Director Cardiac Services

Where You’ll Work

Founded in 1910, Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital is a 229-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Bakersfield, California. Serving nearly 90,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including Level II NICU, cancer care, women’s health, and orthopedics. Additionally, Mercy Hospital Downtown & Mercy Hospital Southwest have been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. They are both Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Centers. Mercy Hospital Downtown offers the only inpatient Oncology Unit in Bakersfield while Mercy Hospital Southwest has the only Obstetric Emergency Department in Bakersfield.

One Community. One Mission. One California.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Director Cardiac Services for Mercy Bakersfield Hospital, you will be tasked with a very exciting opportunity - to spearhead the development of a cardiac services program from the ground up! We are presently in the construction phase for 3 Cath Lab/IR suites with completion expected in early 2027, and licensing for the space anticipated in March 2027. We will be looking to your expertise as we navigate the opening of this service line, and you will lead the efforts in planning, hiring and developing staff, creating educational and programmatic competencies, and ensuring we meet all regulatory requirements for operating the Cath Labs. You will also help determine strategies and pathways for future growth and service development, such as adding diagnostics and EP.

In this position, you will provide operational oversight to this new service line, program development and management, and identify opportunities for growth within service delivery. You will be a liaison and communications link between senior leadership, medical staff, nursing personnel, hospital employees and outside vendors. You will also be responsible for maintaining quality standards for the cardiac programs, maintaining current and accurate policies, procedures and practices pursuant to program accreditation and certification requirements.

To be successful in this role, you will need to be an experienced manager, with a track record of success in mid to large sized hospitals overseeing cardiac services. You must be competent and confident, with excellent communication skills one-on-one and in front of groups, and will need to be well versed in strategy and program development.

We are offering relocation assistance to all hires who meet relocation eligibility requirements, and we are offering a sign-on bonus up to 10% of salary to fully qualified external hires. 

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

• Minimum five (5) years in responsible hospital or medical group leadership operations at the administration level.

• Cath Lab experience.
• Active Registered Nursing (RN) license in the State of California.
• Master’s Degree or other comparable Post Graduate Degree.

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