flexibility and exercising confidentiality of issues affecting business issues of the respective entity.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class


Bachelor's Degree; Master's Degree

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